Irving Janis - Definition

Irving L. Janis (1918-1990) was a research psychologist at Yale University and a professor emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley most famous for his theory of "groupthink" which described the systematic errors made by groups when taking collective decisions.

He also collaborated with Carl Hovland on his studies of attitude change, including the sleeper effect.

External link

UC Berkely Biography (http://dynaweb.oac.cdlib.org:8088/dynaweb/uchist/public/inmemoriam/inmemoriam1991/@Generic__BookTextView/1680)

Example Usage of Irving
	fiberdeviant: @__Deb amy Irving went on to marry a director... steven speilberg
	jeanettejoy: RT @__Deb: Just watched "Crossing Delancy"--anyone else remember that, from 1988? Whatever happened to Amy Irving, anyway.
	__Deb: Just watched "Crossing Delancy"--anyone else remember that, from 1988? Whatever happened to Amy Irving, anyway.

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