Kenneth Spence

Kenneth Wartinbee Spence
Born(1907-05-06)May 6, 1907
Chicago, Illinois, United States
DiedJanuary 12, 1967(1967-01-12) (aged 59)
Alma materMcGill University
Yale University
Known forContiuous Account of Discrimination Learning
Hull-Spence Learning Theory
Spouse
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(m. 1960)​
Children
Bill
Awards1929 Prince of Wales Gold Medal in Mental Sciences, McGill University

1930 Governor General's Medal for Research, McGill University
1953 Howard Crosby Warren Medal, Society of Experimental Psychology
1955 Yale University Silliman Lectures

1956 First Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award, American Psychological Association
Scientific career
FieldsPsychology
InstitutionsUniversity of Virginia
University of Iowa
University of Texas
Doctoral advisorRobert M. Yerkes

Kenneth Wartinbee Spence (May 6, 1907 – January 12, 1967) was a prominent American psychologist known for both his theoretical and experimental contributions to learning theory and motivation. As one of the leading theorists of his time,[1] Spence was the most cited psychologist in the 14 most influential psychology journals in the last six years of his life (1962 – 1967).[2] A Review of General Psychology survey, published in 2002, ranked Spence as the 62nd most cited psychologist of the 20th century.[3]

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  2. ^ Wagner, Allan (2008). "Some observations and remembrances of Kenneth W. Spence". Learning & Behavior. 36 (3): 169–173. doi:10.3758/LB.36.3.169.
  3. ^ Haggbloom, Steven J.; Warnick, Renee; Warnick, Jason E.; Jones, Vinessa K.; Yarbrough, Gary L.; Russell, Tenea M.; Borecky, Chris M.; McGahhey, Reagan; Powell, John L. III; Beavers, Jamie; Monte, Emmanuelle (2002). "The 100 most eminent psychologists of the 20th century". Review of General Psychology. 6 (2): 139–52. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.586.1913. doi:10.1037/1089-2680.6.2.139. S2CID 145668721.