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Robert S. Woodworth

1869 - 1962

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Robert Sessions Woodworth (October 17, 1869 – July 4, 1962) was an American psychologist and the creator of the personality test which bears his name. A graduate of Harvard and Columbia, he studied under William James along with other prominent psychologists as Leta Stetter Hollingworth, James Rowland Angell, and Edward Thorndike. His textbook Psychology: A study of mental life, which appeared first in 1921, went through many editions and was the first introduction to psychology for generations of undergraduate students. His 1938 textbook of experimental psychology was scarcely less influential, especially in the 1954 second edition, written with Harold H. Schlosberg. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert S. Woodworth is the 225th most popular psychologist (up from 232nd in 2019), the 9,877th most popular biography from United States (up from 11,583rd in 2019) and the 81st most popular American Psychologist.

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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS

Among psychologists, Robert S. Woodworth ranks 225 out of 235. Before him are Elsa Cayat, Joseph Nicolosi, Uta Frith, David Buss, Simon Baron-Cohen, and August Dvorak. After him are Hans-Werner Gessmann, Christine Ladd-Franklin, Sherry Turkle, Jonathan Kellerman, Evelyn Hooker, and Elizabeth Holloway Marston.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1869, Robert S. Woodworth ranks 151. Before him are Booth Tarkington, Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf, Harry Stafford, Charley Grapewin, Mehmet Emin Yurdakul, and Bertha Townsend. After him are Bernard Pyne Grenfell, George Caridia, Tom Kiely, Ellen Hansell, Edwin Arlington Robinson, and Flora Murray. Among people deceased in 1962, Robert S. Woodworth ranks 206. Before him are Gerrit Achterberg, Ron Flockhart, Edy Reinalter, Lucile Watson, Charles Reisner, and Benny Paret. After him are Arseny Golovko, Solomon Linda, Bjørn Rasmussen, Leon Kruczkowski, Josiah McCracken, and Jean Brichaut.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert S. Woodworth ranks 9,879 out of 20,380. Before him are Hugo Black (1886), Helen Hunt Jackson (1830), Richard LeParmentier (1946), Charles Vinci (1933), Isaac Kashdan (1905), and Method Man (1971). After him are Julie Garwood (1946), Ira Davenport (1887), Cedric the Entertainer (1964), Ron Eldard (1965), Sunrise Adams (1982), and Abbott Handerson Thayer (1849).

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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS In United States

Among psychologists born in United States, Robert S. Woodworth ranks 81. Before him are Neal E. Miller (1909), Lee Cronbach (1916), Robert Yerkes (1876), Joseph Nicolosi (1947), David Buss (1953), and August Dvorak (1894). After him are Christine Ladd-Franklin (1847), Sherry Turkle (1948), Jonathan Kellerman (1949), Evelyn Hooker (1907), Arthur Jensen (1923), and Leda Cosmides (1957).

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