This paper reviews the contributions of Gordon Pask, cybernetician, to the
discipline of psychology as a methodologist and as a theoretician. Pask was
prolific in many fields but especially so in psychology both as an innovat
ive experimenter and an innovative theorist Over four decades, Pask carried
out experimental studies of learning, problem solving and decision making,
often using sophisticated computer-based environments. These latter, in tu
rn, inspired the design of teaching machines and learning environments with
practical applications in education and training. Pask's theorizing while
addressing detailed methodological and conceptual issues was also holistic
and unifying in intent, not least in his proposals for rapprochements betwe
en process, individual and social psychologies.