title: George A. Alvarez: Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology.
abstract: APA's Awards for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology recognize excellent young psychologists who have not held a doctoral degree for more than nine years. One of the 2014 award winners is George A. Alvarez, for "significant contributions to our understanding of visual cognition, visual attention, and visual memory." Alvarez's award citation, biography, and a selected bibliography are presented here.
mesh_terms: D001363:Awards and Prizes; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D011584:Psychology / Q000266:history*