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Gordon H. Bower

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American psychologist (1932-2020)

United StatesAcademicsLived 1932 to 2020 · aged 87
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Gordon Howard Bower was a cognitive psychologist studying human memory, language comprehension, emotion, and behavior modification. D. in learning theory from Yale University in 1959. He held the A. R. Lang Emeritus Professorship at Stanford University.

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2005National Medal of Science
1995Wilbur Cross Medal
1989William James Fellow Award
1986Howard Crosby Warren Medal
1979APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology
Fellow of the Cognitive Science Society
Fellow of the Society of Experimental Psychologists

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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. 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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Lived 1932 to 2020 · aged 87
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