ABSTRACT

Many people taught me about psychology; but George Mandler taught me to be a psychologist. As may be the case with much procedural learning, this occurred more by a variety of indirect processes than by direct, declarative instruction. In other words, I (and his other doctoral students) learned by association with George. The extent to which we could hope to emulate him was of course limited; but as a role model, he was motivating, effective, and fun.