Robert A. Rescorla, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetRobert A. Rescorla
American psychologist
Date of Birth: 09-May-1940
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Profession: psychologist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Robert A. Rescorla
- Robert A.
- Rescorla (born May 9, 1940) is an American psychologist who specializes in the involvement of cognitive processes in classical conditioning focusing on animal learning and behavior.
- Rescorla is a Professor Emeritus of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn).
- He received his B.A.
- in Psychology with minors in Philosophy and Math from Swarthmore College in 1962 and later received his Ph.D.
- under Richard Solomon from University of Pennsylvania in 1966.
- From there, he began his career at Yale.
- Eventually, Rescorla returned to the University of Pennsylvania to continue his research. One of Rescorla's significant contributions to psychology, with co-creator Allan Wagner, was the Rescorla-Wagner Model of conditioning.
- This model expanded knowledge on learning processes.
- Rescorla also continued to develop research on Pavlovian conditioning and instrumental training.
- Due to his achievements, Rescorla received the American Psychological Association Awards of the Distinguished Scientific Contributions in 1986.
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