Glenn E. MacDonald

Glenn Ewan MacDonald
Born	Glenn Ewan MacDonald 21 August 1925 Rothbury, Saskatchewan
Died	24 July 1978 Toronto, Ontario
Nationality	Canadian
Alma mater	University of Toronto
Scientific career
Fields	experimental psychology
Institutions	University of Toronto
Thesis	Finger temperature changes in two groups of psychiatric patients in response to conditions of success, failure and mild electric shock. (1955)
Doctoral advisor	C. Roger Myers
Doctoral students	Sara Shettleworth

Glenn Ewan MacDonald (1925-1978) was an experimental psychologist who played a prominent role in the establishment of psychology as a discipline in Canada.

Career

MacDonald was born in 1925, and grew up in Rothbury, Saskatchewan. He studied at the University of Toronto from which he earned a PhD in psychology. He spent the remainder of his career there being promoted to a full professorship.

Research

MacDonald's research was largely concerned with aspects of experimental and applied psychology.

Professional

MacDonald played a very active role in the developing the Canadian Psychological Association in which he was President in 1978. he served as both Vice-President and President of the Ontario Educational Research Council, was one of the founders and President of the Ontario Council of Academic Psychologists.

Publications

• Doob, A.N., & MacDonald, G.E. (1979). Television Viewing and Fear of Victimization: Is the Relationship Causal? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 37 (2), 170-179.
• MacDonald, G. E. (1976). Evaluation of Canadian psychology departments based on citation and publication counts: A comment. Canadian Psychological Review / Psychologie Canadienne, 17(4), 300–301.
• MacDonald, G.E., & de Toledo, L. (1974). Partial reinforcement effects and type of reward. Learning and Motivation, 5 (3), 288-298.