Biography:Auke Tellegen
Auke Tellegen | |
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| Born | 1930 (age 93–94) |
| Alma mater | University of Minnesota |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Clinical Psychology, Personality, Behavior Genetics |
| Institutions | University of Minnesota |
| Academic advisors | Gardner Lindzey |
| Doctoral students | David Watson, Wendy Slutske |
Auke Tellegen (born 1930)[1] is a psychologist who served as a professor of psychology at the University of Minnesota from 1968 to 1999. He worked on assessment, developing the Multidimensional Personality Questionnaire and contributed to the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory.[2]
He received his PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Minnesota in 1962 and did post-doctoral study in clinical psychology at the University of Minnesota Medical School.[3]
Research
Tellegen, alongside David Lykken, studied the effects that genetics had on a person's happiness.
Absorption
Tellegen proposed the personality trait of Absorption. In 1974 he developed the Tellegen Absorption Scale (TAS) with Gilbert Atkinson, which he revised in 1982 and 1992.[4]
Awards
- Bruno Klopfer Award, 2000[5]
- Jack Block Award, 2001[6]
- APA Award for Distinguished Contributions to Assessment Psychology, 2012 [3]
References
- ↑ Cain, Nicole M.; Lukowitsky, Mark R.; Wright, Aidan G.C. (2015-01-23). Cautin, Robin L.; Lilienfeld, Scott O.. eds (in en). The Encyclopedia of Clinical Psychology. Hoboken, NJ, USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.. pp. 1–6. doi:10.1002/9781118625392.wbecp370. ISBN 9781118625392.
- ↑ "Dr. Auke Tellegen, Ph.D.". http://www.upress.umn.edu/test-division/mtdda/dr.-auke-tellegen.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "2012 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Assessment Psychology".
- ↑ Kerr, Barbara (2009). Encyclopedia of Giftedness, Creativity, and Talent. 1. Sage Publications. pp. 1–3.
- ↑ Hughes, Amanda. "The Bruno Klopfer, Walter G. Klopfer, and Martin Mayman Awards." Journal of Personality Assessment 93.3 (2011).
- ↑ "The Jack Block Award". American Psychological Association.
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