Richard Nisbett

Richard Nisbett

Richard E. Nisbett (* 1. Juni 1941) ist ein US-amerikanischer Psychologe. Er ist Professor an der University of Michigan.

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Nisbett studierte Psychologie an der Tufts University (A.B., 1962) und promovierte 1966 an der Columbia University. Die nächsten fünf Jahre war er Juniorprofessor an der Yale University. Seit 1971 ist er Professor an der University of Michigan.

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Nisbetts Forschung konzentrierte sich auf das Denken und Schlussfolgern von Laien. Hier untersuchte er insbesondere kognitiven Verzerrungen und die Frage, inwiefern diese durch Lernen reduziert werden können. Nisbett untersucht zudem kulturelle Unterschiede bei Denkprozessen.

Bücher (Auswahl)

  • Culture Of Honor: The Psychology Of Violence In The South. Westview Press, 1996. ISBN 9780813319933
  • The Geography of Thought : How Asians and Westerners Think Differently...and Why. Free Press, 2003. ISBN 0743216466
  • Intelligence and How to Get It: Why Schools and Cultures Count. W. W. Norton & Company, 2009. ISBN 0393065057

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