| Code | BPS/GB/197 |
| Name | Festinger; Leon (1919-1989); Professor |
| Title | Professor |
| Forenames | Leon |
| Surname | Festinger |
| Dates | 1919-1989 |
| Parallel Name | L Festinger |
| Gender | Male |
| Nationality | American |
| DatesAndPlaces | Research Center for Group Dynamics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 1945 to 1947
Group Dynamics Center, University of Michigan, 1947 to 1952
University of Minnesota, 1951 to 1955
Stanford University, 1955 to 1968
New School for Social Research in New York, 1968- |
| Address | New York |
| Activity | Date of Birth: May 8, 1919
Place of Birth: New York City,
Date of Death: February 11, 1989
BSc, City College of New York , 1939
PhD, Psychology University of Iowa 1942, ( under Kurt Lewin)
Faculty member in the University of Iowa, the University of Rochester, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the University of Minnesota, the University of Michigan, Stanford University, and the New School for Social Research (nd)
1945 to 1947, Assistant Professor, Research Center for Group Dynamics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
1947 to 1952, Associate Professor and Program Director Group Dynamics Center, University of Michigan.
1951to 1955, Professor of Psychology at the University of Minnesota.
1955 to 1968, Stanford University.
1968- Professor of Psychology at the New School for Social Research in New York
Awards:
American Psychological Association, Distinguished Scientific Contribution award 1959.
Sources: L e o n F e s t i n g e r 1919—1989, A Biographical Memoir by Stanley Schachter, Biographical Memoir Copyright 1994, National Academy of Sciences, Washington DC.
Compiled by Mike Maskill, BPS Archivist for the History of Psychology Centre. |
| PublishedWorks | Selected publications:
Festinger, L. (1957). A theory of cognitive dissonance. Evanston, IL: Row, Peterson.
Festinger, L. (1950). lnformal social communication. Psychological Review, 57, 271-282.
Festinger, L. (1954). A theory of social comparison processes. Human Relations, 7, 117–140.
Festinger, L., Schachter, S., & Back, K. (1948). Social Pressures in Informal Groups. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press. |
| Source | L e o n F e s t i n g e r 1919—1989, A Biographical Memoir by Stanley Schachter, Biographical Memoir Copyright 1994, National Academy of Sciences, Washington DC |
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National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 |