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]
Bennet Murdock | |
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Born | New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. | October 18, 1925
Died | March 26, 2022 | (aged 96)
Nationality | American |
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 |
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]
In 1965, Murdock joined the faculty of the University of Toronto, where he remained until he retired in 1991.[2]
Murdock died in Toronto on March 26, 2022, at the age of 96.[3]