Sad news. I never had the good fortune to meet him or hear him speak, but Ulric Neisser's contributions are an important part of why I do what I now do. When I read *Cognitive Psychology* in 1970, that set my course. He will be missed.
Claudia _____________________________________________ Claudia J. Stanny, Ph.D. Director Center for University Teaching, Learning, and Assessment Associate Professor School of Psychological and Behavioral Sciences University of West Florida 11000 University Parkway Pensacola, FL 32514 – 5751 Phone: (850) 857-6355 or 473-7435 [email protected] CUTLA Web Site: http://uwf.edu/cutla/ Personal Web Pages: http://uwf.edu/cstanny/website/index.htm On Sat, Feb 18, 2012 at 10:33 AM, Lilienfeld, Scott O <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi All TIPSTERs: I learned yesterday (and it was confirmed this morning) > that Ulric Neisser, often regarded as the father of the cognitive > revolution (and one of my erstwhile departmental colleagues and friends > here at Emory), passed away yesterday morning. Needless to say - whether > one agreed with him or not - Dick was a profoundly creative thinker, a > penetrating and challenging intellect, and a person of enormous integrity. > The world of psychology will be a far less interesting and vibrant place > without him. > > Scott O. Lilienfeld, Ph.D. > Professor > Department of Psychology, Room 473 > Emory University > Atlanta, Georgia 30322 > > ________________________________ > > This e-mail message (including any attachments) is for the sole use of > the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged > information. If the reader of this message is not the intended > recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution > or copying of this message (including any attachments) is strictly > prohibited. > > If you have received this message in error, please contact > the sender by reply e-mail message and destroy all copies of the > original message (including attachments). > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13144.1572ed60024e708cf21c4c6f19e7d550&n=T&l=tips&o=16118 > or send a blank email to > leave-16118-13144.1572ed60024e708cf21c4c6f19e7d...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=16119 or send a blank email to leave-16119-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
