Bennet Murdock
American psychologist (1925–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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Bennet Murdock | |
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Born | (1925-10-18)October 18, 1925 New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
Died | March 26, 2022(2022-03-26) (aged 96) |
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 |
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