| Description | Audio cassette sound recording of an interview with Professor Patrick Rabbitt, HonFBPsS , University of Manchester for the British Psychological Society's Oral History project.
The interview was conducted by Peter Barnes in 2009.
Topics covered:
Running order:
Early experience predisposing to a career in psychology
Early days in psychology:
Early working career:
Working life:
Role of professional bodies in his professional life:
Mentors, other people, books, or literature which had the most influence on his career.
Memories of conferences, views of his contemporaries
Personal and family life related to, or had an impact, on his role as a psychologist.
Thoughts about his field of psychology and predictions for the future of his field.
Ends.
Total Running Time: c 140mins |
| RunTime | On two cassettes, running time c 140 minutes. |
| AdminHistory | Date of Birth: 23/09/1934
Palce of Birth: Bombay, India
University and Professional Training:
MA, PhD Psychology, Cambridge UK 1954-1962
Honours and awards:
MA University of Oxford 1968
MSc University of Manchester 1985
Myers Lecture BPS 1987/1988
Bartlett Lecture Experimental Psychological Society 1972
President Experimental Psychological Society 1986
Honorary Fellow British Psychological Society 1991
Honorary Fellow British Gerontological Society 2007
Honorary Member Experimental Psychological Society 2004
Honorary DSc University of Western Australia 2001
Professional Career:
MRC Applied Psychology Research Unit, Cambridge 1962-1968
Research Fellow US National Institute for Health, Bethesda Md 1963-1964
Lecturer in Psychology, University of Oxford 1968-1982
Fellow and Praelector in Psychology, The Queen's College, Oxford 1968-1982
Professor and Head of Department of Psychology, University of Durham 1982-1984
Research Chair in Cognitive Psychology and Gerontology, University of Manchester 1984-2004
Director Age and Cognitive Performance Research Centre, University of Manchester 1984-2004
Adjunct Chair Department of Psychology, University of Western Australia 1992-2002
Involvement with BPS:
Chair BPS Scientific Affairs Board (nd) |
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