Norman F. Dixon

Norman Frank Dixon MBE, Fellow of the British Psychological Society[1] (1922–2013)[2] was a British psychologist most noted for his 1976 book On the Psychology of Military Incompetence.[3]

Career

During World War II, Dixon served as a lieutenant in the Corps of Royal Engineers in North West Europe and received the MBE.[1][3]

After ten years' service, he began university studies in 1950 and earned a first-class degree in psychology, followed by Doctor of Philosophy and Doctor of Science degrees.[3] His research into subliminal perception and preconscious processing was influential.[4][5] He taught psychology at University College London, where he became professor emeritus on his retirement.[6]

Honours

In 1974, Dixon was awarded the Carpenter Medal by the University of London for his doctoral thesis. The University of Lund awarded him an honorary doctorate.[3]

Selected publications
  • Dixon, Norman F. (1971). Subliminal perception; the nature of a controversy. London: McGraw-Hill.
  • Dixon, Norman F. (1976). On the psychology of military incompetence. New York: Basic Books.[7][8][9]
  • Dixon, Norman F. (1981). Preconscious processing. Chichester: Wiley
  • Dixon, Norman F. (1987). Our Own Worst Enemy. Jonathan Cape.

See also

References
  1. "Search results: Norman Dixon". The National Archives. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  2. "Norman F. Dixon". Great Thoughts Treasury. Archived from the original on 18 April 2019.
  3. "Norman F. Dixon". Random House. Archived from the original on 24 April 2014.
  4. Tallis, Frank (2011) [2002]. Hidden Minds: A History of the Unconscious. New York: Arcade. p. 94. ISBN 978-1-61145-505-2.
  5. Speziale-Bagliacca, Roberto (2004) [1997]. Guilt: Revenge, Remorse and Responsibility After Freud. Hove / New York: Brunner-Routledge. p. 215. ISBN 1-58391-963-5.
  6. Charles, Ron (29 January 2015). "'Military Incompetence' trumps Madonna's 'Sex'". The Washington Post. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  7. Penner, Donald D. (1981). "Book Review: on the Psychology of Military Incompetence". Administrative Science Quarterly. 26 (2): 307–10. doi:10.2307/2392483. JSTOR 2392483.
  8. "Book Reviews". British Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology. 16 (3): 289–93. September 1977. doi:10.1111/j.2044-8260.1977.tb00233.x.
  9. Mileham, Patrick (2002). "On the Psychology of Military Incompetence". Defense and Security Analysis' (review). 18 (2): 185–87. doi:10.1080/14751790220132583. S2CID 153876066.


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