Gordon H. Bower
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Gordon H. Bower is a cognitive psychologist studying human memory, language comprehension, emotion, and behavior modification. He received his Ph.D. in learning theory from Yale University
in 1959. He currently holds the A. R. Lang Emeritus Professorship at Stanford University
. In addition to his research, Bower also was a notable adviser to numerous students, including John R. Anderson, Lawrence W. Barsalou
, Lera Boroditsky
, Keith Holyoak
, Stephen Kosslyn
, Alan Lesgold
, and Robert Sternberg
, among others.
He was voted number 42 in the list of most notable psychologists of the 20th century, published by Haggbloom {2002}.
He was awarded the National Medal of Science
in 2005.
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
in 1959. He currently holds the A. R. Lang Emeritus Professorship at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
. In addition to his research, Bower also was a notable adviser to numerous students, including John R. Anderson, Lawrence W. Barsalou
Lawrence W. Barsalou
Lawrence W. Barsalou, born on November 3, 1951 in San Diego , is a psychologist and a cognitive scientist. He received a bachelors degree in Psychology from the University of California, San Diego in 1977, and a Ph.D. in Psychology from Stanford University in 1981. His doctoral advisor was Gordon...
, Lera Boroditsky
Lera Boroditsky
Lera Boroditsky is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Stanford University and Editor in Chief of Frontiers in Cultural Psychology. Professor Boroditsky does research in cognitive science with a specific focus on cognitive linguistics. She studies language and cognition, specifically...
, Keith Holyoak
Keith Holyoak
Keith James Holyoak is a researcher in cognitive psychology and cognitive science, working on human thinking and reasoning. Holyoak's work focuses on the role of analogy in thinking...
, Stephen Kosslyn
Stephen Kosslyn
Stephen Michael Kosslyn is an American psychologist who specializes in the fields of cognitive psychology and cognitive neuroscience. Until 31 December 2010 he was John Lindsley Professor of Psychology in Memory of William James and Dean of Social Science at Harvard University, having previously...
, Alan Lesgold
Alan Lesgold
Alan M. Lesgold is an educational psychologist who has made notable contributions to the cognitive science of learning and its application to instructional technology. Lesgold received his PhD in psychology from Stanford University , where his doctoral advisor was Gordon Bower...
, and Robert Sternberg
Robert Sternberg
Robert Jeffrey Sternberg , is an American psychologist and psychometrician and Provost at Oklahoma State University. He was formerly the Dean of Arts and Sciences at Tufts University, IBM Professor of Psychology and Education at Yale University and the President of the American Psychological...
, among others.
He was voted number 42 in the list of most notable psychologists of the 20th century, published by Haggbloom {2002}.
He was awarded the National Medal of Science
National Medal of Science
The National Medal of Science is an honor bestowed by the President of the United States to individuals in science and engineering who have made important contributions to the advancement of knowledge in the fields of behavioral and social sciences, biology, chemistry, engineering, mathematics and...
in 2005.