Thomas Llewelyn Webb

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Thomas Llewelyn Webb
Born (1978-06-03) 3 June 1978 (age 45)
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity of Sheffield
University of Bristol
Scientific career
FieldsPsychology
Institutions University of Sheffield

Thomas Llewelyn Webb is a professor of psychology at the University of Sheffield in the UK. [1] He is a social psychologist whose interests include motivation, goal orientation, and emotional self-regulation. His research has shown that making backup plans can reduce the likelihood of risky behavior. [2]

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Education

Webb has a BA in psychology from the University of Sheffield, an MSc in Research Methods for Psychology from the University of Bristol, and a PhD from the University of Sheffield. His PhD dissertation, titled Motivational and volitional aspects of self-regulation, was awarded the British Psychological Society Social Section prize for outstanding PhD thesis (2004). [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Professor Thomas Webb", Academic staff, Sheffield Department of Psychology, retrieved 3 April 2020
  2. Jarrett, Christian (10 November 2010), "If-then plans help protect us from the 'to hell with it' effect", Research Digest, British Psychological Society
  3. Curriculum vitae: Peter M. Gollwitzer, Academia Europaea , retrieved 4 April 2020
  4. Webb, Thomas L. (2003). Motivational and volitional aspects of self-regulation (PhD thesis). University of Sheffield. Retrieved 6 April 2020.