Gordon H. Bower
Gordon H. Bower | |
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Born | Scio, Ohio, United States | December 30, 1932
Died | June 17, 2020 Stanford, California, United States | (aged 87)
Alma mater | Western Reserve University |
Awards | National Medal of Science (2005) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Cognitive psychology |
Institutions | Stanford University |
Doctoral advisor | Frank A. Logan |
Notable students | John R. Anderson, Lawrence W. Barsalou, Lera Boroditsky, Keith Holyoak, Stephen Kosslyn, Alan Lesgold, Mark A. Gluck, Robert Sternberg |
Gordon Howard Bower (December 30, 1932 – June 17, 2020) was a
He was voted number 42 in the list of most notable psychologists of the 20th century, published by the Review of General Psychology.[1] He was awarded the National Medal of Science in 2005.
General Information
Gordon H. Bower was a cognitive psychologist. His main areas of study include human memory,
Early life
Bower was born on December 30, 1932, in Scio, Ohio, to Clyde Ward and Mabel (Bosart).[4] His father worked as a grocery store owner and his mother was a teacher. During high school, he was encouraged by his teachers to pursue a career in psychiatry. Out of high school, he accepted a four-year scholarship to play baseball at Cleveland's Western Reserve University and during his freshman year, began working in the Cleveland State Mental Hospital. In order to avoid the military draft, Bower opted for graduate school, but his experiences in the mental hospital dissuaded him from a career as a psychiatrist.[5]
While Bower was attending Yale for his degree in Experimental Psychology, under Neal Miller, he discovered a passion for learning theory and presented his findings on dual reward-punishment in rats to the American Psychological Association. During this time, he and Bill Estes also revised Edward Tolman's vicarious trial and error model to include human choices among commodity options.[3][6] Bower married Sharon Anthony on January 30, 1957.[4]
Career
Bower earned his Ph.D. in psychology from Yale University in 1959 and was hired at the
In 1979 he was honored with the Award for Distinguished Scientific Contribution by the American Psychological Association.[7] In 2005, Bower took emeritus status from Stanford and received the President's National Medal of Science.[6]
Bower died on June 17, 2020, at his home in Stanford, California.[8]
See also
References
- ^ Haggbloom, S.J. et al, 2002, The 100 Most Eminent Psychologists of the 20th Century, Review of General Psychology, Vol. 6, No. 2, 139–152.
- ^ Bower, Gordon H (2010). In Stanford University Department of Psychology. Retrieved April 21, 2012.
- ^
- ^ a b "Profile details: Gordon Howard Bower". Marquis Who's Who. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
- PMID 18154497.
- ^ ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
- doi:10.1037/h0078298.
- ^ "Palo Alto Online - Lasting Memories - Gordon Howard Bower's memorial".
Sources
External links
- Mark A. Gluck, John R. Anderson & Stephen M. Kosslyn, Memory and Mind. A Festschrift for Gordon H. Bower, 2007, Festschrift