Sami R Yousif
Biographic Data
| ID | 9495969 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sami R Yousif |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sami R |
| FAMILY NAME | Yousif |
| SIGNATURE | YOUSIF S R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Yale University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4126-3072 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 19 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Distortions of space and time in and around objects and events
Our perceptual experience is not a veridical representation of the world around us. We perceive structure in the form of objects and events , and this structure has consequences. Like gravity distorts space and time in the physical world, objects and events distort space and time in our minds, resulting in a plethora of illusions that observers can readily appreciate for themselves. Moreover, many of these distortions of space (caused by objects)…
Ensemble size perception as a case study of the bounds of adaptation
Repulsive adaptation effects are widely assumed to obtain for all perceptually represented dimensions. However, the ubiquity of adaptation effects within perception remains untested. We examined ensemble size adaptation as a case study to probe whether adaptation occurs for all perceptually encoded properties. Across four experiments, we investigated whether observers adapt to average size and/or cumulative size of dot arrays. In Experiments 1a, …
Can we “see” value? Spatiotopic “visual” adaptation to an imperceptible dimension
Unfolding event structure distorts subjective time
Children’s Understanding of Topological Relations
A core aim of developmental cognitive science is to uncover the basic building blocks of human thought. For instance, work revealing that even young children, adults without formal education, and distant animal species are sensitive to basic Euclidean properties indicates that humans may be endowed with some primitive understanding of Euclidean geometry. But what about other forms of geometry? Here, we explore children’s sensitivity to topologica…
No privileged link between intentionality and causation
Seven reasons to (still) doubt the existence of number adaptation
A common format for representing spatial location in visual and motor working memory
Number adaptation
Event representation at the scale of ordinary experience
Oblique warping
More than a moment
Teleology beyond explanation
People often think of objects teleologically. For instance, we might understand a hammer in terms of its purpose of driving in nails. But how should we understand teleological thinking in the first place? This paper separates mere teleology (simply ascribing a telos) and teleological explanation (thinking something is explained by its telos) by examining cases where an object was designed for one purpose but is now widely used for a different pur…
Redundancy and Reducibility in the Formats of Spatial Representations
Mental representations are the essence of cognition. Yet to understand how the mind works, one must understand not just the content of mental representations (i.e., what information is stored) but also the format of those representations (i.e., how that information is stored). But what does it mean for representations to be formatted? How many formats are there? Is it possible that the mind represents some pieces of information in multiple format…
Quantity perception
Motive on the mind
Visual memorability in the absence of semantic content
Using space to remember
Judgments of spatial extent are fundamentally illusory
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Judgments of spatial extent are fundamentally illusory
Motive on the mind
Visual memorability in the absence of semantic content
Using space to remember
Redundancy and Reducibility in the Formats of Spatial Representations
Mental representations are the essence of cognition. Yet to understand how the mind works, one must understand not just the content of mental representations (i.e., what information is stored) but also the format of those representations (i.e., how that information is stored). But what does it mean for representations to be formatted? How many formats are there? Is it possible that the mind represents some pieces of information in multiple format…
Quantity perception
More than a moment
Teleology beyond explanation
People often think of objects teleologically. For instance, we might understand a hammer in terms of its purpose of driving in nails. But how should we understand teleological thinking in the first place? This paper separates mere teleology (simply ascribing a telos) and teleological explanation (thinking something is explained by its telos) by examining cases where an object was designed for one purpose but is now widely used for a different pur…
A common format for representing spatial location in visual and motor working memory
Number adaptation
Event representation at the scale of ordinary experience
Oblique warping
Children’s Understanding of Topological Relations
A core aim of developmental cognitive science is to uncover the basic building blocks of human thought. For instance, work revealing that even young children, adults without formal education, and distant animal species are sensitive to basic Euclidean properties indicates that humans may be endowed with some primitive understanding of Euclidean geometry. But what about other forms of geometry? Here, we explore children’s sensitivity to topologica…
No privileged link between intentionality and causation
Seven reasons to (still) doubt the existence of number adaptation
Distortions of space and time in and around objects and events
Our perceptual experience is not a veridical representation of the world around us. We perceive structure in the form of objects and events , and this structure has consequences. Like gravity distorts space and time in the physical world, objects and events distort space and time in our minds, resulting in a plethora of illusions that observers can readily appreciate for themselves. Moreover, many of these distortions of space (caused by objects)…
Ensemble size perception as a case study of the bounds of adaptation
Repulsive adaptation effects are widely assumed to obtain for all perceptually represented dimensions. However, the ubiquity of adaptation effects within perception remains untested. We examined ensemble size adaptation as a case study to probe whether adaptation occurs for all perceptually encoded properties. Across four experiments, we investigated whether observers adapt to average size and/or cumulative size of dot arrays. In Experiments 1a, …
Can we “see” value? Spatiotopic “visual” adaptation to an imperceptible dimension
Unfolding event structure distorts subjective time
Cognitive psychology (14 works) · Psychology (14 works) · Perception (8 works) · Visual perception and processing mechanisms (8 works) · Child and Animal Learning Development (6 works) · Cognition (6 works) · Computer Science (6 works) · Epistemology (6 works) · Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills (5 works) · Neuroscience (5 works)