William McDougall | |
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| Born | 22 June 1871 Chadderton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Died | 28 November 1938 (aged 67) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Psychology |
| Doctoral advisor | W. H. R. Rivers |
William McDougall FRS[1] (/məkˈduːɡəl/; 22 June 1871 – 28 November 1938) was an early 20th century psychologist who was a professor at University College London, University of Oxford, Harvard University and Duke University.[2] He wrote a number of influential textbooks, and was important in the development of the theory of instinct and of social psychology in the English-speaking world.
McDougall was an opponent of behaviourism and stands somewhat outside the mainstream of the development of Anglo-American psychological thought in the first half of the 20th century; but his work was known and respected among lay people.
- ^ Greenwood, M.; Smith, M. (1940). "William McDougall. 1871-1938". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society. 3 (8): 39. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1940.0005. S2CID 178691073.
- ^ Ellwood, Charles A. (1939). "Obituary: William McDougall: 1871-1938". American Journal of Sociology. 44 (4): 555–555. ISSN 0002-9602.