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APS Virtual Poster Showcase

Evolutionary Determinants of Cognition

Friday, May 22, 2020 · Virtual

Oral · Cognitive

Evolution has shaped the way that humans process information, helping us make adaptive decisions and guide our behavior. This symposium presents several ways in which information processing appears to be biased to produce adaptive behavior in human attention, memory, and decision-making. Discussion will follow.

Chairs & Discussants

  • Joshua VanArsdallChair
    Elmhurst College
  • Joshua VanArsdallDiscussant
    Elmhurst College

Presentations

  1. Does Attending to Animate Stimuli Influence Responding on the CPT?Meaghan Altman, Alexander Khislavsky, Anabel Castillo, Jeffrey Gilger
  2. Testing the Intuitions of 'memory Athletes': Animacy and the Method of LociJanell Blunt, Joshua VanArsdall
  3. Social Exclusion and the Animacy Effect in Free RecallMichael White, Joshua VanArsdall, Elizabeth Majka
  4. Social Winners: The Effect of Status and Winning on Moral Decision-MakingPatrick Nebl, Mark McCoy