Biography:Bennet Murdock
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Short description: American psychologist (1925–2022)
Bennet Murdock | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 18, 1925 New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | March 26, 2022 (aged 96) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Known for | Work on short-term memory |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Psychology |
| Institutions | University of Toronto |
| Thesis | The effects of failure and retroactive inhibition on mediated generalization (1951) |
| Doctoral advisor | Leonard W. Doob |
| Doctoral students | Stephan Lewandowsky |
Bennet Bronson Murdock Jr. (October 18, 1925 – March 26, 2022) was an American psychologist known for his research on human memory, especially his pioneering research into short-term memory.[1]
Education
Murdock received his undergraduate degree and Ph.D. from Yale University, receiving the latter degree in 1951.[2] While at Yale, he had contact with Clark L. Hull.[2]
Career
In 1965, Murdock joined the faculty of the University of Toronto, where he remained until he retired in 1991.[2]
Personal life and death
Murdock died in Toronto on March 26, 2022, at the age of 96.[3]
References
- ↑ Hockley, William (2014). Relating Theory and Data: Essays on Human Memory in Honor of Bennet B. Murdock. Psychology Press. pp. 111. ISBN 9781317760139. https://books.google.com/books?id=LQh7AgAAQBAJ.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Izawa, Chizuko (1999). On Human Memory: Evolution, Progress, and Reflections on the 30th Anniversary of the Atkinson-shiffrin Model. Psychology Press. pp. 6. ISBN 9781135678746. https://books.google.com/books?id=9UquBAAAQBAJ.
- ↑ Kahana, Michael Jacob (7 April 2022). "Psychologist Bennet Murdock pioneered mathematical models of human memory". The Globe and Mail. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-psychologist-bennet-murdock-pioneered-mathematical-models-of-human/.
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