Gordon G. Gallup
Encyclopedia
Gordon G. Gallup, Jr. is a psychologist
of the University at Albany
's Psychology
department, researching biopsychology. He received his Ph.D.
from Washington State University
in 1968, after which he joined the faculty of the Psychology Department at Tulane University
. He is best known for developing the mirror test
, also called the mirror self-recognition test, or MSR, in 1970, which gauges self-awareness
of animals. In 1975, Gallup moved to the University at Albany.
During his tenure at Tulane, Gallup also developed a research interest in tonic immobility, or
"animal hypnosis," which he continued at the University at Albany. His later work on animal behavior was concerned with ethological approaches to the study of animal behavior under laboratory conditions, which he pursued with Susan Suarez in the 1980s.
Since the 1990s, Gallup has researched human evolutionary psychology exclusively. Gallup's article entitled "Does Semen Have Antidepressant Properties?" attracted the attention of the media when it was published in 2002. Gallup commented, "I want to make it clear that we are not advocating that people abstain from using condoms, clearly an unwanted pregnancy or a sexually transmitted disease would more than offset any advantageous psychological effects of semen."
Psychologist
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of the University at Albany
University at Albany, The State University of New York
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's Psychology
Psychology
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department, researching biopsychology. He received his Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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from Washington State University
Washington State University
Washington State University is a public research university based in Pullman, Washington, in the Palouse region of the Pacific Northwest. Founded in 1890, WSU is the state's original and largest land-grant university...
in 1968, after which he joined the faculty of the Psychology Department at Tulane University
Tulane University
Tulane University is a private, nonsectarian research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States...
. He is best known for developing the mirror test
Mirror test
The mirror test is a measure of self-awareness, as animals either possess or lack the ability to recognize themselves in a mirror.The test was developed by Gordon Gallup Jr. in 1970, based in part on observations made by Charles Darwin. While visiting a zoo, Darwin held a mirror up to an orangutan...
, also called the mirror self-recognition test, or MSR, in 1970, which gauges self-awareness
Self-awareness
Self-awareness is the capacity for introspection and the ability to reconcile oneself as an individual separate from the environment and other individuals...
of animals. In 1975, Gallup moved to the University at Albany.
During his tenure at Tulane, Gallup also developed a research interest in tonic immobility, or
"animal hypnosis," which he continued at the University at Albany. His later work on animal behavior was concerned with ethological approaches to the study of animal behavior under laboratory conditions, which he pursued with Susan Suarez in the 1980s.
Since the 1990s, Gallup has researched human evolutionary psychology exclusively. Gallup's article entitled "Does Semen Have Antidepressant Properties?" attracted the attention of the media when it was published in 2002. Gallup commented, "I want to make it clear that we are not advocating that people abstain from using condoms, clearly an unwanted pregnancy or a sexually transmitted disease would more than offset any advantageous psychological effects of semen."
Publications
- Gallup, G.G., Jr. (1970). Chimpanzees: Self Recognition. Science, 167, 86-87.
- Gallup, G. G., Jr., Burch, R. L., & Platek, S. M. (2002). Does semen have antidepressant properties? Archives of Sexual Behavior, 31, 289-293.
- Hughes, S.M., Dispenza, F., Gallup, G.G., Jr., (2004). Ratings of voice attractiveness predict sexual behavior and body configuration. Evolution and Human Behavior, 25, 295-304.
- Platek, S.M., Burch, R.L., Panyavin, I.S., Wasserman, B.H., & Gallup, G.G., Jr. (2002).Reactions to children's faces: Resemblance affects males more than females. Evolution and Human Behavior, 23, 159-166 .