Ruth M. J. Byrne
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Ruth M.J.Byrne FTCD, MRIA, was born in Dublin, Ireland
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. She is a cognitive scientist and author
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 of several books on human reasoning
Psychology of reasoning
The psychology of reasoning is the study of how people reason, often broadly defined as the process of drawing conclusions to inform how people solve problems and make decisions...

, including Deduction (1991, co-author Philip Johnson-Laird
Philip Johnson-Laird
Philip Johnson-Laird is a professor at Princeton University's Department of Psychology and author of several notable books on human cognition and the psychology of reasoning....

, Erlbaum), Human Reasoning (1993, with Jonathan Evans & Stephen Newstead, Erlbaum), and The Rational Imagination: How People Create Alternatives to Reality (2005, MIT Press
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).

She is currently Professor of Cognitive Science, in the Institute of Neuroscience & School of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin. She is a former Vice Provost of Trinity College Dublin.

Resume

  • Personal Chair in Cognitive Science at Trinity College Dublin since 2005
  • Member of the Royal Irish Academy
    Royal Irish Academy
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     in 2007
  • Vice Provost of Trinity College Dublin from 2005 to 2008
  • Associate Professor in Psychology Trinity College Dublin from 1999 to 2005
  • Fellow of Trinity College Dublin in 1995
  • Lecturer in Psychology Trinity College Dublin from 1991 to 1999
  • College Lecturer in Computer Science University College Dublin
    University College Dublin
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     in 1991
  • Lecturer in Psychology Cardiff University
    Cardiff University
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     from 1989 to 1991
  • Research Scientist at Applied Psychology Unit Cambridge, from 1986 to 1989
  • PhD in Cognitive Psychology from Trinity College Dublin in 1987
  • BA degree in Psychology from University College Dublin
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     in 1983

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