William Thomas Heron Explained

William Thomas Heron
Birth Date:	3 January 1897
Other Names:	W.T. Heron
Nationality:	American
Fields:	Psychology
Workplaces:	University of Minnesota
Education:	University of Chicago
Thesis Title:	Individual differences in ability versus change in the learning of the stylus maze
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Thesis Year:	1924
Doctoral Advisor:	Harvey A. Carr^[1]
Doctoral Students:	Dwight Ingle Kenneth MacCorquodale
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William Thomas Heron (January 3, 1897 – July 18, 1988) was a professor of psychology at the University of Minnesota.^[2] He co-authored six papers with B.F. Skinner in the 1930s, making him Skinner's most frequent co-author during the latter's career.^[3] He is known for an experiment he conducted in 1952, in which he and a graduate student attempted to test the validity of extrasensory perception.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Lahham . Daniel Elias . The Journal of Comparative Psychology (JCP): A Network Analysis of the Status of Comparative Psychology . 2014 . York University . en.
2. Web site: William Thomas Heron of Minneapolis. Professor of Psychology at the University of Minnesota . Minnesota Historical Society . en . 2018-07-25.
3. McKerchar . Todd L. . Morris . Edward K. . Smith . Nathaniel G. . April 2011 . A quantitative analysis and natural history of B. F. Skinner's coauthoring practices . The Behavior Analyst . en . 34 . 1 . 75–91 . 10.1007/bf03392236 . 22532732 . 3089415 . 0738-6729.
4. Book: Samuel, Lawrence R. . Supernatural America: A Cultural History: A Cultural History . 2011-08-03 . ABC-CLIO . 9780313399008 . 60 . en.
5. Web site: Paranomal studies research continues despite holes in research, proof . Chaduvula . Raju . 2016-10-19 . The Minnesota Daily . 2018-07-25.