Knight Dunlap

Knight Dunlap
Born(1875-11-21)November 21, 1875
DiedAugust 14, 1949(1949-08-14) (aged 73)
Known forPast president, American Psychological Association
Scientific career
FieldsPsychology

Knight Dunlap (November 21, 1875 – August 14, 1949) was an American psychologist. He founded the Journal of Psychology, was the first editor of the Journal of Comparative Psychology,[1] and was the President of the American Psychological Association. Dunlap authored numerous books and articles regarding psychology and was a talented inventor. His concentration was in experimental psychology and some of his best known inventions were the Dunlap chronoscope, the Dunlap tapping plate, and the Dunlap chair for vestibular investigation.

  1. ^ Moore, Kate Gordon (1949). "Knight Dunlap: 1875-1949". Psychological Review. 56 (6): 309–310. doi:10.1037/h0061313.