John Turner (psychologist)
John Charles Turner | |
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| Born | 7 September 1947 |
| Died | 24 July 2011 (aged 63) |
| Alma mater | Sussex University, University of Bristol |
| Known for | self-categorization theory |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Social psychology |
| Institutions | University of Bristol, Macquarie University, Australia National University |
| Thesis | Social categorization and social comparison in intergroup relations (1975) |
| Doctoral advisor | Henri Tajfel |
| Doctoral students | Michael Hogg, Stephen Reicher, Margaret Wetherell |
John Charles Turner (7 September 1947 – 24 July 2011) was a British social psychologist who, along with colleagues, developed the self-categorization theory. Amongst other things, the theory states that the self is not a foundational aspect of cognition, but rather that the self is an outcome of cognitive processes and an interaction between the person and the social context. The self-categorization theory was developed as a companion theory to the social identity theory, and the two theories taken together are known as the social identity approach.