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理查德·格裏格（Richard J. Gerrig）是美國紐約州立大學的心理學教授。獲Lex Hixon社會科學領域傑齣教師奬。在認知心理學研究領域有專長，是美國心理學會實驗心理學分會的會員。從《心理學與生活》這部經典教科書第14版修訂時開始，格裏格成為該書的閤著者。

菲利普·津巴多（Philip G. Zimbardo）是美國斯坦福大學的心理學教授，當代著名心理學傢，美國心理學會主席。40多年來，由於他在心理學研究和教學領域的傑齣貢獻，美國心理學會特嚮津巴多頻發瞭Hilgard普通心理學終生成就奬。由他開創的《心理學與生活》這部經典教科書哺育瞭一代又一代心理學工作者。津巴多主動讓賢，推舉格裏格為《心理學與生活》第16版的第一作者。