Elliot Aronson is one of the preeminent social psychologists of our time, and there is hardly anyone who studies psychology who does not know his name. His classic textbook on social psychology, Social Animals, has been updated to its 12th edition and has sold tens of millions of copies worldwide since its publication. He has done a great deal of groundbreaking and textbook-written work in social psychology, and is the only psychologist to have won all three awards from the American Psychological Association in the past century. In people's minds, Aronson is a well-deserved titan in the field of social psychology. His only autobiography, Aaronson's Autobiography, was newly published by Zhanlu Culture.
In the book, Aronson traces his half-century of teaching and research. Readers can see how scientific research, which is born out of social problems and has vitality and creativity. In addition, Aronson details many representative experiments in social psychology in the book, from the theoretical hypothesis to the experimental process to the final conclusion analysis, every step is clearly visible.
From the poor boy in the slum to the master admired by everyone, from the improvement of cognitive dissonance theory to the promotion of "puzzle classroom", "Aronson's Autobiography" is not only an autobiography of a master, but also half of the history of social psychology. Aronson used his own experience to illustrate the truth of social psychology: both individuals and societies can develop in a good direction, and a person can achieve the possible self through self-improvement, without being bound by unpleasant childhood experiences and personality defects.
Text: Beijing Youth Daily reporter Zhang Jia.
Edited by Gong Lifang.