Background
Rock, Irvin was born on July 7, 1922 in New York City. Son of Daniel Joel and Lilian (Weinberger) Rock.
Rock, Irvin was born on July 7, 1922 in New York City. Son of Daniel Joel and Lilian (Weinberger) Rock.
Bachelor of Science, City College of New York, 1947;
Master of Arts, City College of New York, 1948;
Doctor of Philosophy summa cum laude, New School for Social Research, New York City, 1952.
From research assistant to associate professor, New School for Social Research, New York City, 1947-1959;
associate professor, Yeshiva U., New York City, 1959-1967;
professor Institute for Cognitive Studies, Rutgers University, Newark, 1967-1981;
professor Program in Cognition, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1981-1987;
professor emeritus, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, 1987-1995. Fellow to instructor City College of New York, 1947-1949. Adjunct Professor University of California, Berkeley, 1987-1995.
Advisory board member Perception Journal, Bristol, England, 1986-1995.
(The theory of visual perception that Irvin Rock develops ...)
With United States Army, 1943-1945, European Theatre of Operations. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, APA, Society Experimental Psychologists.
Married Romola Hardy, October 26, 1945 (divorced July 1963). Children: Peter, Alice. Married Sylvia Shilling, July 24, 1963.
Children: Lisa, David.