Todd Robert Risley (September 8, 1937 – November 2, 2007) was an American psychologist. He is credited with helping to create the field of

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, and has been described as a "pioneer" in this field. He is known for the study he conducted with Betty Hart, who was his graduate student at the

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at the time, on the word gap between rich and poor children. He was also a co-founder and

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of the ''

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''.

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