William Samuel Verplanck Junior Explained

William Samuel Verplanck Junior (January 16, 1916 in Plainfield, New Jersey – September 30, 2002 in Knoxville, Tennessee) was an American psychologist.^{[1] [2]} He conducted a series of significant experiments in the fields of ethology, experimental psychology, and especially in the field of radical behaviorism. After compiling a review of the writings and research of B.F. Skinner for the 1950 Dartmouth conference, culminating in the publication of Modern Learning Theory,^[3] Verplanck adopted the psychological and philosophical stance of Interbehaviorism - a position which he maintained throughout the remainder of his career.^{[4] [5]}

Written works

• Verplanck, W.S. (1942) The development of discrimination in a simple locomotor habit. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 31, 441–464.^[6]
• Berry, R.N., Verplanck, W.S., and Graham, C.H. (1943) The reversal of discrimination in a simple running habit. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 32, 325–334.^[7]
• Verplanck, W.S. (1946) The effects of paredrine on night vision test performance. (Bur. Med. Surg., 1944; Publ. Bd., N. 23049) Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. Commerce, 14.
• Verplanck, W.S. (1946) Comparative study of adaptometers. (Bur. Med. Surg., 1942, Publ. Bd. No. 23050) Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. Commerce, 34.
• Verplanck, W.S. (1946) Night vision testing on members of crew of the U.S.S. New Jersey (Bur. Med. Surg., 1943; Publ. Bd. No. 23072) Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. Commerce, 9.

References

5. http://verplanck.interconductual.com/

Notes and References

1. 2733434 . 22478061 . 13 . 2. The history of behavior analysis: Some historiography and a bibliography . 1990 . Behav Anal . 131–58 . Morris . EK . Todd . JT . Midgley . BD . Schneider . SM . Johnson . LM. 10.1007/BF03392530.
2. Web site: APA PsycNet . psycnet.apa.org . February 21, 2013.
3. Estes . William K. . Koch . Sigmund . MacCorquodale . Kenneth . Meehl . Paul E. . Mueller . Conrad G. . Schoenfeld . William N. . Verplanck . William S. . 1954 . Modern learning theory: A critical analysis of five examples. . en . 10.1037/10626-000.
4. Book: Reassessment in psychology: the interbehavioral alternative . 1983 . Univ. Pr. of America . 978-0-8191-3082-2 . Smith . Noel W. . Washington, D.C. . xi - xxv.
5. Burghardt . Gordon M. . January 2003 . William S. Verplanck (1916-2002) . European Journal of Behavior Analysis . en . 4 . 1-2 . 123–126 . 10.1080/15021149.2003.11434226 . 1502-1149.
6. Web site: The development of discrimination in a simple locomotor habit . web.utk.edu . March 19, 2023 . February 21, 2001 . https://web.archive.org/web/20010221065627/http://web.utk.edu/~wverplan/biblio01.html.
7. Web site: The reversal of discrimination in a simple running habit . web.utk.edu . March 19, 2023 . February 21, 2001 . https://web.archive.org/web/20010221071051/http://web.utk.edu/~wverplan/biblio02.html.