Ulric Neisser
Ulric Neisser · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Founder of cognitive psychology as a formal discipline
1928, Kiel, Germany — 2012, Ithaca, New York, USA
Germany · United States
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Ulric Neisser was a German-born American psychologist whose 1967 book 'Cognitive Psychology' named and defined the field, establishing cognition — perception, memory, attention and thought — as a central subject of experimental psychology. He later championed the study of memory in everyday life. He was the son of the Jewish economist Hans Neisser and of Jewish descent.
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Founder of cognitive psychology as a formal discipline
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Psychology
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