Richard E. Nisbett, Ph.D., has taught psychology at Yale University and the University of Michigan, where he is the Theodore M. Newcomb Distinguished University Professor. He has received the Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award of the American Psychological Association, the William James Fellow Award, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. In 2002 he became the first social psychologist elected to the National Academy of Sciences in a generation. The co-author of Culture of Honour and numerous other books and articles, he lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

尼斯贝特教授是密西根大学心理学系讲座教授，也是我的导师、好友、合作者，更是现在还活着的最多产、最有名、最伟大的社会心理学家。他的研究目前已经被引用超过75000次。他曾经获得美国心理学会杰出科学贡献奖、美国心理学会威廉·詹姆斯终身成就奖，美国古根海姆奖。2002年，他成为第一位当选美国科学院院士的社会心理学家。