Karl Lashley

Karl Spencer Lashley
BornJune 7, 1890
DiedAugust 7, 1958(1958-08-07) (aged 68)
Poitiers, France
Alma materJohns Hopkins University
Known forLearning and memory
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsPsychology
InstitutionsUniversity of Minnesota, University of Chicago, Harvard University
Doctoral advisorHerbert S. Jennings

Karl Spencer Lashley (June 7, 1890 – August 7, 1958) was an American psychologist and behaviorist remembered for his contributions to the study of learning and memory. A Review of General Psychology survey, published in 2002, ranked Lashley as the 61st most cited psychologist of the 20th century.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b Bartlett, F. C. (1960). "Karl Spencer Lashley 1890-1958". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 5: 107–118. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1960.0010. S2CID 73205669.
  2. ^ Haggbloom, Steven J.; Warnick, Renee; Warnick, Jason E.; Jones, Vinessa K.; Yarbrough, Gary L.; Russell, Tenea M.; Borecky, Chris M.; McGahhey, Reagan; Powell, John L. III; Beavers, Jamie; Monte, Emmanuelle (2002). "The 100 most eminent psychologists of the 20th century". Review of General Psychology. 6 (2): 139–52. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.586.1913. doi:10.1037/1089-2680.6.2.139. S2CID 145668721.

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