| Code | BPS/GB/227 |
| Name | Lovie; Alexander Deville (1940-); Dr; FBPsS |
| Title | Dr |
| Forenames | Alexander Deville |
| Surname | Lovie |
| Dates | 1940- |
| Epithet | FBPsS |
| Parallel Name | Sandy Lovie |
| Gender | Male |
| Nationality | British |
| DatesAndPlaces | University of Leeds 1962-1963
Ministry of Defence (Army Dept.), 1965-1966
University of Liverpool, 1966-2005 |
| Address | Crewe, UK |
| Activity | Date of Birth: 14/01/1940
Place of Birth: Manchester, UK
University Qualifications and Professional Training:
BA (First Class, Hons) Leeds 1961
PhD (London) 1970
Professional Career:
Temporary Assistant Lecturer, University of Leeds 1962-1963
Basic Grade Psychologist, Ministry of Defence (Army Dept.), 1965-1966
Lecturer, University of Liverpool, 1966-1995
Senior Lecturer, University of Liverpool, 1995-2005
Honorary Appointments:
Honorary Archivist, British Psychological Society, 1979-2001
Editor: British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology, 1986-1991
Editorial Board member:
British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology, 1982-2003
History of Psychology, 1988-
Philosophical Psychology, 1988-1995
Understanding Statistics, 2001-2005
Involvements with BPS:
BPS Council member, 1973-1975, 1997-2000
BPS Standing Committee on Membership (Technical Sub-Committees), 1980-1987
BPS Scientific Affairs Board, 1984-1988
BPS History and Philosophy of Psychology Section:
Co-Founder and first Hon.Secretary/Treasurer, 1984-1988
Committee Member, 1988-1997, 2000-
Chair, 1997-2000
BPS Mathematical, Statistical and Computing Section, Chair 1980, Committee member, 1969-1972, 1976-1979, 1981-1986, 1990-1993
BPS Cognitive Psychology Section, Committee member, 1979-1986.
Sources: A Lovie's CV.
Compiled by Mike Maskill, BPS Archivist for the History of Psychology Centre. |
| Related Name | BPS/GB/313 |
| BPS/GB/93 |
| BPS/GB/315 |
| PublishedWorks | Selected Publications:
Books:
Bunn, G.C., Lovie, A.D & Richards, G.D. (eds) (2001). Psychology in Britain. London: BPS Books and Science Museum, 495+ xiv pp.
Lovie, A (1992), Context and commitment: A Psychology of Science. New York & London: Harvester Wheatsheaf, 174 + xi pp.
Lovie, P & Lovie A.D. (eds) (1991). New Developments in Statistics for Psychology and the Social Sciences. Vol. II. London: British Psychological Society/Routledge, 256 + xv pp.
Lovie, A.D. (ed) (1986). New Developments in statistics for Psychology and the Social Sciences. London: British Psychological Society & Methuen, 177 + ix pp.
Contributions to Books:
Lovie, A.D. (2001). Three Steps to Heaven: how the British Psychological Society attained its place in the sun. In G C Bunn, A D Lovie & G D Richards (eds) Psychology in Britain. London: BPS Books and Science Museum, 95-114
Papers:
Lovie, A.D. & Lovie, P. (1968).The effect of a horizontally structured field and target brightness on visual search and detection times. Ergonomics, 11, 359-367
Lovie, A.D. (1985). Spearman and Burt-the final battle? Bulletin of the British Psychological Society, 38, pA70
Lovie, A.D. (1979). Was Charles Spearman the first information processor? Bulletin of the British Psychological Society, 32, 202-203
Lovie, A.D. & Lovie, P. (1991). Graphical methods in data exploration. The Psychologist, 4, 32.
Lovie, A.D. (2004). Possible worlds and counterfactual reasoning. Proceedings of the British Psychological Society, 12, 11-12 |
| Source | Sandy Lovie's CV |
| 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 |