Social Psychology: Exploring the Dynamics of Human Experience

About Peter M. GollwitzerRobin R. Vallacher

Robin R. Vallacher Ph.D. is Professor of Psychology at Florida Atlantic University USA and a Research Associate in the Center for Complex Systems University of Warsaw Poland. He has authored or edited 11 professional books and written over 150 book chapters and journal articles. In recent years Dr. Vallacher and his colleagues have adapted principles and methods from complexity science and nonlinear dynamical systems to investigate a wide range of topics in personality and social psychology including self-concept self-regulation mindfulness social judgment social influence close relationships stereotyping and prejudice sport psychology social change intergroup conflict and the ascendance of populist movements in the U.S. and Europe.Peter M. Gollwitzer Ph.D. is a Professor of Psychology at New York University USA and affiliated with the Zeppelin University Friedrichhafen and the University of Konstanz Germany. He has authored or edited 10 professional books and published over 300 book chapters and journal articles. His research investigates a wide range of topics in social psychology and motivation science with a focus on self-concepts and aspired-to identities self-regulation of goal pursuit and the down-regulation of negative emotions such as envy anger fear disgust and sadness.