Garth Fletcher

Institution University of Canterbury Current 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 Courses Taught Multivariate Satistics and Methodology Social Psychology The Science of Intimate Relationships   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 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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