Dorwin Cartwright
Social psychologist (1915–2008)
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Dorwin Philip Cartwright (March 3, 1915 – July 18, 2008) was an American social psychologist, and considered one of the founders of the field of group dynamics. Cartwright's research and writing topics included the mathematical foundations of group dynamics, the sources of social power, the nature of group structure and the causes of risk taking in groups.[1] He was a professor of psychology at the University of Michigan for 31 years.
BornMarch 3, 1915
DiedJuly 18, 2008 (aged 93)
EducationSwarthmore College
Harvard University
Harvard University
FieldsSocial psychology
Dorwin P. Cartwright | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 3, 1915 |
| Died | July 18, 2008 (aged 93) |
| Education | Swarthmore College Harvard University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Social psychology |
| Workplaces | University of Michigan |
| Thesis | Decision-time in Relation to the Differentiation of the Phenomenal Field (1940) |
| Kurt Lewin Edwin Boring | |
Doctoral students | Alex Bavelas Harold Kelley John Thibaut Robert Zajonc |
