Durso, Geoffrey R. O., Richard E. Petty, Pablo Briñol, Joseph J. Siev, Lucas D. Hinsenkamp, & Vanessa Sawicki (2021), "Dampening affect via expectations: The case of ambivalence," Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. [pdf]
Durso, Geoffrey R. O., Kelly L. Haws, & Baldwin M. Way (2020), "Drug influences on consumer judgments: Emerging insights and research opportunities from the intersection of pharmacology and psychology," Marketing Letters, 31, 19-23. [pdf]
Briñol, Pablo, Richard E. Petty, Geoffrey R. O. Durso, & Derek D. Rucker (2017), "Power and persuasion: Processes by which perceived power can influence evaluative judgments," Review of General Psychology, 21, 223-241. [pdf]
Durso, Geoffrey R. O., Pablo Briñol, & Richard E. Petty (2016), "From power to inaction: Ambivalence gives pause to the powerful," Psychological Science, 27, 1660-1666. [pdf]
Durso, Geoffrey R. O., Andrew Luttrell, & Baldwin M. Way (2015), "Over-the-counter relief from pains and pleasures alike: Acetaminophen blunts evaluation sensitivity to both negative and positive stimuli," Psychological Science, 26, 750-758. [pdf]
Loersch, Chris, Geoffrey R. O. Durso, , & Richard E. Petty (2013), "Vicissitudes of desire: A matching mechanism for subliminal persuasion," Social Psychological and Personality Science, 4, 624-631. [pdf]
Sawicki, Vanessa, Duane T. Wegener, Jason K. Clark, Leandre R. Fabrigar, Steven M. Smith, & Geoffrey R. O. Durso (2013), "Feeling conflicted and seeking information: When ambivalence enhances and diminishes selective exposure to attitude-consistent information," Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 39, 735-747. [pdf]
Rydell, Robert J. & Geoffrey R. O. Durso (2012), "Can I borrow a feeling? Spillover of negative arousal from inconsistent information during attitude formation diminishes perceptions of well-being, Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 48, 575-578. [pdf]
Durso, Geoffrey R. O., Laura E. Wallace, & Kelly L. Haws, "No diet, no problem: Social judgments of consumer indulgence."
Durso, Geoffrey R. O., Kelly L. Haws, & Richard E. Petty, "Irony and satire in word-of-mouth persuasion."
Durso, Geoffrey R. O., Aviva Philipp-Muller, Joseph Siev, Steve Hoeffler, & Jennifer Edson Escalas, "Really conflicted about really new products: Understanding and influencing consumer ambivalence to emerging technologies."
Durso, Geoffrey R. O., Andrew Luttrell, & Richard E. Petty, "Considering (and separating) the good and the bad: Implicit ambivalence in social evaluation."
Durso, Geoffrey R. O. & Kendall C. Park*, "Higher employee satisfaction can improve consumers' judgments, clickthroughs, and buying behavior: Experimental and field evidence." (*Shared first-authorship.)
Durso, Geoffrey R. O. & Richard E. Petty, "Social judgments of others' emotions versus their traits as a function of expectations." (*Based on my dissertation.)
Durso, Geoffrey R. O. & Robert W. Smith, "When consumers prefer ambivalent products: Examining the 'too good to be true' effect."
Durso, Geoffrey R. O. & Freeman Wu*, "Putting a (rain)bow on it: Consumer judgments of symbolic support for the LGBTQ+ community." (*Shared first-authorship.)
Durso, Geoffrey R. O., Ian D. Roberts, & Baldwin M. Way, "Variation in emotionality blunting as an interactive function of pharmaceuticals and psychological disposition."
Patton, Kathleen, Geoffrey R. O. Durso, & Duane T. Wegener, "Uncovering a more nuanced relation between attitudinal ambivalence and confidence."
Rocklage, Matthew D., Geoffrey R. O. Durso, Andrew Luttrell, & Baldwin M. Way, "Attenuating the attitude emotionality advantage with acetaminophen." (Invited resubmission to Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.)
Siev, Joseph J., Aviva Phillip-Muller, Geoffrey R. O. Durso, & Duane T. Wegener, "Not polarized enough: Attitudes toward ambivalent political allies and adversaries."
Wu, Freeman, Geoffrey R. O. Durso, & Kelly L. Haws, "How to lose friends and influence no one: The documentation penalty in social experiences."
[*most abstracts available by email request]
Durso, G. R. O. & Haws, K. L. (October, 2020). No diet, no problem: Social judgments of consumers' indulgences. Presented at the 51st annual meeting of the Association for Consumer Research (conducted virtually during the COVID-19 pandemic).
Durso, G. R. O. & Haws, K. L. (October, 2019). No diet, no problem: Social judgments of others' self-control outcomes. Presented at the 50th annual meeting of the Association for Consumer Research, Atlanta, GA.
Durso, G. R. O. & Smith, R. W. (October, 2019). Preferences for ambivalent products as a function of 'Too Good to be True' beliefs. Presented at the 50th annual meeting of the Association for Consumer Research, Atlanta, GA.
Durso, G. R. O. (October, 2019). "Considering (and Separating) the good and the bad: Implicit ambivalence in consumer evaluations." Invited talk presented at the University of Memphis, Fogelman College of Business & Economics, Memphis, TN.
Durso, G. R. O. (September, 2019). "Considering (and Separating) the good and the bad: Implicit ambivalence in consumer evaluations." Invited talk presented at Santa Clara University, Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara, CA.
Durso, G. R. O. (September, 2019). "Considering (and Separating) the good and the bad: Implicit ambivalence in consumer evaluations." Invited talk presented at DePaul University, Driehaus College of Business, Chicago, IL.
Way, B. M., Micschkowski, D., Durso, G. R. O., & Keaveney, A. A. (March, 2019). Acetaminophen’s effects on empathy and positive emotions: Implications for relationships. Presented at the 2019 meeting of the International Convention of Psychological Science, Paris, France.
Durso, G. R. O. & Smith, R. W. (February, 2019). When consumers prefer ambivalent products—Examining the ‘Too Good to be True’ effect. Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Consumer Psychology, Savannah, GA.
Durso, G. R. O. & Petty, R. E. (October, 2018). Social judgments of others’ emotions versus their traits as a function of expectations. Working paper presented at the annual meeting of the Person Memory Interest Group at the Society for Experimental Social Psychology, Seattle, WA.
Durso, G. R. O. & Petty, R. E. (October, 2018). Social judgments of others’ emotions versus their traits as a function of expectations. Working paper presented at the Attitudes and Social Influence symposium at the Weary Conference at Ohio State, Columbus, OH.
Rocklage, M. D., Durso, G. R. O., Luttrell, A., & Way, B. M. (April, 2018). The signal value of attitude emotionality—An experimental neurochemical manipulation. Presented at the 90th annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Durso, G. R. O. (February, 2018). Ambivalence in consumer evaluation: When and why mixed reactions lead to indecision and conflict. Invited talk presented at Durham University, Durham, England, United Kingdom.
Durso, G. R. O. & Petty, R. E. (February, 2018). Implicit ambivalence toward brands—Implications for attitude processes and measurement. Working paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Consumer Psychology, Dallas, TX.
Durso, G. R. O. (February, 2018). Ambivalence in consumer evaluation: When and why mixed reactions lead to indecision and conflict. Invited talk presented at Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
Durso, G. R. O. & Petty, R. E. (January, 2017). Ambivalence: A universal human experience across diverse social environments. Symposium organized and presented at the 17th annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio, TX.
Durso, G. R. O., Petty, R. E., & Briñol, P. (January, 2017). Ambivalence and indecision in social evaluation: Expectations reduce and power magnifies. Presented at the 17th annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio, TX.
Petty, R. E., Briñol, P., Luttrell, A., & Durso, G. R. O. (September, 2016). Confidence moderates the impact of ambivalence on behavior. Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Experimental Social Psychology. Santa Monica, CA.
Petty, R. E., Briñol, P., Luttrell, A., & Durso, G. R. O. (September, 2016). Confidence + Ambivalence: Additive or interactive? Talk presented at the 5th EASP meeting on the Psychology of Attitudes. Cologne, Germany.
Briñol, P., Petty, R. E. & Durso, G. R. O. (September, 2016). Power validates ambivalence and beyond. Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Experimental Social Psychology. Santa Monica, CA.
Durso, G. R. O., Luttrell, A., & Way, B. M. (May, 2016). I can’t see clearly now: Acetaminophen blunts regret-related discomfort by affecting self-reported recall clarity. Presented at the 88th annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Durso, G. R. O., Luttrell, A., & Way, B. M. (January, 2016). Acetaminophen blunts regret-related discomfort by affecting self-reported recall clarity. Presented at the 16th annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego, CA.
Durso, G. R. O., Briñol, P., & Petty, R. E. (May, 2015). Predictably unpredictable people: Ambivalent expectations in social evaluation. Scheduled at the 87th annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Durso, G. R. O., Luttrell, A., & Way, B. M. (February, 2015). Over-the-counter relief from pains and pleasures alike: Acetaminophen blunts evaluation sensitivity to both negative and positive emotional stimuli. Presented at the 15th annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Long Beach, CA.
Durso, G. R. O., & Petty, R. E. (July, 2014). Convincingly weak arguments: Serious versus satirical intentions to persuade. Presented at the 1st annual meeting of the Attitudes and Social Influence Conference, Catalina Island, CA.
Hinsenkamp, L., Durso, G. R. O., Briñol, P., & Petty, R. E. (July, 2014). Patterns of mixed-valence information during attitude formation: Implications for ambivalence. Presented at the 1st annual meeting of the Attitudes and Social Influence Conference, Catalina Island, CA.
Durso, G. R. O., Briñol, P., & Petty, R. E. (May, 2014). From power to (in)action: When power leads to paralysis. Presented at the 86th annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Hinsenkamp, L., Durso, G. R. O., Briñol, P., & Petty, R. E. (May, 2014). Patterns of mixed-valence information during attitude formation: Implications for ambivalence. Presented at the 86th annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Durso, G. R. O., Briñol, P., & Petty, R. E. (February, 2014). From power to (in)action: When power leads to paralysis. Presented at the 14th annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Austin, TX.
Durso, G. R. O., Briñol, P., & Petty, R. E. (May, 2013). Reducing ambivalent feelings with expected mixed information. Presented at the 85th annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Durso, G. R. O., Rydell, R. J., & Petty, R. E. (January, 2013). Implicit ambivalence and differences in information processing: Attributions of new information predict differences in resolving attitude discrepancies. Presented at the 14th annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, New Orleans, LA.
Durso, G. R. O., & Rydell, R. J. (January, 2012). Discrepant implicit and explicit evaluations weaken attitude confidence by increasing perceived ambivalence. Presented at the 13th annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego, CA.