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 .