Ulric Neisser

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Ulric Neisser (born Ulrich Neisser; born December 8, 1928 in Kiel ; † February 17, 2012 in Ithaca , New York ) was an American psychologist . He was a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the False Memory Syndrome Foundation .

Life

Born in Germany, Neisser moved with his family to the United States in 1933, where he used the name "Ulric Neisser". He received his bachelor's degree from Harvard University in 1950 , his master's degree from Swarthmore College and his doctorate in 1956 from Harvard University. He then taught at Brandeis University , Emory University and Cornell University . In 1989 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences .

Services

His 1967 book Cognitive Psychology was a key book in the so-called cognitive turn in psychology. According to Neisser, cognitive psychology is the study of how people learn, structure, store and use knowledge. In the following years he took an increasingly critical stance towards the research methods of 'cognitive psychology', which he assessed as partly 'ecologically inconclusive'. The terms iconic memory and echoic memory come from Neisser .

A research focus in the 1990s was intelligence research and its social significance. He chaired a task force of the American Psychological Association to the controversial research in the areas of 'race and intelligence'. Until his death, Neisser was particularly interested in memory , especially memories.

Works

  • Cognitive Psychology. 1967.
  • Cognition and Reality. 1976.
  • Intelligence: Knowns and Unknowns. 1995.
  • The Rising Curve: Long-Term Gains in IQ and Related Measures. 1998.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Douglas Martin: Ulric Neisser Is Dead at 83; Reshaped Study of the Mind. In: The New York Times . February 25, 2012.
personal data
SURNAME Neisser, Ulric
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Neisser, Ulrich (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American psychologist
DATE OF BIRTH December 8, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Kiel
DATE OF DEATH 17th February 2012
Place of death Ithaca (New York)