Paul B. Paulus
Professor of Psychology and Dean of Science

Room 206, Life Sciences Bldg.
Phone: (817) 272-3494
Email: paulus@uta.edu
Web Site: http://www.uta.edu/cos/paulus/index.html

Description of Research

Research is in the area of group behavior and environmental psychology. The major focus is on group task performance and the creativity.

Representative Publications

Seta, C.E., Paulus, P.B., & Baron, R.A. (2000). Effective human relations: A guide to people at work. (Fourth Edition). Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

Paulus, P.B., Larey, T.S., & Dzindolet, M.T. (2000). Creativity in groups and teams. In M. Turner (Ed.) Groups at work: Advances in theory and research, pp. 319-338. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Paulus, P.B. (2000). Groups, teams, and creativity: The creative potential of idea generating groups. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 49, 237-262.

Paulus, P.B., & Yang, H.C. (2000). Idea generation in groups: A basis for creativity in organizations. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 82, 76-87.

Coskun, H., Paulus, P.B., Brown, V., & Sherwood, J.J. (2000). Cognitive stimulation and problem presentation in idea generation groups. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice, 4, 307-329.

Dugosh, K.L., Paulus, P.B., Roland, E.J., & Yang, H.C. (2000). Cognitive stimulation in brainstorming. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 79, 722-735.

Paulus, P.B. (2001). Group processes in therapeutic support groups. In A. Baum and B. Andersen (Eds.). Psychosocial interventions for cancer. (pp. 131-141). American Psychological Association.

Paulus, P.B., Dugosh, K.L., Dzindolet, M.T., Coskun, H., & Putman, V.L. (2002). Social and cognitive influences in group brainstorming. Predicting production gains and losses. European Review of Social Psychology, 12, 299-325.

Paulus, P.B. (2002). Different ponds for different fish: A contrasting perspective on team innovation. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 51, 395-400.

Brown, V.R., & Paulus, P.B. (2002). Making group brainstorming more effective: Recommendations from an associative memory perspective. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 11, 208-212.

Paulus, P.B., & Nijstad, B. (Eds.) (2003). Group creativity: Innovation and collaboration in groups. New York: Oxford University Press.

Paulus, P.B., & Brown, V. (2003). Ideational creativity in groups: Lessons from research on brainstorming. In Paulus, P.B., & Nijstad, B. (Eds.) Group creativity: Innovation through collaboration. (pp. 110-136) New York: Oxford University Press.