| Bennet Murdock | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1925-10-18)October 18, 1925 New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | March 26, 2022(2022-03-26) (aged 96) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 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.
Education
Murdock received his undergraduate degree and Ph.D. from Yale University, receiving the latter degree in 1951. While at Yale, he had contact with Clark L. Hull.
Career
In 1965, Murdock joined the faculty of the University of Toronto, where he remained until he retired in 1991.
In 2003 Murdock was awarded the Norman Anderson Lifetime Achievement Award of the Society of Experimental Psychologists.
Personal life and death
Murdock died in Toronto on March 26, 2022, at the age of 96.
References
- Hockley, William (2014). Relating Theory and Data: Essays on Human Memory in Honor of Bennet B. Murdock. Psychology Press. p. 111. ISBN 9781317760139.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Kahana, Michael Jacob (7 April 2022). "Psychologist Bennet Murdock pioneered mathematical models of human memory". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 6 December 2022.