Leon Kamin | |
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| Born | Leon Judah Kamin December 29, 1927 Taunton, Massachusetts, United States |
| Died | December 22, 2017 (aged 89) |
| Education | Harvard University |
| Known for | Blocking effect Learning theory Race and intelligence |
| Spouse | Marie-Claire Kamin |
| Children | 4 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Psychology |
| Institutions | McGill University Queen's University McMaster University Princeton University Northeastern University |
| Thesis | The effects of the interval between signal and shock on avoidance learning (1954) |
| Academic advisors | Richard Solomon |
Leon J. Kamin (December 29, 1927 – December 22, 2017)[1] was an American psychologist known for his contributions to learning theory and his critique of estimates of the heritability of IQ. He studied under Richard Solomon at Harvard and contributed several important ideas about conditioning, including the "blocking effect".