Irving Janis
American psychologist (1918–1990) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Irving Lester Janis (May 26, 1918 – November 15, 1990) was an American research psychologist at Yale University and a professor emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley most famous for his theory of "groupthink", which described the systematic errors made by groups when making collective decisions.[1][2] A Review of General Psychology survey, published in 2002, ranked Janis as the 79th most cited psychologist of the 20th century.[3]
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Irving Janis | |
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Born | May 26, 1918 Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
Died | November 15, 1990(1990-11-15) (aged 72) Santa Rosa, California, U.S. |
Education | University of Chicago Columbia University |
Occupation | Psychologist |
Employer | Yale University |
Spouse | Marjorie Janis |
Children | 2 |
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