Elliot Aronson

Institution University of California, Santa Cruz Current Position Professor Emeritus (Currently Visiting Professor, Stanford University) Highest Degree Ph.D. in Psychology from Stanford University, 1959 Research Interests Applied Social Psychology Attitudes Communication Group Processes Helping/Pro-Social Behavior Interpersonal Processes Person Perception Persuasion/Social Influence Prejudice/Stereotyping Research Methods/Assessment Social Cognition Courses Taught Experimental Methods in Social Psychology Introduction to Social Psychology Social Influence and Persuasion The Life Cycle: Psychology & Philosophy of Meaning   Elliot Aronson 136 Tree Frog Lane Santa Cruz, California 95060 U.S.A. Home Page Phone: (831) 459-5084 Elliot Aronson's primary research interests are in the general area of social influence. His experiments have been aimed both at testing theory and at improving the human condition by influencing people to change their dysfunctional attitudes and behavior (e.g., prejudice, bullying, wasting of water, energy and other environmental resources). Professor Aronson is the only psychologist ever to have won APA's highest awards in all three major academic categories: For distinguished writing (1973), for distinguished teaching (1980), and for distinguished research (1999). In 2002, he was listed among the 100 most eminent psychologists of the 20th Century (APA Monitor, July/August, 2002). In 2007 he received the William James Award for Distinguished Research from APS. For further information, please see the publications below as well as these links: On Baseball and Failure: http://faculty.ed.umuc.edu/~mofsowit/aronson.html APA Science Award: http://www.ucsc.edu/oncampus/currents/98-99/05-03/ aronson.htm New York Times Interview with Aronson: http://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/27/health/ 27CONV.html?searchpv=site01 or Google: NYT Interview Elliot Aronson Books: Aronson, E. (2008). The social animal (10th ed.). New York: Worth/Freeman. [Translated into 14 foreign languages] Aronson, E. (2000). Nobody left to hate: Teaching compassion after Columbine. New York: Henry Holt. Aronson, E., & Aronson, R. (2005). The adventures of Ruthie and a little boy named Grandpa--A children's book. iUniverse. Aronson, E., Ellsworth, P., Carslmith, J. M., & Gonzales, M. (1990). Methods of research in social psychology (2nd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill. Aronson, E., & Lindzey, G. (1985). The handbook of social psychology (3rd ed.). New York: Random House. Aronson, E., & Patnoe, S. (1997). The jigsaw classroom: Building cooperation in the classroom (2nd ed.). New York: Longman. Aronson, E., & Pines, A. (1988). Career burnout. New York: Free Press. Aronson, E., & Pratkanis, A. R. (1993). Social psychology: The most outstanding research (Vol. 1, 2, & 3). London: Elgar Ltd. Aronson, E., & Stern, P. C. (1984). Energy use: The human dimension. New York: W. H. Freeman. Aronson, E., Wilson, T. D., & Akert, R. M. (2010). Social psychology (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. Aronson, J. & Aronson, E. (Ed.). (2008). Readings about the social animal (10th ed.). New York: Worth/Freeman. Pratkanis, A. R. & Aronson, E., (2001). Age of propaganda: The everyday use and abuse of persuasion. New York: Henry Holt. Tavris, C., & Aronson, E. (2007). Mistakes were made (but not by me): Why we justify foolish beliefs, bad decisions, and hurtful acts. New York: Harcourt. Other Publications: Aronson, E. (2008). An Autobiography, In Lindzey, G. & Runyan, W. M., eds., The History of Psychology in Autobiography. Washigton, D,C: APA Books. Aronson, E. (2002). Drifting my own way: Following my nose and my heart. In R. Sternberg (Ed.), Psychologists defying the crowd: Stories of those who battled the establishment and won. Washington, DC: APA Books.

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