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Newly Published Festschrift from Psychology Press |
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| Posted by: | Marti Hope Gonzales |
| Title/Position: | Associate Professor of Psychology |
| School/Organization: | University of Minnesota |
| Sent to listserv of: | SPSP, SESP, SPSSI |
| Date posted: | July 14th, 2010 |
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Greetings, friends and colleagues.
I'd like to call everyone’s attention to THE SCIENTIST AND THE HUMANIST: A FESTSCHRIFT IN HONOR OF ELLIOT ARONSON, edited by Carol Tavris, Josh Aronson, and me (Psychology Press). Many festschrift books are uneven collections of papers, uninteresting except to a small circle of scholars in the specific area, but this book is a remarkable exception, given the honoree's many contributions to writing, teaching, and basic and applied research in social psychology. There's something in here for everyone, and the authors have a terrific story to tell about social psychology—and about the lasting influence that Elliot has had on the field and on their own lives and work. The book is especially valuable for students for its behind-the-scenes revelations, hands-on advice, and accessible and lively writing (fitting for any tribute to Elliot, of course).
Each chapter offers a state-of-the-specialty review of its topic, including dissonance theory, the past and future of high-impact experiments, and applied research on energy policy, education, the legal system, prejudice and conflict. Finally, chapters on two of Elliot’s other great passions, teaching and writing, will be invaluable to all young social psychologists. And no surprise, Elliot gets the final word.
Festschrift books are always costly, but you can get this one for 40% off if you are a member of APS. To order and to take advantage of the discount, simply go to: http://www.psychologicalscience.org/books.
Here's the table of contents:
Introductory essays by MARK LEPPER (“The Wizard of Santa Cruz”), WALTER MISCHEL, PHIL ZIMBARDO, and the editors
ISSUES IN SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
TOM PETTIGREW: The Ultimate Lewinian
MARK LEPPER: Forbidden Toys and Transgressive Thoughts
LEE ROSS: Dealing With Conflict: Experiences and Experiments
ROY BAUMEISTER: Rejection, Consistency, and Interpersonal Processes
PHOEBE ELLSWORTH: The Rise and Fall of the High-Impact Experiment
COGNITIVE DISSONANCE AND ITS DESCENDANTS
EDDIE HARMON-JONES: Decisions, Action, and Neuroscience: A Contemporary Perspective on Cognitive Dissonance
JEFF STONE: The Power of the Self-Consistency Motive in Social Life
JOEL COOPER: Riding the D Train With Elliot: The Aronsonian Legacy of Cognitive Dissonance
MIKE LEIPPE & DONNA EISENSTADT: Self-Persuasion When It Matters to Self: Attitude Importance and Dissonance Reduction After Counterattitudinal Advocacy
RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS
JEFF SIMPSON: A Tiller in the Greening of Relationship Science
DEBORAH DAVIS: Lies, Damned Lies, and the Path From Police Interrogation to Wrongful Conviction
PAUL STERN: Gving Psychology Away to Energy Policy
TONY GREENWALD: Under What Conditions Does Intergroup Contact Improve Intergroup Harmony?
JOSH ARONSON: Jigsaw and the Nurture of Human Intelligence
WRITING AND TEACHING
CAROL TAVRIS: Writing About Psychological Science
TIM WILSON: Chance Encounters
MARTI HOPE GONZALES: The Art of Teaching: Lessons From a Teacher Who Was Never Taught How to Teach
CODAS
RABBI HILLEL COHN: Elliot Aronson and the Spirit of Yom Kippur: The Adjustment to Atrocity
ELLIOT ARONSON: The Last Word
Thanks so much for your attention to this message,
Marti Hope Gonzales
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