Yaacov Trope
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Yaacov Trope (born June 17, 1945)[1] is a social psychologist who studies cognitive, motivational, and social factors that enable perspective taking, and effects of emotions and desires on social judgment and decision making. He is a Professor of Psychology at New York University.
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Occupation | Professor of Psychology |
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Alma mater | Tel Aviv University; University of Michigan |
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Institutions | New York University |
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Trope won the 2016 Mentor Award from the Association for Psychological Science for his outstanding mentorship and support for psychology students.[2] In 2015, he won the Career Contribution Award from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology[3] and the Thomas M. Ostrom Award for Outstanding Contributions to Social Cognition.[4] Trope is an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.[5]