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Shelley E. Taylor

American psychologist · United States · On the map · Academics · Born 1946 · age 80

Shelley Elizabeth Taylor is an American psychologist. She serves as a distinguished professor of psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles. She received her Ph.D. from Yale University, and was formerly on the faculty at Harvard University.

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2023National Medal of ScienceAward2010APA Award for Outstanding Lifetime Contributions to PsychologyAward2001William James Fellow AwardAward2000Wilbur Cross MedalAward1996APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to PsychologyAward1995Donald T. Campbell AwardAward1980APA Distinguished Scientific Award for an Early Career Contribution to PsychologyAward1946Born

Awards

National Medal of Science2023
APA Award for Outstanding Lifetime Contributions to Psychology2010
William James Fellow Award2001
Wilbur Cross Medal2000
APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology1996
Donald T. Campbell Award1995
APA Distinguished Scientific Award for an Early Career Contribution to Psychology1980

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A prolific author of books and scholarly journal articles, Taylor has long been a leading figure in two subfields related to her primary discipline of social psychology: social cognition and health psychology. Her books include The Tending Instinct and Social Cognition, the latter by Susan Fiske and Shelley Taylor.

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United States
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Academics
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Academic
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Born 1946 · age 80