Quote of the day
Nobody ever did anything very foolish except from some strong principle.
Irving Janis
Born: May 26, 1918
Died: November 15, 1990 (aged 72)
Bio: Irving Lester Janis was a 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.
Known for:
- Victims of Groupthink (1972)
- Groupthink (1982)
- Crucial decisions (1989)
- Stress, attitudes, and decisions (1982)