Professor of psychology at UC Riverside, and author of the ‘Personality Puzzle,’ an introduction to personality psychology.
David C. Funder is a psychology professor who has written a number of important textbooks and research articles pertaining to the field of personality psychology.
Stanford Prison Experiment: The Movie A new movie about the Stanford Prison Experiment opens tonight, based on the famous experiment run by psychologist Philip Zimbardo. In 1971, Zimbardo set up a mock prison in a basement of the Stanford Psychology Department, and assigned volunteer students to be prisoners or guards. The experiment was supposed to run for two weeks, but was abandoned after only six days, because the situation was out of control, with guards becoming abusive and prisoners getting distraught. Since then, the study’s conclusion has been widely adopted - that people’s actions are influenced more by the situations they’re in than by their personalities. But now some experts in social psychology are challenging that assumption, and the experiment itself, as invalid science.
Farewell LA freeways, Peter Shire is back Angelenos don't want more freeways but we seem not to want mass transit either. Metro has killed the 710 freeway extension, and bus and train ridership is down across the region. What's the future of getting around in LA? And, Peter Shire is having a comeback. What attracts a new generation to his playful ceramics and furniture?
Trump says goodbye Paris Accord: What does it mean for U.S. and the planet? President Donald Trump announced Thursday that the U.S. will withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord, the landmark international agreement to limit greenhouse gas emissions. Trump was to renegotiate a new deal, but will that happen?
Securing Public Spaces, Super Wealthy Asians Vehicles are increasingly being used as weapons, as seen in the London Bridge attack over the weekend and in New York’s Times Square last month. The Compton-based company Calpipe is designing security bollards to help make public spaces safer. And novelist Kevin Kwan satirizes the “crazy rich” Asian jet set and their luxurious tastes in his latest book, “Rich People Problems.”