《阿伦森自传》内容简介
阿伦森作为一个性格腼腆、资质平平的小男孩，生于无财无势的家庭，在贫民区中长大，如何成为举世闻名的社会心理学家？年少时对哈佛大学望洋兴叹的“笨小子”，十年后竟成为哈佛大学教授？在本书中，阿伦森用自己的经历阐明了社会心理学的真理：无论个人还是社会，都可以向好的方向发展，一个人可以不受儿时不愉快经历和个性缺陷的束缚，通过自我完善成就可能的自我。
在本书中，阿伦森追溯了他半个世纪以来的教学和研究经历，读者可以从中看到源于社会问题的、具有生命力和创造力的科学研究是如何诞生的。此外，你还会读到阿伦森因积极推动住房公平法规的出台，遭到死亡威胁，因维护阿瑟·詹森的言论自由权而遭到抗议，被指责为“种族主义者”等在重大历史事件中的经历和故事，你会发现他不仅是一位天才的社会心理学实验家，还是一位致力于心理学传播的教育家，一位关注社会弱势群体的行动家，一位心怀天下的伟大思想者。《阿伦森自传》将让我们更深入地认识自我、社会与人性。阅读这本传记，我们将有机会大师直接对话，感受他的独立思考精神和人文情怀。
这本书除了为我们呈现阿伦森从一名普通学生成长为伟大心理学家的传奇一生，还让我们有机会一窥各项经典研究背后的故事，感受心理学家的生活样貌。从贫民区的穷小子到人人敬仰的大师，从完善认知失调理论到推广“拼图课堂”，本书既是一本大师自传，也是半部社会心理学史，通过阿伦森的倾情讲述，我们可以了解阿伦森研究的灵感是如何产生的，又经历过怎样的迷茫和探索，还能回到社会心理学的黄金时期，感受书中对众多心理学大师的鲜活描写，感受他们在学术研究以外的人格魅力。内容简介······
阿伦森作为一个性格腼腆、资质平平的小男孩，生于无财无势的家庭，在贫民区中长大，如何成为举世闻名的社会心理学家？年少时对哈佛大学望洋兴叹的“笨小子”，十年后竟成为哈佛大学教授？在本书中，阿伦森用自己的经历阐明了社会心理学的真理：无论个人还是社会，都可以向好的方向发展，一个人可以不受儿时不愉快经历和个性缺陷的束缚，通过自我完善成就可能的自我。
在本书中，阿伦森追溯了他半个世纪以来的教学和研究经历，读者可以从中看到源于社会问题的、具有生命力和创造力的科学研究是如何诞生的。此外，你还会读到阿伦森因积极推动住房公平法规的出台，遭到死亡威胁，因维护阿瑟·詹森的言论自由权而遭到抗议，被指责为“种族主义者”等在重大历史事件中的经历和故事，你会发现他不仅是一位天才的社会心理学实验家，还是一位致力于心理学传播的教育家，一位关注社会弱势群体的行动家，一位心怀天下的伟大思想者。《阿伦森自传》将让我们更深入地认识自我、社会与人性。阅读这本传记，我们将有机会大师直接对话，感受他的独立思考精神和人文情怀。
这本书除了为我们呈现阿伦森从一名普通学生成长为伟大心理学家的传奇一生，还让我们有机会一窥各项经典研究背后的故事，感受心理学家的生活样貌。从贫民区的穷小子到人人敬仰的大师，从完善认知失调理论到推广“拼图课堂”，本书既是一本大师自传，也是半部社会心理学史，通过阿伦森的倾情讲述，我们可以了解阿伦森研究的灵感是如何产生的，又经历过怎样的迷茫和探索，还能回到社会心理学的黄金时期，感受书中对众多心理学大师的鲜活描写，感受他们在学术研究以外的人格魅力。
作者简介
埃利奥特·阿伦森是当代杰出的社会心理学家，几乎没有一个学心理学的人不知道他的名字。他撰写的社会心理学经典教材《社会性动物》已更新至第12版，自出版以来在世界范围内畅销数千万册，他为社会心理学做出了大量奠基性的、写进教科书的工作，是百年来唯一获得美国心理协会全部三项大奖的心理学家。在人们心中，阿伦森在社会心理学领域中是当之无愧的泰斗。
在这本书中，阿伦森用温柔而幽默的笔调，讲述了自己如何克服个性和能力上的不足，从出生贫民家庭的“笨小子”成长为影响整个心理学界的大师级人物。书中详细描述了入门考验实验、认知失调理论、阿伦森效应、拼图课堂等一系列经典实验和理论，既是一个男人不断超越自我的奋斗史，也是一位学者成就的忠实纪录。
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The Autobiography of Aronson
How did Aronson, a shy, modest boy who grew up in a poor neighborhood without money or power, become a world-renowned social psychologist? The "stupid boy" who admired Harvard University in his youth became a professor at Harvard University ten years later? In this book, Aronson uses his own experience to illustrate the truth of social psychology: that both individuals and societies can evolve for the better, and that one can, unfettered by unpleasant childhood experiences and personality flaws, achieve the possible self through self-improvement.
In this book, Aronson traces his half-century of teaching and research to see how vibrant and creative scientific research is born out of social problems. In addition, you will read about Aronson's experiences and stories of major historical events such as his activism for fair housing laws, death threats, protests for defending Arthur Johnson's right to free speech, and accusations of being a "racist," and you will find that he is not only a gifted social psychology experimentalist, but also an educator dedicated to the communication of psychology. An activist who cares about the vulnerable groups of society, a great thinker with the world in mind. Aronson's Autobiography will give us a deeper understanding of self, society, and humanity. Reading this biography, we will have the opportunity to talk to the master directly and feel his spirit of independent thinking and humanistic feelings.
In addition to presenting Aronson's legendary life from an ordinary student to a great psychologist, this book also gives us a chance to glimpse the stories behind various classic studies and feel what the life of a psychologist is like. From the poor boy in the slums to the revered master, from perfecting the theory of cognitive dissonance to popularizing the "puzzle class," this book is both an autobiography of the master and a history of social psychology. Through Aronson's emotional telling, we can understand how Aronson's research was inspired, and what kind of confusion and exploration went through, and we can return to the golden age of social psychology. Feel the vivid descriptions of many of the masters of psychology in the book, and feel their personality charm outside of academic research. Content introduction
How did Aronson, a shy, modest boy who grew up in a poor neighborhood without money or power, become a world-renowned social psychologist? The "stupid boy" who admired Harvard University in his youth became a professor at Harvard University ten years later? In this book, Aronson uses his own experience to illustrate the truth of social psychology: that both individuals and societies can evolve for the better, and that one can, unfettered by unpleasant childhood experiences and personality flaws, achieve the possible self through self-improvement.
In this book, Aronson traces his half-century of teaching and research to see how vibrant and creative scientific research is born out of social problems. In addition, you will read about Aronson's experiences and stories of major historical events such as his activism for fair housing laws, death threats, protests for defending Arthur Johnson's right to free speech, and accusations of being a "racist," and you will find that he is not only a gifted social psychology experimentalist, but also an educator dedicated to the communication of psychology. An activist who cares about the vulnerable groups of society, a great thinker with the world in mind. Aronson's Autobiography will give us a deeper understanding of self, society, and humanity. Reading this biography, we will have the opportunity to talk to the master directly and feel his spirit of independent thinking and humanistic feelings.
In addition to presenting Aronson's legendary life from an ordinary student to a great psychologist, this book also gives us a chance to glimpse the stories behind various classic studies and feel what the life of a psychologist is like. From the poor boy in the slums to the revered master, from perfecting the theory of cognitive dissonance to popularizing the "puzzle class," this book is both an autobiography of the master and a history of social psychology. Through Aronson's emotional telling, we can understand how Aronson's research was inspired, and what kind of confusion and exploration went through, and we can return to the golden age of social psychology. Feel the vivid descriptions of many of the masters of psychology in the book, and feel their personality charm outside of academic research.
About the author
Elliot Aronson is a prominent social psychologist of our time, and there is hardly a psychology student who does not know his name. His classic textbook of social psychology, The Social Animal, 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 foundational, textbook work in social psychology and is the only psychologist to win all three awards of the American Psychological Association in the past 100 years. Aronson is regarded as a leader in the field of social psychology.
In this book, Aronson uses a gentle and humorous tone to describe how he overcame his personality and ability to grow from a poor family "stupid boy" to influence the entire psychological community. The book describes in detail a series of classic experiments and theories such as the entry test experiment, cognitive dissonance theory, Aronson effect, jigsaw classroom, which is not only a man's struggle to transcend himself, but also a faithful record of a scholar's achievements.
The world's 12 leading social psychology figures jointly recommend! Peng Kaiping, Dean of the School of Social Sciences of Tsinghua University, Zhou Xiaohong, senior professor of humanities and social Sciences of Nanjing University, Xu Yan, professor of the Department of Psychology of Beijing Normal University, etc., moved to recommend, and Chi Yukai, associate professor of the Department of Applied Psychology of South China Normal University, gave a speech. Recommended by Philip Zimbardo, former president of the American Psychological Association; Gardner Lynch, editor of the Handbook of Social Psychology; and Robert Cialdini, author of the bestselling book Influence!
