What is Gordon H. Bower?
{{Infobox scientist | name = Gordon H. Bower | image = <!--(filename only)--> | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1932|12|30}} | birth_place = [[Scio, Ohio]], [[United States|U.S.]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|2020|6|17|1932|12|30}} | death_place = [[Stanford, California]], U.S. | residence = | citizenship = | nationality = | fields = [[Cognitive psychology]] | workplaces = [[Stanford University]] | alma_mater = [[Western Reserve University]] | doctoral_advisor = [[Frank A. Logan]] | academic_advisors = | doctoral_students = | notable_students = [[John Robert Anderson (psychologist)|John R. Anderson]], [[Lawrence W. Barsalou]], [[Lera Boroditsky]], [[Keith Holyoak]], [[Stephen Kosslyn]], [[Alan Lesgold]], [[Mark A. Gluck]], [[Robert Sternberg]] | known_for = | author_abbrev_bot = | author_abbrev_zoo = | influences = | influenced = | awards = [[National Medal of Science]] (2005) | signature = <!--(filename only)--> | signature_alt = | footnotes = }} '''Gordon Howard Bower''' (December 30, 1932 – June 17, 2020) was an American [[cognitive psychologist]]. He studied [[human memory]], [[language comprehension]], emotion, and behavior modification. He held the A. R. Lang Emeritus Professorship at [[Stanford University]]. He was voted number 42 in the list of most notable psychologists of the 20th century, published by the ''Review of General Psychology''.<ref>Haggbloom, S.J. et al, 2002, The 100 Most Eminent Psychologists of the 20th Century, Review of General Psychology, Vol. 6, No. 2, 139–152.</ref> He was awarded the [[National Medal of Science]] in 2005. Bower died on June 17, 2020 at his home in [[Stanford, California]] from [[pulmonary fibrosis]] at the age of 87.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.paloaltoonline.com/obituaries/memorials/gordon-howard-bower?o=6302 | title=Palo Alto Online - Lasting Memories - Gordon Howard Bower's memorial }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bower, Gordon H.}} [[Category:1932 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]]