Mary Cover Jones

Mary Cover Jones

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American developmental psychologist

About Mary Cover Jones

Mary Cover Jones was an American developmental psychologist and a pioneer of behavior therapy, despite the field being heavily dominated by males throughout much of the 20th century. Joseph Wolpe dubbed her "the mother of behavior therapy" due to her famous study of Peter and development of desensitization.

Notable works:

The Course of human development

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