23 Facts About Frederic Bartlett

Sir Frederic Charles Bartlett FRS was a British psychologist and the first professor of experimental psychology at the University of Cambridge.

Frederic Bartlett was one of the forerunners of cognitive psychology as well as cultural psychology.

Frederic Bartlett proudly referred to himself as "a Cambridge psychologist" because while he was at the University of Cambridge, settling for one type of psychology was not an option.

Frederic Bartlett was born on 20 October 1886 into a middle-class family and raised in Gloucestershire, England.

Frederic Bartlett suffered from pleurisy at a young age, causing him to be homeschooled during his secondary years of education.

In 1909, Frederic Bartlett graduated First Class Honours with a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy at The University Correspondence College.

Frederic Bartlett continued his education at London University where he achieved his master's degree with a distinction in both ethics and sociology.

Frederic Bartlett became the Director of the Laboratory and Lecturer of Experimental Psychology.

Frederic Bartlett later attained the title of Senior Lecturer of Psychology, a post which he held until his death in 1969 at the age of 82.

Frederic Bartlett was the Chair of Experimental Psychology at Cambridge when he published the book he is most famously recognised for: Remembering.

Frederic Bartlett found that at longer intervals between reading the story and remembering it, participants were less accurate and forgot much of the information from the story.

Frederic Bartlett became the Director of the Unit after Craik's early death in 1945.

Frederic Bartlett successfully took charge of this lectureship aimed towards military efforts.

In 1958, Frederic Bartlett published Thinking: An Experimental and Social Study.

Frederic Bartlett recognised various thinking processes that humans use, relating back to the methods he exercised in Remembering such as story recollection.

In 1922, Frederic Bartlett was chosen as Director of Psychological Laboratory in Cambridge and awarded a chair in experimental psychology in 1931.

In 1944, Frederic Bartlett became the Director of the Unit for Research in Applied Psychology.

Frederic Bartlett was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1945 and the United States National Academy of Sciences in 1947.

Frederic Bartlett was appointed honoris causa by the University of Athens in 1937, Princeton in 1947, and the University of London and the University of Louvain in 1949.

In 1948, Frederic Bartlett delivered the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures on The Mind at Work and Play.

In 1950, Frederic Bartlett was awarded Presidency at the British Psychological Society.

Frederic Bartlett was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1958.

Frederic Bartlett was recognised by the International Experimental Psychology Society in 1958 and was selected by The North American National Academy of Science and the North American Academy of Arts to be a foreign associate member in 1959.