Cheves Perky

Cheves Perky

Mary Cheves West Perky (1874–1940) was an American psychologist who studied under Edward B. Titchener at Cornell University. In 1910, she performed the "Banana Experiment", which led to the discovery of the Perky effect.[1]

Perky also studied the cooperative movement, and became the Associate Secretary of the Cooperative League of America.[2]

References

  1. ^ Perky experiment at the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
  2. ^ 1917 American Year Book, via Google Books



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