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Dr. Jay Friedenberg Chairperson Associate Professor of Psychology

 

Education:

• B.A., Boston University, 1988
• M.A., University of Virginia, 1991
• Ph.D., University of Virginia, 1995

Research and Scholarly Interests:

Dr. Friedenberg's general area of specialization is in cognitive psychology and visual perception. He has an active research program investigating the estimation of visual center of mass.  His interests include cognitive science and the philosophy of mind.

Publications:

Books:

Friedenberg, J. (2009)  Dynamical Psychology.  Complexity, Self-organization and the mind.  ISCE Publishing.

Friedenberg, J. (2008). Artificial psychology:  The quest for what it means to be human. New York: Psychology Press.

Friedenberg, J. & Silverman (2006).  Cognitive science.  An introduction to the study of mind.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Articles:

Friedenberg, J. & Liby, B. (2008). Perceiving the center of three-body displays:  The role of size-ratio, symmetry, elongation, and gravity.  The Open Behavioral Science Journal, 2, 13-122.

Friedenberg, J. & Limratana, W. (2008). Hierarchical numerosity estimation, Psychological Research, 69 (3), 211-220.

Friedenberg, J. & Liby, B. (2002).  Perception of two-body center of mass.  Perception & Psychophysics.  64(4), 531-539.

Bertamini, M., Friedenberg J. & Argyule L. (2002).  No within-object advantage for detection of rotation.  Acta Psychologica. 111, 59-81.

Friedenberg, J. (2001).  Evolution, psychology, and happiness.  A reply to Neera Badhwar.  In "Is Virtue Only A Means To Happiness?" Objective Studies, 4, 37-52.

Friedenberg, J. (2001). Lateral feature displacement and perceived facial attractiveness. Psychological Reports, 88, 295-305.

Friedenberg, J., & Bertamini, M. (2000). Contour symmetry detection: The influence of axis orientation and number of objects. Acta Psychologica. 105, 107-118.

Bertamini, M., Friedenberg, J., & Kubovy, M. (1997). Detection of symmetry and perceptual organization: The way a lock-and-key process works. Acta Psychologica. 95 (2), 119-140.

 

Courses Taught/Teaching:

• PSYC 203: Introductory Psychology-general
• LLRN 123: Introductory Psychology-core curriculum
• PSYC 329: Cognitive Science
• PSYC 340: Learning and Cognition
• PSYC 367: Sensation and Perception
• PSYC 435: Physiological Psychology
• PSYC 318: Cognitive Research Methods
• PSYC 315: Research Methods I

Contact Information:

• Telephone: (718) 862-7895
• Office: Mem 430
• Fax: (718) 862-8044
• e-mail:   jay.friedenberg@manhattan.edu

 

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