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Who was Floyd Allport and what are his main achievements?
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Floyd Allport(1890-1978) was an American psychologist.He is often considered as "the father
of experimental social psychology".He woked as Professor of Social and Political Psychology at
the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs from 1924 until 1956. He was particularly
interested in public opinion, attitudes, morale, rumors, and behavior. Through laboratory
experiments and survey research he used to focus on exploration of these topics.
Some of his main achievments were :
1-He was the founder of experimental social psychology, in 1924 he wrote the most popular
testbook 'Social Psychology', which went through 13 edition.
2-During his career he achieved the Fellow Status in the American Association for the
Advancement of Science.
3-He received the Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award of the American Psychological
Association in 1966.
4-In 1969 he achieved the Gold Medal Award of the American Psychological Foundation.
5-He was also honoured with Honorary Doctorate from Syracuse University in 1974.

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  • 1. Who was Floyd Allport and what are his main achievements? Who was Floyd Allport and what are his main achievements? Solution Floyd Allport(1890-1978) was an American psychologist.He is often considered as "the father of experimental social psychology".He woked as Professor of Social and Political Psychology at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs from 1924 until 1956. He was particularly interested in public opinion, attitudes, morale, rumors, and behavior. Through laboratory experiments and survey research he used to focus on exploration of these topics. Some of his main achievments were : 1-He was the founder of experimental social psychology, in 1924 he wrote the most popular testbook 'Social Psychology', which went through 13 edition. 2-During his career he achieved the Fellow Status in the American Association for the Advancement of Science. 3-He received the Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award of the American Psychological Association in 1966. 4-In 1969 he achieved the Gold Medal Award of the American Psychological Foundation. 5-He was also honoured with Honorary Doctorate from Syracuse University in 1974.