Clifford Morgan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Clifford Thomas Morgan July 21, 1915
Minotola,
New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | February 12, 1976 (aged 60) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education |
Maryville College University of Rochester |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields |
Experimental psychology Physiological psychology |
| Institutions |
Harvard University Johns Hopkins University University of Texas at Austin |
| Thesis | The Dark-Adaptation Curve of Normal and A-Avitaminotic Rats (1939) |
| Doctoral advisor | Elmer Culler |
| Notable students | John Zubek |
Clifford Thomas Morgan (July 21, 1915 – February 12, 1976) [1] was an American psychologist whose research was in the fields of physiological and experimental psychology.
Morgan was born in the Minotola section of Buena Vista Township, New Jersey (which since became part of Buena, New Jersey). [1]
He was the author of the 1943 textbook Physiological Psychology, as well as a co-founder of the Psychonomic Society in 1959, of which he served as the first chairman. [2] [3] He also established three academic journals from 1964 to 1966: Psychonomic Science, Psychonomic Monograph Supplements, and Perception & Psychophysics. He went on to give these journals to the Psychonomic Society in 1967. [4] In his honor, the Society for Behavioral Neuroscience and Comparative Psychology, Division 6 of the American Psychological Association, awards the Clifford T. Morgan Distinguished Service to Div. 6 Award. [5]
References
- ^ a b Stellar, Eliot; Lindzey, Gardner (1978). "Clifford T. Morgan: 1915-1976". The American Journal of Psychology. 91 (2): 343–348. ISSN 0002-9556. JSTOR 1421544.
- ^ "Clifford T. Morgan, Psychologist, Dead". The New York Times. 1976-02-17. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- ^ Garner, W. R. (December 1976). "Clifford Thomas Morgan: Psychonomic Society's First Chairman". Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society. 8 (6): 409–415. doi: 10.3758/BF03335183. ISSN 0090-5054.
- ^ Dewsbury, Donald A. (September 1996). "History of the Psychonomic Society II: The journal publishing program". Psychonomic Bulletin & Review. 3 (3): 322–338. doi: 10.3758/BF03210756. ISSN 1069-9384. PMID 24213933.
- ^ "Clifford T. Morgan Award for Distinguished Service". American Psychological Association. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- "Psychology's shadows: A public and private view of controversy", by Donald A. Dewsbury, PhD (on Morgan & Norman Maier)
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Clifford Morgan | |
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| Born | Clifford Thomas Morgan July 21, 1915
Minotola,
New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | February 12, 1976 (aged 60) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education |
Maryville College University of Rochester |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields |
Experimental psychology Physiological psychology |
| Institutions |
Harvard University Johns Hopkins University University of Texas at Austin |
| Thesis | The Dark-Adaptation Curve of Normal and A-Avitaminotic Rats (1939) |
| Doctoral advisor | Elmer Culler |
| Notable students | John Zubek |
Clifford Thomas Morgan (July 21, 1915 – February 12, 1976) [1] was an American psychologist whose research was in the fields of physiological and experimental psychology.
Morgan was born in the Minotola section of Buena Vista Township, New Jersey (which since became part of Buena, New Jersey). [1]
He was the author of the 1943 textbook Physiological Psychology, as well as a co-founder of the Psychonomic Society in 1959, of which he served as the first chairman. [2] [3] He also established three academic journals from 1964 to 1966: Psychonomic Science, Psychonomic Monograph Supplements, and Perception & Psychophysics. He went on to give these journals to the Psychonomic Society in 1967. [4] In his honor, the Society for Behavioral Neuroscience and Comparative Psychology, Division 6 of the American Psychological Association, awards the Clifford T. Morgan Distinguished Service to Div. 6 Award. [5]
References
- ^ a b Stellar, Eliot; Lindzey, Gardner (1978). "Clifford T. Morgan: 1915-1976". The American Journal of Psychology. 91 (2): 343–348. ISSN 0002-9556. JSTOR 1421544.
- ^ "Clifford T. Morgan, Psychologist, Dead". The New York Times. 1976-02-17. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- ^ Garner, W. R. (December 1976). "Clifford Thomas Morgan: Psychonomic Society's First Chairman". Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society. 8 (6): 409–415. doi: 10.3758/BF03335183. ISSN 0090-5054.
- ^ Dewsbury, Donald A. (September 1996). "History of the Psychonomic Society II: The journal publishing program". Psychonomic Bulletin & Review. 3 (3): 322–338. doi: 10.3758/BF03210756. ISSN 1069-9384. PMID 24213933.
- ^ "Clifford T. Morgan Award for Distinguished Service". American Psychological Association. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- "Psychology's shadows: A public and private view of controversy", by Donald A. Dewsbury, PhD (on Morgan & Norman Maier)
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- 1976 deaths
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- Maryville College alumni
- University of Rochester alumni
- Harvard University Department of Psychology faculty
- Johns Hopkins University faculty
- University of Texas at Austin faculty
- People from Buena Vista Township, New Jersey
- American psychologist stubs