Walter Mischel
Walter Mischel | |
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| Born | February 22, 1930 |
| Died | September 12, 2018 (aged 88) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | New York University Ohio State University |
| Known for | Stanford marshmallow experiment |
| Awards | Grawemeyer Award in Psychology (2011) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Delayed gratification, personality psychology, social psychology |
| Institutions | Columbia University Stanford University Harvard University |
| Thesis | Variables Influencing the Generalization of Expectancy Statements (1956) |
| Doctoral advisor | Julian Rotter |
Walter Mischel (German: [ˈvaltɐ ˈmɪʃl̩]; February 22, 1930 – September 12, 2018) was an Austrian-born American psychologist specializing in personality theory and social psychology. He was the Robert Johnston Niven Professor of Humane Letters in the Department of Psychology at Columbia University. A Review of General Psychology survey, published in 2002, ranked Mischel as the 25th most cited psychologist of the 20th century.