Doob, Leonard W.

Contributed to

Leaders, followers and attitudes toward authority
essay 1964

Summary: Leonard William Doob was an American academic who worked as the Sterling Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Yale University and was a pioneering figure in the fields of cognitive and social psychology, propaganda and communication studies, as well as conflict resolution. He served as director of overseas intelligence for the United States Office of War Information in World War II and also wrote several works intersecting cognition, psychology and philosophy. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Male [1][2][3]; Unknown [4]
Born: 1909-03-03 [4]
Birth Place: New York [2]; New York, NY [4]
Died: 2000-03-30 [4]
Death Place: Hamden [2]
Country: United States [4]
Language: English [5]
Occupation: psychologist [2]; university teacher [2]
Employer: Yale University [2]
Educated at: Dartmouth College [2]; Harvard University [2]; Duke University [2]
Country of Education: United States [2]

Sources: 1. National Library of Korea; 2. Wikidata; 3. VIAF; 4. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany); 5. Bibliothèque nationale de France

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