Jason Rose
Ph.D., University of Iowa, 2009
Professor
Office: UH 6516
Phone: 419.530.2278
Fax:Ìý419.530.8479
Email: jason.rose4@utoledo.edu
Mailing Address:
Department of Psychology
University of Toledo
2801 West Bancroft St.
Toledo, Ohio 43606-3390
Dr. Rose will be accepting students for the Fall of 2025.
Dr. Rose's CV can be viewed here.
 Research Interests
- Social comparison and comparative judgment
- Perceived vulnerability/risk
- Norm perception and influence
- Optimism
- Culture and self
- Individual differences in judgment and decision-making
Selected Publications
Rose, J.P., Geers, A.L., France, J., & France, C. (in press). Norm perception and
communication for vasovagal symptoms in blood donation. Transfusion.
Vogel, E., Rose, J.P., Roberts, L.R., & Eckles, K. (in press). Social comparison,
social media, and self-esteem. Psychology of Popular Media Culture.
Rose, J.P., Geers, A.L., Fowler, S.L., & Rasinski, S.L. (2014). Choice-making, expectations,
and treatment positivity: How and when choosing shapes aversive experience. Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, 27, 1-10.
Bruchmann, K., Suls, J., Lee, S., Rose, J.P., Krizan, Z., & Windschitl, P.D. (2013).
Searching for the limits and explanations of the non-selective superiority bias. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 4, 124-130.
Geers, A.L., Rose, J.P., Fowler, S.L., Rasinski, H., Brown, J., & Helfer, S. (2013).
Why does choice enhance treatment effectiveness? Using placebo treatments to demonstrate
the role of personal control. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 105, 549-566.
Rose, J.P. (2012). Debiasing comparative optimism and increasing worry for health
outcomes. Journal of Health Psychology, 17, 1121-1131.
Rose, J.P., Geers, A.L., Rasinski, H.M., & Fowler, S. L. (2012). Choice and placebo
expectation effects in the context of pain analgesia. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 35, 462-470.
Rose, J. P., Jasper, J. D., & Corser, R. (2012). Interhemispheric interaction and
egocentrism: The role of handedness in social comparative judgment. British Journal of Social Psychology, 51, 111-129.
Geers, A. L., & Rose, J.P. (2011). Treatment choice and placebo expectation effects.
Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 5, 734-750.
Rose, J. P., Windschitl, P. D., & Jenson, M. E. (2011). The joint influence of consensus
information and situational information on trait inferences for targets and populations.
Social Cognition, 29, 147-165.
Windschitl, P. D., Smith, A. R., Rose, J. P., & Krizan, Z. (2010). The desirability bias in predictions: Going optimistic without leaving realism. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 111, 33-47.
Rose, J. P. (2010). Are direct or indirect measures of comparative risk better predictors of concern and behavioral intentions? Psychology and Health, 25, 149-165.
Rose, J. P., Endo, Y., Windschitl, P. D., & Suls, J. (2008). Cultural differences in unrealistic optimism and pessimism: The role of egocentrism and direct vs. indirect comparison measures. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 34, 1236-1248.
Rose, J. P., & Windschitl, P. D. (2008). How egocentrism and optimism change in response to feedback in repeated competitions. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 105, 201-220.
Windschitl, P. D., Rose, J. P., Stalkfleet, M., & Smith, A. R. (2008). Are people excessive or judicious in their egocentrism? A modeling approach to understanding bias and accuracy in people's optimism. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 95, 253-273.
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