University of Toronto 1970
Relationships, Social Cognition, Intergroup Relations, Social Neuroscience
Office Hours: By appointment
Phone Number: (631) 632-632-7707
Fax: (631) 632-7876
E-mail Address: Arthur.Aron@stonybrook.edu
Website: http://www.psychology.stonybrook.edu/aronlab-/
Current Research:
Dr. Aron's research centers on the self-expansion model of motivation and cognition in personal relationships. His major current research programs focus on the following topics: (a) the cognitive overlap of self and other in close relationships, (b) how shared participation in novel and arousing activities can enhance relationship quality, (c) the role of friendship with members of ethnic outgroups in reducing intergroup prejudice, and (d) identify the neural circuits engaged by relationship-relevant cognitions and emotions. In addition, he is engaged in a major collaborative research program with Dr. Elaine Aron on the "highly sensitive person," including studies of the interaction of childhood environment with this apparently inherited trait in predicting adult functioning.
Representative Publications:
Aron, A., Fisher, H., Mashek, D, Strong, G., Li, H., & Brown, L. (2005). Reward, motivation and emotion systems associated with early-stage intense romantic love. Journal of Neurophysiology, 93, 327-337.
Aron, A., McLaughlin-Volpe, T., Mashek, D., Lewandowski, G., Wright, S.C., & Aron, E.N. (2004). Including close others in the self. European Review of Social Psychology, 15, 101-132
Aron, A., Norman, C. C., Aron, E.N., McKenna, C., & Heyman, R. (2000). Couples shared participation in novel and arousing activities and experienced relationship quality. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 78, 273-283
Current Research Support:
IRUL Foundation; Social and Humanities Research Council of Canada
