Bennet Murdock

Bennet Bronson Murdock, Jr. (born 1925) is an American psychologist known for his research on human memory, especially his pioneering research into short-term memory.[1]

Bennet Murdock
Born1925 (age 9596)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materYale University
Known forWork on short-term memory
Scientific career
FieldsPsychology
InstitutionsUniversity of Toronto
ThesisThe effects of failure and retroactive inhibition on mediated generalization (1951)
Doctoral studentsStephan Lewandowsky

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]

References

  1. Hockley, William (2014). Relating Theory and Data: Essays on Human Memory in Honor of Bennet B. Murdock. Psychology Press. p. 111. ISBN 9781317760139.
  2. 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.
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