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Kurt Danziger’s innovative contributions to the history of psychology have received widespread international recognition. He was born in Germany in 1926 and emigrated to South Africa at the age of 11. After receiving degrees in Chemistry and Psychology from the University of Cape Town, he continued his studies at the newly established Institute of Experimental Psychology at the University of Oxford in England. His work there involved standard 1940s psychology experiments using laboratory rats (e.g., Danziger 1953). On completing his doctorate, he joined the University of Melbourne in Australia where he did research in developmental psychology, studying children’s understanding of social relationships (e.g., Danziger 1957).
Major Accomplishments/Contributions
In 1954, Danziger moved back to South Africa where social psychology soon became his main area of research. Following a 2-year stay as Visiting Professor at Gadjah Mada University in Jogjakarta,...
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Brock, A.C. (2012). Danziger, Kurt. In: Rieber, R.W. (eds) Encyclopedia of the History of Psychological Theories. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0463-8_56
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