John G. Adair

John Glenn Adair
Nationality	Canadian
Alma mater	University of Iowa
Scientific career
Fields	Social psychology
Institutions	University of Manitoba
Thesis	The effects of magnitude of reward and punishment on behavior in a temporal conflict situation (1965)

John G. Adair is a Canadian psychologist whose work was concerned with the social nature and ethics of psychological research.

Career

Adair obtained his PhD in social psychology from the University of Iowa in 1965. He then obtained a faculty position at the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg where he stayed for the remainder of his academic career retiring as Emeritus Professor of Psychology in 1999.[1]

He was an active member of regional, national and international psychological associations.

Research

Adair's research considered such issues as the social nature of human research methodology, the ethics of research with human subjects, social science research policy, indigenization and development of the discipline in developing countries, and the internationalization of psychology.[2]

Publications

• Vohra, N., & Adair, J. (2000). Life Satisfaction of Indian Immigrants in Canada. Psychology and Developing Societies.[3]
• Adair, J.G. (Ed). (1998). Advances in Psychological Science: Social, Personal, and Cultural Aspects.[4]
• Adair, J.G. The human subject; the social psychology of the psychological experiment.[5]

Positions

• President, Canadian Psychological Association (1980)[6]
• Honorary Life Fellow, Canadian Psychological Association[7]

Awards

• 2001: Interamerican Psychology Award for Distinguished Contributions to the Development of Psychology as a Science and as a Profession in the Americas, Interamerican Psychological Society[8]
• Fellow, Canadian Psychological Association[9]

References

1. "Dr. John Adair". University of Manitoba. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
2. Kim, Uichol (2006). Indigenous and Cultural Psychology. Springer.
3. Vohra, N (2000). "Life satisfaction of Indian immigrants in Canada". Psychology and Developing Societies. 12 (2): 109–138. doi:10.1177/097133360001200201. hdl:1993/19029. S2CID 146277448.
4. Adair, John (1998). Advances in Psychological Science: Social, Personal, and Cultural Aspects. Hove, England: Psychology Press.
5. Adair, John (1973). The Human Subject. Boston: Little, Brown.
6. "Past Presidents". Canadian Psychological Association. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
7. "Fellows". Canadian Psychological Association. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
8. "Interamerican Psychology Awards". Interamerican Society of Psychology. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
9. "CPA Fellows". Retrieved 2020-08-23.