Alfredo Villagracia Lagmay (August 14, 1919 –December 15, 2005) was a respected Filipino psychologist and

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of Psychology at the

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. He received his Ph.D. in psychology from

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and trained under the renowned psychologist and founder of the radical behaviorism movement B.F. Skinner. He was conferred the distinction of

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, the highest recognition given to Filipino scientists, in 1988. He is the father of

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geology professor Alfredo Mahar Lagmay.

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