Philip Johnson-Laird

Who is this?

Philip Nicholas Johnson-Laird (born 12 October 1936) is a philosopher of language and reasoning and a developer of the mental model theory of reasoning. He was a professor at Princeton University's Department of Psychology, as well as the author of several notable books on human cognition and the psychology of reasoning.

Career

1. 1936
   Born
2. 1974
   Won Spearman Medal
3. 1985
   Won Presidents' Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychological Knowledge
4. 2002
   Won International Prize by Fyssen Foundation
5. 2010
   Won William James Fellow Award
6. Member of Royal Society
7. Member of National Academy of Sciences
8. Member of British Academy
9. Won Fellow of the Royal Society

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Leeds
• •Citizenship: United Kingdom, United States
• •Known as: psychologist, university teacher