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.
Education Murdock received his undergraduate degree and Ph.D. from Yale University, receiving the latter degree in 1951. While at Yale, he had contact with Clark L. Hull.
Career In 1965, Murdock joined the faculty of the University of Toronto, where he remained until he retired in 1991.
In 2003 Murdock was awarded the Norman Anderson Lifetime Achievement Award of the Society of Experimental Psychologists.
Personal life and death Murdock died in Toronto on March 26, 2022, at the age of 96.
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External links Faculty page at the University of Toronto