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Institution University of CanterburyCurrent Position Professor Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Social Psychology from University of Waikato, 1981
Research Interests
 | Attribution |
 | Close Relationships |
 | Evolution/Genetics |
 | Interpersonal Processes |
 | Personality |
 | Social Cognition |
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Garth Fletcher
Department of Psychology
University of Canterbury
Private Bag 4800
Christchurch 8140
New Zealand
Home Page
Phone: +64 03 3642970
Fax: +64 03 3642181

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Interests include social cognition, close relationships, theoretical psychology, and evolutionary psychology. |
 Books:
Fletcher, G. J. O. (2002). The new science of intimate relationships. Malden, MA: Blackwell.
- Fletcher, G. J. O. (1995). The scientific credibility of folk psychology. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
- Fletcher, G. J. O., & Clark, M. S. (Eds.). (2002). Blackwell handbook of social psychology: Interpersonal processes. Blackwell.
- Fletcher, G. J. O., & Fitness, J. (Eds.). (1996). Knowledge structures in close relationships: A social psychological approach. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Journal Articles:
- Boyes, A. D., & Fletcher, G. J. O. (2007). Meta-awareness of bias in intimate relationships. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 92, 286-306.
- Boyes, A. D., Fletcher, G. J. O., & Latner, J. D. (2007). Risk factors for eating disorders: The role of intimate relationships. Journal of Family Psychology, 21, 764-768.
- Fletcher, G. J. O., Tither, J. M., O’Loughlin, C., Friesen, M., & Overall, N. C. (2004). Warm and homely or cold and beautiful? Sex differences in trading off traits in mate selection. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 30, 659-672.
- Friesen, M. D., & Fletcher, G. J. O. (2007). Exploring the lay representation of forgiveness: Convergent and discriminant validity. Personal Relationships, 14, 209-223.
- Friesen, M. D., Fletcher, G. J. O., & Overall, N. C. (2005). A dyadic assessment of forgiveness in Intimate relationships. Personal Relationships, 12, 61-77.
- Overall, N. C., Fletcher, G. J. O., & Simpson, J. A. (in press). Regulating partners in intimate relationships: The costs and benefits of different communication strategies. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
- Overall, N. C., Fletcher, G. J. O., & Simpson, J. A. (2006). Regulation processes in intimate relationships: The role of ideal standards. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 91, 662-685.
- Thomas, G., & Fletcher G. J. O. (2003). Mind-reading accuracy in intimate relationships: Assessing the roles of the relationship, the target, and the judge. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 85, 1079-1094.
Other Publications:
- Fletcher, G. J. O., & Boyes, A. D. (2008). Is love blind? Reality and illusion in intimate relationships In J. Forgas & J. Fitness (Eds), Social relationships: Cognitive, affective and motivational processes (pp. 101-114). Cambridge University Press.
- Fletcher, G. J. O., & Overall N. C. (2007). The self in intimate relationships: A social evolutionary account. In J. Forgas, M. Haselton, & W. V. Hippel (Eds.), The evolution of the social mind: Evolutionary psychology and social cognition (pp. 195-209). Cambridge University Press.
- Fletcher G. J. O., Simpson, J. A., & Boyes, A. D. (2006). Bias, accuracy, and the intimate relationship mind: An evolutionary and social psychological analysis. In M. Schaller, D. Kenrick, & J. A. Simpson (Eds.), Evolution and social psychology (pp. 189-210). New York: Sage Publications.
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