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Rensis Likert
American social psychologist
Rensis Likert | |
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Likert at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research in 1961 | |
| Born | (1903-08-05)August 5, 1903 Cheyenne, Wyoming, US |
| Died | September 3, 1981(1981-09-03) (aged 78) Ann Arbor, Michigan, US |
| Resting place | Forest Hill Cemetery (Ann Arbor, Michigan) (Lot 50, Number 8) |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan Columbia University |
| Employer(s) | USDA University of Michigan |
| Known for | Likert Scale, Likert's Management Systems, Linking pin model |
| Spouse | Jane Gibson Likert |
Rensis Likert (LIK-ərt; August 5, 1903 – September 3, 1981) was an American organizational and social psychologist known for developing the Likert scale, a psychometrically sound scale based on responses to multiple questions.
The scale has become a method to measure people's thoughts and feelings from opinion surveys to personality tests. Likert also founded the theory of parti