Neal Miller
| Neal E. Miller | |
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| Born | August 3, 1909 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US |
| Died | March 23, 2002 (aged 92) Hamden, Connecticut, US |
| Nationality | American |
| Fields | Psychology |
| Institutions |
Yale University Rockefeller University Cornell University Medical College |
| Alma mater |
University of Washington (B.S., 1931) Stanford University (M.S., 1932) Yale University (Ph.D., 1935) |
| Known for | Biofeedback, Frustration–aggression hypothesis |
| Notable awards |
Newcomb Cleveland Prize (1956) APA Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award (1959) National Medal of Science (1964) APA Award for Lifetime Contributions to Psychology (1991) |
Neal Elgar Miller (August 3, 1909 – March 23, 2002) was an American experimental psychologist. Described as an energetic man with a variety of interests, including physics, biology and writing, Miller entered the field of psychology to pursue these. With a background training in the sciences, he was inspired by professors and leading psychologists at the time to work on various areas in behavioral psychology and physiological psychology, specifically, relating visceral responses to behavior.
Miller's career in psychology started with research on "fear as a learned drive and its role in conflict". Work in behavioral medicine led him to his most notable work on biofeedback. Over his lifetime he lectured at Yale University, Rockefeller University, and Cornell University Medical College and was one of the youngest members of Yale's Institute of Human Relations. His accomplishments led to the establishment of two awards: the New Investigator Award from the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research and an award for distinguished lectureship from the American Psychological Association. A Review of General Psychology survey, published in 2002, ranked Miller as the eighth most cited psychologist of the 20th century.
Miller was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1909. He grew up in the Pacific Northwest. His father, Irving Miller, worked at Western Washington University as Chair of the Department of Education and Psychology. His father's position in Neal Miller's words, "may have had something to do with" his interest in psychology. Originally having a curiosity for science, Miller entered the University of Washington (1931), where he studied biology, physics and also had an interest in writing. His senior year he decided that psychology would allow him to pursue his wide variety of interests. He graduated from the University of Washington with a B.S. and a piqued interest in behavioral psychology. Afterwards he studied at Stanford University (1932) where he received his M.S. and an interest in psychology of personality. At Stanford he accompanied his professor, Walter Miles, to the Institute of Human Relations at Yale University as a research assistant. There he was encouraged by another professor to further study psychoanalysis. He received his Ph.D. degree in Psychology from Yale University in 1935, and that same year he became a social science research fellow at the Institute of Psychoanalysis in Vienna for one year before returning to Yale as a faculty member in 1936. He spent a total of 30 years at Yale University (1936–1966), and in 1950 he was appointed professor at Yale, a position he held until 1966. In 1966 he began teaching at Rockefeller University and afterwards spent the early 1970s teaching at Cornell University Medical College. In 1985 he returned to Yale as a research associate.
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