Merrill Carlsmith
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 40 years ago |
| Date of birth | April 12,1936 |
| Zodiac sign | Aries |
| Born | New Orleans |
| Louisiana | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | April 19,1984 |
| Died | Portola Valley |
| California | |
| United States | |
| Doctoral advisor | Elliot Aronson |
| Job | Social Psychologist |
| Books | Protecting Abused and Neglected Children |
| Methods of research in social psychology | |
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| ID | 453765 |
Merrill Carlsmith Life story
J. Merrill Carlsmith was an American social psychologist perhaps best known for his collaboration with Leon Festinger and Elliot Aronson in the creation and development of cognitive dissonance theory. He also worked extensively with Mark Lepper on the subject of attribution theory.
