Margaret Dorothea Vernon
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Margaret (Magdalen) Dorothea Vernon (1901-1991) was a British experimental psychologist.
Life
Maggie (as she was known) Vernon attended Newnham College, Cambridge. Afterwards she joined Frederic Bartlett’s research group in the Cambridge Psychological laboratory.
In 1946, she took a position at the University of Reading where she was promoted to Professor in 1956. She retired in 1967.[1]
The Department of Psychology at the University of Reading have established named PhD studentships in her honour.[2]
Work
Maggie was an enthusiastic proponent of experimental psychology. While at Cambridge she published influential books on reading and visual perception.
After moving to Reading she continued to promote experimental psychology and in 1946 helped to found the Experimental Psychology Society and subsequently became its president.
On retirement she continued to write and published a book on human motivation in 1969.
Awards
- 1952-1954 - President, Experimental Psychology Society[3]
- 1958-59 - President, British Psychological Society
- 1970 - Honorary Fellowship, British Psychological Society
Books
- Vernon, MD (1931). The Experimental Study of Reading.[4]
- Vernon, MD (1937). Visual Perception.[5]
- Vernon, M.D. (1958). Backwardness in Reading.[6]
- Vernon, M.D. (1965). Psychology of Perception.[7]
- Vernon, MD (1969). Human Motivation.[8]
References
- ^ "In memoriam: Professor Magdalen Vernon" (PDF). The Psychologist. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ "PhD studentships". University of Reading. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Previous committee officers". Experimental Psychology Society. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ Vernon, Magdalen (1931). The Experimental Study of Reading. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- ^ Vernon, Magdalen (2013). Visual Perception (reprint). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 260. ISBN 978-1107624825.
- ^ Vernon, Magdalen (1958). Backwardness in Reading. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 227.
- ^ Vernon, Magdalen (1965). Psychology of Perception. London: Hodder & Stroughton. p. 232. ISBN 978-0340090336.
- ^ Vernon, Magdalen (1969). Human Motivation. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 200. ISBN 978-0521095808.