Leon Festinger
Born: May 8, 1919
Died: February 11, 1989 (aged 69)
Bio: Leon Festinger was an American social psychologist, perhaps best known for cognitive dissonance and social comparison theory.
Known for:
- A theory of cognitive dissonance (1957)
- When Prophecy Fails (1956)
- Social pressures in informal groups (1950)
- Conflict, decision, and dissonance (1964)
- The human legacy (1983)
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