Marvin Zuckerman

Marvin Zuckerman (born March 21, 1928 in Chicago) is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Delaware. His work was inspired by various psychologists including Hans Eysenck and Arnold Buss. Zuckerman is known for his many works in personality research which has brought him to his biological approach regarding sensation seeking. Zuckerman started developing his research on sensation seeking when he arrived as a Professor of Psychology at the University of Delaware in 1969. Sensation seeking is still growing and being developed by many research psychologists and is a very well known finding. Zuckerman started his career at New York University and gained his Ph.D in clinical psychology. He then took his career to Norwich State Hospital in Connecticut, where he was hired at a psychiatric institute and studied numerous developments pertaining to anxiety, which was developed through the work of studying personality assessments. At the psychiatric institute, Zuckerman exhibited research on sensory deprivation. This lead him to develop his very well known experimental research on the Sensation Seeking Scale.

Marvin Zuckerman is best known for his research in personality, which ultimately brought him to the development of his most famous contribution to psychology, his biological approach regarding sensation seeking. He began his professional career following his graduation from New York University where he received his Bachelor's Degree and eventually his Ph.D in clinical psychology in 1954. After receiving his Ph.D. with the help of Arnold Buss, Zuckerman was able to clarify his career goals in psychology. Zuckerman then took his career to Norwich State Hospital in Connecticut. There, he was hired at a psychiatric institute where he studied developments pertaining to anxiety. Most of his studies at the institute were done through personality assessments. Zuckerman then arrived in Newark, Delaware where he accepted a job at the University of Delaware in 1969. The University of Delaware is where Zuckerman spent more than 20 years teaching and researching his theory of sensation seeking with the help of many dedicated students. During the year of 1975, Zuckerman started a series of presentations at international meetings in Europe. Zuckerman credits Hans Eysenck as the inspiration to the biological approach to personality before he spent a year with both him and Sybil Eysenck at the Maudsley Institute in London. He also credits Eysenck for giving him the opportunity to work with David Fulker, and Sybil Eysenck on the genetics of sensation seeking. This also took place at the Maudsley Institute in London. Overall, Zuckerman has written more than 200 articles, book chapters, and several books. He also serves on the editorial board of Personality and Individual Differences, which was founded by Hans Eysenck.

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