Ariel Knafo-Noam

{{Short description|Israeli psychologist}}

{{Orphan|date=October 2021}}

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| name = Ariel Knafo-Noam

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| native_name = אריאל כנפו-נועם

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| fields = {{hlist|Behavior genetics|Developmental psychology}}

| workplaces = Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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| education = Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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| thesis_title = Value Transmission in the Family?: Processes and Contexts in the Perception and Acceptance of Parental Values by Adolescents

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| thesis_year = 2001

| doctoral_advisor = Shalom H. Schwartz

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Ariel Knafo-Noam ({{Langx|he|אריאל כנפו-נועם}}) also known as Ariel Knafo, is an Israeli developmental psychologist and behavior geneticist. He is a professor in the Department of Psychology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where he is also the head of the Social Development Laboratory.{{Cite web |title=Social Development Laboratory Members |url=https://soclabweb.wixsite.com/home/copy-of-4 |access-date=2021-09-21 |website=Social Development Laboratory |language=en}} His research has focused on genetic and environmental contributions to prosocial behaviors such as altruism and empathy.{{Cite web |title=Ariel Knafo-Noam |url=https://en.scholion.huji.ac.il/people/ariel-knafo-noam |access-date=2021-09-21 |website=Mandel Scholion Research Center |language=en}}