Marvin Zuckerman

Not to be confused with Mark Zuckerberg.
Marvin Zuckerman
Born(1928-03-21)March 21, 1928
Chicago
DiedNovember 8, 2018(2018-11-08) (aged 90)
Philadelphia
NationalityAmerican
Alma materNew York University
Known forSensory Deprivation; Psychobiology of Personality; Multiple Affect Adjective Check List (MAACL); Zuckerman-Kuhlman Personality Questionnaire (ZKPQ); Sensation Seeking Scale (SSS)
Scientific career
FieldsPersonality, Sensation seeking
InstitutionsUniversity of Delaware
ThesisThe effect of frustration on the perception of neutral and aggressive words (1954)

Marvin Zuckerman (March 21, 1928, in Chicago – November 8, 2018[1]) was Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Delaware.[2] Zuckerman is best known for his research into the psychobiological basis of human personality,[3][4] sensory deprivation,[5][6] mood state measurement,[7][8] and sensation seeking.[9][10][11] His work was particularly inspired by eminent research psychologists, Hans Eysenck (3rd most highly cited psychologist)[12] and Arnold Buss.

  1. ^ In Memoriam: Marvin Zuckerman
  2. ^ "Simons, R.F." udel.edu.
  3. ^ Zuckerman, M. (2011). Personality Science: Three Approaches and Their Applications to the Causes and Treatment of Depression. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
  4. ^ Zuckerman, M. (2002). Zuckerman-Kuhlman Personality Questionnaire (ZKPQ) An alternative five-factorial model. In B. DeRaad & M. Perugini (Eds.), Big Five Assessment (pp. 377-396). Seattle, WA: Hogrefe & Huber.
  5. ^ Zuckerman, M., & Cohen, N. (1964). Sources of reports of visual and auditory sensations in perceptual isolation experiments. Psychological Bulletin, 62, 1–20.
  6. ^ Zuckerman, M., Persky, H., Miller, L., & Levine, B. (1970). Sensory deprivation versus sensory variation. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 76, 76 –82.
  7. ^ Zuckerman. M., Lubin, B., & Rinck, C. M. (1983). Construction of new scales for the Multiple Affect Adjective Check List. Journal of Behavioral Assessment, 5, 119-129.
  8. ^ Zuckerman, M. et al. (1986). Discriminant validity of the Multiple Affect Adjective Check List-Revised. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 8, 119-128.
  9. ^ Zuckerman, M. (1990). The psychophysiology of sensation seeing. Journal of Personality, 58, 313-345.
  10. ^ Zuckerman, Marvin (2014-10-10). Sensation Seeking (Psychology Revivals): Beyond the Optimal Level of Arousal. Psychology Press. ISBN 9781317627340.
  11. ^ Zuckerman, M. (2008). Personality and sensation seeking. In Boyle, G.J., Matthews, G., & Saklofske, D.H. (Eds.), The SAGE Handbook of Personality Theory and Assessment: Vol. 1 - Personality Theories and Models (pp. 379–398). Los Angeles, CA: SAGE. ISBN 9781412946513
  12. ^ Haggbloom, S. J. et al. (2002). The 100 most eminent psychologists of the 20th century. Review of General Psychology, 6, 139-152. (see Table 1, p. 142)