A J Wills
Biographic Data
| ID | 246243 |
|---|---|
| NAME | A J Wills |
| GIVEN NAMES | A J |
| FAMILY NAME | Wills |
| SIGNATURE | WILLS A J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Plymouth |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4803-0367 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1965 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Devaluation insensitivity of event related potentials associated with food cues
The Rapid Synthesis of Integral Stimuli
Integral stimuli (e.g., colors varying in saturation and brightness) are classically considered to be processed holistically (i.e., as undifferentiated stimulus wholes); people analyze such stimuli into their consistent dimensions only with substantial time, effort, training, or instruction (Foard & Kemler, 1984). In contrast, Combination Theory (Wills et al., 2015) argues that the dimensions of integral stimuli are quickly combined. Through an i…
Better generalization through distraction? Concurrent load reduces the size of the inverse base-rate effect
Pre-testing effects are target-specific and are not driven by a generalised state of curiosity
Guessing an answer to an unfamiliar question prior to seeing the answer leads to better memory than studying alone (the pre-testing effect), which some theories attribute to increased curiosity. A similar effect occurs in general knowledge learning: people are more likely to recall information that they were initially curious to learn. Gruber and Ranganath [(2019). How curiosity enhances hippocampus-dependent memory: The prediction, appraisal, cu…
Pretesting boosts recognition, but not cued recall, of targets from unrelated word pairs
Attention and associative learning in humans: An integrative review
Rather, it suggests a new kind of “derived” attention.
Models of Categorization
An essential and comprehensive resource for students and academics interested in topics in cognitive psychology, this handbook covers topics such as perceptual issues, attention memory, knowledge representation, language, emotional influences, judgment, problem solving and the study of individual differences in cognition
On the adequacy of Bayesian evaluations of categorization models: Reply to Vanpaemel and Lee (2012)
Vanpaemel and Lee (2012) argue, and we agree, that the comparison of formal models can be facilitated by Bayesian methods. However, Bayesian methods neither precede nor supplant our proposals (Wills & Pothos, 2012), as Bayesian methods can be applied both to our proposals and to their polar opposites. Furthermore, the use of Bayesian methods to control for model complexity can be actively misleading when combined with the consideration of narrow …
On the adequacy of current empirical evaluations of formal models of categorization
Categorization is one of the fundamental building blocks of cognition, and the study of categorization is notable for the extent to which formal modeling has been a central and influential component of research. However, the field has seen a proliferation of noncomplementary models with little consensus on the relative adequacy of these accounts. Progress in assessing the relative adequacy of formal categorization models has, to date, been limite…
An Introduction to the History of Central Africa: Zambia, Malawi and Zimbabwe
Revised in light of the most recent research, this new edition brings the story of the Central African region completely up-to-date. Particular attention is given to the liberation struggle and the fortunes of the independent regime of Zimbabwe
An Introduction to the History of Central Africa
The Story of Africa from the Earliest Times. Books One and Two
An Introduction to the History of Central Africa
An Introduction to the History of Central Africa
An Economic Geography of East Africa
An Introduction to the History of Central Africa; Second Edition
An Introduction to the History of Central Africa
An Introduction to the History of Central Africa
An Economic Geography of East Africa
On the adequacy of current empirical evaluations of formal models of categorization
Categorization is one of the fundamental building blocks of cognition, and the study of categorization is notable for the extent to which formal modeling has been a central and influential component of research. However, the field has seen a proliferation of noncomplementary models with little consensus on the relative adequacy of these accounts. Progress in assessing the relative adequacy of formal categorization models has, to date, been limite…
An Introduction to the History of Central Africa
An Economic Geography of East Africa
An Introduction to the History of Central Africa; Second Edition
An Introduction to the History of Central Africa
An Introduction to the History of Central Africa
The Story of Africa from the Earliest Times. Books One and Two
An Introduction to the History of Central Africa
An Introduction to the History of Central Africa: Zambia, Malawi and Zimbabwe
Revised in light of the most recent research, this new edition brings the story of the Central African region completely up-to-date. Particular attention is given to the liberation struggle and the fortunes of the independent regime of Zimbabwe
On the adequacy of Bayesian evaluations of categorization models: Reply to Vanpaemel and Lee (2012)
Vanpaemel and Lee (2012) argue, and we agree, that the comparison of formal models can be facilitated by Bayesian methods. However, Bayesian methods neither precede nor supplant our proposals (Wills & Pothos, 2012), as Bayesian methods can be applied both to our proposals and to their polar opposites. Furthermore, the use of Bayesian methods to control for model complexity can be actively misleading when combined with the consideration of narrow …
On the adequacy of current empirical evaluations of formal models of categorization
Categorization is one of the fundamental building blocks of cognition, and the study of categorization is notable for the extent to which formal modeling has been a central and influential component of research. However, the field has seen a proliferation of noncomplementary models with little consensus on the relative adequacy of these accounts. Progress in assessing the relative adequacy of formal categorization models has, to date, been limite…
Models of Categorization
An essential and comprehensive resource for students and academics interested in topics in cognitive psychology, this handbook covers topics such as perceptual issues, attention memory, knowledge representation, language, emotional influences, judgment, problem solving and the study of individual differences in cognition
Attention and associative learning in humans: An integrative review
Rather, it suggests a new kind of “derived” attention.
Pretesting boosts recognition, but not cued recall, of targets from unrelated word pairs
Pre-testing effects are target-specific and are not driven by a generalised state of curiosity
Guessing an answer to an unfamiliar question prior to seeing the answer leads to better memory than studying alone (the pre-testing effect), which some theories attribute to increased curiosity. A similar effect occurs in general knowledge learning: people are more likely to recall information that they were initially curious to learn. Gruber and Ranganath [(2019). How curiosity enhances hippocampus-dependent memory: The prediction, appraisal, cu…
The Rapid Synthesis of Integral Stimuli
Integral stimuli (e.g., colors varying in saturation and brightness) are classically considered to be processed holistically (i.e., as undifferentiated stimulus wholes); people analyze such stimuli into their consistent dimensions only with substantial time, effort, training, or instruction (Foard & Kemler, 1984). In contrast, Combination Theory (Wills et al., 2015) argues that the dimensions of integral stimuli are quickly combined. Through an i…
Better generalization through distraction? Concurrent load reduces the size of the inverse base-rate effect
Devaluation insensitivity of event related potentials associated with food cues
African history and culture studies (7 works) · Computer Science (7 works) · Geography (7 works) · History (7 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Cognitive psychology (6 works) · Child and Animal Learning Development (5 works) · Ancient history (4 works) · Artificial Intelligence (4 works) · Cognition (4 works)