MURRAY - BIOGRAPHY

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  • Henry Alexander Murray was born on May 13, 1893
  • Henry Alexander Murray was an American psychologist
  • in 1938, Murray published "Explorations in Personality"
  • Murray's most significant and well-known contribution is the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)
  • THEMATIC APPERCEPTION TEST
    a personality test he developed which involved having individuals interpret a series of pictures to tell a story
  • Murray established with others the Psychological Clinical Annex in 1949
  • Murray received the following awards:
    1. Scientific Contribution Award from the American Psychological Association
    2. Gold Medal Award for lifetime achievement from the American Psychological Foundation
  • Henry Alexander Murray died from PNEUMONIA at the age of 95 on June 23 1988