Commentary for special issue of Applied Cognitive Psychology in honor of Alan Scoboria. Issue 6 (3rd November 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lindsay, D. Stephen
• Other Names: Mazzoni Giuliana guestEditor.
• Is Part Of: Applied cognitive psychology. Volume 34:Issue 6(2020)
• Page Start: 1345
• Page End: 1349
• Publication Date: 2020-11-03
• Subjects: Cognition -- Periodicals; Psychology, Applied -- Periodicals; 153
• DOI: 10.1002/acp.3758
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0888-4080

Abstract

Summary: The world would be a better place if there were more people like Alan. What an extraordinary convergence of kindness, reflectiveness, persistence, ethics, breadth of knowledge, and raw smarts! He positively and substantially contributed to cognitive, clinical, and social psychology, and to the lives of his students and collaborators. This collection carries that legacy forward. Alan would have relished reading every one of these articles. I am honored by the opportunity to comment. I hope to do so in a way that Alan would approve. I begin with a brief reflection on one of the "big picture" ideas in Alan's work. Then I discuss several issues that I know were near and dear to Alan and that have also occupied my own thinking for years. In addition to scientific accounts of true and false beliefs and memories, my comments are informed by the methodological reform movement. As an oldster, I also take this opportunity to mention a few earlier issues/findings that relate to current controversies.