Dalbir Bindra | |
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Born | |
Died | December 31, 1980 Montreal, Quebec, Canada | (aged 58)
Nationality | Canadian |
Alma mater | |
Known for | Theories of motivation |
Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Psychology |
Institutions | McGill University |
Doctoral advisor | J.C.R. Licklider |
Doctoral students |
Neuropsychology |
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Dalbir Bindra FRSC (June 11, 1922 - December 31, 1980) was a Canadian neuropsychologist and a professor in the psychology department at McGill University (1949-1980).[1] He is known for his contributions to the neurobiological study of motivation and behaviour and his two books on these topics; Motivation: A Systematic Reinterpretation (1959), and A Theory of Intelligent Behaviour (1976). He also served as chair of the McGill University Psychology Department (1975 - 1980).[2]