Irving Janis
Irving Lester Janis (May 26, 1918 – November 15, 1990) was an American research psychologist at Yale University and a professor emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley most famous for his theory of "groupthink", which described the systematic errors made by groups when making collective decisions. A Review of General Psychology survey, published in 2002, ranked Janis as the 79th most cited psychologist of the 20th century.
Irving Janis | |
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| Born | May 26, 1918 Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| Died | November 15, 1990 (aged 72) Santa Rosa, California, U.S. |
| Education | University of Chicago Columbia University |
| Occupation | Psychologist |
| Employer | Yale University |
| Spouse | Marjorie Janis |
| Children | 2 |
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