2 Quotes & Sayings By Arne Klingenberg

Arne Klingenberg is a German-born researcher known for his pioneering research in the field of social cognition. In the 1980s, Arne with his colleague Greg Walton at the University of Bristol developed a new theory about how people understand others' actions in social situations. The theory became known as the "agent-detector model," and was one of the main theoretical approaches used in their research on social perception and attribution. It was this theory that brought Arne to the attention of psychologists in the United States, who described him as "one of the most creative and original researchers in social cognition" Other awards include: Outstanding Contribution to Psychology from the American Psychological Association, Distinguished Career Award from the International Association for Relationship Research, and MacArthur Fellowship.