Richard Lester Solomon (1918–1995): Obituary

Memorializes Richard Solomon, one of the major learning theorists of the 2nd half of the 20th century. Solomon was named the 1st James M. Skinner University Professor of Science in 1975, was elected to the National Academy of Sciences, and was awarded, among other honors, the Warren Medal for resear...

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Published in:The American psychologist 1997-05, Vol.52 (5), p.567-568
Main Authors: LoLordo, Vincent M., Seligman, Martin E. P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Experimental Psychology
Human
Learning Theory
Male
Psychologists
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Summary:Memorializes Richard Solomon, one of the major learning theorists of the 2nd half of the 20th century. Solomon was named the 1st James M. Skinner University Professor of Science in 1975, was elected to the National Academy of Sciences, and was awarded, among other honors, the Warren Medal for research by the Society of Experimental Psychologists, the American Psychological Association Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award, and the American Psychological Foundation's Award for Distinguished Teaching in Experimental Psychology. He conducted research on a broad array of topics such as word frequency and perceptual defense, children's estimation of the size of tokens, hoarding behaviors in rats, and personality ratings and sociometric patterns. His work made a major contribution to the exploration of Pavlovian conditioning. Other topics of research focused on in Solomon's laboratories included avoidance learning, learned helplessness, punishment, and the opponent-process theory of acquired motivation. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)
ISSN:0003-066X
1935-990X
DOI:10.1037/0003-066X.52.5.567