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Martin Seligman

(1942-)
American psychologist and writer
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Martin Elias Pete Seligman (born August 12, 1942) is an American psychologist, educator, and author of self-help books. Seligman is a strong promoter within the scientific community of his theories of positive psychology and of well-being. His theory of learned helplessness is popular among scientific and clinical psychologists. A Review of General Psychology survey, published in 2002, ranked Seligman as the 31st most cited psychologist of the 20th century.

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12 August 1942 (age 83)
Albany, New York
Zodiac Leo
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