Sheila J Cunningham
Biographic Data
| ID | 138648 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sheila J Cunningham |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sheila J |
| FAMILY NAME | Cunningham |
| SIGNATURE | CUNNINGHAM S J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Aberdeen |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6380-4581 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
‘Wanting to escape’: Motivations and experiences of adults who go missing repeatedly
This study explores the lived experiences of adults who have been reported missing repeatedly, an area that has received little attention in the literature. Understanding the psychological factors associated with ‘repeat’ missing incidents among adults is critical to improving support and prevention strategies, but prior studies have largely focused on single incidents or location strategies rather than exploring the personal experiences of those…
The self-memory system: Exploring developmental links between self and memory across early to late childhood
This study tests whether developments in self-knowledge and autobiographical memory across early to late childhood are related. Self-descriptions and autobiographical memory reports were collected from 379 three- to eleven-year-old predominantly white Scottish children, M age = 90.3 months, SD = 31.1, 54% female. Episodic memory was measured in an enactment task involving recall and source monitoring of performed and witnessed actions. The volume…
Working memory capacity and self‐cues: Consistent benefits in children and adults
From attentional prioritization to enhanced memory, self‐cues trigger a variety of effects within human cognition. Recent work suggests that self‐reference may also enhance working memory, possibly via attentional prioritization. However, there is no direct evidence that self‐cues enhance working memory capacity, or that such boosts covary with individuals' attentional function. Here, we provide the first direct evidence of enhanced working memor…
Listen to yourself! Prioritization of self-associated and own voice cues
Self-cues such as one's own name or face attract attention, reflecting a bias for stimuli connected to self to be prioritized in cognition. Recent evidence suggests that even external voices can elicit this self-prioritization effect; in a voice-label matching task, external voices assigned to the Self-identity label 'you' elicited faster responses than those assigned to 'friend' or 'stranger' (Payne et al., Br. J. Psychology, 112, 585-610). Howe…
It's Just Not Safe’: Gender-Based Harassment and Toxicity Experiences of Women in Esports
Women remain underrepresented across most roles in the esports industry, which has long been associated with gender-based harassment and toxicity. While research has tended to focus on the experiences of women in professional esports careers, the current study investigated the nature and impact of harassment and toxicity on amateur players. Through interviews with eight women experienced in esports participation, experiences and costs of gender-b…
Is self always prioritised? Attenuating the ownership self-reference effect in memory
The Me in Memory: The Role of the Self in Autobiographical Memory Development
This article tests the hypothesis that self-development plays a role in the offset of childhood amnesia; assessing the importance of both the capacity to anchor a memory to the self-concept, and the strength of the self-concept as an anchor. This research demonstrates for the first time that the volume of 3- to 6-year old's specific autobiographical memories is predicted by both the volume of their self-knowledge, and their capacity for self-sour…
The simultaneous extraction of multiple social categories from unfamiliar faces
Survival of the selfish: Contrasting self-referential and survival-based encoding
Self-reflection and the temporal focus of the wandering mind
The colour of gender stereotyping: Gender stereotyping
Despite legislative attempts to eliminate gender stereotyping from society, the propensity to evaluate people on the basis of their sex remains a pernicious social problem. Noting the critical interplay between cultural and cognitive factors in the establishment of stereotypical beliefs, the current investigation explored the extent to which culturally transmitted colour-gender associations (i.e., pink is for girls, blue is for boys) set the stag…
Yours or mine? Ownership and memory
Self-memory biases in explicit and incidental encoding of trait adjectives
The colour of gender stereotyping: Gender stereotyping
Despite legislative attempts to eliminate gender stereotyping from society, the propensity to evaluate people on the basis of their sex remains a pernicious social problem. Noting the critical interplay between cultural and cognitive factors in the establishment of stereotypical beliefs, the current investigation explored the extent to which culturally transmitted colour-gender associations (i.e., pink is for girls, blue is for boys) set the stag…
The simultaneous extraction of multiple social categories from unfamiliar faces
It's Just Not Safe’: Gender-Based Harassment and Toxicity Experiences of Women in Esports
Women remain underrepresented across most roles in the esports industry, which has long been associated with gender-based harassment and toxicity. While research has tended to focus on the experiences of women in professional esports careers, the current study investigated the nature and impact of harassment and toxicity on amateur players. Through interviews with eight women experienced in esports participation, experiences and costs of gender-b…
Listen to yourself! Prioritization of self-associated and own voice cues
Self-cues such as one's own name or face attract attention, reflecting a bias for stimuli connected to self to be prioritized in cognition. Recent evidence suggests that even external voices can elicit this self-prioritization effect; in a voice-label matching task, external voices assigned to the Self-identity label 'you' elicited faster responses than those assigned to 'friend' or 'stranger' (Payne et al., Br. J. Psychology, 112, 585-610). Howe…
Yours or mine? Ownership and memory
Self-memory biases in explicit and incidental encoding of trait adjectives
Self-reflection and the temporal focus of the wandering mind
The colour of gender stereotyping: Gender stereotyping
Despite legislative attempts to eliminate gender stereotyping from society, the propensity to evaluate people on the basis of their sex remains a pernicious social problem. Noting the critical interplay between cultural and cognitive factors in the establishment of stereotypical beliefs, the current investigation explored the extent to which culturally transmitted colour-gender associations (i.e., pink is for girls, blue is for boys) set the stag…
Survival of the selfish: Contrasting self-referential and survival-based encoding
The simultaneous extraction of multiple social categories from unfamiliar faces
The Me in Memory: The Role of the Self in Autobiographical Memory Development
This article tests the hypothesis that self-development plays a role in the offset of childhood amnesia; assessing the importance of both the capacity to anchor a memory to the self-concept, and the strength of the self-concept as an anchor. This research demonstrates for the first time that the volume of 3- to 6-year old's specific autobiographical memories is predicted by both the volume of their self-knowledge, and their capacity for self-sour…
Is self always prioritised? Attenuating the ownership self-reference effect in memory
It's Just Not Safe’: Gender-Based Harassment and Toxicity Experiences of Women in Esports
Women remain underrepresented across most roles in the esports industry, which has long been associated with gender-based harassment and toxicity. While research has tended to focus on the experiences of women in professional esports careers, the current study investigated the nature and impact of harassment and toxicity on amateur players. Through interviews with eight women experienced in esports participation, experiences and costs of gender-b…
The self-memory system: Exploring developmental links between self and memory across early to late childhood
This study tests whether developments in self-knowledge and autobiographical memory across early to late childhood are related. Self-descriptions and autobiographical memory reports were collected from 379 three- to eleven-year-old predominantly white Scottish children, M age = 90.3 months, SD = 31.1, 54% female. Episodic memory was measured in an enactment task involving recall and source monitoring of performed and witnessed actions. The volume…
Working memory capacity and self‐cues: Consistent benefits in children and adults
From attentional prioritization to enhanced memory, self‐cues trigger a variety of effects within human cognition. Recent work suggests that self‐reference may also enhance working memory, possibly via attentional prioritization. However, there is no direct evidence that self‐cues enhance working memory capacity, or that such boosts covary with individuals' attentional function. Here, we provide the first direct evidence of enhanced working memor…
Listen to yourself! Prioritization of self-associated and own voice cues
Self-cues such as one's own name or face attract attention, reflecting a bias for stimuli connected to self to be prioritized in cognition. Recent evidence suggests that even external voices can elicit this self-prioritization effect; in a voice-label matching task, external voices assigned to the Self-identity label 'you' elicited faster responses than those assigned to 'friend' or 'stranger' (Payne et al., Br. J. Psychology, 112, 585-610). Howe…
‘Wanting to escape’: Motivations and experiences of adults who go missing repeatedly
This study explores the lived experiences of adults who have been reported missing repeatedly, an area that has received little attention in the literature. Understanding the psychological factors associated with ‘repeat’ missing incidents among adults is critical to improving support and prevention strategies, but prior studies have largely focused on single incidents or location strategies rather than exploring the personal experiences of those…
Psychology (12 works) · Cognitive psychology (10 works) · Cognition (8 works) · Neuroscience (7 works) · Memory Processes and Influences (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Developmental psychology (5 works) · Identity, Memory, and Therapy (5 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Linguistics (3 works)