Thelma Alper
Thelma Alper | |
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| Born | Thelma Gorfinkle July 24, 1908 Chelsea, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | July 30, 1988 (aged 80) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Wellesley College Harvard University |
| Doctoral advisor | Edwin Boring |
| Academic work | |
| Doctoral students | John H. Flavell |
Thelma Gorfinkle Alper (July 24, 1908 – July 30, 1988) was an American clinical psychologist, known for creating a study measure for women's achievement motivation. She was also the first Jewish woman to receive a Ph.D. from Harvard, having careers at multiple institutions as she conducted studies primarily on memory of tasks, with an interest in its relation to women.