Joseph Peterson
Joseph Peterson (born September 8, 1878 in Huntsville , Utah , † September 20, 1935 in Berkeley ) was an American psychologist.
Life
His Danish father, Hans Jordon Peterson, ran a farm that Joseph could leave for a few months each year to attend school. He later attended Brigham Young University and the Universities of Utah, California and Chicago, where he received his MS in 1905 and his Ph.D. in 1907. acquired. Meanwhile, he had served as school principal in Utah (Kanab) and Idaho from 1899 to 1904.
He became professor of psychology at Brigham Young University , moved to the University of Utah in 1911 and in 1915 to the University of Minnesota .
Publications (excerpt)
- Early conceptions and tests of intelligence, 1925
- The comparative abilities of white and negro children, 1923
- The psychology of handling men in the army, 1919
- The effect of length of blind alleys on maze learning: an experiment on twenty-four white rats, 1917
Web links
- Biography of Joseph Peterson
- Literature by and about Joseph Peterson in the WorldCat bibliographic database
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Peterson, Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American psychologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 8, 1878 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Huntsville , Utah |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 20, 1935 |
| Place of death | Berkeley |