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Stephen Kaplan (other)
Stephen Kaplan may refer to: * Stephen Kaplan (paranormal investigator) (1940–1995), paranormal investigator * Stephen Kaplan (psychologist), environmental psychologist * Stephen Kaplan (fencer) Stephen Kaplan (born December 1, 1949) is an American former fencer. Biography He attended Martin Van Buren High School in Queens, along with Marty Lang, who also became an Olympic fencer.Stephen Kaplan (investor), American businessman and co-founder of Oaktree Capital Management See also * Steven Kaplan (other) {{hndis, Kaplan, Stephen ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Kaplan (paranormal Investigator)
Stephen Kaplan (September 19, 1940 – June 9, 1995) was an American paranormal investigator, vampirologist, and founder/director of the Vampire Research Center and the Parapsychology Institute of America, both of which were founded in Suffolk County, New York and subsequently relocated to Elmhurst, Queens. He was also an author and radio commentator, and a prominent skeptic of the alleged ''Amityville Horror'' hauntings. Kaplan lived in Suffolk County, New York and worked for the New York City Board of Education. His overview of the Amityville Horror became the basis for the film ''Amityville 3-D'' that chronicles his attempt to prove the story was a hoax. Amityville Horror dispute In 1974, Ronald DeFeo Jr. shot and killed his parents and four younger siblings at the picturesque home known as the Amityville Horror, and was sentenced in 1975 to serve six sentences of 25 years to life. George and Kathy Lutz moved into the house on December 18, 1975. They remained in the house for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Kaplan (psychologist)
Rachel and Stephen Kaplan are professors of psychology at the University of Michigan, specializing in environmental psychology. The Kaplans are known for their research on the effect of nature on people's relationships and health. About Their work on "restorative environments" and Attention Restoration Theory influenced how landscape architecture, landscape and design professionals and others view humanity's relationship with nature. The Kaplans got involved in studying the effects of nature on people in the 1970s with a US Forest Service grant to evaluate a challenge program in Michigan's wilderness. This introduction went on to influence generations of environmental psychologists and designers. The Kaplans have found that too much focused attention on anything can lead to mental fatigue and such fatigue's remedy is found in exposure to nature. In order for nature to best work its relaxing effect it is preferable for a place to have a high fascination value. An environment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |