John Kihlstrom

John Frederick Kihlstrom (born October 24, 1948)^[1] is an American cognitive social psychologist. He is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, where he originally began teaching in 1997.^[2] In 2013, he was named the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Distinguished Professor in the UC Berkeley College of Letters and Science.^[1] He is known for his research on the unconscious mind.^[3][4] He was formerly the editor-in-chief of Psychological Science.^[5]

John Kihlstrom
Born	John Frederick Kihlstrom (1948-10-24) October 24, 1948 (age 76) Norwich, New York
Citizenship	American
Alma mater	Colgate University (AB, 1970) University of Pennsylvania (Ph.D., 1975)
Known for	Research on hypnosis, the unconscious mind, and the self
Spouses	Susan Jo Russell ​ ​ (m. 1975⁠–⁠1982)​ Lucy Canter Kihlstrom ​ ​ (m. 1986)​
Awards	American Psychological Association Early Career Award (1979)
Scientific career
Fields	Cognitive psychology Social psychology
Institutions	University of California, Berkeley
Thesis	The Effects of Organization and Motivation of Recall During Posthypnotic Amnesia (1975)
Doctoral advisor	Martin Theodore Orne