Research
In our lab we conduct research on human learning, memory, and perception. Currently my students and I are studying various factors that affect face perception, identification accuracy, and eyewitness memory. Our lab is located in room 107 of the DePaul science building.
In our lab we conduct research on human learning, memory, and perception. Currently my students and I are studying various factors that affect face perception, identification accuracy, and eyewitness memory. Our lab is located in room 107 of the DePaul science building.
Recent research from our lab. Undergraduate psychology students are listed in bold:
- Thompson, W. B. (in press). Alpha is not the false alarm rate: An activity to dispel a common statistical misconception. Teaching of Psychology.
- Thompson, W. B., Lauher, M. L., & Moody, T. R. (2017). Comparing the defendant to images of the culprit: Interpreting results of mock witness filler-control tests. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 31, 632-643.
- Monteleone, R., Austin, L., & Thompson, B. (2017, May). Sleepiness and eyewitness memory. Presented at the meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Boston.
- Lauher, M., Moody, T., Thompson, B., & Rosado, A. (2017, May). Defendant-culprit matching: Fillers reduce incorrect identifications. Presented at the meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Boston.
- Thompson, W. B., Dunkelberger, N., Vescio, S., & Elling, C. (2016). Does a judicial warning improve defendant-culprit matching? Applied Cognitive Psychology, 30, 757-767.
- Dunkelberger, N., Keeley, H., Elling, C., & Thompson. B. (2015, May). Judicial instructions and defendant-offender matching accuracy. Presented at the meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, New York.