P. Lynn Newbigging was a Canadian psychologist.
P. Lynn Newbigging | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Psychology |
| Institutions | McMaster University |
Career
editNewbigging was Professor of Psychology at the McMaster University, Ontario.
He was active in the Canadian Psychological Association of which he became president in 1965. He was also editor-in-chief of the Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology.[citation needed]
Heritage
editEach year four P.L. Newbigging Prizes are awarded to students graduating with high averages from a program in the Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour at McMaster University.[1]
Positions
edit- President, Canadian Psychological Association (1965)[2]
- Honorary Life Fellow, Canadian Psychological Association[3]
Publications
edit- Newbigging, P.L. (1961). The perceptual redintegration of frequent and infrequent words. Canadian Journal of Psychology, 15, 123–132.
- Newbigging, P.L. (1965). Attention and perceptual learning. Canadian Psychologist, 6a, 309–331.
- Newbigging, P.L. and Hay, J. (1962). The practice effect in recognition threshold determinations as a function of word frequency and length. Canadian Journal of Psychology, 16, 177–184.
- Parker, N.I. and Newbigging, P.L. (1963). Magnitude and decrement of the Muller-Lyer Illusion as a function of pre-training. Canadian Journal of Psychology, 17, 134–140.
References
edit- ^ "Graduating Student Awards". McMaster University. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ "Past Presidents". Canadian Psychological Association. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ "Fellows". Canadian Psychological Association. Retrieved 19 September 2020.