Biography
Dr. Murphy is a social psychologist who studies nonverbal behavior, first impressions, and person perception accuracy. Much of her research involves the use of “thin-slices,” which are brief video clips of social interactions, to investigate how emotions, personality, and nonverbal behavior shape social outcomes. She also has a methodological interest in meta-analysis, which is a statistical modeling technique designed to synthesize data across multiple studies.
Dr. Murphy is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Nonverbal Behavior and a Consulting Editor for Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. She holds fellowship status in the international Society for Personality and Social Psychology and the Western Psychological Association. In 2019, Dr. Murphy completed a graduate certificate in Data Science at UCLA Extension.
Education (3)
Northeastern University: Ph.D., Experimental Psychology (Social/Personality) 2003
Northeastern University: M.A., Experimental Psychology (Social/Personality) 2000
Trinity College (CT): B.Sc., Psychology 1996
Areas of Expertise (13)
Interpersonal and Intergroup Processes
Personality
Nonverbal Communication and Personal Perception
SPSS
Meta-Analysis
Research Methods
Person perception
Emotions
Nonverbal Behavior
Lifespan Development
Social Psychology
Psychology
Social Cognition & Communication
Industry Expertise (6)
Publishing
Writing and Editing
Education/Learning
Research
Program Development
Professional Training and Coaching
Accomplishments (6)
Graduate Certificate in Data Science (professional)
2019-06-01
UCLA Extension
Fellow of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (professional)
2019-08-01
World’s largest organization of social and personality psychologists, dedicated to advancing the science, teaching, and application of social and personality psychology.
Phi Kappa Phi (professional)
Interdisciplinary National Honor Society
Pi Gamma Mu (professional)
International Honor Society in Social Sciences
Psi Chi (professional)
National Honor Society in Psychology
Fellow of the Western Psychological Association (professional)
2022-02-01
Founded in 1921, the Western Psychological Association (WPA) is a professional organization dedicated to promoting processes of research and scholarship in the behavioral sciences.
Affiliations (5)
- Association for Psychological Science
- Society of Experimental Social Psychology
- Society for Personality and Social Psychology
- Society for the Teaching of Psychology
- Social Psychology Network
Links (9)
- Wall Street Journal: How to Look Smarter
- The Angry Age: The Political Divide Between “Us” and “Them”i
- What's Not Said: Body Language in Debate (Loyola Marymount University online video)
- TIME Magazine: What People Assume When They First Meet You According to Science
- Business Insider: 12 Things People Decide Within Seconds of Meeting You
- The Independent: 9 science-backed tricks for appearing smarter than you are
- The Telegraph: Seven ways to appear more intelligent than other people
- Atlanta Agent Magazine: The 4 Professional Behaviors that Make You Look Smart – and the 4 that Don’t
- LMU Magazine: A Conversation: Nora Murphy
Courses (6)
General Psychology
General Psychology
Research Methods
Research Methods
Lifespan Development
Lifespan Development
Advanced Research Methods
Advanced Research Methods
Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination seminar
Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination seminar
Careers in Psychology
How to pursue careers in Psychology and related fields
Articles (13)
The judgment of personality: An overview of current empirical research findings
Personality ScienceLetzring, T., Murphy, N. A., Allik, J., Beer, A., Zimmerman, J., & Leising, D. (2021). The judgment of personality: An overview of current empirical research findings. Personality Science, 2, e6043. https://doi.org/10.5964/ps.6043
Capturing behavior in small doses: A review of comparative research in evaluating thin slices for behavioral measurement
Frontiers in PsychologyMurphy, N. A., & Hall, J. A. (2021). Capturing behavior in small doses: A review of comparative research in evaluating thin slices for behavioral measurement. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 667326. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.667326
A meta-analysis of the relationship between emotion recognition ability and intelligence
Cognition and EmotionSchlagel, K., Schmid Mast, M., Palese, T., Rammsayer, T., Murphy, N. A., & Hall, J. A. (2020). A meta-analysis of the relationship between emotion recognition ability and intelligence. Cognition and Emotion, 34(2), 329-351. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699931.2019.1632801
Nonverbal communication
Annual Review of PsychologyHall, J. A., Horgan, T., & Murphy, N. A. (2019). Nonverbal communication. Annual Review of Psychology, 70, 271-294. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-psych-010418-103145
Predictive validity of thin-slice nonverbal behavior from social interactions
Personality and Social Psychology BulletinMurphy, N. A., Hall, J. A., Ruben, M. A., Frauendorfer, D., Schmid Mast, M., Johnson, K., E., & Nguyen, L. (2019). Predictive validity of thin-slice nonverbal behavior from social interactions. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 45(7), 983-993. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167218802834
Using thin slices to investigate impression formation and to measure interpersonal behavior from recorded social interactions
SAGE Research Methods CasesMurphy, N. A. (2018). Using thin slices to investigate impression formation and to measure interpersonal behavior from recorded social interactions. In SAGE Research Methods Cases. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781526437464
Would a Basic Income Guarantee reduce the motivation to work? An analysis of labor responses in 16 trial programs
Basic Income StudiesGilbert, R. L., & Murphy, N. A., Stepka, A., Barrett, M., & Worku, D. (2018). Would a Basic Income Guarantee reduce the motivation to work? An analysis of labor responses in 16 trial programs. Basic Income Studies, 13(2). https://doi.org/10.1515/bis-2018-0011
Nonverbal self-accuracy: Individual differences in knowing one’s own social interaction behavior
Personality and Individual Differences2016-10-01
Murphy, N. A., Schmid Mast, M., & Hall, J. A. (2016). Nonverbal self-accuracy: Individual differences in knowing one’s own social interaction behavior. Personality and Individual Differences, 101, 30-34. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2016.05.023
What we know and the future of accuracy research
The Social Psychology of Perceiving Others AccuratelyMurphy, N. A. (2016). What we know and the future of accuracy research. In J. A. Hall, M. Schmid Mast, & West, T. V. (Eds.), The social psychology of perceiving others accurately. Cambridge University Press.
Reliability and validity of nonverbal thin slices in social interactions
Personality and Social Psychology BulletinMurphy, N. A., Hall, J. A., Schmid Mast, M., Ruben, M., Frauendorfer, D., Blanch-Hartigan, D., Roter, D. L., & Nguyen, L. (2015). Reliability and validity of nonverbal thin slices in social interactions. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 41, 199-213. doi: 10.1177/0146167214559902
Psychology Island: A case study of interdisciplinary education in a 3D virtual world
Virtual Worlds in Online Learning: Cases and ApplicationsGilbert, R. L., Dionisio, J. D. N., & Murphy, N. A. (2015). Psychology Island: A case study of interdisciplinary education in a 3D virtual world (pp. 121-134). In S. Gregory, M. J. W. Lee, B. Dalgarno, & B. Tynan (Eds.), Virtual worlds in online learning: Cases and applications. Hauppauge, NY: NOVA Science
Predicting future intelligence and scholastic success with a single item: From early childhood to adulthood
Journal of IntelligenceDunkel, C. S., & Murphy, N. A. (2014). Predicting future intelligence and scholastic success with a single item: From early childhood to adulthood. Journal of Intelligence, 2, 68-81. doi: 10.3390/jintelligence2030068
Nonverbal perception
The SAGE Handbook of Social CognitionMurphy, N. A. (2012). Nonverbal perception. In S. T. Fiske & C. N. Macrae (Eds.), The SAGE handbook of social cognition (pp. 196-215). London: SAGE Publications.
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