Background
Perloff, Robert was born on February 3, 1921 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Myer and Elizabeth (Sherman) Perloff.
psychologist university professor
Perloff, Robert was born on February 3, 1921 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Myer and Elizabeth (Sherman) Perloff.
AB, Temple University, 1949. Master of Arts, Ohio State University, 1949. Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, 1951.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Oregon Graduate School Professional Psychology, 1984. Doctor of Letters (honorary), California School Professional Psychology, 1985.
He was a former president of both the Association for Consumer Research and the American Psychological Association. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Perloff was drafted into the United States Army and fought in the Philippines during World World War World War II Following postdoctoral work, he taught industrial and consumer psychology at Purdue University. Much of his career was spent as professor of Business and Psychology at University of Pittsburgh.
He was President of the Association for Consumer Research and the American Psychological Association (APA).
In his 1985 APA presidential address, "Self-Interest and Personal Responsibility Redux", he praised self-interest. lieutenant was printed in American Psychologist (volume 42, 1987) and the journal called it "one of 50 classic articles published in the journal"s previous 50 years." In 1995, Perloff and 51 others signed "Mainstream Science on Intelligence", a statement written by Linda Gottfredson and published in the Wall Street Journal, which addressed the controversy about intelligence research that followed the publication of the 1994 book The Bell Curve.
Also in 1995, Perloff was named to an American Psychological Association task force that reviewed controversial issues in response to the claims made during the Bell Curve controversy, producing a report titled "Intelligence: Knowns and Unknowns." At the APA"s 2001 Annual Convention, Doctor Perloff condemned what he considered the APA"s one-sided political activism. "The APA is too politically correct..and too obeisant to special interests" In 2004, Perloff was the keynote speaker at the National Association for Research & Therapy of Homosexuality"s Annual Conference.
In support of the mission statement of NARTH, he concluded, "The individual"s right for self-determination of sexuality -- or sexual autonomy -- is, I am happy to see, inherent in NARTH"s position statement: "NARTH respects each client"s dignity, autonomy, and free agency..every individual has the right to claim a gay identity, or to develop their heterosexual potential.
The right to seek therapy to change one"s sexual adaptation is considered self-evident and inalienable." I subscribe fully to the aforementioned NARTH position statement." Perloff was the 2008 recipient of NARTH"s President"s Award. Perloff died of heart failure on April 15, 2013, at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Magee Women"s Hospital.
Board directors, vice president Senior Citizens Service Corporation, California School Professional Psychology. Board directors Greater Pittsburgh chapter American Civil Liberties Union, secretary, 1997-1998. Chairman national advisory committee Institute Government and Public Affairs, University Illinois, 1986-1989, secretary national advisory committee, since 1997.
Member advisory committee Cornell Institute for Research on Children, since 2002. Fellow: American Psychological Association (member-at-large executive committee division consumer psychology 1964-1967, council representatives 1965-1968, president division 1967-1968, chairman science affairs committee, division consumer psychology 1968-1969, education and training board 1969-1972, member-at-large executive committee division consumer psychology 1970-1971, council representatives 1972-1974, director 1974-1982, chairman finance committee, treasurer 1975-1984, chairman investment committee 1977-1982, president 1985, advisory board, board science affairs 1994-1996, task force intelligence and Intelligence Tests, author column Standard Deviations in journal, president address selected as one of 50 over 50 years), American Association for the Advancement of Science, Eastern Psychological Association (director 1977-1980, president 1980-1981). Member: Council of Science Society (foundation alumnus, president since 1998), Knowledge Utilization Society (president 1993-1995), Society Psychologists in Management 1993-1994, (Distinguished Contribution to Psychology Management award 1989), American Evaluation Association 1977-1978, American Psychological Foundation (vice president 1988-1989, president 1990-1992, trustee 1995-1998, Lifetime Achievement in Psychology Gold Medal award 2000), Association for Consumer Research (chairman 1970-1971), Pennsylvania Psychological Association (Distinguished Service award 1985), International Association Applied Psychology, American Psychological Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Psi Chi, Beta Gamma Sigma, Sigma Xi (president University Pittsburgh chapter 1989-1991).
Married Evelyn Potechin, September 22, 1946. Children: Richard Mark, Linda Sue, Judith Kay.
