Edwin Boring
American psychologist (1886–1968) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Edwin Garrigues (Garry) Boring (23 October 1886 – 1 July 1968) was an American experimental psychologist, Professor of Psychology at Clark University and at Harvard University, who later became one of the first historians of psychology. A Review of General Psychology survey, published in 2002, ranked Boring as the 93rd most cited psychologist of the 20th century, tied with John Dewey, Amos Tversky, and Wilhelm Wundt.[1]
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Edwin Boring | |
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Born | Edwin Garrigues Boring (1886-10-23)23 October 1886 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
Died | 1 July 1968(1968-07-01) (aged 81) |
Alma mater | Cornell University |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Experimental psychology |
Institutions | Harvard University |
Doctoral advisor | Edward B. Titchener |
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