Robert A. Rescorla
| Robert A. Rescorla | |
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| Born |
May 9, 1940 (age 76) Philadelphia, PA |
| Fields | Psychology, Rescorla-Wagner Model, Animal Learning and Behavior, Behavioral Neuroscience, Memory and Learning |
| Institutions | Yale, University of Pennsylvania |
| Alma mater | PH.D., University of Pennsylvania |
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| Notable awards |
Society of Experimental Psychologists (1975) Guggenheim Fellowship for Social Sciences (1984) National Academy of Sciences (1985) Distinguished Scientific Contribution award of the American Psychological Association (1986) Howard Crosby Warren Medal of the Society of Experimental Psychologists (1991) Ira Abrams Distinguished Teaching Award of the School of Arts and Sciences (1999) Horsley Grantt Award of the Pavlovian Society (2005) Honorary Doctoral Degree Universiteit Gent (2006) American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2008) |
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Website https://psychology.sas.upenn.edu/people/robert-rescorla |
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Society of Experimental Psychologists (1975)
Guggenheim Fellowship for Social Sciences (1984)
National Academy of Sciences (1985)
Distinguished Scientific Contribution award of the American Psychological Association (1986)
Howard Crosby Warren Medal of the Society of Experimental Psychologists (1991)
Ira Abrams Distinguished Teaching Award of the School of Arts and Sciences (1999)
Horsley Grantt Award of the Pavlovian Society (2005)
Honorary Doctoral Degree Universiteit Gent (2006)
Robert A. Rescorla (born May 9, 1940) is an American psychologist that specialized 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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