Robert Mearns Yerkes
1876-1956
American psychologist who is regarded as one of the founders of comparative animal psychology. Yerkes was interested in the great apes as well as psychological testing a...
Read more
Yerkes, Robert Mearns
1876–1956
AMERICAN COMPARATIVE PSYCHOLOGIST, RESEARCHER
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Ph.D., 1902
Brief Overview
Robert Mearns Yerkes was a leading figure in comparative psychology,...
Read more
Robert Mearns Yerkes (1876-1956), American psychologist, played a leading role in the development of psychology in America by laying the groundwork for important new areas of both research and practic...
Read more