Circling Science

Arthur Aron

Social psychology · Stony Brook University · 1 work here

Social psychologist of close relationships, known for the self-expansion model and the closeness procedure behind the “36 questions”.

1 work on the map

In the catalogue

  1. 1997
    The Experimental Generation of Interpersonal Closeness: A Procedure and Some Preliminary Findings

    Aron et al. · Journal article, peer-reviewed · Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

    ExperimentCautions: Self-report only · No later follow-up

    Pairs of strangers who took turns asking progressively more personal questions felt closer afterwards than pairs who made small talk. This is the research behind the “36 questions”.

Where they work

Links