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Kenneth Craik: Life Span
Kenneth Craik was born in March 29th, 1914. He attended Edinburgh Academy, Edinburgh University and Cambridge University, where his works are studied upon to this day. He is well-known for his works in psychology and philosophy. He died in 1945 in a vehicle collision when he was riding his bicycle. Zangwill, O. L. “Kenneth Craik: The Man and His Work *.” British Journal of Psychology, vol. 71, no. 1, Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Feb. 1980, pp. 1–16, doi:10.1111/j.2044-8295.1980.tb02723.x. -
Visual Adaptation Studies
Craik much enjoyed studying visual philosophy and studied the human eye’s adaptation to different light in different settings (Zangwell, 1980). During his works, he pointed out the sensitivity of the eye during rapid light variations. He also did experiments on himself with pressure blindness, leading him to conclude that light adaptation of rods and cones in the eye is a retinal process. -
The Nature of Explaination (Key Event)
Craik models how people view events that happen around them in the world, and off of previously conceived notions, are able to predict outcomes. He draws out the way that the human brain creates its own perception of the world around it by translating observed events into internal words, symbols or numbers. This internal process turns into action. Craik hypothesized that thought parallels reality.
Craik, Kenneth J. W. The Nature of Explanation. Cambridge University Press, 1943. -
Through WWII
Though Craik was not able to enlist in the military due to minor physical limitations, he worked as a scientist studying fatigue. These studies led him to work for the Flying Personnel Research Committee during the war. He helped to devise a photometer, which improved guiding tanks and flying at night in a desert atmosphere.
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The 'photometer of marvelous simplicity' features two unpublished reports written by Craik in 1943 (Zangwill, 1980). -
The Nature of Psychology: A Selection of Papers, Essays and Other Writings by Kenneth J. W. Craik
Kenneth Craik studied and wrote about learning, the nervous-system and servo-mechanisms. Much of his works were later published by Stephen L. Sherwood at Cambridge University in 1966. Craik, Kenneth J. W., and Stephen L. Sherwood. The Nature of Psychology. A Selection of Papers, Essays and Other Writings ... d. by Stephen L. Sherwood. University Press, 1966. Video - Mental Models: Ross Dawson (https://rossdawson.com/blog/building-richer-mental-models-heart-strategy-role-scenario-planning/)
