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Making Place for a Comparative Scientist: Robert Mearns Yerkes at Harvard, 1902-1917

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: During the first decade of this century, Robert Meams Yerkes struggled to make a place for himself within Harvard University's Division of Philosophy as a comparative scientist. From the perspective of a young assistant professor, Yerkes'diary and letters permit a glimpse into the ail-too familiar struggle of establishing career and family.

Source: International Journal of Comparative Psychology

DOI: 10.46867/c4n30f

Authors: Randall D Wight, Kristi A Smith

Institutions: Ursinus College, Ouachita Baptist University

Language: English

Topic: Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology

Subfield: General Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: National Endowment for the Humanities, Yale University

OpenAlex ID: W16906687

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Cites: 12

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