Joseph P. Forgas is Scientia Professor at the University of New South Wales. In recognition of his work, he received the Order of Australia, the Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award, and has been elected Fellow of the Australian and Hungarian Academies of Science.

William D. Crano is Oskamp Professor of Psychology at Claremont Graduate University. He was liaison scientist for the US Office of Naval Research, NATO Senior Scientist, and Fulbright Senior Scholar.

Klaus Fiedler is Professor of Psychology at the University of Heidelberg, Fellow of the German Academies of Science and the American Psychological Society and the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.