Robert Goldstone

Robert Goldstone studies interactions between perceptual and conceptual learning, decision making, mathematical cognition, collective behavior, and the application of cognitive science for improving learning outcomes.

Robert Goldstone is Distinguished Professor in the Psychological and Brain Sciences department and Cognitive Science program at Indiana University, where he has been a faculty member since 1991. He was awarded the 1996 Chase Memorial Award for Outstanding Young Researcher in Cognitive Science, the 2000 APA Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology in the area of Cognition and Human Learning, a 2004 Troland research award from the National Academy of Sciences, and the 2024 Howard Crosby Warren Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Experimental Psychology from the Society of Experimental Psychologists “for elucidating human cognition and learning on both individual and collective levels.”  He was the Executive Editor of Cognitive Science from 2001-2005, Associate Editor of Psychonomic Bulletin & Review from 1998-2000, Associate Editor of Cognitive Psychology and Topics in Cognitive Science from 2007-2013, Associate Editor of WIREs Cognitive Science from 2026-2026, Executive Editor of Current Directions in Psychological Science from 2019-2024, and Director of the Indiana University Cognitive Science Program from 2006-2011.