Biographical note

E. Bruce Goldstein is associate professor emeritus of Psychology at the University of Pittsburgh and adjunct professor of psychology at the University of Arizona. He has received the Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award from the University of Pittsburgh for his classroom teaching and textbook writing. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Tufts University and his PhD in Experimental Psychology from Brown University. He was a postdoctoral fellow in the biology department at Harvard University before joining the faculty at the University of Pittsburgh. Bruce published papers on a wide variety of topics, including retinal and cortical physiology, visual attention and the perception of pictures before focusing exclusively on teaching (Sensation and Perception, Cognitive Psychology, Psychology of Art and Introductory Psychology) and writing textbooks. He is the co-author of SENSATION AND PERCEPTION, 11th Edition (Cengage, 2021), and editor of the BLACKWELL HANDBOOK OF PERCEPTION (Blackwell, 2001) as well as the two-volume SAGE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PERCEPTION (Sage, 2010). In 2016, he won “The Flame Challenge” competition, sponsored by the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science, for his essay written for 11-year-olds on What Is Sound? Ralph G. Hale is Associate Professor of Psychological Science at the University of North Georgia. He earned his Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Georgia in 2018, specializing in visual perception. He also earned two certifications in interdisciplinary university teaching, one from the University of Georgia in 2018 and another from the Association of College and University Educators in 2024. He is dedicated to undergraduate education and teaches a wide variety of psychology courses including cognitive psychology, memory, biopsychology, psychology of visual art, research methods, behavioral statistics, and senior psychology seminar. He has been recognized by his university for his commitment to quality education, winning the Teaching Excellence Award for Tenured Faculty in 2020 and the Ann Matthews Purdy Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award in 2023. He is also dedicated to scholarship, with an emphasis on undergraduate research. His areas of expertise are visual perception and memory with interests in visual aesthetics, errors in visual memory, and visual illusions. As principal investigator of the Hale Vision Lab, he mentors students through projects leading to conference presentations and publications. Recently he has published papers related to color spreading illusions, social gaze, and various cognitive effects. In 2023, he won his university’s Excellence in Undergraduate Research Award in recognition of his scholarly mentorship. He asserts that undergraduate mentorship is the focal point of his academic career, from which all other aspects radiate. His venture into book writing is an extension of this commitment to mentorship, as quality textbooks and resources are fundamental to educational success.