Description: (Psychologist, Author, University teacher)
Walter Mischel was an Austrian-born American psychologist known for his expertise in personality theory and social psychology. He held the prestigious position of the Robert Johnston Niven Professor of Humane Letters in the Department of Psychology at Columbia University. Mischel's contributions to the field were highly regarded, as evidenced by his ranking as the 25th most cited psychologist of the 20th century in a Review of General Psychology survey published in 2002. His work has had a lasting impact on the understanding of human behavior and cognition.