Lee Ross | |
|---|---|
 Ross in 2014 | |
| Born | August 25, 1942 |
| Died | May 14, 2021 (aged 78) Palo Alto, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American, Canadian |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto (BA) Columbia University (PhD) |
| Known for | false consensus effect fundamental attribution error reactive devaluation psychological barriers to conflict resolution attitude polarization false polarization effect hostile media effect belief perseverance naïve realism (psychology) |
| Spouse | Judith Spinks |
| Children | 4 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Psychology |
| Institutions | Stanford University |
| Thesis | Cue- and cognition-controlled eating among obese and normal subjects (1969) |
| Doctoral advisor | Stanley Schachter |
| Doctoral students | Teresa Amabile David Dunning Thomas Gilovich Dacher Keltner Sonja Lyubomirsky Sean Young |
Lee David Ross (August 25, 1942 – May 14, 2021) was a Canadian-American professor. He held the title of the Stanford Federal Credit Union Professor of Humanities and Sciences at Stanford University[1][2] and was an influential social psychologist who studied attributional biases, shortcomings in judgment and decision making, and barriers to conflict resolution, often with longtime collaborator Mark Lepper. Ross was known for his identification and explication of the fundamental attribution error and for the demonstration and analysis of other phenomena and shortcomings that have become standard topics in textbooks and in some cases, even popular media.[3] His interests included ongoing societal problems, in particular protracted inter-group conflicts, the individual and collective rationalization of evil, and the psychological processes that make it difficult to confront societal challenges. Ross went beyond the laboratory to involve himself in conflict resolution and public peace processes in the Middle East, Northern Ireland, and other areas of the world.[4]
- ^ https://www.amacad.org/multimedia/pdfs/publications/bookofmembers/ChapterR.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Ravindran, S. (2012). "Profile of Lee D. Ross". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109 (19): 7132–3. Bibcode:2012PNAS..109.7132R. doi:10.1073/pnas.1205295109. PMC 3358840. PMID 22517739.
- ^ "Association for Psychological Science: William James Fellow Award - Lee D. Ross".
- ^ Ravindran, Sandeep (8 May 2012). "Profile of Lee D. Ross". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 109 (19): 7132–7133. Bibcode:2012PNAS..109.7132R. doi:10.1073/pnas.1205295109. PMC 3358840. PMID 22517739.