Arthur Markman's research interests include similarity and analogy, categorization, decision making and consumer behavior, and knowledge representation. Dr. Markman is the founding director of Human Dimensions of Organizations (HDO) at the University of Texas at Austin. HDO is a program that aims to provide education in the humanities and the social and behavioral sciences to people in business, nonprofits, government, and the military. The goal of the program is to teach leaders about how people, groups, and cultures influence the workplace. He is also the director of Similarity and Cognition Lab.
He has written numerous articles on his research areas. He was awarded a number of awards including grants to support his research such as the 2007 grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to continue this research. He is currently the executive editor of the journal Cognitive Science. The journal is published by the Cognitive Science Society.
Ph.D.
in Psychology, University of Illinois, 1992
M.A.
in Psychology, University of Illinois, 1990
B.S.
in Cognitive Science, Brown University, 1988
Similarity, Analogical Reasoning and Analogical Problem Solving, Decision Making , Consumer Behavior, Motivation and Preference, Category Use and Category Learning, Taxonomic Hierarchies and Conceptual Combination, Symbolic and Connectionist models of Analogy, Similarity and Categorization, Knowledge Representation and Causal Mental Models
Associate Editor,
Editorial Board, Perspectives on Psychological Science (2008 - Present)
Executive Editor,
Editorial Board, Cognitive Science (2006 - Present)
Member,
Editorial Board, Cognitive Psychology (2005 - Present)
Associate Editor,
Editorial Board, Psychonomic Bulletin and Review (2004 - 2005)
Raymond Dickson SWC Centennial Endowed Teaching Fellowship
- University of Texas at Austin (2009)
Fellow
- Cognitive Science Society (2009)
Best Paper Award (with C.M. Brendl & C. Messner)
- Journal of Consumer Research (2006)
WW. Heath Centennial Fellow
- IC2 Institute, University of Texas at Austin (2005)
Fellow
- American Psychological Society (2003)
