Auke Tellegen

Auke Tellegen (1930 – March 08, 2024) was a Dutch-born American psychologist known for his contributions to personality psychology.[1] He was a professor of psychology at the University of Minnesota from 1968 to 1999 where he helped develop the Multidimensional Personality Questionnaire and contributed to the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory.[2]

Auke Tellegen
Born(1930-07-16)16 July 1930
Netherlands
DiedMarch 11, 2024(2024-03-11) (aged 93)
Minnesota, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Minnesota
Scientific career
FieldsClinical Psychology, Personality, Behavior Genetics
InstitutionsUniversity of Minnesota
ThesisThe Effect of Genetic and Experiential Factors Upon Emotional Reactions in Mice (1962)
Academic advisorsGardner Lindzey
Doctoral studentsJames V. Haxby, David Watson, Wendy Slutske

Early life and education

Tellegen was born in the Netherlands in 1930. 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.[1][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

References
  1. "Remembering Alumnus and Emeritus Professor Auke Tellegen". College of Liberal Arts. 2024-03-27. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
  2. "Dr. Auke Tellegen, Ph.D."
  3. "2012 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Assessment Psychology".
  4. Kerr, Barbara (2009). Encyclopedia of Giftedness, Creativity, and Talent. Vol. 1. SAGE Publications. pp. 1–3.
  5. Hughes, Amanda. "The Bruno Klopfer, Walter G. Klopfer, and Martin Mayman Awards." Journal of Personality Assessment 93.3 (2011).
  6. "The Jack Block Award". American Psychological Association.


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