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Donald G. Paterson
Born
Donald Gildersleeve Paterson

(1892-01-18)18 January 1892
Columbus, Ohio
Died4 October 1961(1961-10-04) (aged 58)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materThe Ohio State University
Known forIndividual Differences, Applied Psychology, Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Scientific career
FieldsPsychology
InstitutionsUniversity of Kansas, University of Minnesota
Doctoral advisorRudolf Pintner
Doctoral studentsMarvin Dunnette, James J. Jenkins

Donald Gildersleeve Paterson (January 18, 1892 – October 4, 1961) was an American psychologist known for pioneering applied psychology, in particular vocational counseling, industrial/organizational psychology, and differential psychology in the United States. He was a professor of psychology at the Department of Psychology at the University of Minnesota from 1921-1960.

Biography

Paterson was born in Columbus, Ohio, the youngest of five children. His father and mother were both completely deaf as a result of childhood illness.[1] Paterson obtained his undergraduate and graduate training at the Ohio State University.[2] He became an instructor in psychology at the University of Kansas, where he met his wife, Margaret Young. During World War I he served as Chief Psychological Examiner and a Captain in the Sanitary Corp of the US Army.[2] After the war he joined the Scott Company, an early type of psychological consulting organizations.[2] In 1921 Paterson joined the faculty at the University of Minnesota, where he worked until his retirement in 1960. Paterson had two children, Philip Paterson and Mrs. Robert C. Becker.[2]

Paterson was a founder and president of the American Association for Applied Psychology, which lasted for 8 years from 1937-1945, until it was merged with the American Psychological Association (APA). In that sense, it served as the precursor to the multiple divisions of applied psychology within the APA, including clinical, consulting, educational, industrial/organizational, and military psychology.[3] Paterson was secretary of the American Psychological Association for six years.[2] He was the primary doctoral advisor to 88 graduate students during his time at the University of Minnesota.[2]

References

  1. ^ Devonis (2012). "Paterson, Donald G.". Encyclopedia of the History of Psychological Theories. pp. 767–768. doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-0463-8_111.
  2. ^ a b c d e f No Author Indicated (1961). "Donald G. Paterson (1892-1961)". Journal of Applied Psychology. 45 (6): 351–352. doi:10.1037/h0039542. {{cite journal}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ Routh, Donald K.; Cautin, Robin L.; Farreras, Ingrid G. (2015). "American Association for Applied Psychology (AAAP)". The Encyclopedia of Clinical Psychology. pp. 1–3. doi:10.1002/9781118625392.wbecp002. ISBN 9781118625392.
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