lead partner : Personal interview with “Phillippe” (January 24, 2012).
common ground : Mark Levine, Amy Prosser, David Evans, and Stephen Reicher, “Identity and Emergency Intervention: How Social
Group Membership and Inclusiveness of Group Boundaries Shape Helping Behavior,” Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 31 (2005): 443–453.
common identity : John F. Dovidio, Samuel L. Gaertner, Ana Validzic, Kimberly Matoka, Brenda Johnson, and Stacy Frazier, “Extending
the Benefits of Recategorization: Evaluations, Self-Disclosure, and Helping,” Journal of Experimental Social Psychology 33
(1997): 401–420.
another man named Adam Rifkin : Personal interviews with Panda Adam Rifkin (January 28, 2012) and Hollywood Adam Rifkin
(February 2, 2012). For the full story of how the two Adam Rifkins met, see www.ifindkarma.com/attic/local/realadam.html and
www.ifindkarma.com/attic/local/denial.html.
remind us of ourselves : Brett W. Pelham, Matthew C. Mirenberg, and John T. Jones, “Why Susie Sells Seashells by the Seashore:
Implicit Egotism and Major Life Decisions,” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 82 (2002): 469–487; John T. Jones,
Brett W. Pelham, Matthew C. Mirenberg, and John J. Hetts, “Name Letter Preferences Are Not Merely Mere Exposure:
Implicit Egotism as Self-Regulation,” Journal of Experimental Social Psychology 38 (2002): 170–177; Brett W. Pelham,
Mauricio Carvallo, and John T. Jones, “Implicit Egotism,” Current Directions in Psychological Science 14 (2006): 106–110;
and Ernest L. Abel, “Influence of Names on Career Choices in Medicine,” Names 58 (2010): 65–74.
attracted to potential dates : John T. Jones, Brett W. Pelham, Mauricio Carvallo, and Matthew C. Mirenberg, “How Do I Love Thee?
Let Me Count the Js: Implicit Egotism and Interpersonal Attraction,” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 87 (2004):
665–683.