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title: "2 Mark Lepper Quotes - Famous Social psychologist (Aureomycin; chlortetracycline)"
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# Mark Lepper

(1944)   Social Psychologist

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Mark Lepper is a social psychologist, best known for *Aureomycin; chlortetracycline*.

## Quick Facts About Mark Lepper

Born December 5, 1944

Profession Social Psychologist

Notable works Aureomycin; chlortetracycline

## About Mark Lepper

Mark R. Lepper is the Albert Ray Lang Professor of psychology (emeritus) at Stanford University, and a leading theorist in social psychology. He is particularly known for his research on attribution theory and confirmation bias, and for his collaborations with Lee Ross.

##  Quotes by Mark Lepper

> [Expert tutors often do not help very much. They hang back letting the student manage as much as possible. And when things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-lepper/expert-tutors-often-do-not-help-very-much-they-hang-back-letting-the/)

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[Education](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/education/)

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> [Studies of older Americans find that one of the best predictors of happiness is whether a person considers his or her life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-lepper/studies-of-older-americans-find-that-one-of-the-best-predictors-of/)

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[Anticipation](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anticipation/)

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