[3] He was also the co-founder, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Scientific Officer of Children’s Progress,[4] an award-winning New York City-based company that specializes in the use of computer technology in early education.
After serving in the United States Armed Forces in World War II, Galanter attended Swarthmore College, receiving an Honors B.A.
[6] Additionally, during several leaves in the 1950s, Galanter collaborated with S. S. Stevens at Harvard University's psychoacoustics laboratory, co-authoring several publications.
Their argument was that all psychological phenomena, if properly measured and reduced to quantifiable variables, would reveal law-like rules that govern human behavior and thought.
In addition to his work in psychophysics and mathematical psychology, Galanter continues to publish in various subfields of psychometrics including psychoeducational assessment and motivational measurement.