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Philip Johnson-Laird
Philip N. Johnson-Laird, Philip Nicholas Johnson-Laird
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Who is this?
Philip Nicholas Johnson-Laird (born 12 October 1936) is a philosopher of language and reasoning and a developer of the mental model theory of reasoning. He was a professor at Princeton University's Department of Psychology, as well as the author of several notable books on human cognition and the psychology of reasoning.
Career
- 1936Born
- 1974Won Spearman Medal
- 1985Won Presidents' Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychological Knowledge
- 2002Won International Prize by Fyssen Foundation
- 2010Won William James Fellow Award
- Member of Royal Society
- Member of National Academy of Sciences
- Member of British Academy
- Won Fellow of the Royal Society
Trivia
- •Place of birth: Leeds
- •Citizenship: United Kingdom, United States
- •Known as: psychologist, university teacher
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