Graham Hitch | |
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| Born | Graham James Hitch |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge (PhD) |
| Known for | Working memory |
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Memory Cognitive Psychology |
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University of York University of Sussex University of Manchester Lancaster University University of Stirling |
| Thesis | Organisation and retrieval in immediate memory (1972) |
| Influences | Alan Baddeley |
| Influenced | Neil Burgess |
| Website | www |
Graham Hitch is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at the University of York, best known for his work with Alan Baddeley in developing a Working Memory Model.
Education
He gained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Physics from the University of Cambridge, before gaining a Master of Science degree in Experimental Psychology from the University of Sussex. He then returned to Cambridge to complete his PhD in 1972.
Career and research
He has worked as a research fellow at the University of Sussex (1971–1972) and the University of Stirling (1972–1974), and as a scientist on the Medical Research Council of the Applied Psychology Unit based in Cambridge (1974–1979). He has more recently been employed as a lecturer at the University of Manchester (1979–1990), and as a professor at the University of Lancaster (1991–2000), before moving to the University of York in 2000.
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