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David A. Rosenbaum Ph.D.

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David A. Rosenbaum, Ph.D., is a cognitive psychologist whose main interests are human perception and performance. He attended Swarthmore College and Stanford University, where he received his PhD. He worked at Bell Laboratories, Hampshire College, the University of Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania State University. He is currently a Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Riverside. Rosenbaum was the Editor of the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance and a recipient of a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship.

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Recent Posts
Letting Go
Toddlers forget to let go of objects, clutching them needlessly and impeding their performance. Deep lessons can be learned from this understudied behavior.
Hypotheses Versus Predictions

The terms "hypotheses" and "predictions" are often used interchangeably. They are very different things, however. Distinguishing between them can lead to better science.

The terms "hypotheses" and "predictions" are often used interchangeably. They are very different things, however. Distinguishing between them can lead to better science.

Losing It

Although everyone loses things, no one has studied how we search for lost items. This would be a wonderful research topic that could shed light on memory more generally.

Although everyone loses things, no one has studied how we search for lost items. This would be a wonderful research topic that could shed light on memory more generally.

Musical Fingerings

A wonderful research opportunity awaits those interested in modeling the way violinists and other musicians choose the fingerings they use.

A wonderful research opportunity awaits those interested in modeling the way violinists and other musicians choose the fingerings they use.

Your Clothes Have Extended Your Life

Don't think genes, lots of sleep, and healthy eating are the only keys to living longer. Those shoes of yours and other parts of your wardrobe may be important as well.

Don't think genes, lots of sleep, and healthy eating are the only keys to living longer. Those shoes of yours and other parts of your wardrobe may be important as well.

Who Says You Can't Live a Million Years?

Mentally stretch the time you have and you'll live for what seems like a million years.

Mentally stretch the time you have and you'll live for what seems like a million years.

Inner Tennis

A student in Intro Psych suggested a way to help completely paralyzed patients answer yes-no questions by asking them to play inner tennis or mentally walk through their homes.

A student in Intro Psych suggested a way to help completely paralyzed patients answer yes-no questions by asking them to play inner tennis or mentally walk through their homes.