About Martin Seligman
Martin Elias Peter Seligman is an American psychologist, educator, and author of self-help books. Seligman is a strong promoter within the scientific community of his theories of well-being and positive psychology. 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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Awards & Honors
Guggenheim Fellowship
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
William James Fellow Award
APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology
James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award
Arthur W. Staats Lecture for Unifying Psychology
Joseph Zubin Award
APA Award for Outstanding Lifetime Contributions to Psychology
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honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense
Fellow of the Society of Experimental Psychologists
APA Distinguished Scientific Award for an Early Career Contribution to Psychology
