Background
Hefferline, Ralph Franklin was born on February 15, 1910 in Muncie, Indiana, United States. Son of Samuel Thomas and Blanche (Cecil) Hefferline.
psychologist university professor
Hefferline, Ralph Franklin was born on February 15, 1910 in Muncie, Indiana, United States. Son of Samuel Thomas and Blanche (Cecil) Hefferline.
Bachelor of Science, Columbia, 1941, Master of Arts, 1942, Doctor of Philosophy, 1947.
Hefferline became a patient of Fritz Perls around 1946. He joined a small training group led by Perls in 1948 in New York, and went on to contribute a chapter to the book which defined Gestalt Therapy, Gestalt Therapy, Excitement and Growth in the Human Personality, co-authored by Perls, Paul Goodman and Hefferline, published in 1951. He was the third and junior author and provided the section containing practical exercises.
He went on to join the Behaviourist school of psychology.
Fellow American Psychological Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, New York Academy Sciences. Member Psychonomic Society, Eastern Psychological Association, Society for General Systems Research, Society Psychophysiol. Research, Biology-Feedback Society, Society Neuroscis.
Married Dorothy Halliday, August 25, 1939.