Ohio State University
Department of Philosophy
PhD, 2017
Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
  •  204
    Context Effects in Multi-Alternative Decision Making: Empirical Data and a Bayesian Model
    with Guy Hawkins, Mark Steyvers, and Eric-Jan Wagenmakers
    Cognitive Science 36 (3): 498-516. 2012.
    For decisions between many alternatives, the benchmark result is Hick's Law: that response time increases log-linearly with the number of choice alternatives. Even when Hick's Law is observed for response times, divergent results have been observed for error rates—sometimes error rates increase with the number of choice alternatives, and sometimes they are constant. We provide evidence from two experiments that error rates are mostly independent of the number of choice alternatives, unless conte…Read more
  •  71
    Two Routes to Expertise in Mental Rotation
    with Alexander Provost, Blake Johnson, Frini Karayanidis, and Andrew Heathcote
    Cognitive Science 37 (7): 1321-1342. 2013.
    The ability to imagine objects undergoing rotation (mental rotation) improves markedly with practice, but an explanation of this plasticity remains controversial. Some researchers propose that practice speeds up the rate of a general-purpose rotation algorithm. Others maintain that performance improvements arise through the adoption of a new cognitive strategy—repeated exposure leads to rapid retrieval from memory of the required response to familiar mental rotation stimuli. In two experiments w…Read more
  •  66
    Reciprocal relations between cognitive neuroscience and formal cognitive models: opposites attract?
    with Birte U. Forstmann, Eric-Jan Wagenmakers, Tom Eichele, and John T. Serences
    Trends in Cognitive Sciences 15 (6): 272-279. 2011.
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    Perhaps Unidimensional Is Not Unidimensional
    with Pennie Dodds and Babette Rae
    Cognitive Science 36 (8): 1542-1555. 2012.
    Miller (1956) identified his famous limit of 7 ± 2 items based in part on absolute identification—the ability to identify stimuli that differ on a single physical dimension, such as lines of different length. An important aspect of this limit is its independence from perceptual effects and its application across all stimulus types. Recent research, however, has identified several exceptions. We investigate an explanation for these results that reconciles them with Miller’s work. We find support …Read more
  •  31
    Integrating Cognitive Process and Descriptive Models of Attitudes and Preferences
    with Guy E. Hawkins, A. A. J. Marley, Andrew Heathcote, Terry N. Flynn, and Jordan J. Louviere
    Cognitive Science 38 (4): 701-735. 2014.
    Discrete choice experiments—selecting the best and/or worst from a set of options—are increasingly used to provide more efficient and valid measurement of attitudes or preferences than conventional methods such as Likert scales. Discrete choice data have traditionally been analyzed with random utility models that have good measurement properties but provide limited insight into cognitive processes. We extend a well-established cognitive model, which has successfully explained both choices and re…Read more
  •  27
    When Extremists Win: Cultural Transmission Via Iterated Learning When Populations Are Heterogeneous
    with Danielle J. Navarro, Amy Perfors, Arthur Kary, and Chris Donkin
    Cognitive Science 42 (7): 2108-2149. 2018.
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    Understanding individual differences in cognitive performance is an important part of understanding how variations in underlying cognitive processes can result in variations in task performance. However, the exploration of individual differences in the components of the decision process—such as cognitive processing speed, response caution, and motor execution speed—in previous research has been limited. Here, we assess the heritability of the components of the decision process, with heritability…Read more
  •  22
    The distraction paradigm: Equating difficulty is difficult
    with Damaso Karlye, Provost Alexander, Michie Pat, Schall Ulrich, and Todd Juanita
    Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 9. 2015.
  •  20
    The multiattribute linear ballistic accumulator model of context effects in multialternative choice
    with Jennifer S. Trueblood and Andrew Heathcote
    Psychological Review 121 (2): 179-205. 2014.
  •  18
    Refining the law of practice
    with Nathan J. Evans, Douglas J. K. Mewhort, and Andrew Heathcote
    Psychological Review 125 (4): 592-605. 2018.
  •  15
    The fragile nature of contextual preference reversals: Reply to Tsetsos, Chater, and Usher (2015)
    with Jennifer S. Trueblood and Andrew Heathcote
    Psychological Review 122 (4): 848-853. 2015.
  •  15
    Model flexibility analysis does not measure the persuasiveness of a fit
    with Nathan J. Evans, Zachary L. Howard, and Andrew Heathcote
    Psychological Review 124 (3): 339-345. 2017.
  •  11
    The falsifiability of actual decision-making models
    with Andrew Heathcote and E. -J. Wagenmakers
    Psychological Review 121 (4): 676-678. 2014.
  •  10
    Time-evolving psychological processes over repeated decisions
    with David Gunawan, Guy E. Hawkins, Robert Kohn, and Minh-Ngoc Tran
    Psychological Review 129 (3): 438-456. 2022.
  •  8
    When Extremists Win: Cultural Transmission Via Iterated Learning When Populations Are Heterogeneous
    with Danielle J. Navarro, Andrew Perfors, Arthur Kary, and Chris Donkin
    Cognitive Science 42 (7): 2108-2149. 2018.
  •  1
    Accumulating advantages: A new conceptualization of rapid multiple choice
    with Don van Ravenzwaaij, A. A. J. Marley, and Andrew Heathcote
    Psychological Review 127 (2): 186-215. 2020.