Hampshire College

Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology

Tom Cain, adjunct assistant professor of psychology, received a Ph.D. in social psychology from Rutgers University and a B.A. in psychology from DePaul University.

Tom is currently interested in examining the ways in which fear may bias a person’s perceptions, judgments, and behavior.

He is particularly interested in how these biases may impact person perception.

Additionally, Tom has conducted research on, or has been generally interested in, the psychological processes involved in political affiliation, intergroup relations, and the willingness to commit genocide.

Recent Courses
CS-0133: Introduction to Social Psychology (Fall 2013)
CS-0208: Quantitative Methods in the Behavioral Sciences (Fall 2013)
CS-0252: Research methods in social psychology (Spring 2013)
CS-0141: The Social Psychology of Stereotyping, Person Perception, and Intergroup Relations (Spring 2013)