Bennet Murdock Explained

Bennet Murdock
Birth Date:18 October 1925
Birth Place:New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Death Place:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Fields:Psychology
Workplaces:University of Toronto
Alma Mater:Yale University
Thesis Title:The effects of failure and retroactive inhibition on mediated generalization
Thesis Url:https://search.proquest.com/docview/302054928
Thesis Year:1951
Doctoral Advisor:Leonard W. Doob
Doctoral Students:Stephan Lewandowsky
Known For:Work on short-term memory

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]

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]

Personal life and death

Murdock died in Toronto on March 26, 2022, at the age of 96.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Relating Theory and Data: Essays on Human Memory in Honor of Bennet B. Murdock . Psychology Press . Hockley, William . 2014 . 111. 9781317760139 .
  2. Book: On Human Memory: Evolution, Progress, and Reflections on the 30th Anniversary of the Atkinson-shiffrin Model . Psychology Press . Izawa, Chizuko . 1999 . 6. 9781135678746 .
  3. News: Kahana . Michael Jacob . Psychologist Bennet Murdock pioneered mathematical models of human memory . 6 December 2022 . The Globe and Mail . 7 April 2022.