Leon Festinger
Festinger was born in New York City, obtaining his doctorate in psychology in 1942, from the State University of Iowa. He later taught psychology at the New School for over twenty years.
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Leon Festinger(1919-1989) was an American social psychologist, known for his cognitive dissonance and social comparison theories. He taught at the New School from 1968-1989. You can read more about him here.
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Leon Festinger, photographed at the University of Minnesota, USA, 1954. (c) estate of francis bello/science photo library. Web 31st Oct 2014.