Reflections On 100 Years Of Experimental Social Psychology

by Aroldo Rodrigues, Robert Levine

Overview

In the Spring of 1997, a remarkable group of social psychologists came together at Yosemite National Park to reflect upon the field which they have been so instrumental in creating. This edited collection brings together the reflections of the nine scholars who spoke at the Yosemite conference that day and marks the 100th anniversary of Tripplet's seminal study of bicycle racers—an experiment which has often been cited as the beginning of modern experimental social psychology. The contributors: Elliot Aronson, Leonard Berkowitz, Morton Deutsch, Harold Gerard, Harold Kelley, Albert Pepitone, Bertram Raven, Robert Zajonc, and Philip Zimbardo have not only observed the development of this burgeoning discipline, collectively, they have played an essential role in crafting its young legacy.The book begins with personal histories of the researchers. Being that these personal histories are, in fact, closely connected to the most significant people, laboratories and conceptual trends of the field, these reminiscences are much more than simply histories of the course of particular individuals' lives; they are at the same time histories of the discipline itself. Subsequent chapters turn to the field's historical roots: its origins, course of theories, methods, and approaches. But all chapters share a common theme: an examination of the ways that the lives and experiences of social psychology's most prominent living scholars have helped to shape the history of the field itself.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780813390864
Publisher:	Basic Books
Publication date:	06/11/1999
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.00(d)
Lexile:	1390L (what's this?)

About the Author

Aroldo Rodrigues is professor of psychology at California State University, Fresno. Robert V. Levine professor and chair of psychology at California State University, Fresno.

Editorial Reviews

Contains ten essays in which some of the most remarkable social psychologists of the century reflect on the field which they were instrumental in creating. Drawn from a conference held at Yosemite National Park in 1997, some of these essays provide personal histories of the researchers, with reminiscences of the people and institutions involved, while others focus on critical analysis of the discipline. Contributors include Morton Deutsch, Harold Kelley, Harold Gerard, Bertram Raven, Philip Zimbardo, Leonard Berkowitz, Elliot Aronson, Albert Pepitone, and Robert Zajonc. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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