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  Scott Plous holds a Ph.D. in psychology from Stanford University and is a former recipient of the MacArthur Foundation Fellowship in International Peace and Security. He joined Wesleyan University in 1990 and has interests in international security and counter-terrorism; prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination; judgment and decision making; the human use of animals and the environment; and interactive web-based methods of conducting research.
Professor Plous is a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science and the American Psychological Association, and is the 2008 recipient of the American Psychological Association Charles L. Brewer Award for Distinguished Teaching of Psychology as well as several APA division awards, including the William James Book Award (for The Psychology of Judgment and Decision Making), the Gordon Allport Intergroup Relations Prize, the Otto Klineberg Intercultural and International Relations Award, an APA Division 1 Presidential Citation for developing Social Psychology Network, and the SPSP Award for Distinguished Service to the Society. He has also received the Binswanger Prize for Excellence in Teaching from Wesleyan University, and in 2006 he was honored by the Carnegie Foundation and Council for Advancement and Support of Education as Connecticut Professor of the Year.
Professor Plous is a Faculty Associate of the Tufts University Center for Animals and Public Policy and is Principal Investigator of a five-year National Science Foundation research grant to develop and maintain Social Psychology Network and related Internet resources. Currently, Professor Plous serves as webmaster for nine Internet sites that collectively have received more than 137 million page views:
In addition, he serves as Faculty Sponsor for the Wesleyan University Chapter of Psi Chi, and has long served on various committees and panels concerned with technology and computing.
Professor Plous lives in Higganum, Connecticut, with his wife, Allison, and his daughter, Fijare. His personal interests include hiking, international travel, photography, and web design.
Courses Taught
Selected Publications
No authorship indicated. (2008). Charles L. Brewer Award for Distinguished Teaching of Psychology. American Psychologist, 63, 357-359.
Plous, S., & Zimbardo, P. G. (2004, September 10). How social science can reduce terrorism. Chronicle of Higher Education, pp. B9-B10.
Plous, S. (Ed.). (2003). Understanding prejudice and discrimination. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Plous, S. (2003). Is there such a thing as prejudice toward animals? In S. Plous (Ed.), Understanding prejudice and discrimination (pp. 509-528). New York: McGraw-Hill.
Plous, S., & Herzog, H. (2001). Reliability of protocol reviews for animal research. Science, 293, 608-609. [See the press release for a full-text copy of the article]
Plous, S., & Herzog, H. A., Jr. (2000). Poll shows researchers favor lab animal protection. Science, 290, 711. [See the PDF version for a reprint]
Plous, S. (2000). Responding to overt displays of prejudice: A role-playing exercise. Teaching of Psychology, 27, 198-200. [See the PDF version for a reprint]
Plous, S. (2000). Tips on creating and maintaining an educational web site. Teaching of Psychology, 27, 63-70.
Plous, S., & Herzog, H. A., Jr. (1999, June). Should AWA coverage be broadened? Results from a survey of animal care and use committees. Lab Animal, pp. 38-40.
Plous, S. (1998). Signs of change within the animal rights movement: Results from a follow-up survey of activists. Journal of Comparative Psychology, 112, 48-54. [See the PDF version for a reprint]
Plous, S., & Neptune, D. (1997). Racial and gender biases in magazine advertising: A content-analytic study. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 21, 627-644. [See the PDF version for a reprint]
Plous, S. (1997). Animal research in psychology. American Psychologist, 52, 1250-1252.
Plous, S. (1996). Attitudes toward the use of animals in psychological research and education: Results from a national survey of psychologists. American Psychologist, 51, 1167-1180. [See the PDF version for a reprint]
Plous, S. (1996). Ten myths about affirmative action. Journal of Social Issues, 52, 25-31. [View updated version]
Plous, S. (1996). Attitudes toward the use of animals in psychological research and education: Results from a national survey of psychology majors. Psychological Science, 7, 352-358. [See the PDF version for a reprint]
White, J. A., & Plous, S. (1995). Self-enhancement and social responsibility: On caring more, but doing less, than others. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 25, 1297-1318.
Plous, S. (1995). A comparison of strategies for reducing interval overconfidence in group judgments. Journal of Applied Psychology, 80, 443-454. [See the PDF version for a reprint]
Plous, S., & Williams, T. (1995). Racial stereotypes from the days of American slavery: A continuing legacy. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 25, 795-817.
Plous, S., Chesne, R. B., & McDowell, A. V., III. (1995). Nutritional knowledge and attitudes of cardiac patients. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 95, 442-446. [See the PDF version for a reprint]
 Plous, S. (1993). The nuclear arms race: Prisoner's Dilemma or Perceptual Dilemma? Journal of Peace Research, 30, 163-179. [See the PDF version for a reprint]
Plous, S. (1993). Psychological mechanisms in the human use of animals. Journal of Social Issues, 49, 11-52. [See the updated 2003 PDF version for a reprint]
Plous, S. (1993). The psychology of judgment and decision making. New York: McGraw-Hill. [Hardbound edition concurrently published by Temple University Press.]
Plous, S. (1991). An attitude survey of animal rights activists. Psychological Science, 2, 194-196.
Plous, S. (1991). Biases in the assimilation of technological breakdowns: Do accidents make us safer? Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 21, 1058-1082.
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