Alan baddeley biography

British psychologist (born 1934)

Alan David BaddeleyCBEFRS (born 23 March 1934) is a British psychologist. He is known for his research on memory and for developing the three-component model of working memory.

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We speak to Alan Baddeley, Professor at the University of York, about his new book Working Memories: Postmen, Divers and the Cognitive.

He is a professor of psychology at the University of York.

Biography

Baddeley was born in Leeds, Yorkshire on 23 March 1934.^[1] He lived there with his parents, Donald and Nellie Baddeley, until leaving for university.^[2] He decided to study psychology and was originally interested in psychoanalysis.

Later he changed his focus to evidence-based psychology.^[3] In 1956, Baddeley went to the United States of America to continue his studies. After spending a year in America, he returned home. He then went to Cambridge, where he met and married Hilary Ann White.

Baddeley and his wife have three sons.^[2]

Baddeley has taught and conducted research at University of Sussex, University of Stirling, MRC Applied Psychology