Donald T. Campbell
Donald T. Campbell | |
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| Born | November 20, 1916 Grass Lake, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | May 6, 1996 (aged 79) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Psychology, social science |
| Institutions | Lehigh University Northwestern University |
Donald Thomas Campbell (November 20, 1916 – May 6, 1996) was an American social scientist. He is noted for his work in methodology. He coined the term evolutionary epistemology and developed a selectionist theory of human creativity. A Review of General Psychology survey, published in 2002, ranked Campbell as the 33rd most cited psychologist of the 20th century.