 |
|
|
Professor Frequently used links: |
Class pages: Resources |
 |
Gibson, J. M. (2004). Priming problem solving with conceptual processing of relevant objects. The Journal of General Psychology, 131, 118-135.
Gibson, J. M., & Meade, M. L. (2004). Priming guesses on a forced-recall test. The Journal of General Psychology, 131, 225-241.
Gibson, J. M., & Bahrey, R. (2005). Modality-specificity effects in priming of visual and auditory word-fragment completion. Journal of General Psychology. 132, 117-137.
Research Interests
My main focus of research is on implicit memory, the influence of past
experience that facilitates or biases current performance in the absence
of conscious recollection. I have explored this aspect of memory a) in the
context of aging, where older adults (over 60) often have equivalent levels
of implicit memory but weaker explicit memory to that of younger adults
(around 20 years old), b) in the context of problem solving, where primes
in the environment facilitate or bias solutions that come to mind in solving
lateral thinking puzzles, and c) in the context of its perceptual/conceptual
nature, where the repetition between the priming event and task performance
shows strongest implicit memory when the perceptual characteristics overlap
(includes modality and dysphonemic effect studies). Peripheral areas of
interest include prospective memory and time management.
 |
"Being a Mac user is like being a Navy SEAL: A small, elite group of people with access to the most sophisticated technology in the world, who everyone calls on to get the really tough jobs done quickly and efficiently." --unknown author | "'No, I haven't failed a thousand times. On the contrary, I have successfully eliminated thousands of ideas that do not work!'--Thomas Edison, on his failed attempts to create the lightbulb." (Grinnell Penneysaver) | |
Last modified July, 2008
