William Thomas Heron

William Thomas Heron
Born	(1897-01-03)January 3, 1897
Died	July 18, 1988(1988-07-18) (aged 91)
Nationality	American
Other names	W.T. Heron
Education	University of Chicago
Spouse	Joan Lenertz ​ (m. 1955⁠–⁠1988)​
Scientific career
Fields	Psychology
Institutions	University of Minnesota
Thesis	Individual differences in ability versus change in the learning of the stylus maze  (1924)
Doctoral advisor	Harvey A. Carr[1]: 128
Doctoral students	Dwight Ingle Kenneth MacCorquodale

William Thomas Heron (January 3, 1897 – July 18, 1988) was a professor of psychology at the University of Minnesota.^[2] 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.^[3] 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.^[4][5]

References

1. Lahham, Daniel Elias (2014). The Journal of Comparative Psychology (JCP): A Network Analysis of the Status of Comparative Psychology (Thesis). York University.
2. "William Thomas Heron of Minneapolis. Professor of Psychology at the University of Minnesota". Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
3. McKerchar, Todd L.; Morris, Edward K.; Smith, Nathaniel G. (April 2011). "A quantitative analysis and natural history of B. F. Skinner's coauthoring practices". The Behavior Analyst. 34 (1): 75–91. doi:10.1007/bf03392236. ISSN 0738-6729. PMC 3089415. PMID 22532732.
4. Samuel, Lawrence R. (2011-08-03). Supernatural America: A Cultural History: A Cultural History. ABC-CLIO. p. 60. ISBN 9780313399008.
5. Chaduvula, Raju (2016-10-19). "Paranomal studies research continues despite holes in research, proof". The Minnesota Daily. Retrieved 2018-07-25.