Karl Zener

Karl Edward Zener (born April 22, 1903 in Indianapolis , Indiana , † September 27, 1964 in Durham , North Carolina ) was an American psychologist who was known for his joint work with Joseph Banks Rhine in the field of extra-sensory perception .

Life

Zen cards

Together with Joseph Banks Rhine, Zener developed the Zener cards named after him, which were used to demonstrate potential telepathic abilities of test subjects. The Zener cards have the same basic color and each have one of five different symbols (circle, cross, 3 wavy lines, square, five-pointed star) in the colors yellow, red, blue, black and green, of which there are five copies each.

family

Karl Zener was the older brother of the physicist Clarence Melvin Zener .

literature

JB Rhine: The reach of the human mind. Stuttgart 1950.

Individual evidence

^ Matt Jarvis, Julia Russell: Key Ideas in Psychology. 2002, p. 117 (English)
↑ The New York Times (ed.): Dr. Karl Zener, DUKE Professor . September 28, 1964 (English, online obituary).

personal data
SURNAME	Zener, Karl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Zener, Karl Edward
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American psychologist
DATE OF BIRTH	April 22, 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH	Indianapolis , Indiana , United States
DATE OF DEATH	September 27, 1964
Place of death	Durham, North Carolina , North Carolina , United States

[1] Matt Jarvis, Julia Russell: Key Ideas in Psychology. 2002, p. 117 (English)

[2] The New York Times (ed.): Dr. Karl Zener, DUKE Professor . September 28, 1964 (English, online obituary).