Dr. John H Brink
Biography
Professor Brink teaches Introductory Psychology (151) and Theories of Personality (311). A graduate of Calvin College, Professor Brink received his PhD in social and personality psychology from Purdue University. His research interests include self perception, social identity, and interpersonal attraction. He has been particularly interested in the assessment of self-serving perceptions within the normal college student population. He currently participates with a team of colleagues from Hope College and the University of Michigan in the preparation of classroom testing materials to accompany the widely used introductory psychology textbooks authored by David Myers.
Education
- PhD Social Psychology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 1974
- MS Social Psychology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 1972
- BA Psychology, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan 1970
Academic Interests
- Introductory Psychology
- Social Psychology
- Theories of Personality
- Social Conflict
- Individual Differences
- The Psychology of Self-Understanding
- Christian Perspectives on Learning
- Person Perception
Professional Associations
American Psychological Association
Association for Psychological Science
Midwestern Psychological Association
Society for Personality and Social Psychology
