Gordon H. Bower, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Gordon H. Bower

American psychologist & academic

Date of Birth: 30-Dec-1932

Place of Birth: Scio, Ohio, United States

Profession: psychologist, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Gordon H.
Bower (born December 30, 1932) is a cognitive psychologist studying human memory, language comprehension, emotion, and behavior modification.
He received his Ph.D.
in learning theory from Yale University in 1959.
He currently holds the A.
R.
Lang Emeritus Professorship at Stanford University.
In addition to his research, Bower also was a notable adviser to numerous students, including John R.
Anderson, Lawrence W.
Barsalou, Lera Boroditsky, Keith Holyoak, Stephen Kosslyn, Alan Lesgold, Mark A.
Gluck, and Robert Sternberg, among others. He was voted number 42 in the list of most notable psychologists of the 20th century, published by theReview of General Psychology.
He was awarded the National Medal of Science in 2005.