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Gordon W. Allport

Gordon W. Allport

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Psychology

D-Index
65
Citations
113795
World Ranking
2748
National Ranking
1579

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1964 - APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology, American Psychological Association

Overview

Gordon W. Allport was affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research and academic career spanned various aspects of psychology, contributing to the broader understanding of personality and social psychology.

Allport received the APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology from the American Psychological Association in 1964, recognizing their impact within the field.

There are no listed recent papers, co-authors, publication venues, or specific book publications associated with Allport in the provided data.

Similarly, detailed information about fields of study, subfields, and main research topics was not available. However, Allport's lasting connection to Harvard University and receipt of the APA award indicate a significant role in psychological research and scholarship.

Allport is deceased, with their professional work and legacy forming part of the historical foundation of modern psychology.

Best Publications

  • The Nature of Prejudice

    Gordon W. Allport

  • Personality: A Psychological Interpretation

    Gordon W. Allport

  • Pattern and growth in personality

    Gordon W. Allport

  • Personal religious orientation and prejudice.

    Gordon W. Allport;J. Michael Ross

  • Personality: A Psychological Interpretation

    John G. Jenkins;Gordon W. Allport

  • Trait-names: A psycho-lexical study.

    Gordon W. Allport;Henry S. Odbert

  • Becoming: Basic Considerations for a Psychology of Personality

    Gordon W. Allport

  • Toward a General Theory of Action.

    E. K. Francis;Talcott Parsons;Edward A. Shils;G. Tolman

  • The Use of Personal Documents in Psychological Science

    Gordon W. Allport

  • THE RELIGIOUS CONTEXT OF PREJUDICE

    Gordon W. Allport

  • The psychology of rumor

    Gordon W. Allport;Leo Joseph Postman

  • The individual and his religion

    Gordon Allport

  • Personality and social encounter: Selected essays

    Gordon W. Allport

  • Some Roots of Prejudice

    Gordon W. Allport;Bernard M. Kramer

  • The ego in contemporary psychology.

    Gordon W. Allport

  • The individual and his religion: a psychological interpretation.

    Gordon W. Allport

  • The Nature of Prejudice

    W. J. H. Sprott;Gordon W. Allport

  • Study of values

    Gordon W. Allport;Philip Ewart Vernon;Gardner Lindzey

  • Personality: A Psychological Interpretation.

    Dwight Chapman;Gordon W. Allport

  • Personality: A Psychological Interpretation.@@@Psychology of Personality.

    L. L. Bernard;Gordon W. Allport;Ross Stagner

  • Review of The Psycho-Biology of Language.

    Gordon W. Allport

  • The Nature of Prejudice

    Richard Christie;Gordon W. Allport

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Leo Postman University of California, Berkeley
Edwin G. Boring
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Theodore R. Sarbin
Theodore R. Sarbin University of California, Santa Cruz
Morton Deutsch
Morton Deutsch Columbia University
Heinz Werner
Heinz Werner Clark University

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