The Scientist and the Humanist: A Festschrift in Honor of Elliot Aronson

by Joshua Aronson, Carol Tavris, Marti Hope Gonzales

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848728670
• ISBN13: 9781848728677
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Length: 398 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.