David E. Meyer
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David E. Meyer is a Professor at the University of Michigan
, where he is currently the Chair of the Cognition and Cognitive Neuroscience area of the Psychology
Department. He received a B.A. in Psychology from Wittenberg University
in 1964. He received an M.A. in Mathematics in 1966 and a Ph.D. in Mathematical Psychology in 1969 from the University of Michigan
. After earning his Ph.D., Dr. Meyer worked with Saul Sternberg
at Bell Labs
before returning to the faculty of the Psychology Department of the University of Michigan in 1977.
Professor Meyer has had a long and distinguished academic career. With Roger W. Schvaneveldt he developed the lexical decision task
to investigate semantic memory. More recently he developed the EPIC (cognitive architecture)
cognitive architecture with David Kieras. He has received many scientific awards and honors. He is a Fellow of the Society of Experimental Psychologists
, American Psychological Society, American Psychological Association
, American Association for the Advancement of Science
and the National Academy of Sciences
.
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
, where he is currently the Chair of the Cognition and Cognitive Neuroscience area of the Psychology
Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
Department. He received a B.A. in Psychology from Wittenberg University
Wittenberg University
Wittenberg University is a private four-year liberal arts college in Springfield, Ohio serving 2,000 full-time students representing 37 states and approximately 30 foreign countries...
in 1964. He received an M.A. in Mathematics in 1966 and a Ph.D. in Mathematical Psychology in 1969 from the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
. After earning his Ph.D., Dr. Meyer worked with Saul Sternberg
Saul Sternberg
Saul Sternberg is a Professor Emeritus of Psychology and former Paul C. Williams Term Professor at the University of Pennsylvania. He is a pioneer in the field of cognitive psychology in the development of experimental techniques to study human information processing...
at Bell Labs
Bell Labs
Bell Laboratories is the research and development subsidiary of the French-owned Alcatel-Lucent and previously of the American Telephone & Telegraph Company , half-owned through its Western Electric manufacturing subsidiary.Bell Laboratories operates its...
before returning to the faculty of the Psychology Department of the University of Michigan in 1977.
Professor Meyer has had a long and distinguished academic career. With Roger W. Schvaneveldt he developed the lexical decision task
Lexical decision task
The lexical decision task is a procedure used in many psychology and psycholinguistics experiments. The basic procedure involves measuring how quickly people classify stimuli as words or nonwords....
to investigate semantic memory. More recently he developed the EPIC (cognitive architecture)
EPIC (cognitive architecture)
EPIC is a cognitive architecture developed by Professors David E. Kieras and David E. Meyer at the University of Michigan ....
cognitive architecture with David Kieras. He has received many scientific awards and honors. He is a Fellow of the Society of Experimental Psychologists
Society of Experimental Psychologists
The Society of Experimental Psychologists , originally called the Society of Experimentalists, is an academic society for experimental psychologists. It was founded by Edward Bradford Titchener in 1904 to be an ongoing workshop in which members could visit labs, study apparatus, and hear and...
, American Psychological Society, American Psychological Association
American Psychological Association
The American Psychological Association is the largest scientific and professional organization of psychologists in the United States. It is the world's largest association of psychologists with around 154,000 members including scientists, educators, clinicians, consultants and students. The APA...
, American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Association for the Advancement of Science
The American Association for the Advancement of Science is an international non-profit organization with the stated goals of promoting cooperation among scientists, defending scientific freedom, encouraging scientific responsibility, and supporting scientific education and science outreach for the...
and the National Academy of Sciences
United States National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences is a corporation in the United States whose members serve pro bono as "advisers to the nation on science, engineering, and medicine." As a national academy, new members of the organization are elected annually by current members, based on their distinguished and...
.