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]
Bennet Murdock | |
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| Born | October 18, 1925 New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | March 26, 2022 (aged 96) |
| 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 |
Education
editMurdock 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
editIn 1965, Murdock joined the faculty of the University of Toronto, where he remained until he retired in 1991.[2]
In 2003 Murdock was awarded the Norman Anderson Lifetime Achievement Award of the Society of Experimental Psychologists.[3]
Personal life and death
editMurdock died in Toronto on March 26, 2022, at the age of 96.[3]
References
edit- ^ Hockley, William (2014). Relating Theory and Data: Essays on Human Memory in Honor of Bennet B. Murdock. Psychology Press. p. 111. ISBN 9781317760139.
- ^ a b c Izawa, Chizuko (1999). On Human Memory: Evolution, Progress, and Reflections on the 30th Anniversary of the Atkinson-shiffrin Model. Psychology Press. p. 6. ISBN 9781135678746.
- ^ a b Kahana, Michael Jacob (7 April 2022). "Psychologist Bennet Murdock pioneered mathematical models of human memory". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 6 December 2022.