Richard Herrnstein

Richard Herrnstein
Herrnstein in 1981
Born
Richard Julius Herrnstein

(1930-05-20)May 20, 1930
DiedSeptember 13, 1994(1994-09-13) (aged 64)
Alma materCity College of New York (BA)
Harvard University (PhD)
Known forThe Bell Curve (1994)
Matching law
Spouses
Barbara Brodo
(m. 1951; div. 1961)
Susan Chalk Gouinlock
(m. 1961)
Children3
Scientific career
FieldsBehaviorism
InstitutionsHarvard University
Doctoral advisorB. F. Skinner[1]

Richard Julius Herrnstein (May 20, 1930 – September 13, 1994) was an American psychologist at Harvard University. He was an active researcher in animal learning in the Skinnerian tradition. Herrnstein was the Edgar Pierce Professor of Psychology until his death, and previously chaired the Harvard Department of Psychology for five years. With political scientist Charles Murray, he co-wrote The Bell Curve, a controversial 1994 book on human intelligence. He was one of the founders of the Society for Quantitative Analysis of Behavior.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Klein was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Goleman, Daniel (September 16, 1994). "Richard Herrnstein, 64, Dies; Backed Nature Over Nurture". The New York Times. Retrieved November 21, 2018.