Julian Rotter

Julian Rotter
Born(1916-10-22)October 22, 1916
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
DiedJanuary 6, 2014(2014-01-06) (aged 97)
Mansfield, Connecticut, U.S.
Alma materBrooklyn College, University of Iowa, Indiana University
Known forsocial learning theory, Rotter Incomplete Sentence Blank and Locus of Control
AwardsWilliam James Fellow Award
Scientific career
FieldsPsychology
InstitutionsOhio State University, University of Connecticut
Doctoral advisorC. M. Louttit

Julian B. Rotter (October 22, 1916 – January 6, 2014) was an American psychologist known for developing social learning theory and research into locus of control. He was a faculty member at Ohio State University and then the University of Connecticut. A Review of General Psychology survey, published in 2002, ranked Rotter as the 64th most eminent and 18th most widely cited psychologist of the 20th century.[1] A 2014 study published in 2014 placed him at #54 among psychologists whose careers spanned the post-World War II era.[2]

  1. ^ Haggbloom, Steven J.; Warnick, Renee; Warnick, Jason E.; Jones, Vinessa K.; Yarbrough, Gary L.; Russell, Tenea M.; Borecky, Chris M.; McGahhey, Reagan; Powell, John L. III; Beavers, Jamie; Monte, Emmanuelle (2002). "The 100 most eminent psychologists of the 20th century". Review of General Psychology. 6 (2): 139–52. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.586.1913. doi:10.1037/1089-2680.6.2.139. S2CID 145668721.
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