John Frederick Kihlstrom (born October 24, 1948) is an American

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social psychologist Social psychology is the scientific study of how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the real or imagined presence of other people or by social norms. Social psychologists typically explain human behavior as a result of the rela ...

. He is Professor Emeritus in the Department of

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at the

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, where he originally began teaching in 1997. In 2013, he was named the

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and Rhoda Goldman Distinguished Professor in the

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. He is known for his research on the

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. He was formerly the

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of ''

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Social Psychology Network The Social Psychology Network (SPN) is an educational organization with more than 1,500 members worldwide. SPN was founded by psychology professor Scott Plous as a website in 1996. Development of SPN was supported by several grants from the Nation ...

1948 births Living people American social psychologists American cognitive psychologists People from Norwich, New York University of Pennsylvania alumni University of California, Berkeley College of Letters and Science faculty Academic journal editors Psychological Science editors {{US-psychologist-stub