Mark Henry Ashcraft (December 8, 1949 – September 6, 2022) was an American academic and the chair of the Department of Psychology at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. He received his PhD in cognitive psychology from the University of Kansas in 1975. His research was primarily in the area of numerical cognition, including topics such as mental arithmetic and math anxiety. He has published multiple books and articles on cognitive psychology, including:
- Human Memory and Cognition. Prentice Hall (1997); ISBN 0-321-01207-0
- Cognition. Prentice Hall; 4th ed. (2005);ISBN 0-13-155271-6
Death
Ashcraft died on September 6, 2022, at his home in Henderson, Nevada, aged 72. He was survived, immediately, by his wife, Mary, and their two children.
Bibliography
Ashcraft, Mark H. (1998). Priscilla McGeehon (ed.). Fundamentals of Cognition. Addison Wesley Longman. ISBN 0-321-01207-0.
References
- Who's Who in America (2009). 63rd edition. Marquis: New Providence, New Jersey
- ^ "DR. ASHCRAFT | Obituary". Las Vegas Review-Journal. September 11, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ "Mark H. Ashcraft, PhD". Faculty, UNLV Department of Psychology. Retrieved May 1, 2008.
- "The Numbers Game | University of Nevada, Las Vegas". www.unlv.edu. August 1, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
- "Mark H. Ashcraft". Amazon.com book search. Retrieved May 1, 2008.
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