Name Calvin Stone | Fields Psychology Influenced by Karl Lashley | |
Died December 28, 1954, Palo Alto, California, United States Books Studies in the Dynamics of Behavior | ||
Calvin Perry Stone (February 28, 1892 – December 28, 1954) was an American psychologist and a past president of the American Psychological Association (APA). He was a member of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS).
Biography
Stone was born in Jay County, Indiana. He was admitted to Valparaiso University at the age of fifteen. He earned an undergraduate degree from Valparaiso, a master's degree from Indiana University and a PhD from the University of Minnesota. He served as a school principal and superintendent between 1910 and 1914. He also served in World War I.
Stone was a professor at Stanford University after a stint at the University of Minnesota. He was on the Stanford faculty with Lewis Terman. Stone was president of the APA in 1941 and was designated a member of the NAS in 1943. His work focused largely on comparative psychology and physiological psychology.