The University of Queensland

Dopamine alters the effect of brain stimulation on decision-making

Leow, Li-Ann, Marcos, Anjeli, Nielsen, Esteban, Sewell, David K, Ballard, Tim, Dux, Paul E. and Filmer, Hannah L. (2023). Dopamine alters the effect of brain stimulation on decision-making. The Journal of Neuroscience, 43 (41), 6909-6919. doi: 10.1523/jneurosci.1140-23.2023

Are there jumps in evidence accumulation, and what, if anything, do they reflect psychologically? An analysis of Lévy Flights models of decision-making

Rasanan, Amir Hosein Hadian, Rad, Jamal Amani and Sewell, David K. (2023). Are there jumps in evidence accumulation, and what, if anything, do they reflect psychologically? An analysis of Lévy Flights models of decision-making. Psychonomic Bulletin and Review, 31 (1), 32-48. doi: 10.3758/s13423-023-02284-4

Modality independent or modality specific? Common computations underlie confidence judgements in visual and auditory decisions

West, Rebecca K., Harrison, William J., Matthews, Natasha, Mattingley, Jason B. and Sewell, David K. (2023). Modality independent or modality specific? Common computations underlie confidence judgements in visual and auditory decisions. PLOS Computational Biology, 19 (7) e1011245, 1-39. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1011245

Sustainability, collective self-regulation, and human–nature interdependence

Kashima, Yoshihisa, Sewell, David K. and Li, Yang (2023). Sustainability, collective self-regulation, and human–nature interdependence. Topics in Cognitive Science, 15 (3), 388-412. doi: 10.1111/tops.12668

A revised diffusion model for conflict tasks

Lee, Ping-Shien and Sewell, David K. (2023). A revised diffusion model for conflict tasks. Psychonomic Bulletin and Review, 31 (1), 1-31. doi: 10.3758/s13423-023-02288-0

The causal role of the prefrontal and superior medial frontal cortices in the incidental manipulation of decision strategies

Filmer, Hannah L., Ballard, Timothy, Amarasekera, Koralalage Don Raveen, Sewell, David K. and Dux, Paul E. (2023). The causal role of the prefrontal and superior medial frontal cortices in the incidental manipulation of decision strategies. Neuropsychologia, 179 108466, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2022.108466

The psychology and psychobiology of simple decisions: speeded choice and its neural correlates

Sewell, David K. and Smith, Philip L. (2016). The psychology and psychobiology of simple decisions: speeded choice and its neural correlates. Neuroeconomics. (pp. 253-292) edited by Martin Reuter and Christian Montag. Berlin, Germany: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-35923-1_14

EXPRESS: uncovering the cognitive mechanisms underlying the gaze cueing effect

Alister, Manikya, McKay, Kate, Sewell, David and Evans, Nathan (2024). EXPRESS: uncovering the cognitive mechanisms underlying the gaze cueing effect. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 77 (4), 803-827. doi: 10.1177/17470218231181238

The impact of cognitive resource constraints on goal prioritization

Alister, Manikya, Herbert, Scott L., Sewell, David K., Neal, Andrew and Ballard, Timothy (2024). The impact of cognitive resource constraints on goal prioritization. Cognitive Psychology, 148 101618, 101618. doi: 10.1016/j.cogpsych.2023.101618

Investigating mechanisms of the attentional repulsion effect: a diffusion model analysis

Rushton, Jayce D., Lawrence, Rebecca K. and Sewell, David K. (2024). Investigating mechanisms of the attentional repulsion effect: a diffusion model analysis. Psychonomic Bulletin and Review. doi: 10.3758/s13423-023-02439-3

Individual differences in decision strategy relate to neurochemical excitability and cortical thickness

Filmer, Hannah L., Loughnan, Kathleen, Seeto, Jennifer X., Ballard, Timothy, Ehrhardt, Shane E., Shaw, Thomas, Wards, Yohan, Rideaux, Reuben, Leow, Li-Ann, Sewell, David and Dux, Paul E. (2023). Individual differences in decision strategy relate to neurochemical excitability and cortical thickness. The Journal of Neuroscience, 43 (42), 7006-7015. doi: 10.1523/jneurosci.1086-23.2023

Dopamine alters the effect of brain stimulation on decision-making

Leow, Li-Ann, Marcos, Anjeli, Nielsen, Esteban, Sewell, David K, Ballard, Tim, Dux, Paul E. and Filmer, Hannah L. (2023). Dopamine alters the effect of brain stimulation on decision-making. The Journal of Neuroscience, 43 (41), 6909-6919. doi: 10.1523/jneurosci.1140-23.2023

Are there jumps in evidence accumulation, and what, if anything, do they reflect psychologically? An analysis of Lévy Flights models of decision-making

Rasanan, Amir Hosein Hadian, Rad, Jamal Amani and Sewell, David K. (2023). Are there jumps in evidence accumulation, and what, if anything, do they reflect psychologically? An analysis of Lévy Flights models of decision-making. Psychonomic Bulletin and Review, 31 (1), 32-48. doi: 10.3758/s13423-023-02284-4

Using mixture modeling to examine differences in perceptual decision-making as a function of the time and method of participant recruitment

Ballard, Timothy, Evans, Nathan J., Fisher, Gina and Sewell, David K. (2023). Using mixture modeling to examine differences in perceptual decision-making as a function of the time and method of participant recruitment. Behavior Research Methods. doi: 10.3758/s13428-023-02142-0

Modality independent or modality specific? Common computations underlie confidence judgements in visual and auditory decisions

West, Rebecca K., Harrison, William J., Matthews, Natasha, Mattingley, Jason B. and Sewell, David K. (2023). Modality independent or modality specific? Common computations underlie confidence judgements in visual and auditory decisions. PLOS Computational Biology, 19 (7) e1011245, 1-39. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1011245

Sustainability, collective self-regulation, and human–nature interdependence

Kashima, Yoshihisa, Sewell, David K. and Li, Yang (2023). Sustainability, collective self-regulation, and human–nature interdependence. Topics in Cognitive Science, 15 (3), 388-412. doi: 10.1111/tops.12668

A revised diffusion model for conflict tasks

Lee, Ping-Shien and Sewell, David K. (2023). A revised diffusion model for conflict tasks. Psychonomic Bulletin and Review, 31 (1), 1-31. doi: 10.3758/s13423-023-02288-0

The causal role of the prefrontal and superior medial frontal cortices in the incidental manipulation of decision strategies

Filmer, Hannah L., Ballard, Timothy, Amarasekera, Koralalage Don Raveen, Sewell, David K. and Dux, Paul E. (2023). The causal role of the prefrontal and superior medial frontal cortices in the incidental manipulation of decision strategies. Neuropsychologia, 179 108466, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2022.108466

How do we choose our giants? Perceptions of replicability in psychological science

Alister, Manikya, Vickers-Jones, Raine, Sewell, David K. and Ballard, Timothy (2021). How do we choose our giants? Perceptions of replicability in psychological science. Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science, 4 (2), 251524592110181. doi: 10.1177/25152459211018199

Causal evidence for dissociable roles of the prefrontal and superior medial frontal cortices in decision strategies

Filmer, Hannah L., Ballard, Timothy, Sewell, David K. and Dux, Paul E. (2021). Causal evidence for dissociable roles of the prefrontal and superior medial frontal cortices in decision strategies. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 47 (4), 1-11. doi: 10.1037/xhp0000896

Exemplifying “Us”: Integrating social identity theory of leadership with cognitive models of categorization

Sewell, David K., Ballard, Timothy and Steffens, Niklas K. (2021). Exemplifying “Us”: Integrating social identity theory of leadership with cognitive models of categorization. The Leadership Quarterly, 33 (4) 101517, 101517. doi: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2021.101517

The climate commons dilemma: how can humanity solve the commons dilemma for the global climate commons?

Li, Yang, Sewell, David K., Saber, Saam, Shank, Daniel B. and Kashima, Yoshihisa (2021). The climate commons dilemma: how can humanity solve the commons dilemma for the global climate commons?. Climatic Change, 164 (1-2) 4, 1-20. doi: 10.1007/s10584-021-02989-2

Dual target search: attention tuned to relative features, both within and across dimensions

York, Ashley A., Sewell, David K. and Becker, Stefanie I. (2020). Dual target search: attention tuned to relative features, both within and across dimensions. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance., 46 (11), 1368-1386. doi: 10.1037/xhp0000851

Effects of tDCS on visual statistical learning

Nydam, Abbey S., Sewell, David K. and Dux, Paul E. (2020). Effects of tDCS on visual statistical learning. Neuropsychologia, 148 107652, 107652. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2020.107652

Erratum: Causal knowledge promotes behavioral self-regulation: An example using climate change dynamics (PLoS ONE (2017) 12:9 (e0184480) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0184480)

Sewell, David K., Rayner, Peter J., Shank, Daniel B., Guy, Sophie, Lilburn, Simon D., Saber, Saam and Kashima, Yoshihisa (2020). Erratum: Causal knowledge promotes behavioral self-regulation: An example using climate change dynamics (PLoS ONE (2017) 12:9 (e0184480) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0184480). PLoS ONE, 15 (1) e0228445, e0228445. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0228445

Diffusing the bilingual lexicon: Task-based and lexical components of language switch costs

Ong, Gabriel, McKague, Meredith, Weekes, Brendan and Sewell, David K. (2019). Diffusing the bilingual lexicon: Task-based and lexical components of language switch costs. Cognitive Psychology, 114 101225, 101225. doi: 10.1016/j.cogpsych.2019.101225

Modeling the effect of speed emphasis in probabilistic category learning

Sewell, David K. and Stallman, Alexander (2019). Modeling the effect of speed emphasis in probabilistic category learning. Computational Brain and Behavior, 3 (2), 129-152. doi: 10.1007/s42113-019-00067-6

Information processing under reward versus under punishment

Ballard, Timothy, Sewell, David K., Cosgrove, Daniel and Neal, Andrew (2019). Information processing under reward versus under punishment. Psychological Science, 30 (5), 757-764. doi: 10.1177/0956797619835462

Combining error-driven models of associative learning with evidence accumulation models of decision-making

Sewell, David K., Jach, Hayley K., Boag, Russell J. and Van Heer, Christina A. (2019). Combining error-driven models of associative learning with evidence accumulation models of decision-making. Psychonomic Bulletin and Review, 26 (3), 868-893. doi: 10.3758/s13423-019-01570-4

The separable effects of feature precision and item load in visual short-term memory

Lilburn, Simon D., Smith, Philip L. and Sewell, David K. (2019). The separable effects of feature precision and item load in visual short-term memory. Journal of Vision, 19 (1) 2, 2-18. doi: 10.1167/19.1.2

A diffusion model approach to analyzing performance on the Flanker task: the role of the DLPFC

Soares, Sergio Miguel Pereira, Ong, Gabriel, Abutalebi, J. U.B.I.N., Del Maschio, Nicola, Sewell, David and Weekes, Brendan (2018). A diffusion model approach to analyzing performance on the Flanker task: the role of the DLPFC. Bilingualism, 22 (5), 1-15. doi: 10.1017/S1366728918000974

Limitations of pure encoding capacity accounts of visual short-term memory phenomena: reply to Bundesen (2018)

Sewell, David K., Smith, Philip L. and Lilburn, Simon D. (2018). Limitations of pure encoding capacity accounts of visual short-term memory phenomena: reply to Bundesen (2018). Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 44 (7), 1144-1145. doi: 10.1037/xhp0000555

Feedback discounting in probabilistic categorization: Converging evidence from EEG and cognitive modeling

Sewell, David K., Warren, Hayley A., Rosenblatt, Daniel, Bennett, Daniel, Lyons, Maxwell and Bode, Stefan (2018). Feedback discounting in probabilistic categorization: Converging evidence from EEG and cognitive modeling. Computational Brain and Behavior, 1 (2), 165-183. doi: 10.1007/s42113-018-0012-6

Dissociating neural variability related to stimulus quality and response times in perceptual decision-making

Bode, Stefan, Bennett, Daniel, Sewell, David K., Paton, Bryan, Egan, Gary F., Smith, Philip L. and Murawski, Carsten (2018). Dissociating neural variability related to stimulus quality and response times in perceptual decision-making. Neuropsychologia, 111, 190-200. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2018.01.040

Cognitive load effects on early visual perceptual processing

Liu, Ping, Forte, Jason, Sewell, David and Carter, Olivia (2018). Cognitive load effects on early visual perceptual processing. Attention Perception & Psychophysics, 80 (4), 929-950. doi: 10.3758/s13414-017-1464-9

Causal knowledge promotes behavioral self-regulation: an example using climate change dynamics

Sewell, David K., Rayner, Peter J., Shank, Daniel B., Guy, Sophie, Lilburn, Simon D., Saber, Saam and Kashima, Yoshihisa (2017). Causal knowledge promotes behavioral self-regulation: an example using climate change dynamics. PLoS One, 12 (9) e0184480, e0184480. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0184480

Response time modeling reveals multiple contextual cuing mechanisms

Sewell, David K., Colagiuri, Ben and Livesey, Evan J. (2017). Response time modeling reveals multiple contextual cuing mechanisms. Psychonomic Bulletin and Review, 25 (5), 1-22. doi: 10.3758/s13423-017-1364-y

Cathodal electrical stimulation of frontoparietal cortex disrupts statistical learning of visual configural information

Nydam, Abbey S., Sewell, David K. and Dux, Paul E. (2017). Cathodal electrical stimulation of frontoparietal cortex disrupts statistical learning of visual configural information. Cortex; a journal devoted to the study of the nervous system and behavior, 99, 187-199. doi: 10.1016/j.cortex.2017.11.008

Object selection costs in visual working memory: a diffusion model nalysis of the focus of attention

Sewell, David K., Lilburn, Simon D. and Smith, Philip L. (2016). Object selection costs in visual working memory: a diffusion model nalysis of the focus of attention. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 42 (11), 1673-1693. doi: 10.1037/a0040213

A diffusion model approach to analysing the bilingual advantage for the Flanker task: the role of attentional control processes

Ong, Gabriel, Sewell, David K., Weekes, Brendan, McKague, Meredith and Abutalebi, Jubin (2016). A diffusion model approach to analysing the bilingual advantage for the Flanker task: the role of attentional control processes. Journal of Neurolinguistics, 43, 28-38. doi: 10.1016/j.jneuroling.2016.08.002

The attention-weighted sample-size model of visual short-term memory: attention capture predicts resource allocation and memory load

Smith, Philip L., Lilburn, Simon D., Corbett, Elaine A., Sewell, David K. and Kyllingsbaek, Soren (2016). The attention-weighted sample-size model of visual short-term memory: attention capture predicts resource allocation and memory load. Cognitive Psychology, 89, 71-105. doi: 10.1016/j.cogpsych.2016.07.002

From shunting inhibition to dynamic normalization: attentional selection and decision-making in brief visual displays

Smith, Philip L., Sewell, David K. and Lilburn, Simon D. (2015). From shunting inhibition to dynamic normalization: attentional selection and decision-making in brief visual displays. Vision Research, 116 (Part B), 219-240. doi: 10.1016/j.visres.2014.11.001

An information capacity limitation of visual short-term memory

Sewell, David K., Lilburn, Simon D. and Smith, Philip L. (2014). An information capacity limitation of visual short-term memory. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 40 (6), 2214-2242. doi: 10.1037/a0037744

Modeling perceptual discrimination in dynamic noise: Time-changed diffusion and release from inhibition

Smith, Philip L., Ratcliff, Roger and Sewell, David K. (2014). Modeling perceptual discrimination in dynamic noise: Time-changed diffusion and release from inhibition. Journal of Mathematical Psychology, 59 (1), 95-113. doi: 10.1016/j.jmp.2013.05.007

A competitive interaction theory of attentional selection and decision making in brief, multielement displays

Smith, Philip L. and Sewell, David K. (2013). A competitive interaction theory of attentional selection and decision making in brief, multielement displays. Psychological Review, 120 (3), 589-627. doi: 10.1037/a0033140

Predicting perceptual decision biases from early brain activity

Bode, Stefan, Sewell, David K., Lilburn, Simon, Forte, Jason D., Smith, Philip L. and Stahl, Jutta (2012). Predicting perceptual decision biases from early brain activity. Journal of Neuroscience, 32 (36), 12488-12498. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1708-12.2012

Attention and working memory capacity: insights from blocking, highlighting, and knowledge restructuring

Sewell, David K. and Lewandowsky, Stephan (2012). Attention and working memory capacity: insights from blocking, highlighting, and knowledge restructuring. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 141 (3), 444-469. doi: 10.1037/a0026560

Attentional control in visual signal detection: effects of abrupt-onset and no-onset stimuli

Sewell, David K. and Smith, Philip L. (2012). Attentional control in visual signal detection: effects of abrupt-onset and no-onset stimuli. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 38 (4), 1043-1068. doi: 10.1037/a0026591

Bayesian computation and mechanism: theoretical pluralism drives scientific emergence

Sewell, David K., Little, Daniel R. and Lewandowsky, Stephan (2011). Bayesian computation and mechanism: theoretical pluralism drives scientific emergence. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 34 (4), 212-213. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X11000392

Restructuring partitioned knowledge: the role of recoordination in category learning

Sewell, David K. and Lewandowsky, Stephan (2011). Restructuring partitioned knowledge: the role of recoordination in category learning. Cognitive Psychology, 62 (2), 81-122. doi: 10.1016/j.cogpsych.2010.09.003

Cued detection with compound integration-interruption masks reveals multiple attentional mechanisms

Smith, Philip L., Ellis, Rachel, Sewell, David K. and Wolfgang, Bradley J. (2010). Cued detection with compound integration-interruption masks reveals multiple attentional mechanisms. Journal of Vision, 10 (5) 3. doi: 10.1167/10.5.3