Joseph Jastrow
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Joseph Jastrow (January 30, 1863 – January 8, 1944) was a Polish-born American psychologist notorious for inventions in experimental psychology, design of experiments, and psychophysics.[1] He also worked on the phenomena of optical illusions, and a number of well-known optical illusions (notably the Jastrow illusion) that were either first reported in or popularized by his work. Jastrow believed that everyone had their own, often incorrect, preconceptions about psychology.[2] One of his ultimate goals was to use the scientific method to identify truth from error, and educate the layperson, which Jastrow accomplished through speaking tours, popular print media, and the radio.[3]
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Joseph Jastrow | |
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Born | (1863-01-30)January 30, 1863 Warsaw, Poland |
Died | January 8, 1944(1944-01-08) (aged 80) |
Alma mater | Johns Hopkins University |
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Scientific career | |
Fields | Psychology |
Institutions | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
Thesis | The Perception of Space by Disparate Senses (1886) |
Doctoral advisor | Charles Sanders Peirce |
Doctoral students | Clark L. Hull |