Keith Holyoak facts for kids
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Keith James Holyoak
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Keith Holyoak
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| Born | January 16, 1950 Langley, British Columbia, Canada
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| Citizenship | Canadian–American |
| Alma mater | University of British Columbia (BA) Stanford University (PhD) |
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| Fields | Cognitive science |
| Doctoral advisor | Gordon H. Bower |
Keith James Holyoak was born on January 16, 1950. He is a Canadian-American scientist who studies how people think and solve problems. This field is called cognitive psychology and cognitive science.
Dr. Holyoak's main work focuses on how we use analogy to understand new things. Analogy means using what you already know about one situation to help you understand a new one. His research has shown how both kids and adults can learn new ideas better by using analogies. He also studies how thinking can be affected if someone has brain damage.
Besides his science work, Keith Holyoak is also a poet. He has written four books of his own poems. He also translated a collection of old Chinese poems by famous poets Li Bai and Du Fu. This collection is called Facing the Moon.
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About Keith Holyoak
Keith Holyoak was born in Langley, British Columbia, Canada. This was in 1950.
Education and Early Career
He studied psychology at the University of British Columbia. He earned his first degree there in 1971. Later, he went to Stanford University and earned his PhD in psychology in 1976. His main professor who guided his PhD research was Gordon Bower.
Dr. Holyoak taught at the University of Michigan from 1976 to 1986. After that, he joined the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He is now a very respected and important professor of psychology at UCLA.
Awards and Recognition
Dr. Holyoak has been a leader in the field of cognitive science. He was the head of the group that guides the Cognitive Science Society from 1994 to 1995. He also helped decide what articles were published in important science magazines like Cognitive Psychology and Psychological Review.
He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. This means he is recognized as a top expert in his field. He also received special awards for his excellent research. These include a Fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1991. He also received a James McKeen Cattell Fellowship in 1999.
He is a Fellow of several important science groups. These include the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Association for Psychological Science. He is also a Fellow of the Cognitive Science Society and the Society of Experimental Psychologists (SEP). In 2022, the SEP gave him the Howard Crosby Warren Medal for his important contributions.
Books by Keith Holyoak
Keith Holyoak has written and edited many books. These books share his research and ideas about how people think.
Books on Thinking and the Mind
- Holyoak, K. J. (2019). The Spider’s Thread: Metaphor in Mind, Brain, and Poetry. This book explores how we use metaphors in our thoughts, brains, and even in poetry.
- Holland, J.H., Holyoak, K.J., Nisbett, R.E., & Thagard, P. (1986). Induction: Processes of Inference, Learning, and Discovery. This book is about how we learn and discover new things.
- Holyoak, K.J., & Thagard, P. (1995). Mental Leaps: Analogy in Creative Thought. This book explains how using analogies can help us think creatively.
- Gentner, D., Holyoak, K.J., & Kokinov, B. (Eds.) (2001). The Analogical Mind: Perspectives from Cognitive Science. This book looks at how our minds use analogies from different angles.
- Holyoak, K.J., & Morrison, R.G. (Eds.) (2005). The Cambridge Handbook of Thinking and Reasoning. This book is a guide to how people think and reason.
- Holyoak, K.J., & Morrison, R.G. (Eds.) (2012). The Oxford Handbook of Thinking and Reasoning. Another important guide about thinking and reasoning.
Poetry Collections
Keith Holyoak has also published his own poetry.
- Holyoak, K. (2019). Oracle Bones: Poems from the Time of Misrule.
- Holyoak, K. (2015). The Gospel According to Judas.
- Holyoak, K. (2012). Foreigner: New English Poems in Chinese Old Style.
- Holyoak, K. (2010). My Minotaur: Selected Poems 1998–2006.
He has also translated classic Chinese poetry:
- Holyoak, K. (translator) (2007). Facing the Moon: Poems of Li Bai and Du Fu. This book shares poems by two very famous Chinese poets.
He has also released recordings of his poetry:
- Keith Holyoak's Descent. (2006).
- Poems of Li Bai. (2007).
- Poems of Du Fu. (2009).
