| Abstract: | Presents the citation of the 1970 American Psychological Association's Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award winner, David Krech. The award citation reads: "The friends of David Krech will say that his career has been brilliant, varied, and consistently creative. His enemies will say that he has been What happens in the brain when an organism learns? Krech and his colleagues have helped to restate the problem, to mobilize new techniques, and to launch promising studies in the neurophysiology, and neurochemistry of behavior. It should be mentioned that David Krech is much more than just a good scientist. He is also a good member of society, and a good human being. He is always on the right side--which is sometimes the left side--of a controversy. He is always in there lighting. A good man, and true!" Personal biographic information is also included, along with a list of the recipient's scientific writings. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
