Edwin Garrigues Boring , 1886-1968, American psychologist, b. Philadephia. He taught experimental psychology at Clark Univ. (from 1919) and at Harvard (1922-68). Boring was strongly influenced by Edward Titchener and is best known for his work in sensory psychology. Boring's classic History of Experimental Psychology (1929) made him a pioneer historian of the field. Other important works include Physical Dimensions of Consciousness (1933), and his memoirs, Psychologist at Large (1961). Author not available, BORING, EDWIN GARRIGUES. , The Columbia Encyclopedia,...
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