Martin Kumpf

eMail: kumpf@mailer.uni-marburg.de

Current Research

Portrait of the scholar as a young man

Vita

1966-1969
U. Tübingen, psychology

1969-1972
U. Mannheim, psychology

1972
Diploma (Dipl.-Psych.), U. Mannheim

1972-1980
Research Scientist in the Decision Research Unit at U. Mannheim, Research Assistant in social psychology at Mannheim

1978
Dr. phil., U. Mannheim, psychology and education

1980-1983
Assistant Professor, U. Mannheim, social psychology

1980-1981
Interim professorship, U. Bielefeld, social psychology

1981
Training in Public Program Evaluation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Thyssen Foundation scholarship)

1983 to present
Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, U. Marburg, social psychology

Selected publications

Gething, L., Wheeler, B., Cote, J., Furnham, A., Jaroslaw, R., Kumpf, M., McKee, K. & Sellik, K. (1997 in press):
International validation of the Interaction with Disabled Persons Scale. International Journal of Rehabilitation Research.
Pryor, J.B., DeSouza, E., Fitness, J., Hutz, C., Kumpf, M., Lübbert, K., Pesonen, O. & Wang-Erber, M. (1997 in press):
Gender differences in the interpretation of social/sexual behavior: A cross-cultural perspective on sexual harassment. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology.
Kumpf, M. (1993):
Machtmotivation (Power motivation): In A. Schorr (Ed.), Handwörterbuch der angewandten Psychologie (pp. 455 - 457). Bonn: Deutscher Psychologen Verlag.
Klein-Allermann, E. & Kumpf, M. (1993):
Taking visual disability into account: Explaining failure to experts and non-experts. Argumentation, 9, 149-163.
Grau, I. & Kumpf, M. (1993):
Liebe, Sexualität, Zufriedenheit: Zusammenhänge bei Männern und Frauen. Zeitschrift für Sozialpsychologie, 24, 83-93. - Brief English version of this article: Grau, I. & Kumpf, M. (1993): Love, sex and satisfaction: Interrelations for women and men. German Journal of Psychology, 18, 140-142.
Dörner, H. & Kumpf, M. (1991):
Die Bedeutung des Kontrollerlebens für die Protestbereitschaft (Experienced control and the willingness to engage in political protests). Zeitschrift für Sozialpsychologie, 22, 25-36.
Kumpf, M. (1990):
Geschichte der Sozialpsychologie (History of social psychology). In E. Wehner (Ed.), Geschichte der Psychologie (pp. 103-130). Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft.
Schwarz, N., Kumpf, M. & Bussmann, W. (1986):
Resistance to persuasion as a consequence of influence attempts in advertising and non-advertising communications. Psychology, 23, 72-76.
Schwarz, N., Servay, W. & Kumpf, M. (1985):
Attribution of arousal as a mediator of the effectiveness of fear-arousing communications. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 15, 178-188.
Frey, D., Kumpf, M., Irle, M. & Gniech, G. (1984):
Re-evaluation of decision alternatives dependent upon the reversibility of a decision and the passage of time. European Journal of Social Psychology, 14, 447-450.
Kumpf, M. (1983):
Bezugsgruppen und Meinungsführer (Reference groups and opinion leaders). In M. Irle (Ed.), Enzyklopädie der Psychologie (D III 4): Marktpsychologie als Sozialwissenschaft (pp. 282-343). Göttingen: Hogrefe.
Kruse, L. & Kumpf, M. (Eds.)(1981):
Psychologische Grundlagenforschung: Ethik und Recht (Basic research in psychology: Ethical and legal issues). Bern: Huber.
Kumpf, M. (1981):
Einschätzung und Konsequenzen der Täuschung von Versuchspersonen in der psychologischen Forschung (Evaluations and effects of deceiving subjects in psychological research). In L. Kruse & M. Kumpf (Eds.): Psychologische Grundlagenforschung: Ethik und Recht (pp. 41-68). Bern: Huber.
Schwarz, N., Frey, D. & Kumpf, M. (1980):
Interactive effects of writing and reading a persuasive essay on attitude change and selective exposure. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 16, 1-17.
Kumpf, M. & Goetz-Marchand, B. (1973):
Reduction of cognitive dissonance as a function of magnitude of dissonance, differentation, and self-esteem. European Journal of Social Psychology, 3, 255-270. - Reprinted in German: Kumpf, M. & Goetz-Marchand, B. (1978). Die Reduktion kognitiver Dissonanz als Funktion von Dissonanzstärke, Differenziertheit und Selbstwertgefühl. In M. Irle (Hrsg.), Kursus der Sozialpsychologie, II (pp. 321-335). Darmstadt, Neuwied: Luchterhand.

Current research

Close relationships: relationship history and characteristics of the present relationship; German adaptation of Sternberg's Triangular Love Scale.
Self-presentation: When do people prefer to appear silly rather than prejudiced ?

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Gestaltung durch:
Projektgruppe Pädagogische Psychologie Sommersemester 1996
Marc Apfelbaum, Monique Berens, Gaby Henkel, Sabine Jung, Achim Paule,Jan Paulssen, Frank Pusch, Gerda Stein, Silke Weißbarth, Dr. Sylwia Wilberg

Beratung:
Jan-Georg Wildegans
Thomas Wilberg - Gestaltung Interaktiver Medien
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