Richard Herrnstein
American psychologist (1930–1994) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Richard Julius Herrnstein (May 20, 1930 – September 13, 1994) was an American psychologist at Harvard University. He was an active researcher in animal learning in the Skinnerian tradition. Herrnstein was the Edgar Pierce Professor of Psychology until his death, and previously chaired the Harvard Department of Psychology for five years. With political scientist Charles Murray, he co-wrote The Bell Curve, a controversial 1994 book on human intelligence. He was one of the founders of the Society for Quantitative Analysis of Behavior.
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Born | Richard Julius Herrnstein (1930-05-20)May 20, 1930 New York City, U.S.[1] |
Died | September 13, 1994(1994-09-13) (aged 64) Belmont, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Alma mater | City College of New York (BA) Harvard University (PhD) |
Known for | The Bell Curve (1994) Matching law |
Spouses | Barbara Brodo
(m. 1951; div. 1961)Susan Chalk Gouinlock
(m. 1961) |
Children | 3 |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Behaviorism |
Institutions | Harvard University |
Doctoral advisor | B. F. Skinner[2] |
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