William McDougall (psychologist)

William McDougall
William McDougall
Born	22 June 1871 (1871-06-22) Chadderton, Lancashire, England, UK
Died	28 November 1938 (1938-11-29) (aged 67) Durham, North Carolina, US
Scientific career
Fields	Psychology
Doctoral advisor	W. H. R. Rivers

William McDougall FRS^[1] (/məkˈduːɡəl/; 22 June 1871 – 28 November 1938) was an early 20th century psychologist who was a professor at University College London, University of Oxford, Harvard University and Duke University.^[2] He wrote a number of influential textbooks, and was important in the development of the theory of instinct and of social psychology in the English-speaking world.

McDougall was an opponent of behaviourism and stands somewhat outside the mainstream of the development of Anglo-American psychological thought in the first half of the 20th century; but his work was known and respected among lay people.