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Robert Rosenthal, Who Linked Subtle Cues to Behavior, Dies at 90
Robert Rosenthal, a psychologist renowned as an expert in nonverbal communication, and in particular what he called the “self-fulfilling prophecies” in which subtle, often unconscious, gestures can influence behavior, died on Jan. 5 in Riverside
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A Tribute to APS Fellows Lost in 2023
The Observer honors the APS Fellows who passed away over the past year and left an indelible mark on scientific psychology. Their groundbreaking studies and theories have advanced fields ranging from clinical psychology to neuroscience.
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Remembering Sam Glucksberg, Who Pioneered the Study of Figurative Language
A professor at Princeton University for 44 years, Glucksberg chaired the APS Publications Committee in its critical earliest years and later edited Psychological Science from 2000–2003.
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Wharton Professor Promoted Love in the Workplace
Sigal Barsade, a professor of management at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, urged bosses to think more deeply about emotions, including love, swirling around the workplace. Dr. Barsade, who died Feb. 6 of a brain
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Sigal Barsade, 56, Dies; Argued That It’s OK to Show Emotions at Work
Sigal Barsade, whose studies of organizational culture charted the internal dynamics of the American workplace as precisely as any episode of “The Office,” and who advised countless companies on how to embrace and nurture their
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Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, who described the ‘flow’ of human creativity, dies at 87
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, a psychologist and best-selling author who coined the term “flow” to describe the sense of creativity that emerges from an intense absorption in a challenging activity, whether in the arts, sports, business or
