Charles Brainerd

Charles Brainerd
Born1944 (age 79–80)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materMichigan State University
Known forFuzzy-trace theory
SpouseValerie F. Reyna
AwardsMember of the National Academy of Education since 2017
Scientific career
FieldsCognitive psychology
Developmental psychology
InstitutionsUniversity of Windsor
University of Alberta
University of Arizona
Cornell University
Thesis The construction of the formal operations of implication-reasoning and proportionality in children and adolescents  (1970)

Charles Jon Brainerd (born 1944) is an American psychologist and professor in the College of Human Ecology at Cornell University. He is known for developing fuzzy-trace theory with his wife and colleague, Valerie F. Reyna.[1][2] He serves as editor-in-chief of the peer-reviewed scientific journal Developmental Review.[3]

  1. ^ "Charles Brainerd". Cornell College of Human Ecology. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  2. ^ Brainerd, By Valerie Reyna and Charles J. (February 1, 2007). "A Scientific Love Affair". APS Observer. 20. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
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