What is Rensis Likert?
{{Infobox person | name = Rensis Likert | image = Rensis Likert - ISR - December 1961.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = Likert at the [[University of Michigan Institute for Social Research]] in 1961 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|1903|08|05}} | birth_place = [[Cheyenne, Wyoming]], US | death_date = {{Death date and age|1981|09|03|1903|08|05}} | death_place = [[Ann Arbor, Michigan]], US | body_discovered = | resting_place = [[Forest Hill Cemetery (Ann Arbor, Michigan)]] (Lot 50, Number 8) | resting_place_coordinates = <!-- {{coord|LAT|LONG|display=inline,title}} --> | nationality = American | education = | alma_mater = [[University of Michigan]]<br> [[Columbia University]] | occupation = | employer = [[USDA]]<br> [[University of Michigan]] | known_for = [[Likert Scale]], Likert’s Management Systems, [[Linking pin model]] | notable_works = | children = | awards = | signature = | signature_alt = | influences = | influenced = | spouse = Jane Gibson Likert | partner = | relations = }} '''Rensis Likert''' ({{IPAc-en |ˈ|l|ɪ|k|ər|t}} {{respell|LIK|ərt}}; August 5, 1903 – September 3, 1981) was an American [[Social psychology|social psychologist]]. He is known for creating the 5-point [[Likert scale]], a scale that allows people to respond to questions of interest, in order to measure people's attitudes. He wrote many books including; ''New Ways of Managing Conflict'' (1976) and ''Human Organization: Its Management and Value'' (1967). ==Books== The following are books that Rensis Likert authored, or contributed to:<ref>Rensis Likert Biography (2005).