Seiji Takaku is professor of
psychology and institutional research and assessment coordinator at
Soka University of America (SUA). He was previously assistant professor of psychology at
Minnesota State University, Mankato, from 2000 to 2002. He received his B.A. from
University of California, Los Angeles, his M.A. from
California State University, Long Beach
California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) is a public research university in Long Beach, California. The 322-acre campus is the second largest of the 23-school California State University system (CSU) and one of the largest universities i ...
, and his Ph.D. from
Claremont Graduate University
The Claremont Graduate University (CGU) is a private, all-graduate research university in Claremont, California. Founded in 1925, CGU is a member of the Claremont Colleges which includes five undergraduate (Pomona College, Claremont McKenna Co ...
.
Research
Takaku's research interests include apology and forgiveness, cross-cultural studies on interpersonal & intergroup conflict resolutions, and motivation theories in psychology and Weiner's theory of attribution in particular.
His significant publications (>10 citations on
google scholar) include:
* "The effects of apology and perspective taking on interpersonal forgiveness: Introducing a dissonance-attribution model of interpersonal forgiveness," Journal of Social Psychology, 2001
* "A cross-cultural examination of people’s perceptions of apology, responsibility, and justice: From the U.S.S. Greenville accident to the E-P3 airplane accident," Tohoku Psychologica Folia., in press
* "Culture and status influences on account-giving: Comparison between the U.S.A. and Japan," Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 2000
* "Reducing road rage: A test of the dissonance-attribution model of interpersonal forgiveness," Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 2006
External links
Seiji Takaku, Ph.D. Faculty Page
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21st-century American psychologists
University of California, Los Angeles alumni
California State University, Long Beach alumni
Living people
Claremont Graduate University alumni
Minnesota State University, Mankato faculty
Year of birth missing (living people)