Background

Apter, Michael John was born on June 17, 1939 in Stockton-on-Tees, Durham, England. Son of Kenneth Carl and Vera Blanche (Apter) Smith.

Education

Bachelor of Science with honors, Bristol (England) University, 1960. Doctor of Philosophy, Bristol (England) University, 1964.

Career

Research assistant Princeton (New Jersey) University, 1960-1961. Research fellow King's College, University London, 1963-1964. Head department research Teaching Programmes Ltd., Bristol, 1964-1967.

Lecturer psychology University College Cardiff, Wales, 1967-1973, senior lecturer Wales, 1973-1984, reader in psychology Wales, since 1984. Member psychologist's panel Civil Service Selection Board, London, 1974-1976. Owner Alexandra Park Residential Home, Penarth, Wales, 1979-1984.

Member Avebury Committee, 1983-1984. Visiting professor Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, since 1988.

Achievements

• Michael John Apter has been listed as a noteworthy psychologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Computer Simulation of Behavior
  • Cybernetics and Development: International Series of Monographs in Pure and Applied Biology: Zoology
  • The Experience of Motivation: The Theory of Psychological Reversals

Membership

Fellow British Psychological Society, Cybernetics Society England. Member International Council Psychologists, Psychology and Psychotherapy Association United Kingdom.

Connections

Married Claude Annik Deburaux (divorced June 1977), June 29, 1964. 1 child, Carolyn Sophie. Married Ivy Williams, June 21, 1977.

Children: Sarah Jane, Samantha Isobel.

Father:

Kenneth Carl Smith

Mother:

Vera Blanche (Apter) Smith

Spouse:

Claude Annik Deburaux

Spouse:

Ivy Williams

child:

Samantha Isobel Apter

child:

Carolyn Sophie Apter

child:

Sarah Jane Apter