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Mary Cover Jones

American psychologist (1897–1888)

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Lived 1897–1987, aged 90United States
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    13 languages
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  • Era
    1897–1987
    Aged 90
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Updated 2026-08-09

Mary Cover Jones was an American developmental psychologist and a pioneer of behavior therapy, despite the field being heavily dominated by males throughout much of the 20th century. Joseph Wolpe dubbed her "the mother of behavior therapy" due to her famous study of Peter and development of desensitization.

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