Torsten Reimer
Torsten Reimer (Ph.D. in Social Psychology, Free University of Berlin, Germany, 1996; Habilitation in Cognitive Psychology, University of Basel, Switzerland, 2005) is a professor of communication and psychology at Purdue University.
Dr. Reimer studies the role of communication in decision making and organizational behavior. Before moving to the U.S., Dr. Reimer worked at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin, an interdisciplinary center of excellence devoted to the study of human cognition. Dr. Reimer's research aims to understand the functionality of heuristic information processing in advice giving, persuasion, and group decision-making. His research program has the overarching goal to explore how communication principles facilitate decision making by guiding information processing and reducing information overload. Applied topics include the design of persuasive messages and risk communication.
Primary Interests:
- Communication, Language
- Group Processes
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Organizational Behavior
- Persuasion, Social Influence
Journal Articles:
- Hertwig, R., Herzog, S., Schooler, L., & Reimer, T. (2008). Fluency heuristic: A model of how the mind exploits a by-product of information retrieval. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 34, 1191-1206.
- Luan, S., Katsikopoulos, K., & Reimer, T. (2012). When does diversity trump ability (and vice versa) in group decision making? A simulation study. PLoS ONE, 7(2), 1-9, e31043.
- Reimer, T., & Katsikopoulos, K. (2004). The use of recognition in group decision-making. Cognitive Science, 28 (6), 1009-1029.
- Reimer, T., Kuendig, S., Hoffrage, U., Park, E., & Hinsz, V. (2007). Effects of the information environment on group discussions and decisions in the hidden-profile paradigm. Communication Monographs, 74, 1-28.
- Reimer, T., Reimer, A., & Czienskowski, U. (2010). Decision-making groups attenuate the discussion bias in favor of shared information: A meta-analysis. Communication Monographs, 77, 121-142.
- Reimer, T., Reimer, A., & Hinsz, V. (2010). Naïve groups can solve the hidden-profile problem. Human Communication Research, 36, 443-467.
Other Publications:
- Reimer, T., Hertwig, R., & Sipek, S. (in press). Probabilistic persuasion: A Brunswikian theory of argumentation. In R. Hertwig, U. Hoffrage, & the ABC Research Group (Eds.), Simple heuristics in a social world. New York: Oxford University Press.
- Reimer, T., & Hoffrage, U. (2012). Ecological rationality for teams and committees: Heuristics in group decision making. In P. M. Todd, G. Gigerenzer, & the ABC Research Group (Eds.), Ecological rationality: Intelligence in the world (pp. 335-359). New York: Oxford University Press.
- Skubisz, C., Reimer, T., & Hoffrage, U. (2009). Communicating quantitative risk information. In C. Beck (Ed.), Communication Yearbook 33 (pp. 176-211). New York: Routledge.
Courses Taught:
Torsten Reimer
Brian Lamb School of Communication
Purdue University
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