Paul E. Meehl

Paul E. Meehl
Born
Paul Everett Swedal

(1920-01-03)3 January 1920
Died14 February 2003(2003-02-14) (aged 83)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Minnesota (BA, PhD)
Known forMinnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, genetics of schizophrenia, construct validity, clinical v. statistical prediction, philosophy of science, taxometrics
AwardsNational Academy of Sciences (1987), APA Award for Lifetime Contributions to Psychology (1996), James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award (1998), Bruno Klopfer Award (1979)
Scientific career
FieldsPsychology, philosophy of science
InstitutionsUniversity of Minnesota
Doctoral advisorStarke R. Hathaway
Doctoral studentsHarrison G. Gough, Dante Cicchetti, Donald R. Peterson, George Schlager Welsh
Websitemeehl.umn.edu

Paul Everett Meehl (3 January 1920 – 14 February 2003) was an American clinical psychologist. He was the Hathaway and Regents' Professor of Psychology at the University of Minnesota, and past president of the American Psychological Association.[1] A Review of General Psychology survey, published in 2002, ranked Meehl as the 74th most cited psychologist of the 20th century, in a tie with Eleanor J. Gibson.[2] Throughout his nearly 60-year career, Meehl made seminal contributions to psychology, including empirical studies and theoretical accounts of construct validity, schizophrenia etiology, psychological assessment, behavioral prediction, metascience, and philosophy of science.

  1. ^ "Curriculum Vitae | Paul E. Meehl". meehl.umn.edu. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  2. ^ Haggbloom, Steven J.; Warnick, Renee; Warnick, Jason E.; Jones, Vinessa K.; Yarbrough, Gary L.; Russell, Tenea M.; Borecky, Chris M.; McGahhey, Reagan; Powell III, John L.; Beavers, Jamie; Monte, Emmanuelle (2002). "The 100 most eminent psychologists of the 20th century". Review of General Psychology. 6 (2): 139–152. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.586.1913. doi:10.1037/1089-2680.6.2.139. S2CID 145668721.