Eliot Aronson
Eliot Aronson · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Social psychologist known for cognitive dissonance research and the jigsaw classroom
1932, Chelsea, Massachusetts, United States
United States
Eliot Aronson is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Social psychologist known for cognitive dissonance research and the jigsaw classroom
Aronson is a foundational social psychologist whose experiments refined cognitive dissonance theory and who invented the 'jigsaw classroom,' a cooperative-learning method that reduces prejudice. He is the only person to have won all three top American Psychological Association awards (writing, teaching, research). He was born to a Jewish family and has written about facing antisemitism in his youth.
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Social psychologist known for cognitive dissonance research and the jigsaw classroom
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