Charles Brainerd
Charles Brainerd | |
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| Born | 1944 (age 81–82) |
| Alma mater | Michigan State University |
| Known for | Fuzzy-trace theory |
| Spouse | Valerie F. Reyna |
| Awards | Member of the National Academy of Education since 2017 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Cognitive psychology Developmental psychology |
| Institutions | University of Windsor University of Alberta University of Arizona Cornell University |
| Thesis | The construction of the formal operations of implication-reasoning and proportionality in children and adolescents (1970) |
Charles Jon Brainerd (born 1944) is an American psychologist and professor in the College of Human Ecology at Cornell University. He is known for developing fuzzy-trace theory with his wife and colleague, Valerie F. Reyna. He serves as editor-in-chief of the peer-reviewed scientific journal Developmental Review.