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Walter Mischel ( German: [ˈmɪʃəl]; February 22, 1930 – September 12, 2018) was an Austrian-born American psychologist specializing in personality theory and social psychology. He was the Robert Johnston Niven Professor of Humane Letters in the Department of Psychology at Columbia University.
May 6, 2024 · Walter Mischel (born February 22, 1930, Vienna, Austria—died September 12, 2018, New York, New York, U.S.) was an American psychologist best known for his groundbreaking study on delayed gratification known as “ the marshmallow test.”
Apr 30, 2019 · A decade ago, then-APS President Walter Mischel called on psychological scientists to get over the “toothbrush problem.” That was the term he used to describe researchers’ general resistance to using any theories but their own and their reluctance to build on someone else’s work.
Sep 21, 2018 · Walter Mischel, a revolutionary psychologist with a specialty in personality theory, died of pancreatic cancer on Sept. 12. He was 88.
Sep 14, 2018 · Sept. 14, 2018. Walter Mischel, whose studies of delayed gratification in young children clarified the importance of self-control in human development, and whose work led to a broad...
Dec 27, 2018 · Walter Mischel. A psychologist of great discipline who sometimes couldn’t wait before grabbing that second marshmallow. B. 1930. BY SUSAN DOMINUS. Picture a boy, 8 years old, assisting...
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Sep 13, 2018 · It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our dear colleague Walter Mischel on September 12, 2018. He was the Robert Johnston Niven Professor Emeritus of Humane Letters. Professor Mischel is revered for his work in self-regulation.
Nov 14, 2005 · Professor Mischel has served as President of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, President of the Association for Research in Personality, and Editor of Psychological Review. Since 1994, he has been the Niven Professor of Humane Letters at Columbia University. Over 20,000 psychology links on a wide variety topics.
Sep 14, 2018 · Dr. Mischel, who became a U.S. citizen in the 1950s, helped support the family by working in an umbrella factory and as an elevator operator.
This article memorializes Walter Mischel (1930 –2018). Mischel was a professor at the University of Colorado (1956 –1958), Harvard University (1958 –1962), Stanford University (1962–1983), and Columbia University (1983–2018).
