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D-Index
59
Citations
31898
World Ranking
1515
National Ranking
725

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2004 - Distinguished Public Service Award, American Educational Research Association
  • 2002 - APA Award for Lifetime Contributions to Psychology, American Psychological Association.
  • 1989 - William James Fellow Award, Association for Psychological Science (APA)
  • 1980 - E. L. Thorndike Award, American Psychological Association
  • 1979 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 1977 - APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology, American Psychological Association
  • 1974 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1967 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1965 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Richard C. Atkinson is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research spans the field of Computer Science with a focus on several subfields including Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Artificial Intelligence, and Signal Processing.

Their work covers main topics such as:

  • Image Retrieval and Classification Techniques
  • Neural Networks and Applications
  • Music and Audio Processing

Among the recent publications, one example includes:

  • "Two case studies of very long-term retention," published in 2021 in Psychonomic Bulletin & Review.

The venues where this scientist frequently publishes include:

  • Psychonomic Bulletin & Review

Richard C. Atkinson has collaborated with multiple co-authors, including:

  • Ashleigh M. Maxcey
  • Richard M. Shiffrin
  • Denis Cousineau

The scientist has received numerous awards throughout their career, such as:

  • Distinguished Public Service Award, American Educational Research Association (2004)
  • APA Award for Lifetime Contributions to Psychology, American Psychological Association (2002)
  • William James Fellow Award, Association for Psychological Science (1989)
  • E. L. Thorndike Award, American Psychological Association (1980)
  • Membership in the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) (1979)
  • APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology, American Psychological Association (1977)
  • Membership in the National Academy of Sciences (1974)
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (1967)
  • Fellow of the American Psychological Association (1965)

Best Publications

  • Human memory ; A proposed system and its control processes

    Richard C. Atkinson;Richard M. Shiffrin

  • The control of short-term memory.

    Richard C. Atkinson;Richard M. Shiffrin

  • Search and decision processes in recognition memory.

    Richard C. Atkinson;James F. Juola

  • Mnemotechnics in Second Language Learning.

    Richard C. Atkinson

  • Contemporary Developments in Mathematical Psychology

    Michael S. Humphreys;David H. Krantz;Richard Atkinson;R. Duncan Luce

  • Search and retrieval processes in long-term memory

    R. M. Shiffrin;R. C. Atkinson

  • An Application of the Mnemonic Keyword Method to the Acquisition of a Russian Vocabulary

    Richard C. Atkinson;Michael R. Raugh

  • An introduction to mathematical learning theory

    Harley Bornbach;Richard C. Atkinson;Gordon H. Bower;Edward J. Crothers

  • Markov Learning Models for Multiperson Interactions

    Patrick Suppes;Richard C. Atkinson

  • Reflections on a Century of College Admissions Tests

    Richard C. Atkinson;Saul Geiser

  • Rehearsal processes in free recall: A procedure for direct observation

    Dewey Rundus;Richard C. Atkinson

  • Stimulus Sampling Theory

    Richard C. Atkinson;William Kaye Estes

  • Processing time as influenced by the number of elements in a visual display.

    R. C. Atkinson;J. E. Holmgren;J. F. Juola

  • Optimizing the Learning of a Second-Language Vocabulary.

    Richard C. Atkinson

  • The Computer as a Tutorial Laboratory: The Stanford BIP Project.

    Avron Barr;Marian Beard;Richard C. Atkinson

  • Ingredients for a theory of instruction.

    Richard C. Atkinson

  • Studies in mathematical psychology

    Richard C. Atkinson

  • Public Sector Collaboration for Agricultural IP Management

    Richard C. Atkinson;Roger N. Beachy;Gordon Conway

  • A Mnemonic Method for Learning a Second-Language Vocabulary.

    Michael R. Raugh;Richard C. Atkinson

  • Individual differences and interrelationships among a select set of cognitive skills.

    Alice Chiang;Richard C. Atkinson

  • Markov Learning Models for Multiperson Interactions

    Klaus Krickeberg;Patrick Suppes;Richard C. Atkinson

Frequent Co-Authors

Patrick Suppes
Patrick Suppes Stanford University
Richard M. Shiffrin
Richard M. Shiffrin Indiana University
James F. Juola
James F. Juola University of Kansas
Walton T. Roth
Walton T. Roth Stanford University
Daryl J. Bem
Daryl J. Bem Cornell University
Geoffrey R. Loftus
Geoffrey R. Loftus University of Washington
William K. Estes
William K. Estes Harvard University
Gordon H. Bower
Gordon H. Bower Stanford University
Julian R. Betts
Julian R. Betts University of California, San Diego
John R. Abelson
John R. Abelson University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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