John Yost

Education & Awards

• Koepke, Juliette. (April, 2020). Effect of threat and Conservatism on simplicity and certainty. To be presented at the 92nd annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago.
• Sayers, B., Djakovich, H., & Valentine, A.  (May, 2018).  That’s Not Me: Distancing      Reactions to Stereotype Threat Involving Sexual Assault.  Presented at the 90th annual  meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago.
• Otis, Z. (May, 2017).  Fear of a Woman President: The Effect of Precarious Manhood on the 2016 Presidential Election. Presented at the 89th annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago.
• Corridoni, G. (May, 2016). Twitter vs. Textbook: Differences in Source Memory and the Bizarreness Effect.  Presented at the 88th annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago.
• Palmieri, S. (May, 2014). The Effect of Collective Self-Esteem on Heterosexual Assessment of Same-Sex Relationship Quality. Presented at the 86th annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago.
• Polasky, S. (May, 2013). Obama’s Digging My Grave: Worldview Threat Reduces      Predicted Age of Death.  Presented at the 85th annual meeting of  the Midwestern      Psychological Association, Chicago.
• Benich, M. (May, 2008). Recategorization Due to Disability Information: A Test of the      Continuum Model.  Presented at the 80th annual meeting of  the Midwestern      Psychological Association, Chicago.
• Widman, S. (May, 2007). Rationalizing Away Guilt: The Role of Cognitive Dissonance     in Academically Dishonest Behaviors.  Presented at the 79th annual meeting of the      Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago.
• Williams, A. (May, 2007). Rape Myth Acceptance and the Unobtrusive Presentation of     Sexually Degrading Images.  Presented at the 79th annual meeting of the      Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago.

Courses Taught

My personal research interests are in the areas of prejudice, implicit cognition, and Terror Management Theory. However, the major focus of my research efforts over the last several years has been in mentoring students and encouraging them to pursue their own research interests. Over the past 10 years, I have mentored over 170 independent undergraduate research projects and over 20 Honors Theses at John Carroll University.

In addition, I have mentored over 70 student conference presentations, including the sponsoring of 10 Midwestern Regional Psi Chi Research Award winners (competitive awards traditionally given to top 3% of over 600 submissions each year).

Publications

Articles

• In E. F. Borgatta (Editor-in-Chief) and R.J.V. Montgomery (Managing Ed.), Encyclopedia of Sociology (Vol. 4, 2nd ed., pp.2420-2425).
• Rainey, D.W., Larsen, J., & Yost, J.H. (2009). Disappointment theory and disappointment among baseball fans. Journal of Sport Behavior, 32, 339-356.
• Oleson, K., Poehlmann, K., Yost, J.H., Lynch, M., & Arkin, R.A. (2000). Subjective overachievement: Individual differences in self-doubt and concern with performance. Journal of Personality, 68, 491-524Yost, J. H., & Weary, G. (1996). Depression and the correspondent inference bias: Evidence for more effortful cognitive processing. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 22, 192-200.
• Strube, M. J., Yost, J. H., & Haire-Joshu, D. (1993). Diabetes knowledge as a moderator of reactions to illness by patients with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 23, 944-958.
• The Consequences of Disappointment in Team Performance among Baseball Fans. Journal of Sport Behavior, 37, 407-425.
• Disappointment Theory and Disappointment among Football Fans. Journal of Sport Behavior, 34, 175-87.
• Sarason, G. R. Pierce, & B. R. Sarason (Eds.), Cognitive interference: Theories, methods, & findings (pp. 285- 296).
• In R. Kilmann & I. Kilmann (Eds.), Managing ego-energy: The transformation of personal meaning into organizational success (pp. 128-148).
• Weary, F. Gleicher, & K. L. Marsh (Eds.), Control motivation and social cognition (pp. 220-254).
• In M. E. Donnelly (Ed.), William James and contemporary psychology: A legacy revealed (pp. 189-207).

Other Publications

• Yost, J.H., & Rainey, D.W. (2014).
• Rainey, D.W., Yost, J.H., & Larsen, J. (2011).
• Bailey, J.R., & Yost, J.H. (2000). Role theory: Foundations, extensions, and applications.
• Pierce, G. R., Henderson, C. A., Yost, J. H., & Loffredo, C. M. (1996). Cognitive interference: Theoretical and methodological issues.
• Bailey, J. R., Strube, M. J., Yost, J. H., & Merbaum, M. (1994). Proactive self-appraisal in the organization.
• Yost, J. H. (1993). What is the self? Is there an answer? Contemporary Psychology, 38, 601-602.
• Strube, M. J., & Yost, J. H. (1993). Control motivation and self-appraisal.
• Yost, J. H., Strube, M. J., & Bailey, J. R. (1992). The construction of the self: An evolutionary view.
• Strube, M.J., Yost, J.H., & Bailey, J.R. (1992).
• Rosnow, R.L., Yost, J.H., & Esposito, J.L. (1986). Belief in rumor and likelihood of rumor transmission. Language and Communication, 6, 189-194.
• New York: Macmillan Reference.
• Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
• San Francisco: Josey-Bass.
• New York: Springer-Verlag.
• Current Psychology: Research and Reviews, 11, 110-121.
• William James and contemporary research on the self: The influence of pragmatism, reality, and truth.
• Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.