Leonard Berkowitz

Leonard Berkowitz (born 1926) is an American social psychologist best known for his research on human aggression. He originated the Cognitive Neoassociation Model of aggressive behavior, which was created to help explain instances of aggression that the Frustration-Aggression Hypothesis could not account for.^[1] Berkowitz received his Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Michigan in 1951. He is currently Vilas Research Professor Emeritus in the Department of Psychology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Awards and honors

• 1988 APA Distinguished Scientific Award for the Applications of Psychology
• 1989 SESP Distinguished Scientist Award
• 1993 Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[2]
• APS James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award

Books

• Berkowitz, L. (2000). Causes and consequences of feelings. New York: Cambridge University Press.
• Berkowitz, L. (1993). Aggression: Its causes, consequences, and control. New York: McGraw-Hill.
• A Survey of Social Psychology

See also

• Aggression
• Frustration aggression theory
• Weapons effect

References

External links

• Professional profile
• Homepage at the University of Wisconsin website