John Jonides | |
Birth Date: | 8 December 1947 |
Nationality: | American |
Fields: | Cognitive neuroscience |
Workplaces: | University of Michigan |
Alma Mater: | University of Pennsylvania (Ph.D., 1975) |
Thesis Title: | Anatomy of an anomaly: The category-effect in visual search |
Thesis Url: | http://psycnet.apa.org/record/1977-30891-001 |
Thesis Year: | 1975 |
Doctoral Advisor: | Henry Gleitman |
Awards: | 2011 William James Fellow Award from the Association for Psychological Science |
Spouse: | Linda K. Jonides |
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John Jonides (born December 8, 1947)[1] is an American cognitive neuroscientist and psychologist. He is the Edward E. Smith Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Michigan. He has been a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science since 1995 and of the Society of Experimental Psychologists since 1996.[2] He is known for his research on the malleability of human intelligence,[3] and on the effects of Facebook use on happiness and life satisfaction.[4] [5] In 2011, he received the Association for Psychological Science's William James Fellow Award.[6]