Harold Kelley
Harold Kelley | |
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| Born | February 16, 1921 |
| Died | January 29, 2003 (aged 81) |
| Alma mater | UC Berkeley (1942) B.A., (1943) M.A. MIT (1948) Ph.D. |
| Known for | Interdepedence theory (a form of social exchange theory) attribution theory close relationships |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Psychology |
| Institutions | UCLA 1961–2003 University of Minnesota 1955–61 Yale University 1950–55 |
Harold Kelley (February 16, 1921 – January 29, 2003) was an American social psychologist and professor of psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles. His major contributions have been the development of interdependence theory (with John Thibaut), the early work of attribution theory, and a lifelong interest in understanding close relationships processes. A Review of General Psychology survey, published in 2002, ranked Kelley as the 43rd most cited psychologist of the 20th century.