John Bargh

John A. Bargh (/ˈbɑːrdʒ/; born January 9, 1955) is a social psychologist currently working at Yale University, where he has formed the Automaticity in Cognition, Motivation, and Evaluation (ACME) Laboratory. Quotes Corruption and misuse of power are widespread phenomena. They are one of the major, if not the major, threats to democratic government and the rule of law. But at the lower ends of the power hierarchies as well, in society as well as organizations, the abuse of power is a major obstacle in the way of many people's pursuit of happiness. Moreover, the diversion of official organizational power for the selfish ends of the powerholder is necessarily detrimental to the aims and goals of the organization or society. The Use and Abuse of Power. Co-written with Annette Y. Lee-Chai. Psychology Press. 2015. p. 53. 978-1-317-71036-3 External links Professional Profile Yale home page ACME Laboratory Yale News: Awards Edge Biography Psychology Today Blog Society for Personality and Social Psychology 2009 Symposium: Free Will Category:Psychologists from the United States Category:Academics from the United States Category:1955 births Category:Living people Category:Non-fiction authors from the United States Category:People from Illinois