Bennet Murdock

Bennet Murdock
Born(1925-10-18)October 18, 1925
New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
DiedMarch 26, 2022(2022-03-26) (aged 96)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Alma materYale University
Known forWork on short-term memory
Scientific career
FieldsPsychology
InstitutionsUniversity of Toronto
ThesisThe effects of failure and retroactive inhibition on mediated generalization (1951)
Doctoral advisorLeonard W. Doob
Doctoral studentsStephan Lewandowsky

Bennet Bronson Murdock Jr. (October 18, 1925 – March 26, 2022) was an American psychologist known for his research on human memory, especially his pioneering research into short-term memory.[1]

  1. ^ Hockley, William (2014). Relating Theory and Data: Essays on Human Memory in Honor of Bennet B. Murdock. Psychology Press. p. 111. ISBN 9781317760139.