Actually, I saw Zajonc give a wonderful talk on the psychology of evil a few years back and he worked a great deal of this biographical info into the talk. But I didn't know that he died. Thanks for letting us know, Chris. ________________________________ From: Christopher D. Green [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2008 9:34 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] Robert Zajonc, Who Looked at Mind’s Ties to Actions, Is Dead at 85 - Obituary (Obit) - NYTimes.com
Famed social psychologist Robert Zajonc has died. Here is the NYT obit: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/07/education/07zajonc.html?_r=1&ref=obituaries Here's something you probably didn't know about him: "In 1939, after the Nazis invaded Poland and headed toward [Zajons' hometown of] Lodz, he and his parents fled to Warsaw. There, the building in which they were staying was bombed, and Robert’s parents were killed. Robert woke up in a hospital, seriously injured. He attended an underground university in Warsaw before being dispatched to a labor camp in Germany. He escaped and, recaptured, was sent to a political prison in France. Escaping again, he joined the French Resistance and studied at the University of Paris. Reaching England in 1944, he worked as a translator for American forces in the European campaign." Chris -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 [EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ ========================== --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
