Richard E. Nisbett
Social psychologist and author
Richard E. Nisbett is an American social psychologist who has taught at the University of Michigan. He wrote Mindware: Tools for Smart Thinking.
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American Born 1941 in Littlefield, United States
About Richard E. Nisbett
Richard E. Nisbett was born in 1941 and earned his PhD at Columbia University, where Stanley Schachter was his advisor. His research interests include social cognition, culture, social class and aging. He has received the American Psychological Association's Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions. He belongs to both the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Alongside Mindware, he has written The Geography of Thought and Intelligence and How to Get It, as well as a memoir, Thinking: A Memoir.