Corey L . Guenther, PhD

Associate Professor

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College of Arts and Sciences
Psychology
HLSB - Hixson Lied Science Building - 321

Corey L . Guenther, PhD

Associate Professor

Teaching Interests

  • Social/Personality Psychology

Research Focus

The impact of motivational, cognitive, and cultural influences on self and social judgment

The role of social comparison in constructing and maintaining personal identity

The influence of psychological processes on sport perceptions and outcomes

The scholarship of teaching and learning

Department

Psychological Science

Position

Associate Professor

Articles

  • Brain Sciences
    Khanna, M., Guenther, C. L., Eckerson, J. Talamante, D., Yeh, M. E., Forby, M., Hopkins, K., Munger, E., Rauh, G., Chelluri, S., Schmidt, C., Walocha, I., & Sacco, M. (2025). Vigorous exercise enhances verbal fluency performance in healthy young adults.
    15, p. 96 2025
  • Journal of Social Psychology
    Guenther, C. L., & Zhang, Y. (2024). Home alone yet optimistic: Social identity management amidst comparative pessimism.
    164, p. 302-318 2024
  • Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
    Guenther, C. L., Zhang, Y., & Sedikides, C. (2024) The authentic self is the self-enhancing self: A self-enhancement framework of authenticity.
    50, p. 1182-1196 2024
  • Teaching of Psychology
    Budesheim, T. L., Khanna, M., Earl, A., & Guenther, C. L. (2023). The long-term impact of undergraduate internships and research experiences in psychology: An alumni survey study.
    50, p. 381-392 2023
  • Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology
    Balcetis, E., Guenther, C. L., Pesantes, J., & Cole, S. (2021). Where you look and how far you go: The relationship between attentional styles and running performance.
    2, p. 100014 2021
  • Oxford Bibliographies in Psychology
    Guenther, C. L., & Smith, A. M. (2020). Belief perseverance. In D. S. Dunn (Ed.) 2020
  • Enyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences
    Guenther, C. L., Wilton, E., & Fernandes, R. (2020). Identity. In V. Zeigler-Hill & T. K. Shackelford (Eds.) 2020
  • Enyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences
    Guenther, C. L., & Laudi, A. (2020). Self-appraisals. In V. Zeigler-Hill & T. K. Shackelford (Eds.) 2020
  • Enyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences
    Weiner, D., & Guenther, C. L. (2020). Self-enhancement bias. In V. Zeigler-Hill & T. K. Shackelford (Eds.) 2020
  • Journal of Theoretical Social Psychology
    Guenther, C. L., & Kokotajlo, C. (2017). Psychological momentum and risky decision-making
    1(2), p. 43-51 2017
  • Journal of Applied Social Psychology
    Guenther, C. L., Taylor, S. G., & Alicke, M. D. (2015). Differential reliance on performance outliers in athletic self-assessment
    45, p. 374-382 2015
  • Academic Advising: A Handbook for Advisors and Students
    Guenther, C. L. (2015). Scholarship of teaching and learning. In J.G. Irons & R.L. Miller (Eds.)
    2, p. 43-46 2015
  • Encyclopedia of Deception
    Guenther, C. L., Meisinger, R., & Vanderzanden, K. (2014). Projection. In T.R. Levine (Ed.), p. 780-783 2014
  • Advances in Experimental Social Psychology
    Alicke, M. D., Zell, E., & Guenther, C. L. (2013). Social self-analysis: Constructing, protecting, and enhancing the self.
    48, p. 173-234 2013
  • Oxford Bibliographies in Psychology
    Guenther, C. L., & Alicke, M. D. (2013). Psychology of the self. In D.S. Dunn (Ed.) 2013
  • Handbook of Self and Identity
    Alicke, M. D., Guenther, C. L., & Zell, E. (2012). Social self-analysis: Constructing and maintaining personal identity. In M.R. Leary & J.P. Tangney (Eds.), p. 291-308 2012
  • Handbook of Self Enhancement and Self Protection
    Alicke, M. D., & Guenther, C. L. (2011). Self-enhancement and self-protection in social judgment. In M.D. Alicke & C. Sedikides (Eds.), p. 174-191 2011
  • Promoting Student Engagement
    Guenther, C. L., & Miller, R. L. (2011). Factors that promote student engagement. In R.L. Miller, E. Amsel, B. Kowalewski, C. Beins, K. D. Keith, & B. F. Peden (Eds.)
    1, p. 10-17 2011
  • Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
    Guenther, C. L., & Alicke, M. D. (2010). Deconstructing the better-than-average effect
    99, p. 755-770 2010
  • The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science
    Guenther, C. L., & Alicke, M. D. (2010). Social self. In I. B. Weiner, & W. E. Craighead (Eds.) 2010
  • Journal of Applied Sport Psychology
    Tauer, J. M., Guenther, C. L., & Rozek, C. S. (2009). Is there a home choke in decisive playoff basketball games?
    21, p. 148-162 2009
  • Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
    Guenther, C. L., & Alicke, M. D. (2008). Self-enhancement and belief perseverance
    44, p. 706-712 2008
  • Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
    Markman, K. D., & Guenther, C. L. (2007). Psychological momentum: Intuitive physics and naive beliefs
    33, p. 800-812 2007