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David McClelland
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American psychologist (1917–1998)
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David McClelland was an American psychologist, university teacher, and sociologist. He was born in Mount Vernon in 1917 and died in Lexington in 1998. McClelland worked at Harvard University, Wesleyan University, and Boston University. He was educated at Wesleyan University and the University of Missouri.
His field of work was psychology, and his notable work includes need theory. He received a Guggenheim Fellowship and was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. McClelland was recognized in the American Academy Arts Sciences collection. He spoke English and had a student named Daniel Goleman.
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Key facts
- Born
- David Clarence McClelland , ( 1917-05-20 ) May 20, 1917, Mt. Vernon, New York , U.S.
- Died
- March 27, 1998 (1998-03-27) (aged 80)
- Alma mater
- Wesleyan University , University of Missouri , Yale University
- Known for
- Need theory
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- McClelland
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Mount Vernon
- Place of death
- Lexington
- Occupation
- sociologist
- Educated at
- University of Missouri
- Employer
- Boston University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- need theory
- Field of work
- psychology
- Image
- DavidMcClelland.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1917-05-20
- date of death
- 1998-03-27
- student
- Daniel Goleman
- name in native language
- David McClelland
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- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
- Commons category
- David McClelland
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Encyclopedic overview
David Clarence McClelland (May 20, 1917 – March 27, 1998) was an American psychologist, noted for his work on motivation need theory. He published a number of works between the 1950s and the 1990s and developed new scoring systems for the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) and its descendants. McClelland is credited with developing Achievement Motivation Theory, commonly referred to as "need for achievement" or n-achievement theory. A Review of General Psychology survey published in 2002, ranked McClelland as the 15th most cited psychologist of the 20th century.
Life and career
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