Martin Theodore Orne

Martin Theodore Orne, M.D., Ph.D. (October 26, 1927, Vienna, Austria February 11, 2000, Paoli)[1][2] was a professor of psychiatry and psychology at the University of Pennsylvania.

Orne pioneered research into demand characteristics illustrating the weakness of informing participants that they are taking part in a psychology experiment and yet expecting them to act normally. He was also well known as a researcher in the field of hypnosis.

Education

Orne received his M.D. degree from Tufts University Medical School in 1955, with a residency in psychiatry at Massachusetts Mental Health Center, and a Ph.D. in psychology from Harvard University in 1958.[3]

Selected works

Patients

Anne Sexton

References

  1. Sheehy, Noel; Chapman, Antony J.; Conroy, Wendy A. (2002). Biographical Dictionary of Psychology. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
  2. Orne Obituary - DInges
  3. Orne Obituary - DInges


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