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Gary Cziko is an American researcher, and author[1] in the field of educational psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign who has worked on the philosophical model known as perceptual control theory (PCT) – a model whose original developer, William T. Powers, was his mentor.[2] He has written two introductory books on the subject, and in 1995 he introduced the concept of "universal selectionism" into the PCT model.[3]
Gary Cziko | |
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| Born | Gary A. Cziko |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Contributions to cognitive and educational psychology |
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Cziko received a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from Queens College, City University of New York, a Master of Arts degree in psychology from McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1975, and a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) from McGill University in 1978.[1] He was a post-doctoral research fellow for the Quebec Ministry of Education at the University of Montreal during 1978–79.[1] Since 1979, Cziko has been on the faculty of the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. He became an associate professor in 1986 and a full professor in 1998.
In 1989, Cziko published one of his first academic papers relating to PCT:
- Cziko, Gary (1989). "Unpredictability and Indeterminism in Human Behavior: Arguments and Implications for Educational Research" (PDF). Educational Researcher. 18 (3): 17–25. doi:10.3102/0013189X018003017. S2CID 17154755. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 24, 2013.
He has also authored two introductions to PCT, both published by MIT Press:
- Cziko, Gary (1995). Without Miracles: Universal Selection Theory and the Second Darwinian Revolution. MIT Press. ISBN 0-262-03232-5. LCCN 95000943.[4][5][6][7]
- Cziko, Gary (2000). The Things We Do : Using The Lessons of Bernard and Darwin to Understand The What, How, and Why of Our Behavior. MIT Press. ISBN 0-262-03277-5. LCCN 99051843.[2][8][9][10]
In 2008, Cziko was a Fulbright Scholar in Chile.[11]
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