Background
ESTES, William was born on June 17, 1919 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Son of Doctor George D. Estes and Mona Kaye.
(Based on Estes' important Fitts Lectures, this volume det...)
Based on Estes' important Fitts Lectures, this volume details a set of psychological concepts and principles that offers a unified interpretation of a wide variety of memory, categorization, and decision-making phenomena. These phenomena are explained via two families of models established by the author: a storage-retrieval model and an adaptive network model. Estes considers whether the models are competing or complementary, offering cogent and instructive arguments for both perspectives. Estes' theory is then applied to two large-scale series of studies on category learning and recognition, providing an integrated understanding of seemingly disparate phenomena. This book is the culmination of the author's more than ten years of research in the field, and stands as a great achievement by one of this century's eminent psychologists. It will be indispensable to a wide variety of behavioral scientists, including mathematical and cognitive psychologists.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0195073355/?tag=2022091-20
(This book presents in compact form a framework based in p...)
This book presents in compact form a framework based in probability theory and the general linear model family for students and researchers using regression and analysis of variance methods. Special emphasis is placed on problems of properly using statistical computer programs. The relation between regression and analysis of variance is developed by means of the theory of linear contrasts for the benefit of students and users not versed in matrix algebra. Much attention is given to choosing proper error estimates, calculating proper estimates of standard errors in a variety of designs, and dealing with the problems of unbalanced designs. Having taught research design and quantitative methods in psychology for many years, Estes has developed ways of simplifying the presentation of concepts and derivations so as to make the substance of important statistical results available to students and investigators who lack much mathematical background and/or much taste for doing derivations. Designed to supplement standard texts used in graduate courses in intermediate and advanced statistics, research methods, and experimental design for psychologists or other behavioral scientists, this text also has something to offer experienced investigators: material on model testing and related topics not covered in textbooks or other readily available sources.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0805806881/?tag=2022091-20
ESTES, William was born on June 17, 1919 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Son of Doctor George D. Estes and Mona Kaye.
University of Minnesota.
Member faculty Indiana University, 1946—1962, professor psychology, 1955—1960, research professor psychology, 1960—1962. Faculty research fellow Social Science Research Council, 1952—1955. Lecturer psychology University Wisconsin, 1949.
Visiting professor Northwestern University, 1959. Fellow Center Advanced Study Behavioral Sciences, 1955—1956. Special university lecturer University London, 1961.
Professor psychology, member Institute of Mathematics Studies Social Sciences, Stanford, 1962—1968. Professor Rockefeller University, 1968—1979, Harvard University, 1978—1989, professor emeritus, since 1989. Professor Indiana University, since 1999.
Chairman Office Science and Engineering Personnel National Research Council, 1982—1985, chairman committee on prevention of nuclear war, 1984—1989. With Army of the United States, 1944-1946.
(Based on Estes' important Fitts Lectures, this volume det...)
(Based on Estes' important Fitts Lectures, this volume det...)
(This book presents in compact form a framework based in p...)
(Reviews and analyzes the relationship between learning th...)
Fellow: American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Psychological Association (president division experimental psychology 1958-1959, Distinguished Science Contribution award 1962, gold medal for lifetime achievement in psychological science 1992), American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member: National Academy of Sciences, Federation Behavioral Psychological and Cognitive Sciences (vice president 1988-1991), Midwestern Psychological Association, New York Academy of Sciences (life), New York Academy of Sciences (honorary), Society Experimental Psychologists (Warren medal 1963).
Married Katherine Walker, September 26, 1942. Children: George E., Gregory W.