Not by Chance Alone

How does a boy from a financially and intellectually impoverished background grow up to become a Harvard researcher, win international acclaim for his groundbreaking work, and catch fire as a pioneering psychologist? As the only person in the history of the American Psychological Association to have won all three of its highest honorsfor distinguished research, teaching, and wr...

How does a boy from a financially and intellectually impoverished background grow up to become a Harvard researcher, win international acclaim for his groundbreaking work, and catch fire as a pioneering psychologist? As the only person in the history of the American Psychological Association to have won all three of its highest honorsfor distinguished research, teaching, and writing Elliot Aronson is living proof that humans are capable of capturing the power of the situation and conquering the prison of personality. A personal and compelling look into Aronson’s profound contributions to the field of social psychology, Not by Chance Alone is a lifelong story of human potential and the power of social change.

埃利奥特·阿伦森Elliot Aronson

●当代最杰出的社会心理学家，美国艺术与科学学院院士。

●美国心理协会120年历史上唯一一位获得所有三项大奖的心理学家：杰出研究奖、杰出教学奖和杰出著作奖。

●师从马斯洛、麦克莱兰和费斯廷格三位大师级导师，在认知失调、个人吸引力等多个领域取得影响整个心理学界的重大研究成果。

●他所著的《社会性动物》被誉为“美国社会心理学的《圣经》”，已更新至第11版，被翻译成14种语言。

●晚年双目失明，依然坚持心理学写作和教学工作，将毕生奉献给社会心理学事业。