Keith Stanovich
Keith E. Stanovich | |
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Stanovich in 2003 | |
| Born | December 13, 1950 Youngstown, Ohio, US |
| Occupation | Professor Emeritus |
| Years active | 1977–present |
| Known for | Study of rationality and reading development |
| Spouse | Paula Stanovich |
| Awards | Albert J Harris 1988, 1992 Oscar Causey 1996 Sylvia Scribner 1997 Distinguished Scientific Contribution 2000 Grawemeyer 2010 E.L. Thorndike Career Achievement 2012 |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Ohio State University (BA, 1973) University of Michigan (MA, PhD, 1977) |
| Thesis | Word Recognition in Reaction Time and Tachistoscopic Tasks (1977) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Rationality, psychology of reading |
| Institutions | University of Toronto Oakland University |
| Website | keithstanovich.com |
Keith E. Stanovich (born 1950) is an American research scientist and psychologist. He is an Emeritus Professor of Applied Psychology and Human Development at the University of Toronto and former Canada Research Chair of Applied Cognitive Science. His primary research areas are the psychology of reasoning and the psychology of reading. Stanovich has been acknowledged by his peers as one of the most influential cognitive psychologists in the world. His 2009 book What Intelligence Tests Miss won the 2010 Grawemeyer Award in Education. In 2012, Stanovich received the E. L. Thorndike Career Achievement Award from the American Psychological Association (APA). He is a fellow at the APA, the American Psychological Society, and the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry.