Neil W Mulligan
Biographic Data
| ID | 4127498 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Neil W Mulligan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Neil W |
| FAMILY NAME | Mulligan |
| SIGNATURE | MULLIGAN N W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8307-0594 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Putting Emotional Memories in Context
Cognitive psychologists have long been interested in the intersection of emotion and memory, given that the emotions associated with a stimulus affect its memorability. Theoretical perspectives within cognitive science have guided research on how affective dimensions, such as valence and arousal, affect aspects of memory, such as accuracy, subjective vividness, consolidation, and retrieval. Here we argue that well-established theories of emotion …
Four (and a half) preregistered failures to replicate the weapon focus effect in online samples
Prior research suggests that witnesses have worse memory for armed compared to unarmed perpetrators, a finding known as the Weapon Focus Effect (WFE). Because many legal professionals and eyewitness experts believe that the presence of a weapon has harmful effects on witness memory, determining the generality of this effect is of great importance. Initially, the current investigation was concerned with identifying moderators of the WFE. However, …
Does processing level at retrieval moderate the testing effect? Evidence of an asymmetry between study-based encoding and retrieval-based encoding
Retrieval often enhances memory more than restudy (i.e., the testing effect), reflecting the encoding (or re-encoding) effects of retrieval. The present study assessed how similar these retrieval-based encoding processes are to more typical study-based encoding processes. Deep (semantic) processing at encoding benefits memory more than shallow (non-semantic) processing (i.e., levels of processing). If retrieval-based encoding operates similarly, …
Exploring the roles of distinctiveness and performance anticipation in the Attentional Boost Effect
We tested the validity of two alternative accounts of the Attentional Boost Effect (ABE) – the finding that words associated with to-be-responded targets are recognized better than words associated with to-be-ignored distractors. The distinctiveness hypothesis assumes that, during recognition, participants probe their memories for distinctive information confirming that a word was studied (e.g., “I remember having pressed the spacebar, so I must …
Memory and attention
The testing effect with free recall
Retrieval-based learning and prior knowledge
Open Science: Material Open Science: Data Supplemental Material
Immersion, presence, and episodic memory in virtual reality environments
Although virtual reality (VR) represents a promising tool for psychological research, much remains unknown about how properties of VR environments affect episodic memory. Two closely related characteristics of VR are immersion (i.e., the objective degree to which VR naturalistically portrays a real-world environment) and presence (i.e., the subjective sense of being “mentally transported” to the virtual world). Although some research has demonstr…
Investigating the replicability and boundary conditions of the mnemonic advantage for disgust
Research has demonstrated that people remember emotional information better than neutral information. However, such research has almost exclusively defined emotion in terms of valence and arousal. Discrete emotions may affect memory above and beyond such dimensions, with recent research indicating that disgusting information is better remembered than frightening information. We initially sought to determine whether participants are sensitive to t…
The attentional boost effect enhances the recognition of bound features in short-term memory
In the Attentional Boost Effect (ABE), images or words encoded with unrelated to-be-responded targets are later remembered better than images or words encoded with to-be-ignored distractors. In the realm of short-term memory, the ABE has been previously shown to enhance the short-term recognition of single-feature stimuli. The present study replicated this finding and extended it to a condition requiring the encoding and retention of colour-shape…
Conceptual implicit memory and environmental context
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Conceptual implicit memory and environmental context
The attentional boost effect enhances the recognition of bound features in short-term memory
In the Attentional Boost Effect (ABE), images or words encoded with unrelated to-be-responded targets are later remembered better than images or words encoded with to-be-ignored distractors. In the realm of short-term memory, the ABE has been previously shown to enhance the short-term recognition of single-feature stimuli. The present study replicated this finding and extended it to a condition requiring the encoding and retention of colour-shape…
Immersion, presence, and episodic memory in virtual reality environments
Although virtual reality (VR) represents a promising tool for psychological research, much remains unknown about how properties of VR environments affect episodic memory. Two closely related characteristics of VR are immersion (i.e., the objective degree to which VR naturalistically portrays a real-world environment) and presence (i.e., the subjective sense of being “mentally transported” to the virtual world). Although some research has demonstr…
Investigating the replicability and boundary conditions of the mnemonic advantage for disgust
Research has demonstrated that people remember emotional information better than neutral information. However, such research has almost exclusively defined emotion in terms of valence and arousal. Discrete emotions may affect memory above and beyond such dimensions, with recent research indicating that disgusting information is better remembered than frightening information. We initially sought to determine whether participants are sensitive to t…
The testing effect with free recall
Retrieval-based learning and prior knowledge
Open Science: Material Open Science: Data Supplemental Material
Exploring the roles of distinctiveness and performance anticipation in the Attentional Boost Effect
We tested the validity of two alternative accounts of the Attentional Boost Effect (ABE) – the finding that words associated with to-be-responded targets are recognized better than words associated with to-be-ignored distractors. The distinctiveness hypothesis assumes that, during recognition, participants probe their memories for distinctive information confirming that a word was studied (e.g., “I remember having pressed the spacebar, so I must …
Memory and attention
Four (and a half) preregistered failures to replicate the weapon focus effect in online samples
Prior research suggests that witnesses have worse memory for armed compared to unarmed perpetrators, a finding known as the Weapon Focus Effect (WFE). Because many legal professionals and eyewitness experts believe that the presence of a weapon has harmful effects on witness memory, determining the generality of this effect is of great importance. Initially, the current investigation was concerned with identifying moderators of the WFE. However, …
Does processing level at retrieval moderate the testing effect? Evidence of an asymmetry between study-based encoding and retrieval-based encoding
Retrieval often enhances memory more than restudy (i.e., the testing effect), reflecting the encoding (or re-encoding) effects of retrieval. The present study assessed how similar these retrieval-based encoding processes are to more typical study-based encoding processes. Deep (semantic) processing at encoding benefits memory more than shallow (non-semantic) processing (i.e., levels of processing). If retrieval-based encoding operates similarly, …
Putting Emotional Memories in Context
Cognitive psychologists have long been interested in the intersection of emotion and memory, given that the emotions associated with a stimulus affect its memorability. Theoretical perspectives within cognitive science have guided research on how affective dimensions, such as valence and arousal, affect aspects of memory, such as accuracy, subjective vividness, consolidation, and retrieval. Here we argue that well-established theories of emotion …
Psychology (10 works) · Cognitive psychology (9 works) · Cognition (6 works) · Memory Processes and Influences (6 works) · Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (5 works) · Neuroscience (5 works) · Recall (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Encoding specificity principle (3 works)