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Kenneth Craik Born
Kenneth Craik was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on the 29th of March,1914.[1] -
College Doctorate
In 1940, Craik received his Doctorate in Philosophy from the University of Cambridge[1] -
Dark Adaptation
He then had a fellowship to St John's College, Cambridge in 1941, where he worked with Magdalen Dorothea Vernon and published papers with her about dark adaptation in 1941 and 1943.[1] -
Nature Of Explanation
Craik wrote The Nature of Explanation. In this book he first laid the foundation for the concept of mental models, that the mind forms models of reality and uses them to predict similar future events[1].His point being that each person has their own model and perception based off of what they've learned and what they can do to better prepare themselves for their next experience and how to be more confident in dealing with it. -
World War II
He was appointed to be the first director of the Medical Research Council's Cambridge-based Applied Psychology Unit in 1944. During the Second World War he served in the fire-fighting sections of the Civil Defense. Together with Gordon Butler Iles he made major advances on flight simulators for the RAF [Royal Airforce] and did major studies on the effects of fatigue on pilots.[1] -
Death of Craik
Kraik passed away on the 7th of May, due to a bicycle accident. -
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