Eckhard Heinrich Hess (27 September 1916 – 21 February 1986)[1] was a German-born American psychologist and ethologist, known for his research on pupillometry and animal imprinting. He joined the Department of Psychology at the University of Chicago as an instructor in 1948. He became a full professor in the Department of Psychology in 1959, and served as its chairman from 1963 to 1968. Hess pioneered the study of animal behavior from an ethological/evolutionary perspective at a time when Skinner's behaviorism was the dominant paradigm of animal behavior study in the United States.[2][3]
Eckhard Hess | |
|---|---|
| Born | Eckhard Heinrich Hess 27 September 1916 |
| Died | 23 February 1986 (aged 69) |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Education | Johns Hopkins University |
| Known for | Pupillometry |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Ethology Psychology |
| Institutions | University of Chicago |
| Thesis | The development of the chick's responses to light-and-shade cues of depth (1948) |
References
edit- ^ Dewsbury, Donald A. (1989-07-15). Studying Animal Behavior: Autobiographies of the Founders. University of Chicago Press. p. 182. ISBN 9780226144108.
- ^ Heise, Kenan (1986-02-23). "ECKHARD HESS, BIOPSYCHOLOGIST, EXPERT ON EYE PUPIL REFLEXES". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
- ^ "Eckhard H. Hess Dead at 69; Behavioral Science Authority". The New York Times. 1986-02-26. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
Further reading
edit- Faye, Cathy (December 2011). "Lessons from bird brains". Monitor on Psychology. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
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