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Norman F. Dixon

Norman Frank Dixon MBE, Fellow of the British Psychological Society (1922–2013) was a British psychologist most noted for his 1976 book On the Psychology of Military Incompetence.

Career
During World War II, Dixon served as a lieutenant in the Corps of Royal Engineers in North West Europe and received the MBE. He taught psychology at University College London, where he became professor emeritus on his retirement. ==Honours==
Honours
In 1974, Dixon was awarded the Carpenter Medal by the University of London for his doctoral thesis. The University of Lund awarded him an honorary doctorate. ==Selected publications==
Selected publications
• Dixon, Norman F. (1971). Subliminal perception; the nature of a controversy. London: McGraw-Hill. • Dixon, Norman F. (1976). On the psychology of military incompetence. New York: Basic Books. • Dixon, Norman F. (1981). Preconscious processing. Chichester: Wiley • Dixon, Norman F. (1987). Our Own Worst Enemy. Jonathan Cape. ==See also==
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