Martin McHugh was an Irish

psychologist A psychologist is a professional who practices psychology and studies mental states, perceptual, cognitive, emotional, and social processes and behavior. Their work often involves the experimentation, observation, and interpretation of how indi ...

. Martin McHugh was born in

Kilkeel Kilkeel () is a small town, civil parish and townland (of 554 acres and 6521inh) in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is the southernmost town in Northern Ireland. It lies within the historic barony of Mourne. Kilkeel town is the main fishing ...

. He was one of the first graduates in psychology from

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. In 1971, he was appointed the first Professor of Psychology at the

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. McHugh was a founding member of the

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which was established in 1970. He was elected the inaugural President of the Society in 1973. He was the first Editor of the ''Irish Journal of Psychology''. He died 17 February 2016.

Publications

* McHugh, M.F. (2007). The Irish Journal of Psychology: A retrospection. ''The Irish Journal of Psychology, 28:3-4,'' 97–100. * Lynn, R., Mylotte, A., Ford, F., & McHugh, M. (1997). The heritability of intelligence and social maturity in four to six year olds: A study of Irish twins. ''The Irish Journal of Psychology, 18 (4),'' 439–443. * O’Mara, S.M, & McHugh, M.F. (1991). The Effects of Proactive Interference Manipulations and Instructed CS Reversal on Conditioned Motor Responses in Human Subjects. ''The Irish Journal of Psychology, 12:1,'' 49–59.

References

Irish psychologists Psychologists from Northern Ireland 20th-century psychologists Academics of the University of Galway People from Kilkeel 2016 deaths Year of birth missing Alumni of Queen's University Belfast Health professionals from County Down {{UK-psychologist-stub