Shepard Siegel

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Shepard Siegel is a Canadian psychologist, having been a Distinguished University Professor at McMaster University. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and Society of Experimental Psychologists. [1] [2] [3]

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  1. "Distinguished University Professors" (PDF). mcmaster.ca. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  2. "mcmaster.ca" . Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  3. "Siegel, Shepard". worldcat.org. Retrieved January 28, 2017.