Clifford Morgan
American psychologist (1915–1976)
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Clifford Thomas Morgan (July 21, 1915 – February 12, 1976)[1] was an American psychologist whose research was in the fields of physiological and experimental psychology.
July 21, 1915
Clifford Morgan | |
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| Born | Clifford Thomas Morgan July 21, 1915 Minotola, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | February 12, 1976 (aged 60) Austin, Texas, U.S. |
| Education | Maryville College University of Rochester |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Experimental psychology Physiological psychology |
| Institutions | Harvard University Johns Hopkins University University of Texas at Austin |
| Thesis | The Dark-Adaptation Curve of Normal and A-Avitaminotic Rats (1939) |
| Doctoral advisor | Elmer Culler |
| Notable students | John Zubek |
Morgan was born in the Minotola section of Buena Vista Township, New Jersey (which since became part of Buena, New Jersey).[1]
He was the author of the 1943 textbook Physiological Psychology, as well as a co-founder of the Psychonomic Society in 1959, of which he served as the first chairman.[2][3] He also established three academic journals from 1964 to 1966: Psychonomic Science, Psychonomic Monograph Supplements, and Perception & Psychophysics. He went on to give these journals to the Psychonomic Society in 1967.[4] In his honor, the Society for Behavioral Neuroscience and Comparative Psychology, Division 6 of the American Psychological Association, awards the Clifford T. Morgan Distinguished Service to Div. 6 Award.[5]
