Donald W. Fiske

Donald W. Fiske (August 27, 1916 – April 6, 2003) was an American psychologist.

Early life[]

Donald W. Fiske was born on August 27, 1916 in Lincoln, Nebraska.^[1] He grew up in Medford, Massachusetts.^[1] He graduated from Harvard University and earned a PhD from the University of Michigan.^[1]

Career[]

Fiske was a professor of psychology at the University of Chicago.^[1]

Fiske specialized in methodological issues in personality, ability, and trait research. He was, with Donald T. Campbell, co-author of a paper regarding the multitrait-multimethod approach to evaluating construct validity.^[2]

Personal life and death[]

Fiske had a wife, Barbara Page, a son, Alan Fiske (who became a professor of anthropology at the University of California, Los Angeles), and a daughter, Susan Fiske (who became a professor of Psychology and Public Affairs at Princeton University).^[1] He resided in Hyde Park, Chicago,^[1] where he died on April 6, 2003.^{[citation needed]}

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