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Lila Gleitman, Who Showed How Children Learn Language, Dies at 91
Lila Gleitman, whose pioneering work in linguistics and cognitive science expanded our understanding of how language works and how children go about learning it, died on Aug. 8 at a hospital in Philadelphia. She was
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Albert Bandura, Leading Psychologist of Social Learning Theory, Dies
The renowned researcher established the foundations of self-efficacy and sociocognitive learning theory.
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Lee Ross, Who Studied the Illusion of Personal Objectivity, Dies
The APS William James Fellow cofounded the Stanford Center on International Conflict and Negotiation.
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Ed Diener, Who Studied Happiness, Dies
The founding editor of APS’s Perspectives on Psychological Science journal, he received the APS William James Fellow Award in 2013.
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Clinical Psychological Science Editor Scott O. Lilienfeld (1960-2020)
The prolific scholar and APS James McKeen Cattell Fellow served as editor of Clinical Psychological Science from 2016 until late 2019.
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Scott Lilienfeld, Psychologist Who Questioned Psychology, Dies at 59
Clinical Psychological Science Editor Scott O. Lilienfeld (1960-2020) Scott Lilienfeld, an expert in personality disorders who repeatedly disturbed the order in his own field, questioning the science behind many of psychology’s conceits, popular therapies and prized
