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Gordon H. Bower

American psychologist (1932-2020) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 87

Gordon Howard Bower was 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 held the A. R. Lang Emeritus Professorship at Stanford University.

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2020Died17 June 20202005National Medal of ScienceAward1995Wilbur Cross MedalAward1989William James Fellow AwardAward1986Howard Crosby Warren MedalAward1979APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to PsychologyAward1932Born30 December 1932

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Awards

National Medal of Science2005

Wilbur Cross Medal1995

William James Fellow Award1989

Howard Crosby Warren Medal1986

APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology1979

Fellow of the Cognitive Science Society

Fellow of the Society of Experimental Psychologists

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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, Mark A. Gluck, and Robert Sternberg, among others.

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Genevieve Grotjan Feinstein41.6 of 100

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