On Aug 31, 2012, at 4:02 PM, Gerald Peterson wrote: > Do we know if many or any of the aides/consultants/handlers of Obama and > Romney have Psych backgrounds? I would think that Social Psych would be of > value to political candidates.
I know that Robert Cialdini, Dan Ariely, and other top psychologists were members of Obama's Consortium of Behavioral Scientists before the last election (e.g., see this 2009 article in Time Magazine: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1889153,00.html). Best, Jeff -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeffry Ricker, Ph.D. SCC: Professor of Psychology MCCCD: General Studies Faculty Representative PSY 101 Website: http://sccpsy101.wordpress.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scottsdale Community College 9000 E. Chaparral Road Scottsdale, AZ 85256-2626 Office: SB-123 Phone: (480) 423-6213 Fax: (480) 423-6298 --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=20137 or send a blank email to leave-20137-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
