Papers of Stanley Smith Stevens, (inclusive) 1931-1973

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Papers of Stanley Smith Stevens, (inclusive) 1931-1973

Stanley Smith Stevens (1906-1973) was a physicist and professor at Harvard University. He was an authority on the physics of sensory perception, especially hearing. He was director of the Psycho-Acoustics Laboratory and the Psychophysics Laboratory at Harvard. This collection documents Stevens' research and professional activities.

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American psychological association

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In the 1980s, the American Psychological Association (APA) Board of Directors approved an oral history project focusing primarily on key figures in American psychology that were advanced in years. Another part of the project involved interviewing past APA presidents. The APA historian continues to conduct these interviews. The APA archives hold the entire collection of these interview tapes. You can search the APA online index of these oral histories at http://apa.org/archives/oral.html for the ...

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Von Békésy, Georg, 1899-1972

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Physicist, physiologist, and educator. From the description of Papers of Georg Von Békésy, 1928-1972 (bulk 1955-1970) (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79455874 Von Békésy was Senior Research Fellow in Psychophysics at Harvard. From the description of Papers of Georg von Békésy, 1961. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972960 ...

Ross, Strange

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Acoustical society of America

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A professional society of physicists and engineers in all fields of acoustics: electroacoustics, ultrasonics, architectural acoustics, physiological and psychological acoustics, musical acoustics, noise, vibration control, underwater acoustics, biological response to vibration, and speech communication. Founded in 1929, its purpose is to increase and diffuse the knowledge of acoustics and promote its practical applications. The Society was a founding Member Society of the American Institute of P...

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Stevens, S.S. (Stanley Smith), 1906-1973

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Stevens was an authority on the physics of sensory perception, especially hearing. His primary contribution was Stevens' Law, which states that the magnitude of a sensation grows as a power function of the intensity of the stimulus. He was director of the Psycho-Acoustics Laboratory and the Psychophysics Laboratory at Harvard. From the description of Papers of Stanley Smith Stevens, 1931-1973 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 62555827 From the descriptio...

National Research Council (U.S.)

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The National Research Council was organized by the National Academy of Sciences in 1916 to associate the broad community of science and technology with the Academy's purposes of further knowledge and advising the federal government. The Council has become the principal operating agency of both the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering in providing services to the government, the public, and the scientific and engineering communities. From the descriptio...

Skinner, B. F. (Burrhus Frederic), 1904-

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Burrhus Frederic Skinner (1904-1990) was a strict behaviorist who championed the theory of operant conditioning. He made an indelible mark in the field of psychology with both his ideas and his audacious advocacy of them. Skinner earned his Harvard Ph.D. in 1931, and after teaching at the University of Minnesota and the University of Indiana, he returned to Harvard as a professor in 1948; he stayed at Harvard for the remainder of his career. From the guide to the Papers of Burrhus Fr...