Social Psychology, Canadian Edition, 7th edition

Elliot Aronson is Professor Emeritus at the University of California at Santa Cruz and 1 of the most renowned social psychologists in the world. In 2002, he was chosen as 1 of the 100 most eminent psychologists of the twentieth century. Dr. Aronson is the only person in the 120-year history of the American Psychological Association to have received all 3 of its major awards: for distinguished writing, distinguished teaching and distinguished research. Many other professional societies have honored his research and teaching as well. These include the American Association for the Advancement of Science, which gave him its highest honor, the Distinguished Scientific Research award; the American Council for the Advancement and Support of Education, which named him Professor of the Year of 1989; the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, which awarded him the Gordon Allport prize for his contributions to the reduction of prejudice among racial and ethnic groups; and the William James Award from the Association for Psychological Science. In 1992, he was named a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. A collection of papers and tributes by his former students and colleagues, The Scientist and the Humanist, celebrates his contributions to social psychological theory and its application to real-world problems. Dr. Aronson's own recent books for general audiences include Mistakes Were Made (but not by ME), with Carol Tavris, and a memoir, Not by Chance Alone: My Life as a Social Psychologist.

Tim Wilson did his undergraduate work at Williams College and Hampshire College and received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. Currently Sherrell J. Aston Professor of Psychology at the University of Virginia, he has published numerous articles in the areas of introspection, attitude change, self-knowledge and affective forecasting, as well as the books Redirect: The Surprising New Science of Psychological Change and Strangers to Ourselves: Discovering the Adaptive Unconscious. He has received numerous honors, including elections to the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 2015 he received the William James Fellow Award from the Association for Psychological Science, which honors recipients "for their lifetime of significant intellectual contributions to the basic science of psychology." Wilson has taught the Introduction to Social Psychology course at the University of Virginia for more than 40 years. In 2001 he was awarded the University of Virginia All-University Outstanding Teaching Award, and in 2015, was awarded the University of Virginia's highest honor, the Thomas Jefferson Award for Excellence in Scholarship.

Beverley Fehr graduated with a B.A. (Hons.) from the University of Winnipeg, where she was awarded the Gold Medal for the highest standing in psychology. She received her M.A. (under the guidance of James Russell) and her Ph.D. (under the guidance of Dan Perlman) from the University of British Columbia. Her doctoral thesis on lay people's conceptions of love and commitment won the Iowa/International Network for the Study of Personal Relationships Dissertation Prize. She has published numerous articles and book chapters on the topics of emotion and close relationships. Her book Friendship Processes (1996) was awarded the 1997 Outstanding Academic Book Award by Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries. Her research is supported by grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and the Fetzer Institute. She is past president of the International Association for Relationships Research, has served as associate editor of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, and is a fellow of the Canadian Psychological Association, the American Psychological Association, the Society for Experimental Social Psychology, the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, and the International Association for Relationship Research. She received the Clifford J. Robson Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2016 and the University of Winnipeg Faculty of Arts Research Excellence Award in 2018.

Sam Sommers earned his B.A. from Williams College and his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. Since 2003 he has been a faculty member in the Department of Psychology at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, where he is now Department Chair. His research examines issues related to racial equity and group diversity, with a particular interest in how these processes play out in the legal domain. He has won multiple teaching awards at Tufts, including the Lerman-Neubauer Prize for Outstanding Teaching and Advising and the Gerald R. Gill Professor of the Year Award. He was also inducted into the Tufts Hall of Diversity for his efforts to promote an inclusive climate on campus for all students. He has testified as an expert witness on issues related to racial bias, jury decision making and eyewitness memory in criminal trial proceedings in 8 states. He has written 2 general audience books related to social psychology: Situations Matter: Understanding How Context Transforms Your World (2011) and This Is Your Brain on Sports: The Science of Underdogs, the Value of Rivalry, and What We Can Learn from the T-shirt Cannon (2016). He is also co-author of Invitation to Psychology (8th edition) and Psychology (13th edition), along with Carole Wade, Carol Tavris and Lisa Shin.