ANDREW M. COLMAN

Contact information

Address:

 

School of Psychology

   

University of Leicester

   

Leicester LE1 7RH

   

United Kingdom

E-mail:

 

amc@le.ac.uk

Qualifications:

 

BA (Hons), MA, PhD, CPsychol, FBPsS, AcSS

Current Position:

 

Professor of Psychology, University of Leicester

 

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Research interests

Judgment and decision making, game theory, experimental games, cooperative reasoning, evolution of cooperation, psychometrics.

 


Selected articles and chapters

Colman, A. M., Browning, L., & Pulford, B. D. (2012). Spontaneous similarity discrimination in the evolution of cooperation. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 299, 162-171.   PDF 793 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M., & Pulford, B. D. (2012). Problems and pseudo-problems in understanding cooperation in social dilemmas. Psychological Inquiry, 23, 39-47.   PDF 195 KB [PDF]

Gold, N., Colman, A. M., & Pulford, B. D. (2011). Normative theory in decision making and moral reasoning. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 34, 256-257.   PDF 139 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M., Körner, T. W., Musy, O., & Tazdaït, T. (2011). Mutual support in games: Some properties of Berge equilibria. Journal of Mathematical Psychology, 55, 166-175.   PDF 420 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M., Pulford, B. D., Omtzigt, D., & al-Nowaihi, A. (2010). Learning to cooperate without awareness in multiplayer minimal social situations. Cognitive Psychology, 61, 201-227.   PDF 368 KB [PDF]

Tarrant, C., Dixon-Woods, M., Colman, A. M., & Stokes, T. (2010). Continuity and trust in primary care: A qualitative study informed by game theory. Annals of Family Medicine, 8, 440-446.  PDF 144 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M., & Browning, L. (2009). Evolution of cooperative turn-taking. Evolutionary Ecology Research, 11, 949-963.   PDF 162 KB [PDF]

Liu, H.-H., & Colman, A. M. (2009). Ambiguity aversion in the long run: Repeated decisions under risk and uncertainty. Journal of Economic Psychology, 30, 277-284. PDF 186 KB [PDF]

Sinfield, P., Baker, R., Camosso-Stefinovic, J., Colman, A. M., & Tarrant, C., Mellon, J. K., Steward, W., Kockelbergh, R., & Agarwal, S. (2009). Men’s and carers’ experiences of care for prostate cancer: A narrative literature review. Health Expectations,12, 301-312.   PDF 124 KB [PDF]

Sinfield, P., Baker, R., Tarrant, C., Agarwal, S., Colman, A. M., Steward, W., Kockelbergh, R., & Mellon, J. K. (2009). The Prostate Care Questionnaire for Carers (PCQ–C): Reliability, validity and acceptability. BMC Health Services Research, 9, 229.    PDF 71 KB [PDF]

Tarrant, C., Baker R., Colman, A. M., Sinfield, P., Agarwal, S., Mellon, J. K., Steward, W., & Kockelbergh, R. (2009). The Prostate Care Questionnaire for Patients (PCQ–P): Reliability, validity and acceptability. BMC Health Services Research, 9, 199.    PDF 69 KB [PDF]

Bolger, F., Pulford, B. D., & Colman, A. M. (2008). Market entry decisions: Effects of absolute and relative confidence. Experimental Psychology, 55, 113-120.   PDF 112 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M., Pulford, B. D., & Rose, J. (2008). Collective rationality in interactive decisions: Evidence for team reasoning. Acta Psychologica, 128, 387-397. [Target article]   PDF 225 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M., Pulford, B. D., & Rose, J. (2008). Team reasoning and collective rationality: Piercing the veil of obviousness. Acta Psychologica, 128, 409-412. [Reply to commentaries]   PDF 167 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M., & Shafir, E. (2008). Tversky, Amos. In N. Koertge (Ed.), New dictionary of scientific biography (Vol. 7, pp. 91-97). Farmington Hills, MI: Charles Scribner’s Sons.   PDF 138 KB [PDF]

Pulford, B. D., & Colman, A. M. (2008). Size doesn’t really matter: Ambiguity aversion in Ellsberg urns with few balls. Experimental Psychology, 55, 31-37.   PDF 107 KB [PDF]

Tarrant, C., Colman, A. M., & Stokes, T. (2008). Past experience, "shadow of the future", and patient trust: A cross-sectional survey. British Journal of General Practice, 58, 780-783. PDF 120 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M. (2007). Love is not enough: Other-regarding preferences cannot explain payoff dominance in game theory. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 30, 22-23.   PDF 8 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M., Pulford, B. D., & Bolger, F. (2007). Asymmetric dominance and phantom decoy effects in games. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 104, 193-206.  PDF 297 KB [PDF]

Pulford, B. D., & Colman, A. M. (2007). Ambiguous games: Evidence for strategic ambiguity aversion. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 60, 1083-1100.   PDF 208 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M. (2006). Argyle, (John) Michael (1925–2002). In L. Goldman (Ed.), Oxford dictionary of national biography (online ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press.    PDF 20 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M. (2006). The puzzle of cooperation. [Review of H. Gintis, S. Bowles, R. Boyd, & E. Fehr, Moral Sentiments and Material Interests: The Foundations of Cooperation in Economic Life]. Nature, 440, 744-745.    PDF 20 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M. (2006). Thomas C. Schelling’s psychological decision theory: Introduction to a special issue. Journal of Economic Psychology, 27, 603-608.   PDF 93 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M. (2005). Evolution of cooperation without awareness in minimal social situations. In N. Gold (Ed.), Teamwork: Multi-disciplinary perspectives (pp. 216-235). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.   PDF 281 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M. (2005). Game theory. In B. Everitt and D. Howell (Eds), Encyclopedia of statistics in behavioral science (Vol. 2, pp. 688-694). New York: Wiley.   PDF 78 KB [PDF]

Browning, L., & Colman, A. M. (2004). Evolution of coordinated alternating reciprocity in repeated dyadic games. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 229 549-557.   PDF 251 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M. (2004). Psychology. In A. Kuper and J. Kuper (Eds), The social science encyclopedia (3rd ed., Vol. 2, pp. 820-826). London: Routledge.   PDF 285 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M. (2004). Reasoning about strategic interaction: Solution concepts in game theory. In K. Manktelow, & M. C. Chung (Eds.), Psychology of reasoning: Theoretical and historical perspectives (pp. 287-308). London: Psychology Press.  PDF 74 KB [PDF]

Tarrant, C., Stokes, T., & Colman, A. M. (2004). Models of the medical consultation: Opportunities and limitations of a game theory perspective. Quality & Safety in Health Care, 13, 461-466. [Discussed in G. Elwyn, “The Consultation Game”, Quality & Safety in Health Care, 13, 2004, pp. 415-416]   PDF 153 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M. (2003). Beyond rationality: Rigor without mortis in game theory. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 26, 180-198. [Reply to commentaries]   PDF 194 KB [PDF]

Colman (2003). Cooperation, psychological game theory, and limitations of rationality in social interaction. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 26, 139-153. [Target article]   PDF 540 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M. (2003). Depth of strategic reasoning in games. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 7, 2-4.  PDF 78 KB [PDF]

Norris, C. E., Colman, A. M., & Aleixo, P. A. (2003). Selective exposure to television programmes and advertising effectiveness. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 17, 593-606.   PDF 98 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M. (2001). Defining issues. The Psychologist, 14, 650-652.   PDF 47 KB [PDF]

Moss, G., & Colman, A. M. (2001). Choices and preferences: Experiments on gender differences. Journal of Brand Management, 9, 89-98.  PDF 622 KB [PDF]

Norris, C. E., Colman, A. M., & Aleixo, P. A. (2001). Context effects of cognitively involving, entertaining and enjoyable television programmes on two types of advertisements. Social Psychological Review, 3(1), 4-32.   PDF 1,483 KB [PDF]

Preston, C. C., & Colman, A. M. (2000). Optimal number of response categories in rating scales: Reliability, validity, discriminating power, and respondent preferences. Acta Psychologica, 104, 1-15.   PDF 103 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M., & Stirk, J. A. (1999). Singleton bias and lexicographic preferences among equally valued alternatives. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 40, 337-351.   PDF 77 KB [PDF]

Mackay, R. D., Colman, A. M., & Thornton, P. (1999). The admissibility of expert psychological and psychiatric testimony. In A. Heaton-Armstrong, E. Shepherd, & D. Wolchover (Eds), Analysing Witness Testimony: A Guide for Legal Practitioners and Other Professionals (pp. 321-334). London: Blackstone.   PDF 864 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M. (1998). Modelling imitation with sequential games. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 21, 686.   PDF 85 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M. (1998). Rationality assumptions of game theory and the backward induction paradox. In M. Oaksford & N. Chater (Eds), Rational Models of Cognition (pp. 353-371). Oxford: Oxford University Press.   PDF 868 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M., & Stirk, J. A. (1998). Stackelberg reasoning in mixed-motive games: An experimental investigation. Journal of Economic Psychology, 19, 279-293. [Awarded the Citation of Excellence by ANBAR Electronic Intelligence]   PDF 191 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M. (1997). Salience and focusing in pure coordination games. Journal of Economic Methodology, 4, 61-81.   PDF 639 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M., & Bacharach, M. (1997). Payoff dominance and the Stackelberg heuristic. Theory and Decision, 43, 1-19.   PDF 116 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M., Norris, C. E., & Preston, C. C. (1997). Comparing rating scales of different lengths: Equivalence of scores from 5-point and 7-point scales. Psychological Reports, 80, 355-362.   PDF 257 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M., & Wilson, J. C. (1997). Antisocial personality disorder: An evolutionary game theory analysis. Legal and Criminological Psychology, 2, 23-34. [Discussed in R. Matthews, "Game Theory Backs Crackdown on Petty Crime", New Scientist, 1997, 154(2078), 18; "La Fureur de Vivre: La Theorie des Jeux Appliquée au Comportement des Délinquants", Pour la Science: Edition Francaise de Scientific American, 1997, 239, 21]   PDF 395 KB [PDF]

Corston, R., & Colman, A. M. (1997). Modality of communication and recall of health-related information. Journal of Health Psychology, 2, 185-194.   PDF 191 KB [PDF]

Morrison, L. J., Colman, A. M., & Preston, C. C. (1997). Mystery customer research: Cognitive processes affecting accuracy. Journal of the Market Research Society, 39, 349-361.   PDF 300 KB [PDF]

Pulford, B. D., & Colman, A. M. (1997). Overconfidence: Feedback and item difficulty effects. Personality and Individual Differences, 23, 125-133.   PDF 240 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M. (1996). Game theory. In A. Kuper and J. Kuper (Eds), The social science encyclopedia (2nd ed., p. 324). London: Routledge.   PDF 144 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M. (1996). Personality. In A. Kuper and J. Kuper (Eds), The social science encyclopedia (2nd ed., pp. 599-602). London: Routledge.   PDF 314 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M., Blackmore, S., Morris, R. L., Wiseman, R., & French, C. C. (1996). Is the spirit willing? A pentalogue on parapsychology. The Psychologist, 9, 361-363.   PDF 164 KB [PDF]

Corston, R., & Colman, A. M. (1996). Gender and social facilitation effects on computer competence and attitudes toward computers. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 14, 171-183.   PDF 373 KB [PDF]

Jones, E. E., & Colman, A. M. (1996). Social psychology. In A. Kuper and J. Kuper (Eds), The Social Science Encyclopedia (2nd ed., pp. 797-800). London: Routledge.   PDF 297 KB [PDF]

Jones, E. E., & Colman, A. M. (1996). Stereotypes. In A. Kuper and J. Kuper (Eds), The Social Science Encyclopedia (2nd ed., pp. 843-844). London: Routledge.   PDF 352 KB [PDF]

Mackay, R. D., & Colman, A. M. (1996). Equivocal rulings on expert psychological and psychiatric evidence: Turning a muddle into a nonsense. Criminal Law Review, 88-95.   PDF 170 KB [PDF]

Norris, C. E., & Colman, A. M. (1996). Context effects of radio programming on cognitive processing of embedded advertisements. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 10, 473-486.   PDF 245 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M. (1996). Teaching presentation skills to undergraduates: Students’ evaluations of a workshop course. Psychology Teaching Review, 5(2), 75-82.   PDF 86 KB [PDF]

Pulford, B. D., & Colman, A. M. (1996). Overconfidence, base rates and outcome positivity/negativity of predicted events. British Journal of Psychology, 87, 431-445.   PDF 889 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M. (1995). Prisoner's Dilemma, Chicken, and mixed-strategy evolutionary equilibria. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 18, 550-551.   PDF 136 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M. (1995). Testifying in court as an expert witness. In Professional Psychology Handbook (Section II, pp. 70-79). Leicester: The British Psychological Society.   PDF 304 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M., Dhillon, D., & Coulthard, B. (1995). A bibliometric evaluation of the research performance of British university politics departments: Publications in leading journals. Scientometrics, 32, 49-66.   PDF 654 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M., & Mackay, R. D. (1995). Psychological evidence in court: Legal developments in England and the United States. Psychology Crime & Law, 1, 261-268.   PDF 233 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M., Wober, J. M., & Norris, C. E. (1995). Sight bites: A study of viewers' impressions of corporate logos in the communications industry. Journal of the Market Research Society, 37, 405-415.   PDF 379 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M. (1994). What is psychology? In A. M. Colman (Ed.), Companion encyclopedia of psychology (Vol. 1, pp. 3-18). London: Routledge.   PDF 365 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M., & Stretch, D. D. (1994, July/August). Paranormal IQ scores? Assumptions underlying psychometric tests. The Skeptic, 8(4), 8-10.   PDF 412 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M. (1993, September/October). A supernatural IQ? Investigating a claim to an extraordinary IQ. The Skeptic, 7(5), 12-13.   PDF 519 KB [PDF]

Norris, C. E., & Colman, A. M. (1994). Effects of entertainment and enjoyment of television programs on perception and memory of advertisements. Social Behavior and Personality, 22, 365-376.   PDF 190 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M., & Mackay, R. D. (1993). Legal issues surrounding the admissibility of expert psychological and psychiatric testimony. Issues in Criminological and Legal Psychology, 20, 46-50.   PDF 195 KB [PDF]

Norris, C. E., & Colman, A. M. (1993). Context effects on memory for television advertisements. Social Behavior and Personality, 21, 279-296. [Discussed in “Just the blend the viewers like” by Alison Utley, The Times Higher Education Supplement, 24 December 1993, p. 2]   PDF 194 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M. (1992). Arguments against proportional representation. Politics Review, 2(2), 14-15.   PDF 181 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M., Garner, A. B., & Jolly, S. (1992). Research performance of United Kingdom university psychology departments. Studies in Higher Education, 17, 97-104.   PDF 651 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M., Grant, S. P., & Henderson, E. (1992). Performance of British university psychology departments according to publications in BPS journals. Current Psychology: Research and Reviews, 11, 360-368.   PDF 456 KB [PDF]

Norris, C. E., & Colman, A. M. (1992). Context effects on recall and recognition of magazine advertisements. Journal of Advertising, 21(3), 37-46.   PDF 322 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M. (1991). Are there theories at the bottom of his jargon? The Psychologist, 4, 494-495.   PDF 119 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M. (1991). Crowd psychology in South African murder trials. American Psychologist, 46, 1071-1079.   PDF 355 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M. (1991). Psychological evidence in South African murder trials. The Psychologist, 4, 482-486.   PDF 541 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M. (1991). Unreliable peer review: Causes and cures of human misery. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 14, 141-142.   PDF 415 KB [PDF]

Mackay, R. D., & Colman, A. M. (1991). Excluding expert evidence: A tale of ordinary folk and common experience. Criminal Law Review, 801-810.   PDF 529 KB [PDF]

Coleman, A. A., Colman, A. M., & Thomas, R. M. (1990). Cooperation without awareness: A multiperson generalization of the minimal social situation. Behavioral Science, 35, 115-121.   PDF 368 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M. (1990). Aspects of intelligence. In I. Roth (Ed.), The Open University’s introduction to psychology, Volume 1 (Chapter 7, pp. 322-372). Hove: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, & Milton Keynes: The Open University.   PDF 2,500 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M., & Woodhead, P. (1989). The origin of the juxtaposition of “nature” and “nurture”: Not Galton, Shakespeare, or Mulcaster, but Socrates. British Psychological Society History and Philosophy of Psychology Newsletter, 8, 35-37.   PDF 126 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M. (1986). Rejoinder to Gillett. British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology, 39, 87-89.   PDF 145 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M., Best, W. M., & Austen, A. J. (1986). Familiarity and liking: Direct tests of the preference-feedback hypothesis. Psychological Reports, 58, 931-938.   PDF 208 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M. (1984). Operant conditioning and natural selection. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 7, 684-685.   PDF 144 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M. (1984). The weak Borda effect and plurality-majority disagreement. British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology, 37, 288-292.   PDF 203 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M. (1983). Attitudes of British police officers: A rejoinder. Sociology, 17, 388-391.   PDF 144 KB [PDF]

Hargreaves, D. J., Colman, A. M., & Sluckin, W. (1983). The attractiveness of names. Human Relations, 36, 393-402. [Also reported in “Name- Dropping” (1983), New Society, 64(1075), 474]   PDF 210 KB [PDF]

Sluckin, W., Hargreaves, D. J., & Colman, A. M. (1983). Novelty and human aesthetic preferences. In J. Archer & L. Birke (Eds.), Exploration in animals and humans (pp. 245-269). Wokingham: Van Nostrand Reinhold.   PDF 884 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M. (1982). Manuscript evaluation by journal referees and editors: Randomness or bias? Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 5, 205-206.   PDF 110 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M., & Gorman, L. P. (1982). Conservatism, dogmatism, and authoritarianism in British police officers. Sociology, 16, 1-11. [Also reported in The Times, 24 September 1981, and elsewhere]   PDF 1,246 KB [PDF]

Sluckin, W., Hargreaves, D. J., & Colman, A. M. (1982). Some experimental studies of familiarity and liking. Bulletin of the British Psychological Society, 35, 189-194.   PDF 228 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M., Hargreaves, D. J., & Sluckin, W. (1981). Preferences for Christian names as a function of their experienced familiarity. British Journal of Social Psychology, 20, 3-5. [Also reported in New Society, 57(982), 434 (1981)]   PDF 108 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M., Sluckin, W., & Hargreaves, D. J. (1981). The effect of familiarity on preferences for surnames. British Journal of Psychology, 72, 363-369.   PDF 192 KB [PDF]

Hargreaves, D. J., & Colman, A. M. (1981). The dimensions of aesthetic reactions to music. Psychology of Music, 9(1), 15-20.   PDF 910 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M. (1980). Flattery won’t get you everywhere. New Society, 51(905), 278-279.   PDF 284 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M. (1980). The likelihood of the Borda effect in small decision-making committees. British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology, 33, 50-56.   PDF 246 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M., Hargreaves, D. J., & Sluckin, W. (1980). Psychological factors affecting preferences for first names. Names, 28, 113-129.   PDF 407 KB [PDF]

Sluckin, W., Colman, A. M., & Hargreaves, D. J. (1980). Liking words as a function of the experienced frequency of their occurrence. British Journal of Psychology, 71, 163-169.   PDF 203 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M. (1979). Editorial role in author-referee disagreements. Bulletin of the British Psychological Society, 32, 390-391.   PDF 78 KB [PDF]

Young, V. M., & Colman, A. M. (1979). Some psychological processes in string quartets. Psychology of Music, 7(1), 12-18.   PDF 409 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M., & Olver, K. (1978). Reactions to flattery as a function of self- esteem: Self-enhancement and cognitive consistency theories. British Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 17, 25-29. [Summarized in “Spectrum”, The Sunday Times, 19 February 1978]   PDF 168 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M. (1975). The psychology of influence. In B. Frost (Ed.), The tactics of pressure (pp. 11-24). London: Stainer & Bell.   PDF 247 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M., & Pountney, I. M. (1978). Borda’s voting paradox: Theoretical likelihood and electoral occurrences. Behavioral Science, 23, 15-20.   PDF 592 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M., & Sluckin, W. (1976). The psychology of human fancy. New Society, 38(733), 123-125.   PDF 470 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M. (1975). The psychology of influence. In B. Frost (Ed.), The tactics of pressure (pp. 11-24). London: Stainer & Bell.   PDF 309 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M., & Pountney I. M. (1975). Voting paradoxes: A Socratic dialogue. I. Political Quarterly, 46(2), 186-190.   PDF 220 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M., & Pountney, I. M. (1975). Voting paradoxes: A Socratic dialogue. II. Political Quarterly, 46(3), 304-309.   PDF 226 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M., Walley, M., & Sluckin, W. (1975). Preferences for common words, uncommon words and non-words by children and young adults. British Journal of Psychology, 66, 481-486. [Also reported in New Scientist, 68(980), 692 (1975)]   PDF 421 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M. (1972). Psychology in the legitimation of apartheid. Science for the People, 4(3), 7-10.

Colman, A. M. (1972). “Scientific” racism and the evidence on race and intelligence. Race, 14, 137-153.   PDF 583 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M. (1971). The measurement of attitudes toward Africans: A unidimensional scale with high discriminating power. Psychologia Africana, 14, 32-37.   PDF 185 KB [PDF]

Colman, A. M. (1971). Social rejection, role conflict and adjustment: Psychological consequences of orthopaedic disability. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 33, 907-910.   PDF 124 KB [PDF]

Colman A. M., & Lambley, P. (1970). Authoritarianism and race attitudes in South Africa. Journal of Social Psychology, 82, 161-164.   PDF 123 KB [PDF]



Books

Colman, A. M. (2009). A dictionary of psychology (3rd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. [Collector’s Edition, Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 2010.]

Colman, A. M., & Pulford, B. D. (2008). A crash course in SPSS for Windows (4th ed., updated for Versions 14, 15, and 16). Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell.

Colman, A. M. (2006). A dictionary of psychology (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. [Polish edition: Colman, A. M. (2009). Słownik psychologii (A. Chichowicz. M. Guzowska-Dąbrowska, P. Nowak, & H. Turczyn-Zalewska, Trans.). Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN SA.]

Colman, A., & Pulford, B. (2006). A crash course in SPSS for Windows (3rd ed., updated for Versions 10, 11, 12, and 13). Oxford: Blackwell.

Colman, A. M. (2001). A dictionary of psychology. Oxford: Oxford University Press. [Paperback edition (2002). Winner of the American Library Association’s Outstanding Reference Source award, 2002. Oxford Paperback Reference edition (2003). Japanese edition: Colman, A. M. (2004, 2005). Dictionary of psychology: (T. Fujinaga, M. Naka, K. Okanoya, K. Kurosawa, M. Taira, M. Tanaka, H. Nakagama, T. Hattori, H. Hibino, K. Miyashita, Trans). Tokyo: Maruzen.]

Colman, A. M. (1999). What is psychology? (3rd ed.). London: Routledge. [Chinese edition: Colman, A. M. (2008). What is psychology? (3rd ed.), Guo, Y. Y., Chen, J. W., & Sun, D. Y., Trans.. Beijing: China Renmin University Press.]

Colman, A. M. (1995). Game theory and its applications in the social and biological sciences (2nd ed.). Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann.

Colman, A. M. (Ed.). (1995). Applications of psychology. London and New York: Longman.

Colman, A. M. (Ed.). (1995). Controversies in psychology. London and New York: Longman.

Colman, A. M. (Ed.). (1995). Psychological research methods and statistics. London and New York: Longman.

Argyle, M., & Colman, A. M. (Eds.). (1995). Social psychology. London and New York: Longman.

Bryant, P. E., & Colman, A. M. (Eds.). (1995). Developmental psychology. London and New York: Longman. [Polish edition (1997): Psychologia Rozwojowa (A. Bezwinska-Walerjan, Trans.). Poznan: Zysk i S-ka Wydawnictwo.]

French, C. C., & Colman, A. M. (Eds.). (1995). Cognitive psychology. London and New York: Longman. [Hebrew edition (2000). Psichologiah kognitivit (Emma Braverman, Trans.). Holon, Israel: Ach.]

Gregory, R. L., & Colman, A. M. (Eds.). (1995). Sensation and perception. London and New York: Longman. [Polish edition (2002). Czucie i percepcja (Mariusz Siemiński, Trans.). Poznań: Zysk i S-ka Wydawnictwo.]

Hampson, S. E., & Colman, A. M. (Eds.). (1995). Individual differences and personality. London and New York: Longman.

Kimble, D., & Colman, A. M. (Eds.). (1995). Biological aspects of behaviour. London and New York: Longman. [Hebrew edition (2000). Heybetim biologiim shel hahitnahagut (Emma Braverman, Trans.), Holon, Israel: Ach. Polish edition (2001) Biologiczne mechanizmy zachowan (Mariusz Sieminski, Trans.), Poznan: Zysk i S-ka Wydawnictwo.]

Lazarus, A. A., & Colman, A. M. (Eds.). (1995). Abnormal psychology. London and New York: Longman. [Mexican edition (1998) Psicologia anormal (Mireya Garcia Mulsa, Trans.), Mexico: Fondo de Cultura Economica. Hebrew edition (2000), Hapsikhologiah shel halo normali (Emma Braverman, Trans.), Holon, Israel: Ach. Polish edition (2001), Psychopatologia (Joanna Gilewics, Trans.), Poznan: Zysk i S-ka Wydawnictwo.]

Mackintosh, N. J., & Colman, A. M. (Eds.). (1995). Learning and skills. London and New York: Longman. [Polish edition: Mackintosh, N. J. & Colman, A. M. (Eds). (2002). Zdolności a proces uczenia się (J Gilewicz, Trans.). Poznań: Zysk i S-ka Wydawnictwo.]

Parkinson, B., & Colman, A. M. (Eds.). (1995). Emotion and motivation. London and New York: Longman. [Polish edition (1999) Emocje i motywacja (I. Sowa, Trans.). Poznan: Zysk i S-ka Wydawnictwo. Hebrew edition (2000), Ragesh motivatsiah (Emma Braverman, Trans.), Holon, Israel: Ach.]

Colman, A. M. (Ed.). (1994). Companion encyclopedia of psychology (2 vols). London: Routledge.

Colman, A. M., & Beaumont, J. G. (Eds). (1989). Psychology survey 7. Leicester: The British Psychological Society, & London: Routledge, & New York: Chapman & Hall.

Colman, A. M. (1988). What is psychology? The inside story (2nd ed.). London: Routledge.

Colman, A. M. (1987). Facts, fallacies and frauds in psychology. London: Routledge. [Dutch edition (1989) List, bedrog en feiten in de psychologie (C. Wit. Trans.), Amsterdam: Swets & Zeitlinger.]

Beloff, H., & Colman, A. M. (Eds). (1987). Psychology survey 6. Leicester: The British Psychological Society, & Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.

Colman, A. M. (1982). Game theory and experimental games: The study of strategic interaction. Oxford: Pergamon. 

Taylor, A. T., Sluckin, W., Davies, D. R., Reason, J. T., Thomson, R., & Colman, A. M. (1982). Introducing psychology (2nd ed.) Harmondsworth: Penguin. [Spanish edition (1982) Introducción a la psicologia: Manual. Madrid: Visor.]

Colman, A. M. (Ed.). (1982). Cooperation and competition in humans and animals. Wokingham: Van Nostrand Reinhold.

Colman, A. M. (1981). What is psychology? London: Kogan Page.



Research grants

2011-16: Pulford, B. D. & Colman, A. M. £100,000 awarded by the Leicester Judgment and Decision Making Endowment Fund to study “Coordination, Judgment, and Decision Making”.

2010-12:  Gold, N., Colman, A. M., & Pulford, B. D. £151,216 awarded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council for a study of “ Framing Effects in Ethical Dilemmas”.

2009: Colman, A. M., & Pulford, B. D.. £7,272 awarded by the Nuffield Foundation Social Sciences Small Grants Scheme for a study of “ Evolution of Cooperation Through Similarity Recognition”.

2006: Colman, A. M., & Gillett, R. T. £24,980 awarded by the Department of Innovation, Universities & Skills Science Research Investment Fund (SRIF) for refurbishing a judgment and decision making laboratory.

2005-2006: Colman, A. M. £2,600 awarded by the Royal Society of Edinburgh (Auber Bequest Award) to study " Evolution of Cooperation Through Coordinated Turn-Taking".

2004-2007: Baker, R., Mellon, J., Colman, A. M., Steward, W., Kockelbergh, R., Sinfield, P., Tarrant, C., Crosbee, L., & Sproston, K. £347,291 awarded by the NHS Service Delivery and Organisation National R&D Programme for research into " Prostate Cancer Care: Improving Measures of the Patient Experience".

2004-2005: Colman, A. M., & Al-Nowaihi, A. £12,054 awarded by the British Academy Larger Research Grants Scheme to study " Cooperation in Multi-Player Minimal Social Situations: An Experimental Investigation".

2004:  Colman, A. M. £532 awarded by the Royal Society to contribute to "FUR XI: 11th International Conference on the Foundations and Applications of Utility, Risk and Decision Theory", 30 June to 3 July 2004.

2003-2005:  Colman, A. M., Pulford, B. D., & Bolger, F. £121,563 awarded by the Economic and Social Research Council for research into " Confidence in Interactive Decisions". [The research output of this grant was rated "Outstanding" by all three independent rapporteurs in the ESRC’s research quality evaluation, 28 April 2006]

1994-1997: Bacharach, M., Colman, A. M., & Gambetta, D. £98,990 awarded by the Economic and Social Research Council for research into " Framing, Salience and Product Images" (theoretical and experimental research into framing effects in multi-attribute decisions and games). [The research output of this grant was rated "Outstanding" by all three independent rapporteurs in the ESRC’s research quality evaluation, 19 February 1998]

1995-96: Colman, A. M. £15,314 awarded by BEM Research for "Psychometric Evaluation of Attitudes Towards Services".

1994-1995: Colman, A. M. & Norris, C. E. £12,437 awarded by BEM Research for "Measurement of Perceived Quality and Impact in Relation to Services".

1993-94: Colman, A. M. & Norris, C. E. £10,000 awarded by BEM Research for investigations of "Factors Affecting Attitudes Towards Services".

1988-1989: Colman, A. M. £7,500 awarded by the Independent Broadcasting Authority for research into "Properties of Television Programmes Affecting Recall and Recognition of Accompanying Commercials".

1987: Colman, A. M. £5,000 awarded by the Independent Broadcasting Authority for an experimental investigation into "The Effects of Schedule Variety on Arousal and Attitudes Towards Television Violence".

1983-1985: Sluckin, W., Colman, A. M., & Hargreaves, D. £16,720 awarded by the Economic and Social Research Council (then the Social Science Research Council) for a project on "Development and Change in Everyday Likes and Dislikes".

1967 Colman A. M. R500 awarded by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for “The Development of a Unidimensional Scale to Measure Attitudes Towards Africans”. (Grant No. CS.PS.11).

 

Current undergraduate teaching

PS3006: Cooperation, Conflict and Social Dilemmas



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