William Thomas Heron
Former psychology professor at the University of Minnesota
About William Thomas Heron
Lived 1897 – 1988 (aged 91). William Thomas Heron was a psychologist.
William Thomas Heron (January 3, 1897 – July 18, 1988) was a professor of psychology at the University of Minnesota. 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. 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.
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Who was William Thomas Heron?
former psychology professor at the University of Minnesota
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William Thomas Heron was born on 3 January 1897.
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William Thomas Heron died on 18 July 1988.
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William Thomas Heron was a psychologist.
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