Some observations and remembrances of Kenneth W. Spence

Abstract

Kenneth W. Spence was among the most influential learning theorists of the 20th century. He was not only a pioneer in the genesis of computational models but an articulate systematist and scholar regarding the place of theory in psychology. The following observations and remembrances were offered at the University of Iowa as part of a tribute to his contributions on the 100th anniversary of his birth. Copyright 2008 Psychonomic Society, Inc.