Public Education of Psychology: An Interview with Philip G. Zimbardo, Ph.D.

Abstract

Presents an interview with Philip G. Zimbardo, Ph.D. By disseminating findings from psychological research and promoting psychological services to the public, the media serves an important function benefiting the public and our field. Psychologists early in their career can serve an important role as consultants to trade media, community media outlets, or even national/international media conglomerates. The interviewer asked Dr. Phil Zimbardo to discuss his vision for the role of the media in psychology, his advice for psychologists who are contacted by the media, and also to discuss his own groundbreaking experiences with the media on behalf of psychology over the years. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2014 APA, all rights reserved). (chapter)