Bennet Murdock

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]

Bennet Murdock
Born	(1925-10-18)October 18, 1925 New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Died	March 26, 2022(2022-03-26) (aged 96) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Alma mater	Yale University
Known for	Work on short-term memory
Scientific career
Fields	Psychology
Institutions	University of Toronto
Thesis	The effects of failure and retroactive inhibition on mediated generalization (1951)
Doctoral advisor	Leonard W. Doob
Doctoral students	Stephan Lewandowsky

Education

Murdock received his undergraduate degree and Ph.D. from Yale University, receiving the latter degree in 1951.^[2] While at Yale, he had contact with Clark L. Hull.^[2]

Career

In 1965, Murdock joined the faculty of the University of Toronto, where he remained until he retired in 1991.^[2]

In 2003 Murdock was awarded the Norman Anderson Lifetime Achievement Award of the Society of Experimental Psychologists.^[3]

Personal life and death

Murdock died in Toronto on March 26, 2022, at the age of 96.^[3]