Daniel Katz
Daniel Katz · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Social psychologist known for functional attitude theory
1903, Trenton, New Jersey, United States — 1998, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
United States
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Daniel Katz was an American social psychologist best known for the functional theory of attitudes, which explains that people hold attitudes because those attitudes serve psychological needs, and for pioneering studies of organizations and of survey research. He taught for decades at the University of Michigan. He is included among Jewish psychologists in Jewish biographical references.
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Social psychologist known for functional attitude theory
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Psychology
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