Associate Professor, Psychology
My major research interests are in the fields of visual perception and visual cognition. My research focus recently has been in the area of Multiple Object Tracking. One current project is investigating how attention is distributed within moving objects, and in particular how this distribution is affected by stimulus probabilities. Another project is investigating how tracking of target objects is affected by additional objects in the field of view. I am also starting a new project in the area of Contextual Cueing, which will investigate the effects of previous experience on visual search.
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About Cary S. Feria
My major research interests are in the fields of visual perception and visual cognition. My research focus recently has been in the area of Multiple Object Tracking. One current project is investigating how attention is distributed within moving objects, and in particular how this distribution is affected by stimulus probabilities. Another project is investigating how tracking of target objects is affected by additional objects in the field of view. I am also starting a new project in the area of Contextual Cueing, which will investigate the effects of previous experience on visual search.
| Present | Associate Professor, San Jose State University ‐ Psychology | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
| 2012Â -Â 2013 | The Relationship Between Multiple Object Tracking Performance and Automobile Driving Ability in Elderly Drivers |
| San Jose State University | |
| Undergraduate Research Grant | |
| Role: Faculty Mentor | |
| Colleague(s): Trevor Sollitt | |
| $1,000 | |
| 2012 | Engaging Diverse Students in Faculty Research on Attention and Learning |
| San Jose State University | |
| Student Success Grant | |
| Role: Principal Investigator | |
| 2012 | The Relationship Between Multiple Object Tracking Ability and Automobile Driving Competence |
| San Jose State University | |
| Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity Grant | |
| Role: Principal Investigator | |
| 2011Â -Â 2012 | The Effect of Speed on the Ability to Track Multiple Moving Objects |
| San Jose State University | |
| College of Social Sciences Research Grant | |
| Role: Principal Investigator | |
| $1,250 | |
| 2011 | The Effect of Speed on the Ability to Track Multiple Moving Objects |
| CSU Research Funds Committee, San Jose State University | |
| Role: Principal Investigator | |
| $1,450 | |
| 2010Â -Â 2011 | Effects of Attention and Context in Visual Search |
| San Jose State University | |
| College of Social Sciences Research Grant | |
| Role: Principal Investigator | |
| $1,450 | |
| 2010Â -Â 2011 | Effects of Salient and Task Relevant Distractors on Tracking Multiple Moving Objects |
| CSU Research Funds Committee, San Jose State University | |
| Role: Principal Investigator | |
| $1,610 | |
| 2010 | Engaging Diverse Students in Faculty Research on Visual Attention |
| University Planning Council, San Jose State University | |
| Role: Principal Investigator | |
| 2009Â -Â 2010 | Attention and Distraction During the Tracking of Multiple Moving Objects |
| San Jose State University | |
| College of Social Sciences Research Grant | |
| $1,500 | |
| 2009 | Effects of Extraneous Objects During Multiple Object Tracking |
| Psychology Research Committee, San Jose State University | |
| Role: Principal Investigator | |
| $7,472 | |
| 2008Â -Â 2009 | Tracking Multiple Moving Objects Under Crowded Conditions |
| CSU Research Funds Committee, San Jose State University | |
| Role: Principal Investigator | |
| $7,379 | |
| 2008 | Driving While Distracted: The Effect of Glances Away From the Road on Subsequent Perception of Changes in the Driving Environment |
| Morehead State University | |
| Faculty Research Grant | |
| Role: Principal Investigator | |
| $3,375 | |
| 2005Â -Â 2007 | Spatial Distribution of Visual Attention Within Moving Objects |
| Kentucky National Science Foundation EPSCoR | |
| Role: Principal Investigator | |
| $24,996 | |
| 2005 | Perception of Distance Across Surfaces and Objects |
| Morehead State University | |
| Faculty Research Grant | |
| Role: Principal Investigator | |
| $4,934 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
| Present | Member, Association for Psychological Science | Present | Member, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society | Present | Member, Psychonomic Society | 2005Â -Â 2008 | Member, Kentucky Academy of Science | 2007 | Chair of the Psychology section, Kentucky Academy of Science | 2006 | Secretary of the Psychology section, Kentucky Academy of Science |
Honors and Awards
- University of California Regents' Dissertation Fellowship winter 2004
- Vision Sciences Society Student Award 2002
- Recognition of Excellence in Teaching, U.C. Irvine School of Social Sciences winter 2002
- National Merit Scholarship 1995-1999
Courses
- Perception
- Advanced Research Methods and Design (and Laboratory)
- General Psychology
- Advanced Research Methods: Cognition/Perception (and Laboratory)
- Cognition
- Graduate Seminar in Perception
- Graduate Seminar in Experimental Psychology
| 2004 | Ph.D., University of California, Irvine ‐ Psychology | |
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| 2001 | M.A., University of California, Irvine ‐ Social Sciences | |
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| 1999 | B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara ‐ Psychology | |
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Contact Information
cary.feria@sjsu.edu
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