Ellen Langer

Ellen Jane Langer ( born March 15, 1947) is a professor of psychology at Harvard University. Her areas of expertise include illusion of control, decision making, aging and mindfulness / awareness.

Life

Ellen Langer wrote her doctoral thesis in social and clinical psychology in 1974 at Yale University. She is the author of more than 200 scientific articles and six academic books, of which Mindfulness and The Power of Mindful Learning which are well -known.

In 2004, the Harvard University identified because allegations have long needles used more than once in their experiments - a violation of the university rules for trials with volunteers. The investigation was discontinued in 2005.

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In 1980 she was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship. Other honors include the Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the public interest of the American Psychological Association, the price of Distinguished Contributions of Basic Science to Applied Psychology of the American Association of Applied and Preventive Psychology, the James McKeen - Cattell - Prize and the Gordon - Allport Intergroup Relations Prize.