Abstract

This is a request for an ADAMHA RSA. The candidate proposes to join the Department of Psychology at the University of California at Berkeley and to devote full time to research. The broad objective is to facilitate and improve the candidate's research and enable his continued growth as an investigator by virtue of the elimination of all non-research responsibility, the betterment of the intellectual environment, and the opportunity to interact and collaborate with several outstanding scientists at Berkeley. Research on five separate though related topics is proposed all of which are extensions of themes that have developed during the candidate's career. These are: Attention and Level of Processing in Perceptual Organization; Perceptual Reversal; Imaging and Perception; Orientation and Form; Viewer vs. Object-Centered Perception.
The specific aim of this research is to advance our understanding of these topics in particular and of visual perception in general. It is assumed that such advances of basic knowledge will have useful ramifications for the field of mental health.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Type
Research Scientist Award (K05)
Project #
5K05MH000707-04
Application #
3075846
Study Section
Research Scientist Development Review Committee (MHK)
Project Start
1987-08-01
Project End
1992-07-31
Budget Start
1990-08-01
Budget End
1991-07-31
Support Year
4
Fiscal Year
1990
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
University of California Berkeley
Department
Type
Schools of Arts and Sciences
DUNS #
094878337
City
Berkeley
State
CA
Country
United States
Zip Code
94704

  Publications

Ferrante, D; Gerbino, W; Rock, I (1995) Retinal vs. environmental orientation in the perception of the right angle. Acta Psychol (Amst) 88:25-32
Rock, I; Hall, S; Davis, J (1994) Why do ambiguous figures reverse? Acta Psychol (Amst) 87:33-59
Rock, I; Linnett, C M (1993) Is a perceived shape based on its retinal image? Perception 22:61-76
Proffitt, D R; Rock, I; Hecht, H et al. (1992) Stereokinetic effect and its relation to the kinetic depth effect. J Exp Psychol Hum Percept Perform 18:3-21
Rock, I; Nijhawan, R; Palmer, S et al. (1992) Grouping based on phenomenal similarity of achromatic color. Perception 21:779-89
Rock, I; Linnett, C M; Grant, P et al. (1992) Perception without attention: results of a new method. Cogn Psychol 24:502-34
Rock, I; Nijhawan, R (1989) Regression to egocentrically determined description of form under conditions of inattention. J Exp Psychol Hum Percept Perform 15:259-72
Kessler, R C; Price, R H; Wortman, C B (1985) Social factors in psychopathology: stress, social support, and coping processes. Annu Rev Psychol 36:531-72