Susan Fiske | |
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Born | August 19, 1952 |
Nationality | American |
Education | Radcliffe College (BA) Harvard University (PhD) |
Occupation(s) | Professor of psychology at Princeton University, author |
Known for | Stereotype content model, ambivalent sexism theory, cognitive miser |
Relatives | Donald Fiske (father), Alan Fiske (brother) |
Susan Tufts Fiske (born August 19, 1952) is an American psychologist who serves as the Eugene Higgins Professor of Psychology and Public Affairs in the Department of Psychology at Princeton University.[1] She is a social psychologist known for her work on social cognition, stereotypes, and prejudice.[2] Fiske leads the Intergroup Relations, Social Cognition, and Social Neuroscience Lab at Princeton University. Her theoretical contributions include the development of the stereotype content model, ambivalent sexism theory, power as control theory, and the continuum model of impression formation.