Erwin Segal
{{Infobox academic
| name = Erwin Segal
| workplaces = University at Buffalo
State College of Iowa
Arlington State College
| education = University of Maryland, College Park (BA)
University of Minnesota (PhD)
| discipline = Psychology
| sub_discipline = Cognitive psychology
}}
Erwin Segal is an American academic who an emeritus professor of psychology at the University at Buffalo.
Education
Segal earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from the University of Maryland, College Park and a PhD in psychology from the University of Minnesota.{{Cite book |last=Minnesota |first=University of |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=781OAQAAMAAJ&q=Erwin+Segal+degree |title=Register of Ph. D. Degrees Conferred by the University of Minnesota |date=1956 |publisher=University of Minnesota |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=1994 Vita |url=http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~segal/VITA98.htm |access-date=2022-08-06 |website=www.acsu.buffalo.edu}}
Career
As a PhD student, Segal also worked as an instructor at the University of Minnesota. He later worked as an assistant professor at the State College of Iowa and Arlington State College. He joined SUNY Buffalo in 1967. He is best known for his book with Garvin McCain on the philosophy of science The Game of Science {{ISBN|0-534-09072-9}} (5th ed, 1988). His recent research efforts have been in cognitive psychology, in particular narrative comprehension and problem solving, working in the Center for Cognitive Science at SUNY Buffalo.
References
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