Philip Johnson-Laird
Philip N. Johnson-Laird | |
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| Born | 12 October 1936 |
| Alma mater | University College London |
| Known for | Mental models |
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| Thesis | An experimental investigation into one pragmatic factor governing the use of the english language (1967) |
| Doctoral advisor | Peter Cathcart Wason |
Philip Nicholas Johnson-Laird, FRS, FBA (born 12 October 1936) is a philosopher of language and reasoning and a developer of the mental model theory of reasoning. He was a professor at Princeton University's Department of Psychology, as well as the author of several notable books on human cognition and the psychology of reasoning.