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Philosophy & Social Sciences

Martin Seligman

Who

Martin Seligman · Philosophy & Social Sciences

What

Founder of positive psychology and theorist of learned helplessness

When

1942, Albany, New York, United States

Where

United States

Biography

Martin Seligman is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Founder of positive psychology and theorist of learned helplessness

How & why

Martin Seligman is an American psychologist widely regarded as the founder of positive psychology, and earlier the discoverer of 'learned helplessness', which reshaped the understanding of depression. A longtime professor at the University of Pennsylvania, he directed a broad research program on well-being and resilience. He was born into a Jewish family in Albany, New York.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Psychology

Contributions & Sources

Founder of positive psychology and theorist of learned helplessness

1942

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Psychology