Solomon Asch

Solomon Asch
BornSeptember 14, 1907
DiedFebruary 20, 1996(1996-02-20) (aged 88)
NationalityPolish-American[1][2][3]
Alma materCollege of the City of New York, Columbia University
Known forSocial psychology (Social influence, conformity), Asch conformity experiments
Scientific career
FieldsPsychology (Gestalt, social, cognitive)
InstitutionsCollege of the City of New York
Columbia University
Swarthmore College
Harvard University
Academic advisorsMax Wertheimer
Notable studentsStanley Milgram

Solomon Eliot Asch (September 14, 1907 – February 20, 1996) was a Polish-American Gestalt psychologist and pioneer in social psychology. He created seminal pieces of work in impression formation, prestige suggestion, conformity, and many other topics. His work follows a common theme of Gestalt psychology that the whole is not only greater than the sum of its parts, but the nature of the whole fundamentally alters the parts. Asch stated: "Most social acts have to be understood in their setting, and lose meaning if isolated. No error in thinking about social facts is more serious than the failure to see their place and function".[4] Asch is most well known for his conformity experiments, in which he demonstrated the influence of group pressure on opinions. A Review of General Psychology survey, published in 2002, ranked Asch as the 41st most cited psychologist of the 20th century.[5]

  1. ^ Nasher, Jack (13 November 2018). Convinced!: How to Prove Your Competence & Win People Over. Berrett-Koehler Publishers. ISBN 9781523095605. Retrieved 1 February 2019 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Who is Solomon Asch?". Study.com. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  3. ^ Grasset, Léo (27 October 2016). How the Zebra Got its Stripes: Tales from the Weird and Wonderful World of Evolution. Profile. ISBN 9781782832430. Retrieved 1 February 2019 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Asch, Solomon E. Social Psychology. New York: Prentice-Hall, 1952. p. 61
  5. ^ Haggbloom, Steven J.; Warnick, Renee; Warnick, Jason E.; Jones, Vinessa K.; Yarbrough, Gary L.; Russell, Tenea M.; Borecky, Chris M.; McGahhey, Reagan; Powell III, John L.; Beavers, Jamie; Monte, Emmanuelle (2002). "The 100 most eminent psychologists of the 20th century". Review of General Psychology. 6 (2): 139–152. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.586.1913. doi:10.1037/1089-2680.6.2.139. S2CID 145668721.

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