Title: Robert Chin Chen Yuli
1Robert Chin (Chen Yuli)
- March 1918 August 1990
- Patty Byrd
- Devra McManus
- Jen Russell
- Terry Wood
- July 28, 2005
2Zeitgeist and Influences
3Influence of Historical Antecedents
- Chinese-American Heritage
- Imperial China
- China Divided
- GuoMinDang (Taiwan)
- Beijing
- Communist Party Doctrine
- Cultural Revolution
4Zeitgeist that Influenced Ideas
- Early teens--Psychology introduced in Chinese
Universities - 1930Chinese Association of Psychological Testing
- 1937Chinese Psychological Society
- 30s in GeneralNational attention focused on
education and language reform to modernize China
5Zeitgeist continued
- Psychology used in learning how people learn the
Chinese language - Most Chinese education and experimental
psychologists studied at Colombia or University
of Chicago.
6Zeitgeist Continued
- Psychology in China before 1949 was western
- 1949National Government moved to Taiwan and many
psychologists came to U.S. - After 1949Chinese government in Beijing modeled
itself after Marxist-Leninist psychology with a
philosophical base in dialectical
materialismPavlovianism.
7Influential Events
- WWII
- Office of Strategic Services, Counterintelligence
- Social psychology ideas used to combat fascism
- Many psychologist used in this way during the
war. - 1st Lieutenant Army
- Stationed in China and U.S.
8Influential Events
- Racial Discrimination
- Segregation
- Prejudice
- Holocaust in Germany
- Cold War with Russia
9Achievements and Influences on Psychology
10Academic Achievements
- Academic Achievements
- Columbia University
- - BA in Psychology 1939
- - MA in Social Psychology 1940
- - PhD in Social Psychology 1943
- Harvard University
- - Postdoc 1947 after WWII
11Academic Employment
- Boston University Professor 32 yrs
- Director Social Research Center
- Chinese University Hong Kong 1971
- General Editor of The Journal of Social Issues
1959-1967
12Affiliations
- Society for the Psychological Study of
- Social Issues (SPSSI)
- American Psychological Association (APA)
- Asian-American Psychological Association (AAPA)
13Author
- Co-Authored The Planning of Change with Kenneth
Benne and Warren Bennis (except 1st edition) - Book - Psychological Research in Communist
China 1949-1966 with his wife, Ai-Li - Wrote prefaces and articles for The Journal of
Social Issues
14Awards Received
- Fulbright Scholar at National Taiwan University
1963 - 1st to receive Distinguished Contribution Award
AAPA 1985 -
15Influence in Psychology
- Professor at Boston University
- Research
- 1-ethnic minority relationships
- 2-society culture
- 3-attitudes and political behavior
- 4-public opinion in China
- 5-personality
- Nicknamed himself Swirler
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- Chin Charts
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16Experiential Learning Spring 2003 Boston
University Prof. and "President/CEO" Hilda D.
Perlitsh, Ph.D.
- Perlitsh/PS367 syllabus
- Written reports on your learnings "burned into
your consciousness "called - LearnBurns (LB) are intended for reflecting on
your observations and for drawing implications
for behavioral choices in organizations for
yourself and others. The concept of LearnBurns
(LB) is credited to the late Professor Robert
Chin, the designer of this course.
17Organizational Theory
- Influenced inquiry practice
- Application of social psychology to
- 1-organizational settings
- 2-intergroup behavior
- Founder Human Relations Center Boston University
- 5th Edition The Planning of Change
- Lecturer and Consultant
- Peoples Republic of China
- Introduced organizational theory
18Civil Rights Legislation
- Journal of Social Issue (SPSSI)
- Research on Intelligence Testing
- -Otto Klineberg, at Columbia University
- 1950 SPSSI organized social scientist
- -1951 Committee of Intergroup
Relations Statement aided in appellate process
with Supreme Court - 1954 Footnote 11 Brown v.Board of Education of
Topeka - Workshops Lectures on anti-Semitism and racism
19Brown v. Board of Ed. Of Topeka, 347 U.S. 483
- U.S. Supreme Court Decided May 17, 1954
- Whatever may have been the extent of
psychological knowledge at the time of Plessy v.
Ferguson, this finding is amply supported by
modern authority. 11 Any language 347 U.S. 483,
495 in Plessy v. Ferguson contrary to this
finding is rejected.
- Segregation of white and Negro children in the
public schools of a State solely on the basis of
raceTo separate them from others of similar age
and qualifications solely because of their race
generates a feeling of inferiority as to their
status in the community that may affect their
hearts and minds in a way unlikely ever to be
undone.
20Value of Work Today
- Robert Chin Memorial Award (SPSSI)
- - Research/Scholarship in area of child abuse
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- -2006 APA President Dr Koocher, recipient,
credits Chin for guidance - Asian-American Psychology Award
- Reference on University Syllabus
- -Ohio State Conflict Management in Community
- - Vanguard University Managing Organizational
Conflict -
21Theory and Research
Jen Russell
22Experimentation, Research, and Clinical Data
- Dissertation
- Allports J-Curve Hypothesis
- Arrival times of college students to class
- Looked at shape of distributions of arrival times
- Conformity existed in total group and in
distribution of individual averages - Prohibitive conformity
23Experimentation, Research, and Clinical Data
- Characteristics of a good theory of change as
outlined by Chin - Variables that are alterable
- Defines the roles of a change-agent and a client
system - Takes into account the cost of usage
- Reliable basis of diagnosing the strength and
weakness of the conditions facing the client
system - Self-Takeoff Points
- Can be communicated with a minimum of distortion
- Able to assess its own appropriateness for
different client systems
24Experimentation, Research, and Clinical Data
- The Planning of Change
- Section 1.1
- Outlines the history of the study of change
- Section 1.2
- 3 strategies for changing
- Rational-empirical
- Re-educative and normative, or collaborative
- Coercive-power
- Section 3.1
- Interaction of environment and individual
- Texture of an environment
- Aspects of the environment that are important for
change - Means
- Patterns
- Nutriments
- Information
- Feedback loops
25Experimentation, Research, and Clinical Data
- Applied Behavioral Science and Innovation,
Diffusion, and Adoption - 5 approaches to applied behavioral science
- Merely basic science communicated simply and
with a minimum of jargon - Application of research
- Two levels of practitioners
- Link science and practice
- How knowledge is applied
26Strengths and Weaknesses of Chins Theory
- Weaknesses
- Way ahead of his time
- Not a good writer
- Criticisms of his book on research in China
- Applicability of theory
- Theory was not innovative
- Theory not clearly defined
- Did not meet his own criteria
- Strengths
- Way ahead of his time
- Excellent motivator
- Complexity of his writings and his theory
27Personal Obstacles and Integrated Summary
28His Childhood
- Born to an immigrant father from Toishan, China
- Lacked Chinese-American influence
- Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
29Lack of Acknowledgement
- Worked closely with Otto Klineberg
- Professor Len Saxe reported he was not a writer
- Primary method for conveying his ideas was
teaching
30Where did he fit in?
- American name Robert Chin
- Chinese name Chen Yuli
- Attempted to share his organizational theory with
China - His theory went against the Communist Party
Doctrine of the time
31Accomplishments
- President of SPSSI
- Assisted in founding the AAPA
- Co-founded the Human Relations Center at Boston
University - Co-Authored the book The Planning of Change
32In Conclusion His Goals
- Resolve problems between racial, religious, and
national groups - Inspire students and society to rethink cultural
problems - Encourage people to evaluate themselves and
possibly make changes