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 | January 3, 1897 |
| Died | July 18, 1988 (aged 91) |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | W.T. Heron |
| Education | University of Chicago |
| Spouse |
Joan Lenertz (m. 1955–1988) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Psychology |
| Institutions | University of Minnesota |
| Thesis | Individual differences in ability versus change in the learning of the stylus maze (1924) |
| Doctoral advisor | Harvey A. Carr[1]: 128 |
| Doctoral students | Dwight Ingle Kenneth MacCorquodale |
References
edit- ^ Lahham, Daniel Elias (2014). The Journal of Comparative Psychology (JCP): A Network Analysis of the Status of Comparative Psychology (Thesis). York University.
- ^ "William Thomas Heron of Minneapolis. Professor of Psychology at the University of Minnesota". Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Samuel, Lawrence R. (2011-08-03). Supernatural America: A Cultural History: A Cultural History. ABC-CLIO. p. 60. ISBN 9780313399008.
- ^ 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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