keywords
- testosterone, cortisol, psychoneuroimmunology, social status, stress, health,
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Knight, Erik Assistant Professor
Positions
- Assistant Professor, Psychology and Neuroscience
Research Areas
Research
Publications
selected publications
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chapter
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Hormones and Hierarchies.
269-301.
2014
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Hormones and Hierarchies.
269-301.
2014
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journal article
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Estimating the Associations between Big Five Personality Traits, Testosterone, and Cortisol.
Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology.
2021
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Perceived Stress is Linked to Heightened Biomarkers of Inflammation via Diurnal Cortisol in a National Sample of Adults.
Brain, Behavior, and Immunity.
2021
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Growth Models of Positive Caregiving Behaviours and Concurrent Autonomic 
Activity in Caregivers and Children during a Challenging Puzzle Task: Replication and Extension
2020
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Beyond the challenge hypothesis: The emergence of the dual-hormone hypothesis and recommendations for future research..
Hormones and Behaviour.
104657.
2020
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Parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems interactively predict change in cognitive functioning in midlife adults.
Psychophysiology.
2020
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Weak and Variable Effects of Exogenous Testosterone on Cognitive Reflection Test Performance in Three Experiments: Commentary on Nave, Nadler, Zava, and Camerer (2017).
Psychological Science.
890-897.
2020
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Neuroendocrine and cardiovascular responses to shifting status..
Current Opinion in Psychology.
115-119.
2020
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Testosterone fluctuations in response to a democratic election predict partisan attitudes toward the elected leader
2020
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Acute stress impairs children's sustained attention with increased vulnerability for children of mothers reporting higher parenting stress.
Developmental Psychobiology.
532-543.
2020
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Gender differences in the link between depressive symptoms and ex vivo inflammatory responses are associated with markers of endotoxemia.
100013-100013.
2020
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Basal testosterone's relationship with dictator game decision-making depends on cortisol reactivity to acute stress: A dual-hormone perspective on dominant behavior during resource allocation..
Psychoneuroendocrinology.
150-159.
2019
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Negative and positive affect as predictors of inflammation: Timing matters..
Brain, Behavior, and Immunity.
222-230.
2018
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Conceptual precision is key in acute stress research: A commentary on Shields, Sazma, & Yonelinas, 2016.
Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews.
140-144.
2017
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Exogenous testosterone enhances cortisol and affective responses to social-evaluative stress in dominant men.
Psychoneuroendocrinology.
151-157.
2017
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Acute stress impairs inhibitory control based on individual differences in parasympathetic nervous system activity.
Biological Psychology.
58-63.
2017
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Hierarchy stability moderates the effect of status on stress and performance in humans.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA.
78-83.
2017
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Close Versus Decisive Victory Moderates the Effect of Testosterone Change on Competitive Decisions and Task Enjoyment.
Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology.
291-311.
2015
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Estimating the Associations between Big Five Personality Traits, Testosterone, and Cortisol.
Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology.
2021
Background
education and training
- Ph.D., University of Oregon 2017
- M.S., University of Oregon 2013
- B.S., Ohio State University 2008
- B.A., Ohio State University 2008