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Noun Named Entity
Categories: 20th-century American psychologists, University of Michigan faculty, Jewish American social scientists, 20th-century American non-fiction writers, 1919 births
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Leon Festinger  L. Festinger
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Leon Festinger was an American social psychologist who originated the theory of cognitive dissonance and social comparison theory. Wikipedia
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Leon Festinger was an American social psychologist who originated the theory of cognitive dissonance and social comparison theory. Wikipedia
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IS A
homo
ACADEMIC DEGREE
Doctor of Philosophy
AWARD RECEIVED
APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology
CAUSE OF DEATH
cancer
COUNTRY OF CITIZENSHIP
United States
DOCTORAL ADVISOR
Kurt Lewin
DOCTORAL STUDENT
Elliot Aronson
Stanley Schachter
Bertram Raven
EDUCATED AT
University of Iowa
City College of New York
Boys High School
EMPLOYER
University of Michigan
University of Minnesota
FAMILY NAME
Festinger
FIELD OF WORK
social psychology
cognitive dissonance
GIVEN NAME
Leon
INTERESTED IN
social psychology
LANGUAGES SPOKEN, WRITTEN OR SIGNED
English
MANNER OF DEATH
natural causes
MEMBER OF
National Academy of Sciences
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
OCCUPATION
psychologist
professeur des universités
PLACE OF BIRTH
Manhattan
PLACE OF DEATH
New York
RELIGION
atheism
SEX OR GENDER
male
STUDENT
Philip Zimbardo
Elliot Aronson
Stanley Schachter
WRITING LANGUAGE
English
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