Bennet B. Murdock

12.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
120 papers, 8.8k citations indexed

About

Bennet B. Murdock is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Bennet B. Murdock has authored 120 papers receiving a total of 8.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 41 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 33 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Bennet B. Murdock's work include Memory Processes and Influences (52 papers), Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes (26 papers) and Intelligent Tutoring Systems and Adaptive Learning (20 papers). Bennet B. Murdock is often cited by papers focused on Memory Processes and Influences (52 papers), Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes (26 papers) and Intelligent Tutoring Systems and Adaptive Learning (20 papers). Bennet B. Murdock collaborates with scholars based in Canada and United States. Bennet B. Murdock's co-authors include Robert G. Crowder, Gordoń Wood, Roger Ratcliff, Stephan Lewandowsky, Robert S. Lockhart, Charles F. Darley, Michael J. Kahana, William E. Hockley, Janet Metcalfe and Ronald Okada and has published in prestigious journals such as Psychological Bulletin, Psychological Review and Journal of Experimental Psychology Human Perception & Performance.

In The Last Decade

Bennet B. Murdock

117 papers receiving 7.8k citations

Hit Papers

The serial position effect of free recall. 1962 2026 1983 2004 1962 1977 1982 1975 250 500 750 1000
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. The serial position effect of free recall.
    1962 1.2k citations Bennet B. Murdock Journal of Experimental Psychology profile →
  2. Principles of Learning and Memory
    1977 1.0k citations Bennet B. Murdock et al. profile →
  3. A theory for the storage and retrieval of item and associative information.
    1982 683 citations Bennet B. Murdock Psychological Review profile →
  4. Human Memory: Theory and Data
    1975 531 citations Bennet B. Murdock et al. profile →

Peers

Bennet B. Murdock
Benton J. Underwood United States
Robert S. Lockhart Canada
W. Nelson Francis United States
Donald E. Broadbent United Kingdom
Henry Kučera United States
Lyle E. Bourne United States
Douglas L. Hintzman United States
W. K. Estes United States
William G. Chase United States
Allan M. Collins United States
Benton J. Underwood United States
Bennet B. Murdock
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Solway, Alec, Bennet B. Murdock, & Michael J. Kahana. (2011). Positional and temporal clustering in serial order memory. Memory & Cognition. 40(2). 177–190. 51 indexed citations
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Murdock, Bennet B.. (2008). Issues with the SIMPLE model: Comment on Brown, Neath, and Chater (2007).. Psychological Review. 115(3). 779–780. 9 indexed citations
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Murdock, Bennet B. & David Smith. (2005). The recall of missing items. Memory & Cognition. 33(3). 380–388. 1 indexed citations
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Murdock, Bennet B.. (2004). Storage and retrieval of serial‐order information. Memory. 13(3-4). 259–266. 8 indexed citations
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Murdock, Bennet B.. (2003). The mirror effect and the spacing effect. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review. 10(3). 570–588. 17 indexed citations
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Murdock, Bennet B.. (1998). Classical learning theory and neural networks. MIT Press eBooks. 24(5). 189–192. 1 indexed citations
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Murdock, Bennet B.. (1995). Developing TODAM: Three models for serial-order information. Memory & Cognition. 23(5). 631–645. 90 indexed citations
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Murdock, Bennet B.. (1993). TODAM2: A model for the storage and retrieval of item, associative, and serial-order information.. Psychological Review. 100(2). 183–203. 213 indexed citations
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Hadley, Jeffrey A., Alice F. Healy, & Bennet B. Murdock. (1992). Output and retrieval interference in the missing-number task. Memory & Cognition. 20(1). 69–82. 13 indexed citations
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Lewandowsky, Stephan & Bennet B. Murdock. (1989). Memory for serial order.. Psychological Review. 96(1). 25–57. 371 indexed citations
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Drewnowski, Adam & Bennet B. Murdock. (1980). The role of auditory features in memory span for words.. Journal of Experimental Psychology Human Learning & Memory. 6(3). 319–332. 8 indexed citations
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Ratcliff, Roger & Bennet B. Murdock. (1976). Retrieval processes in recognition memory.. Psychological Review. 83(3). 190–214. 26 indexed citations
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Nilsson, Lars‐Göran, et al.. (1975). The effects of visual presentation method on single-trial free recall. Memory & Cognition. 3(4). 427–433. 30 indexed citations
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Chow, Siu L. & Bennet B. Murdock. (1975). The effect of a subsidiary task on iconic memory. Memory & Cognition. 3(6). 678–688. 13 indexed citations
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Aubé, Michel & Bennet B. Murdock. (1974). Sensory stores and high-speed scanning. Memory & Cognition. 2(1). 27–33. 10 indexed citations
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Murdock, Bennet B.. (1968). Decoding as a function of the number of bits per chunk.. Journal of Experimental Psychology. 78(1). 1–7. 7 indexed citations
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Murdock, Bennet B.. (1967). RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN SHORT‐TERM MEMORY. British Journal of Psychology. 58(3-4). 421–433. 81 indexed citations
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Murdock, Bennet B., et al.. (1967). Transpositions in short-term memory.. Journal of Experimental Psychology. 74(1). 137–143. 70 indexed citations
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Murdock, Bennet B.. (1965). Associative symmetry and dichotic presentation. Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior. 4(3). 222–226. 17 indexed citations
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Murdock, Bennet B.. (1961). The retention of individual items.. Journal of Experimental Psychology. 62(6). 618–625. 190 indexed citations

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