Auke Tellegen

Auke Tellegen
Born(1930-07-16)July 16, 1930
Batavia, Dutch East Indies
DiedMarch 11, 2024(2024-03-11) (aged 93)
Arden Hills, Minnesota, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Minnesota
Scientific career
FieldsClinical Psychology, personality, behavior genetics
WorkplacesUniversity of Minnesota
ThesisThe Effect of Genetic and Experiential Factors Upon Emotional Reactions in Mice (1962)
Academic advisors
Gardner Lindzey
Doctoral students
James V. Haxby, David Watson, Wendy Slutske

Auke Tellegen (July 16, 1930 – March 11, 2024) was a Dutch-born American psychologist known for his contributions to personality psychology. 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.

Early life and education

Tellegen was born in Batavia, the capital of the Dutch East Indies, 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.

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.

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 "Remembering Alumnus and Emeritus Professor Auke Tellegen". College of Liberal Arts. March 27, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Dr. Auke Tellegen, Ph.D."
  3. ↑ "Auke, PhD TELLEGEN Obituary -". April 28, 2024.
  4. 1 2 "2012 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Assessment Psychology".
  5. ↑ Kerr, Barbara (2009). Encyclopedia of Giftedness, Creativity, and Talent. Vol. 1. SAGE Publications. pp. 1–3.
  6. ↑ Hughes, Amanda. "The Bruno Klopfer, Walter G. Klopfer, and Martin Mayman Awards." Journal of Personality Assessment 93.3 (2011).
  7. ↑ "The Jack Block Award". American Psychological Association.