Background
Block, Jack was born on April 28, 1924 in New York City. Son of Isadore and Tessie (Goldberg) Block.
Block, Jack was born on April 28, 1924 in New York City. Son of Isadore and Tessie (Goldberg) Block.
Master of Arts, University of Wisconsin, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1950.
His main areas of research were personality theory, personality development, research methodology, personality assessment, longitudinal research, and cognition. Unlike most longitudinal studies, the Blocks" focused on the psychological makeup and history of the subjects, rather than quantitative measures such as intelligence quotient. The study tracked how the subjects" background influenced their later choices and the outcomes of their lives. Block was born in Brooklyn, New York, and received a bachelor"s degree from Brooklyn College.
He earned his Doctor of Philosophy from Stanford University in 1950.
One of Block"s studies drew particular notice in the news media. Published in The Journal of Research in Personality in 2006, it found that subjects who at 3 years old had seemed thin-skinned, rigid, inhibited and vulnerable tended at 23 to be political conservatives.
On the other hand, 3-year-olds characterized as self-reliant, energetic, somewhat dominating and resilient were inclined to become liberals.
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Fellow American Psychological Association (G. Stanley Hall award 1991).
Married Jeanne L. Humphrey, October 7, 1950 (deceased December 1981). Children: Susan, Judith, David, Carol.