Paul Bloom (psychologist)
Paul Bloom | |
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Bloom in 2014 | |
| Born | December 24, 1963 |
| Citizenship | Canada, US |
| Alma mater | McGill University (BA) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD) |
| Occupations | Professor of Psychology, University of Toronto Brooks and Suzanne Ragen Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Cognitive Science, Yale University |
| Awards | Stanton Prize Lex Hixon Prize Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Psychology |
| Institutions | University of Toronto Yale University University of Arizona |
| Thesis | Semantic structure and language development (1990) |
| Doctoral advisor | Susan Carey |
| Website | campuspress.yale.edu/paulbloom |
Paul Bloom (born December 24, 1963) is a Canadian-American psychologist. He is the Brooks and Suzanne Ragen Professor Emeritus of psychology and cognitive science at Yale University and Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto. His research explores how children and adults understand the physical and social world, with special focus on language, morality, religion, fiction, and art.