Profile

Professor Dariusz Doliński is a prominent Polish social psychologist.

Research interests

His work focuses on the psychology of social behavior, emotion, and motivation. He has spearheaded numerous research initiatives, experimental studies, and developed theoretical frameworks in social psychology, with a particular emphasis on consumer behavior and the evaluation of effective persuasion techniques. The main areas of his interest include:

• Social influence techniques
• Mechanisms underlying susceptibility to external pressure and social manipulation
• Psychological aspects of marketing and advertising

Publications

He has authored and co-authored around 300 publications, including:

Books

• Techniques of Social Influence: The Psychology of Gaining Compliance (Routledge)
• 100 Effective Techniques of Social Influence: When and Why People Comply, co-authored with Prof. Tomasz Grzyb (Routledge)
• The Social Psychology of Obedience Towards Authority: An Empirical Tribute to Stanley Milgram, co-authored with Prof. Tomasz Grzyb, (Routledge)
• The field study in social psychology. How to conduct research outside of a laboratory setting, (Routledge)
• The Field Study in Social Psychology: How to Conduct Research Outside of a Laboratory Setting, (Routledge)
• Social Biases During Covid 19: Managing the Anxiety of Uncertainty, co-authored with Prof. Wojciech Kulesza, (Springer)

Journals

He has published numerous articles in academic journals, such as: the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, and the European Journal of Social Psychology. He was Editor in Chief of Polish Psychological Bulletin

Professional memberships and leadership roles

Professor Doliński is a full member of the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN). He served two terms as President of the Polish Association of Social Psychology and the Committee on Psychology of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Currently, he is a member of the Council for Scientific Excellence of the Republic of Poland.

He was also the first and long-standing Dean of SWPS University’s Faculty in Wrocław.

Teaching

At SWPS University, he teaches courses in social psychology and marketing psychology.