Please answer the following question: Facts: - known for: systems field theory factorial technology , general recognition theory , decision - influences: william kaye estes , gordon bower - field: cognitive psychology , mathematical psychology - doctoral advisor: richard c. atkinson - work institution: university of hawaii , purdue university , indiana university - birth date: 9 july 1939 - name: james tarlton townsend - image size: 165px - nationality: american - alma mater: california state university , fresno , stanford university Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of james townsend -lrb- psychologist -rrb- .
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james tarlton townsend is a distinguished rudy professor of psychology at indiana university , bloomington .he is known for his work in mathematical psychology , particularly in distinguishing parallel and serial processing and for models of perception .