Lewis Goldberg
Lewis Robert Goldberg (* 1932 ) is an American psychologist and professor at the University of Oregon .
He became known for his involvement in the study of the Big Five model (postulates five main dimensions of personality).
After the pioneering factor analytical work of Allport and Odbert (1936) as well as that of Tupes and Christal (1961) and Norman (1963) (based on the sedimentation hypothesis ) had been forgotten, Goldberg started his own lexical project and was able to identify the 5 factors independently confirm. He brought the model back into the focus of research and coined the term “Big Five”.
In 1953 Goldberg received his Bachelor of Arts from Harvard University . Later a PhD in Psychology from the University of Michigan (1958).
Publications
- Lewis R. Goldberg: Personality Topics in Honor of Jerry S. Wiggins: A Special Issue of Multivariate Behavioral Research . Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc Inc (2004). ISBN 080589506X
Web links
- Lewis Goldberg - Page at the University of Oregon Department of Psychology
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| SURNAME | Goldberg, Lewis |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Goldberg, Lewis Robert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American psychologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1932 |