survey, published in 2002, ranked Rotter as the 64th most eminent and 18th most widely cited psychologist of the 20th century. A 2014 study published in 2014 placed him at #54 among psychologists whose careers spanned the post-World War II era.

Background

Rotter was born in 1916 in Brooklyn, New York, United States, as the third son of Jewish immigrant parents. As a schoolboy he became interested with psychology and philosophy through readings. Rotter attended Brooklyn College

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