Eugene Galanter ( born Eugene Galanter , October 27, 1924 [1] in Philadelphia , PA on November 9, 2016) is an American psychologist, was one of the founders of cognitive psychology , an academician , author of works in the field of experimental psychology [2] . Honorary Professor of Psychology , Director of the Laboratory of Psychophysics, Columbia University . Co-founder, chairman of the board of directors and chief researcher at Children's Progress, a company in New York specializing in the use of computer technology in primary education [3] . Organization studies have been used in 40 states and 9 countries.
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| Date of Birth | October 27, 1924 (94 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Philadelphia , PA |
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| Scientific field | Psychology , psychometry , psychophysics |
| Place of work | Columbia University Psychophysics Laboratory, Stanford University, University of Pennsylvania, Harvard University , University of Washington |
| Alma mater | Sworthmore College , University of Pennsylvania |
| Awards and prizes | NASA Distinguished Scientist Award |
Biography
Galanter served in the United States during World War II. Then he entered Sworthmore College , received a bachelor's degree with honors in 1950, and entered graduate school in psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. After receiving his doctorate in 1953, he was appointed assistant professor of mathematical psychology at the University of Pennsylvania at the Department of Psychology [4] . In addition, in 1950 Galanter collaborated with S. S. Stevens at the Psychoacoustic Laboratory at Harvard University.
While working at the Stanford University Center for Advanced Studies in Behavioral Sciences, Galanter began collaborating with George A. Miller , and Karl Pribram . Together they published the book “Programs and Behavioral Structure” (1960) - a work that influenced the development of cognitive psychology [5] . In 1956, Galanter began working on a theoretical model that combines cognitive processes within the framework of a behavioral stimulus reaction [6] . In “Programs and Behavioral Patterns,” Miller, Galanter, and Pribram suggested that “some intermediate organization of experience is necessary” between the stimulus and its behavioral response, that is, that the cognitive feedback loop, which includes control devices, should control the acquisition of stimulus-response relationships . In this book, the authors published the TOTE Model
After the publication of “Plans and Structures of Behavior,” Galanter, together with his colleagues R. Bush and D. Luche, worked to bring psychology closer to other natural sciences, improving the position of mathematical psychology in the discipline. They argued that all psychological phenomena, correctly measured and reduced to quantitative variables, would reveal the rules governing human behavior and thoughts. Galanter, Bush, and Luche became editors of The Three-Volume Handbook of Mathematical Psychology (1963).
After leaving the University of Pennsylvania, Galanter held various positions at the University of Washington and Harvard University , before becoming a professor of psychology at Columbia University, where he was also director of the psychophysics laboratory and for some time Chairman of the Department of Psychology. In addition to his work in psychophysics and mathematical psychology, Galanter continues to be published in various fields of psychometry . He was awarded by NASA as an outstanding research scientist [7] .
After co-founding Children's Progress, Galanter continued to work as a principal research fellow. Galanter and his daughter Michel jointly patented in the United States a system for assessing Galanter’s education [8] , only Child Progress has a license for it. It is the basis for assessing children's academic progress [9] . This dynamic assessment is based on the evolutionary model of learning and on the work of psychologist Lev Vygotsky . It offers teachers more complete information about each student and allows them to develop targeted instructions for children, taking into account their area of proximal development (the concept of L. Vygotsky ).
Publications
- J. Miller, E. Galanter, C. Pribram. Programs and structure of behavior. - Progress., 1965.
- P. Suppes, J. Zines, R. Lews, E. Galanter. Psychological dimensions. - World., 2000.
Notes
- ↑ Who's Who Among Human Services Professionals, 1992-1993. - 3. - Natl Reference Inst Publications, 1992. - ISBN 0940863472 .
- ↑ Professor Eugene Galanter Columbia University Department of Psychology: Professor Eugene Galanter
- ↑ Inc 500 Top 50 Companies by Industry - Education
- ↑ History of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania
- ↑ Boden, Margaret A. Mind as Machine: A History of Cognitive Science . Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006.
- ↑ Galanter, E. and Gerstenhaber, M. (1956). On thought: the extrinsic theory . Psychological Review, 63, 218-27.
- ↑ Children's Progress Corporate Board: Eugene Galanter (unreachable link) . Date of treatment April 6, 2015. Archived on October 8, 2011.
- ↑ United States Patent and Trademark Office
- ↑ Children's Progress Academic Assessment (Link unavailable) . Date of treatment April 6, 2015. Archived on October 8, 2011.