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Samuel Jacob Beck

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Samuel Jacob Beck
Born1896
Died1980
NationalityAmerican
EducationColumbia University

Samuel Jacob Beck (1896–1980[1]) was an American psychologist who worked on personality assessment and the Rorschach test.[2]

He graduated from Harvard in 1926 and then attended Columbia University, where received his M.A. in 1927 and Ph.D. in 1932. He received the Bruno Klopfer Award in 1965.[2]

He was the first person in America to write a research paper on the Rorschach test, with a publication in 1930, and was a foremost expert on the topic. In 1947 he assisted Douglas Kelley in the interpretation of Rorschach test results from Nazi leaders taken by Kelley during the Nuremberg War Trials.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Beck, Samuel J. (Samuel Jacob), 1896-1980 - Social Networks and Archival Context".
  2. ^ a b Klopfer, Walter; Wyatt, Frederic; Rabin, Albert (1965). "Samuel Jacob Beck — Citation". Journal of Projective Techniques and Personality Assessment. 29 (4): 414–417. doi:10.1080/0091651X.1965.10120231. PMID 5320713.
  3. ^ Zillmer, Eric; Harrower, Molly; Ritzler, Barry; Archer, Robert (1995). The Quest for the Nazi Personality: A Psychological Investigation of Nazi War Criminals. p. 84-88. ISBN 0-8058-1898-7.