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Allport

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[awl-pawrt, -pohrt] / ˈɔl pɔrt, -poʊrt /

noun

  1. Gordon W(illard), 1897–1967, U.S. psychologist and educator.


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Gary Allport from Birdlife International said it was "amazing" to see the gull, which is normally a "coastal species".

From BBC

Mr Allport travelled from the Midlands to Grafham Water on Tuesday to see the gull.

From BBC

Allport’s idea, though incorrect, was attributed back to Darwin and eagerly adopted by like-minded scientists.

From Scientific American

I discovered the answer lurking in the work of an early-20th-century psychologist, Floyd Allport.

From Scientific American

In his 1924 book Social Psychology, Allport made a sweeping inference from Darwin’s writing to say that expressions begin as vestigial in newborns but quickly assume useful social functions.

From Scientific American