Gordon G. Gallup
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'''Gordon G. Gallup, Jr.''' is a [[psychologist]] currently working at the [[University at Albany, The State University of New York|University at Albany]]'s [[Psychology]] department in the [[biopsychology]] program area. He received his [[Ph.D.]] from [[Washington State University]] in 1968, after which he joined the faculty of the Psychology Department at [[Tulane University]]. He is most famous for developing the [[mirror test]], also called the mirror self-recognition test, or MSR, in 1970, which gauges [[self-awareness]] in animals and humans. In 1975, Gallup moved to the University at Albany.
Gallup's article entitled "Does Semen Have Antidepressant Properties?"<ref>Gallup, G. G., Jr., Burch, R. L., & Platek, S. M. (2002). Does semen function as an antidepressant? ''Archives of Sexual Behavior'', 31, 289-293.</ref> caused quite a stir in the media<ref>[http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn2457 Raj Persaud (2002). Semen acts as an anti-depressant. ''New Scientist''.]</ref> when it was published in 2002. Gallup commented, "I want to make it clear that we are not advocating that people abstain from using condoms, clearly an unwanted pregnancy or a sexually transmitted disease would more than offset any advantageous psychological effects of semen."
== Publications ==
*Gallup, G.G., Jr. (1970). Chimpanzees: Self Recognition. ''Science'', 167, 86-87.
*[http://human-nature.com/ep/articles/ep021223.html Gallup, G. G. Jr., and Burch, R. L. (2004). Semen Displacement as a Sperm Competition Strategy in Humans. ''Evolutionary Psychology'', 2, 12-23.]
*[http://www.springerlink.com/content/wrkl9lc5ueu43rh8/fulltext.pdf Gallup, G. G., Jr., Burch, R. L., & Platek, S. M. (2002). Does semen have antidepressant properties? ''Archives of Sexual Behavior'', 31, 289-293.]
*Hughes, S.M., Dispenza, F., Gallup, G.G., Jr., (2004). Ratings of voice attractiveness predict sexual behavior and body configuration. ''Evolution and Human Behavior'', 25, 295-304.
* Platek, S.M., Burch, R.L., Panyavin, I.S., Wasserman, B.H., & Gallup, G.G., Jr. (2002).Reactions to children's faces: Resemblance affects males more than females. ''Evolution and Human Behavior'', 23, 159-166 .
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.albany.edu/psychology/gallup.html Faculty page]
*[http://www.evolutionarypsych.com/ Human Behavior and Evolution Laboratory]
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