Glenn E. MacDonald
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Glenn Ewan MacDonald | |
|---|---|
| Born | Glenn Ewan MacDonald 21 August 1925 |
| Died | 24 July 1978 (aged 52) |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | experimental psychology |
| Institutions | University of Toronto |
| Thesis | Finger temperature changes in two groups of psychiatric patients in response to conditions of success, failure and mild electric shock. (1955) |
| Doctoral advisor | C. Roger Myers[2] |
| Doctoral students | Sara Shettleworth |
Glenn Ewan MacDonald (21 August 1925 – 24 July 1978) was an experimental psychologist who played a prominent role in the establishment of psychology as a discipline in Canada.
MacDonald was born in 1925, and grew up in Rothbury, Saskatchewan. He studied at the University of Toronto from which he earned a PhD in psychology. He spent the remainder of his career there being promoted to a full professorship.[3]
Research
MacDonald's research was largely concerned with aspects of experimental and applied psychology.