The scientist and the humanist : a festschrift in honor of Elliot Aronson / / edited by Marti Hope Gonzales, Carol Tavris, Joshua Aronson

• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Psychology Press, , 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (398 p.)
• Disciplina: 302.092
• Soggetto topico: Social psychology
• Altri autori: AronsonElliot AronsonJoshua GonzalesMarti Hope TavrisCarol
• Note generali: Series title from CIP data.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. 1. Issues in social psychology -- pt. 2. Cognitive dissonance and its descendants -- pt. 3. Research and applications -- pt. 4. Writing and teaching -- pt. 5. Codas.
• Sommario/riassunto: Elliot Aronson is among the 100 most influential psychologists of the 20th Century. He is best known for his theorizing and research on cognitive dissonance theory -- one of the most provocative and enduring theories in contemporary psychology -- and for his design of the ""jigsaw classroom,"" an applied method of reducing conflict and prejudice in multiethnic schools. Throughout his illustrious career, he has championed the application of social-psychological theory and methods for solving such pressing social problems as prejudice, energy efficiency, conflict and miscommunication in relat
• Titolo autorizzato: The scientist and the humanist
• ISBN: 1-136-94531-8; 1-136-94532-6; 1-283-03731-9; 9786613037312; 0-203-84801-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910791859303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Modern pioneers in psychological science.