Arie W. Kruglanski

Arie W. Kruglanski
Born 1939
Poland
Nationality American
Occupation Social psychologist
Known for Work on Cognitive Closure

Arie W. Kruglanski (born in 1939) is a social psychologist best known for his work on Cognitive Closure. He is currently a Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of Maryland.

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Arie Kruglanski received his Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1968. He has contributed extensively to the theory of Cognitive Closure,[1] and co-developed the Need for Closure Scale.[2] Theories of closure have found application in numerous fields such as consumer behavior[3] and political research.[4] Kruglanski frequently collaborated with E. Tory Higgins, particularly on regulatory mode theory. Kruglanski serves as a co-principal investigator at the National Center for the Study of Terrorism and the Response to Terrorism at the University of Maryland, and has conducted extensive research on the psychology and motivations of terrorists.[5] He sits on the editorial board of Psychological Review.[6]

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