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William Revelle
Born1944 (age 79–80)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationProfessor
Parent
Alma mater
Scientific career
FieldsPersonality psychology, Differential psychology
InstitutionsNorthwestern University
ThesisIntroversion/extraversion, Skin Conductance And Performance Under Stress (1973)
Websiterevelle.net

William Roger Revelle (born c. 1944) is a psychology professor at Northwestern University working in personality psychology. Revelle studies the biological basis of personality and motivation, psychometric theory, the structure of daily mood, and models of attention and memory.

Early life and education[edit]

Revelle was raised in La Jolla, California.[1] His father, Roger Revelle, was an early theorist in global warming.[2]

Revelle graduated from Pomona College in 1965, abandoning a mathematics major in favor of psychology. He spent two years in Sarawak, Malaysia, as a volunteer in the Peace Corps before earning his PhD in psychology from the University of Michigan in 1973.[1] He became a member of the Northwestern Faculty in 1973.[citation needed]

Career[edit]

Revelle has previously served as the President (2005-2009) of the International Society for the Study of Individual Differences (ISSID),[3] the President (2008-2009) of the Association for Research in Personality (ARP), and the President (1984) of the Society of Multivariate Experimental Psychology (SMEP).[4]

Currently, he is vice-chair of the Governing Board of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, having previously served as Chair (2009-2012).[5] He also serves as the President (2018–present) of the International Society for Intelligence Research (ISIR).[6]

Additionally, he is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS; 1996–present),[7] the Association for Psychological Science (APS; 1994–present),[8] the American Psychological Association (APA Division 5; 2011–present),[9] and the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP; 2015–present).[10]

He resides in Evanston, Illinois.[1]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Revelle, William. "William Revelle - Northwestern University". Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  2. ^ Sullivan, Walter (17 July 1991). "Roger Revelle, 82, Early Theorist In Global Warming and Geology". The New York Times.
  3. ^ "ISSID The International Society for the Study of Individual Differences". Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  4. ^ "Past Presidents of SMEP". Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  5. ^ "Governing Board - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists". Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  6. ^ "Intelligence | ISIR Officers". Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  7. ^ "AAAS Elected Fellows". Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Association for Psychological Science: APS Fellows". Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  9. ^ "Fellows of the Division of Quantitative and Qualitative Methods". Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  10. ^ "Fellowship SPSP". Retrieved 7 September 2018.

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