| Code | BPS/GB/109 |
| Name | Yates; Aubrey James (1925 - 1995); Professor; FBPsS |
| Title | Professor |
| Forenames | Aubrey James |
| Surname | Yates |
| Dates | 1925 - 1995 |
| Epithet | FBPsS |
| Other Names | Yates |
| Gender | Male |
| Nationality | British |
| DatesAndPlaces | Birthplace: Liverpool UK
Birthdate: 1925
Liverpool 1925-1951
Maudsley, London 1951-1957
NSW Australia 1957-1960
Perth, Australia 1960-1965
NSW Australia 1965-1967
Perth, Australia 1967-1987
Returned from Australia to live in Wales around 1987-1990
Yates died on 13 September 1995 in Llanrwst, North Wales |
| Address | Australia |
| Relationships | Married twice with three children |
| Activity | Academic qualifications:
BA (First-class) School of Psychology, University of Liverpool 1951
Post-graduate Diploma (with Distinction) in Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, University of London, 1952
PhD, Institute of Psychiatry, University of London, 1954
Fellow of the British Psychological Society, 1961.
Academic Appointments:
Research Assistant Dept. of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, University of London 1952
Lecturer in Psychology Dept. of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, University of London 1954
Lecturer in Psychology Dept.of Psychology University of New England, NSW Australia 1957
Senior Lecturer in Psychology Dept.of Psychology University of New England, NSW Australia 1960
Senior Lecturer in Psychology Dept.of Psychology University of Western Australia, Australia 1960
Senior Fulbright Fellow at the University of Wisconsin, 1963-1964
Reader in Psychology Psychology Dept.of Psychology University of Western Australia, Australia 1964
Professor of Psychology, University of New England, NSW Australia 1965
Professor of Psychology, University of Western Australia, 1967 (retired September 1987)
Commonwealth Visiting Professor, Dept.of Psychology, Hull University, 1980-1981
Other:
Member of Committee of Professional Psychologists (UK), 1954-1957
Secretary, Qualifications Committee, BPS Australian Branch, 1961-1963
Chairman, Membership Committee, Australian SeniorPsychological Society, 1965-1969
President of the Australian Psychological Society, 1970-1971.
Sources: Yates' obituary (by Laurie Worsley) published in The Psychologist, December 1995.
Compiled by Mike Maskill, BPS Archivist for the History of Psychology Centre. |
| PublishedWorks | Published many articles during his academic career including five books on behaviour therapy, a chapter in Eysenck's Handbook of Abnormal Psychology and 80 scientific papers published in various journals.
Selected publications:
The Effectiveness of Police Amphometer Traps in Reducing Traffic , Issue 1 of Research report (University of Western Australia. Department of Psychology),Authors Aubrey J. Yates, Richard Kirkham ,Publisher Department of Psychology University of Western Australia, 1971
Frustration and Conflict. Enduring Problems in Psychology. Selected Readings. Edited by Aubrey J. Yates, Publisher Princeton, N.J., 1965
Behavior Therapy: Techniques and Empirical Findings , Aubrey Yates, David C. Rimm , Publisher Wiley, 1970
Aubrey Yates, "Symptoms and Symptom Substitution," Psychological Review, 65: 6:371-374, November, 1958. 22. ... |
| Source | Yates' obituary (by Laurie Worsley) published in The Psychologist, December 1995 |
| Conventions | International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN ISBN 0-9696035-3-3
National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 |