| Description | Audio cassette sound recording of an interview with Dr.Richard J. Stevens, MBPsS, Open University for the British Psychological Society's Oral History project.
The interview was conducted by Elizabeth Valentine in 2007.
The following summary (by Dr. E.Valentine) is by way of introduction to the full recording held at the British Psychological Society's History of Psychology Centre, London.
Topics covered:
Side A:
Initial interest in Psychology
Undergraduate days at Edinburgh
Career after graduation: BBC TV Drama Director, Lecturer in psychology, Trinity College Dublin
Work at Open University (1972 to date)
Books, television and radio productions
Views on psychology (his trimodal framework)
Side A ends c 45mins
Side B:
Continues views on his trimodal framework
Changes in psychology during his career
Work on well-being (BBC series 'Making Slough Happy')
Aspirations and regrets
Views on future of psychology
Side B ends c 39 mins
Names mentioned include:
Edinburgh Psychology Department:
Boris Semeneoff, James Drever, Ian Hunter, Joyce Cookson.
Trinity Dublin Psychology Department:
Derek Forrest, Stuart Dimond, Ray Fuller, Howard Smith.
Open University Psychology Department:
Robert Green, Eddie Brown, John Arnett, Clive Holloway, Eleanor Rosch, Laurie Taylor, Marion Arnett, Judy Greene.
Harvard University:
Julian Jaynes, Henry A. Murray
Other names mentioned include:
Michael Argyll, Jerome Bruner, Kenneth Gergen, Jeffrey Gray, Eysenck, Rom Harre and Tony Chapman
Total Running Time: c 84mins |
| RunTime | On one FE90 cassette, running time c 84 minutes |
| AdminHistory | Date of Birth: 06/05/1939
Place of Birth: London
University and Professional Training:
Edinburgh University, MA First Class Hons in Psychology 1958-1962
Open University, PhD by published work 1999
Other Honours and Awards:
Bruce of Grangehill and Falkland prize as most distinguished student in Logic and Metaphysics, Edinburgh University 1960
Drever Prize as best student in Psychology Hons class, Edinburgh University 1962
MA de jure ofici (by virtue of office)Trinity College Dublin 1969
Professional career:
BBC TV Director, Drama 1962-1965
Trinity College, Dublin University; Junior Lecturer, Lecturer, Head of Department, 1962-1965
Open University, Milton Keynes, Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Head of Department, 1972-2004
Involvement with BPS and/or other societies and organisations:
Association for Humanistic Psychology, Committee member and Chair ?1980-1994
Consciousness and Experiential Section of BPS-founding member
Social Psychology Section of BPS |
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