Martin E. P. Seligman

Martin E. P. Seligman

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Martin E. P. Seligman, Ph.D. is the highly respected Fox Leadership Professor of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania.

He holds an eminent position as the director of the Positive Psychology Network. He also served as former president of the prestigious American Psychological Association.

Seligman has made multiple contributions to his field through his abundant writings. Among his twenty noteworthy books are titles like 'Learned Optimism' and 'The Optimistic Child'.

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