Browsing University of Waterloo by Supervisor "Stolz, Jennifer"
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Adaptive Memory: Investigating the Survival Processing of Faces
(University of Waterloo, 2016-04-01)It has been consistently found that words exhibit a mnemonic benefit when processed according to their relevance to a survival scenario (Nairne, Thompson, & Pandeirada, 2007). However, when Savine, Scullin, and Roediger ... -
Bullshit Makes the Art Grow Profounder: Evidence for False Meaning Transfer Across Domains
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-05)The purpose of this thesis was to explore the decision making underlying the perception of meaning in abstract art. In particular, I explore if features adjacent to the content of the art itself predominantly drive the ... -
Comparing the Estimation of Internally and Externally Defined Interval Durations
(University of Waterloo, 2019-01-16)In this thesis I distinguish between two types of temporal intervals: internally-defined and externally-defined. Prior research on how humans estimate the durations of temporal intervals has been focussed almost entirely ... -
Underestimation of Dual-Task Response Time is Not Caused by Delayed Perception
(University of Waterloo, 2015-12-01)In the Psychological Refractory Period (PRP) paradigm, the stimuli for two separate tasks are presented in rapid succession. The stimulus onset asynchrony (SOA) is typically varied, resulting in slower responses to Task 2 ...