Daniel Simons | |
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| Alma mater | PhD Cornell University BA Carleton College |
| Known for | "Gorillas in Our Midst" |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Psychology change blindness inattentional blindness Visual attention Visual perception |
| Institutions | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Harvard University |
| Doctoral advisor | Frank Keil |
Daniel James Simons (born 1969) is an experimental psychologist, cognitive scientist, and Professor in the Department of Psychology and the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Illinois.[1]
Simons is best known for his work on change blindness and inattentional blindness, two surprising examples of how people can be unaware of information right in front of their eyes. His research interests also include visual cognition, perception, memory, attention, and awareness.[2]