Robert Richardson Sears | |
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 Photograph of Sears from the 1940s | |
| Born | August 31, 1908[1] |
| Died | May 22, 1989 (aged 80)[2] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Child psychology |
| Institutions | Stanford University |
| Thesis | A Neurological Study Of Conditioned Responses In Goldfish (1932) |
| Doctoral advisor | Harold Saxton Burr |
| Doctoral students | Juliet Popper Shaffer |
Robert Richardson Sears (/sɪərz/; August 31, 1908[1] – May 22, 1989[2]) was an American psychologist who specialized in child psychology and the psychology of personality. He was the head of the psychology department at Stanford and later dean of the School of Humanities and Sciences there,[2] continued the long-term I.Q. studies of Lewis Madison Terman at Stanford,[3] and authored many pivotal papers and books on various aspects of psychology.
- ^ a b c No Authorship Indicated (1979), "Robert R. Sears: Distinguished Scientific Contribution Awards for 1975.", American Psychologist, 31 (1), Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association: 59–64, doi:10.1037/h0078460, ISSN 0003-066X
- ^ a b c d Narvaez, Alfonso A. (May 26, 1989), "Dr. Robert R. Sears, 80, Is Dead; Child Psychologist and Educator", The New York Times
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