William Thomas Heron

William Thomas Heron (January 3, 1897 – July 18, 1988) was a professor of psychology at the University of Minnesota.[2] He co-authored six papers with B.F. Skinner in the 1930s, making him Skinner's most frequent co-author during the latter's career.[3] He is known for an experiment he conducted in 1952, in which he and a graduate student attempted to test the validity of extrasensory perception.[4][5]

William Thomas Heron
Born(1897-01-03)January 3, 1897
DiedJuly 18, 1988(1988-07-18) (aged 91)
NationalityAmerican
Other namesW.T. Heron
EducationUniversity of Chicago
Spouse
Joan Lenertz
(m. 19551988)
Scientific career
FieldsPsychology
InstitutionsUniversity of Minnesota
ThesisIndividual differences in ability versus change in the learning of the stylus maze (1924)
Doctoral advisorHarvey A. Carr[1]:128
Doctoral studentsDwight Ingle
Kenneth MacCorquodale

References

  1. Lahham, Daniel Elias (2014). The Journal of Comparative Psychology (JCP): A Network Analysis of the Status of Comparative Psychology (Thesis). York University.
  2. "William Thomas Heron of Minneapolis. Professor of Psychology at the University of Minnesota". Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
  3. McKerchar, Todd L.; Morris, Edward K.; Smith, Nathaniel G. (April 2011). "A quantitative analysis and natural history of B. F. Skinner's coauthoring practices". The Behavior Analyst. 34 (1): 75–91. doi:10.1007/bf03392236. ISSN 0738-6729. PMC 3089415. PMID 22532732.
  4. Samuel, Lawrence R. (2011-08-03). Supernatural America: A Cultural History: A Cultural History. ABC-CLIO. p. 60. ISBN 9780313399008.
  5. Chaduvula, Raju (2016-10-19). "Paranomal studies research continues despite holes in research, proof". The Minnesota Daily. Retrieved 2018-07-25.


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