Recent publications from our lab

Cain, M. S., Vul, E., Clark, K., & Mitroff, S. R. (in press). A Bayesian optimal foraging model of human visual search. Psychological Science.

Appelbaum, L. G., Cain, M. S., Darling, E. F., Stanton, S. J., Nguyen, M. T., & Mitroff, S. R. (2012). What is the identity of a sports spectator? Personality and Individual Differences, 52, 422-427.

Cain, M. S., & Mitroff, S. R. (2011). Distractor filtering in media multitaskers. Perception, 10, 1183-1192.

Appelbaum, L. G., Schroeder, J. E., Cain, M. S., & Mitroff, S. R. (2011). Improved visual cognition through stroboscopic training. Frontiers in Psychology, 2:276. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2011.00276

Cain, M. S., Dunsmoor, J. E., LaBar, K. S., & Mitroff, S. R. (2011). Anticipatory anxiety hinders detection of a second target in dual-target search. Psychological Science.

Clark, K., Fleck, M. S., & Mitroff, S. R. (2011). Enhanced change detection performance reveals improved strategy use in avid action video game players. Acta Psychologica, 136, 67-72.

Wu, W., Tiesinga, P., Tucker, T., Heiner, J., Mitroff, S. R., & Fitzpatrick, D. (2011). Dynamics of Population Response to Changes of Motion Direction in Primary Visual Cortex. Journal of Neuroscience, 31(36), 12767-12777.

Costello, M. C., Madden, D. J., Mitroff, S. R., & Whiting, W. L. (2010). Age-related decline of visual processing components in change detection. Psychology & Aging.

Costello, M. C., Madden, D. J., Shepler, A. M., Mitroff, S. R., & Leber, A. B. (2010). Age-related preservation of top-down control over distraction in visual search. Experimental Aging Research.

Donohue, S. E., Woldorff, M. G., & Mitroff, S. R. (2010). Video game players show more precise multisensory temporal processing abilities. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 72, 1120-1129.

Fleck, M. S., Samei, E., & Mitroff, S. R. (2010). Generalized 'satisfaction of search': Adverse influences on dual-target search accuracy. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 16, 60-71.

Jordan, K. E., Clark, K., & Mitroff, S. R. (2010). See an object, hear an object file: Object correspondence transcends sensory modality. Visual Cognition, 18, 492-503.

Dunsmoor, J. E., Mitroff, S. R., & LaBar, K. S. (2009). Generalization of conditioned fear along a dimension of increasing fear intensity. Learning & Memory, 16, 460-469.

Wang, S., & Mitroff, S. R. (2009). Preserved visual representations despite change blindness in 11-month-old infants. Developmental Science, 12, 681-687.

Mitroff, S. R., Arita, J. T., & Fleck, M. S. (2009). Staying in bounds: Contextual constraints on object file coherence. Visual Cognition, 17, 195-211.

Cheries, E., Mitroff, S. R., Wynn, K., & Scholl, B. J. (2008). Cohesion as a principle of object persistence in infancy. Developmental Science, 11, 427-432.

Mitroff, S. R., Scholl, B. J., Noles, N. S. (2007). Object files can be purely episodic. Perception, 36, 1730-1735.

Fleck, M. S., & Mitroff, S. R. (2007). Rare targets are rarely missed in correctable search. Psychological Science, 18, 943-947.

Mitroff, S. R., & Alvarez, G. A. (2007). Space and time, not surface features, underlie object persistence. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 14, 1199-1204.

Mitroff, S. R., Sobel, D. M., & Gopnik, A. (2006). Reversing how to think about ambiguous figure reversals: Spontaneous alternating by uninformed observers. Perception, 35, 709-715.

Noles, N. S., Scholl, B. J., & Mitroff, S. R. (2005). The persistence of object file representations. Perception & Psychophysics, 67, 324 - 334.

Mitroff, S. R., Scholl, B. J., & Wynn, K. (2005). The relationship between object files and conscious perception. Cognition, 96(1), 67 - 92.

Mitroff, S. R. & Scholl, B. J. (2005). Forming and updating object representations without awareness: Evidence from motion-induced blindness. Vision Research, 45(8), 961-967.

Mitroff, S. R. & Scholl, B. J. (2004). Seeing the disappearance of unseen objects. Perception, 33, 1267 - 1273.

Mitroff, S. R., Scholl, B. J., & Wynn, K. (2004). Divide and Conquer: How object files adapt when an object splits into two. Psychological Science, 15(6), 420 - 425.

Mitroff, S. R., Simons, D. J., & Levin, D. T. (2004). Nothing compares 2 views: Change blindness can occur despite preserved access to the changed information. Perception & Psychophysics, 66, 1268-1281.

Mitroff, S. R. & Simons, D. J. (2002). Changes are not localized until they are explicitly detected. Visual Cognition, 9, 937 - 968.

Mitroff, S. R., Simons, D. J., & Franconeri, S. L. (2002). The siren song of implicit change detection. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance. 28(4), 798 - 815.

Mitroff, S. R., & Hariri, A. (2010). Identifying Predictive Markers of Field Performance: The Potential Role of Individual Differences in Threat Sensitivity. Institute for Homeland Security Solutions Research Brief. https://www.ihssnc.org

Madden, D. J, & Mitroff, S. R. (2010). Aging and Top-Down Attentional Control in Visual Search. Institute for Homeland Security Solutions Research Brief. https://www.ihssnc.org

Cheries, E., Mitroff, S. R., Wynn, K. & Scholl, B. J. (2009). Constraints on Persisting Object Representations in Infants and Adults. In B. Hood & L. Santos (Eds.), The Origins of Object Knowledge. London: Oxford University Press.

Simons, D. J., Mitroff, S. R., & Franconeri, S. L. (2003). Scene perception: What we can learn from visual integration and change detection. In M. Peterson & G. Rhodes (Eds.), Perception of faces, objects, and scenes: Analytic and holistic processes. Advances in visual cognition. London: Oxford University Press.

Simons, D. J. & Mitroff, S. R. (2001). The role of expectation in change detection and attentional capture. In L.R. Harris & M. Jenkin (Eds.), Vision and Attention. Springer.

Dowd, E. W., & Mitroff, S. R. (2012, May). Attentional guidance by working memory overrides saliency cues in visual search. Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the Vision Sciences Society, Naples, FL.

Dowd, E. W., & Mitroff, S. R. (2012, February). Attentional guidance by working memory overrides saliency cues in visual search. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the North Carolina Cognition Conference, Chapel Hill, NC.

Clark, K., Cain, M. S. Adcock, R. A., & Mitroff, S. R. (2011, May). Interactions between reward, feedback, and timing structures on dual-target search performance. Poster to be presented at the annual meeting of the Vision Sciences Society, Naples, FL.

Cain, M. S., Dunsmoor, J. E., LaBar, K. S., & Mitroff, S. R. (2011, May). Accuracy in dual-target visual search is hindered by anticipatory anxiety. Poster to be presented at the annual meeting of the Vision Sciences Society, Naples, FL.

Schroeder, J. E., Appelbaum, L. G., Cain, M. S. & Mitroff, S. R. (2011, May). Examining the effects of stroboscopic vision. Poster to be presented atthe annual meeting of the Vision Sciences Society, Naples, FL.

Cain, M. S., Dunsmoor, J. E., LaBar, K. S., & Mitroff, S. R. (2011, April). Anticipatory anxiety decreases accuracy in dual-target visual search. Poster to be presented at the 59th Annual Symposium on Motivation, Lincoln, NE.

Clark, K. Cain, M. S., Adcock, R. A., & Mitroff, S. R. (2011, April). Motivational influences of monetary reward and performance feedback on dual-target search performance. Poster to be presented at the 59th Annual Symposium on Motivation, Lincoln, NE.

Mitroff, S. R. (2011, April). Examining influences on applied visual search performance. Invited paper to be presented at the 59th Annual Symposium on Motivation. Lincoln, NE.

Cain, M. S., Vul, E., Clark, K., & Mitroff, S. R. (2010, November). Human search strategies are informed by complex target distribution statistics. Paper presented at the annual Object Perception, Attention, and Memory meeting, St. Louis, MO.

Clark, K., Zucker, N., Watson, K., & Mitroff, S. R. (2010, November). Revealing individual differences in visual search: ADHD leads to see too little and anorexia nervosa leads to seeing too much. Poster presented at the annual Object Perception, Attention, and Memory meeting, St. Louis, MO.

Hubal, R., Mitroff, S. R., Cain, M. S., Scott, B. & DeWitt, R. (2010, November). Simulating a vigilance task: Extensible technology for baggage security assessment and training. Poster presented at the 2010 IEEE International Conference on Technologies for Homeland Security, Waltham, MA.

Cain, M. S., & Mitroff, S. R. (2010, November). Impact of media multitasking on attentional filtering and disengagement. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, St. Louis, MO.

Mitroff, S. R., Clark, K., & Cain, M. S. (2010, November). Identifying and reducing satisfaction of search errors: How to alleviate dual-target search costs. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, St. Louis, MO.

Cain, M. S., & Mitroff, S. R. (2010, May). Distractor filtering in media multitaskers. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Vision Sciences Society, Naples, FL.

Clark, K., Fleck, M. S., & Mitroff, S. R. (2010, May). Reducing satisfaction of search errors in visual search. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Vision Sciences Society, Naples, FL.

Clark, K., Fleck, M. S., & Mitroff, S. R. (2009, November). Video game players excel at change detection. Poster presented at the annual Object Perception, Attention, and Memory meeting, Boston, MA.

Fleck, M. S., Samei, E., & Mitroff, S. R. (2009, November). Generalized 'satisfaction of search': Adverse influences on dual-target search accuracy. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Boston, MA. (presented by S. R. Mitroff)

Hubal, R., & Mitroff, S. R. (2009, October). Improving vigilance for homeland security personnel. Paper presented at the Inaugural Research Summit of the Institute for Homeland Security Solutions, Chapel Hill, NC.

Clark, K., Fleck, M. S., & Mitroff, S. R. (2009, May). Effects of videogame expertise on change detection abilities. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Vision Sciences Society, Naples, FL.

Donohue, S. E., Woldorff, M. G., & Mitroff, S. R. (2009, May). Multisensory benefits of playing video games. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Vision Sciences Society, Naples, FL.

Jordan, K. E., Clark, K., & Mitroff, S. R. (2009, May). See an object, hear an object file: Object correspondence transcends sensory modality. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Vision Sciences Society, Naples, FL.

Dunsmoor, J. E., Mitroff, S. R., & LaBar, K. S. (2009, March). Generalization of human fear learning along a perceptual gradient of expression intensity. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the North Carolina Cognition Conference, Durham, NC.

Dunsmoor, J. E., Mitroff, S. R., & LaBar, K. S. (2008, November). Generalization of human fear learning along a perceptual gradient of expression intensity. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Washington, DC.

Wu, W., Tiesinga, P. H., Tucker, T. R., Mitroff, S. R., Heiner, J. A., & Fitzpatrick, D. (2008, November). V1 population response to changes in direction of stimulus motion: modeling and perception. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Washington, DC.

Mitroff, S. R. (2008, November). Motivational benefits of video game playing. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Chicago, IL.

Mitroff, S. R. (2008, October). Identification and Training of "Hyperfocusers": those with remarkable attentional capability. Invited Paper presented at the Neuroergonomics and Neuromorphics Workshop sponsored by the Life Sciences Division of the U.S. Army Research, Development, and Engineering Command of the Army Research Office. University of Maryland, MD.

Mitroff, S. R. (2008, August). The malleability of visual cognition: Effects of videogame playing on vision and motivation. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Cognitive Science Association for Interdisciplinary Learning, Hood River, OR.

Carter, O., Luedeman, R., & Mitroff, S. R., & Nakayama, K. (2008, May). Motion induced blindness: The more you attend the less you see. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Vision Sciences Society, Naples, FL.

Fleck, M. S., & Mitroff, S. R. (2008, May). Videogamers excel at finding rare targets. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Vision Sciences Society, Naples, FL.

Mitroff, S. R., & Jordan, K. E. (2008, May). Videogame players demonstrate enhanced multi-sensory abilities. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Vision Sciences Society, Naples, FL.

Wu, W., Tiesinga, P., Tucker, T., Heiner, J., Mitroff, S. R. & Fitzpatrick, D. (2008, May). The dynamics of V1 population response to instantaneous changes in direction of stimulus motion. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Vision Sciences Society, Naples, FL.

Mitroff, S. R., Arita, J. T., & Fleck, M. S. (2007, November). Staying in Bounds: Contextual constraints on object file coherence. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Long Beach, CA.

Mitroff, S. R. & Wang, S. (2007, May). Preserved visual representations despite change blindness in 11-month-old infants. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Vision Sciences Society, Sarasota, FL.

Fleck, M. S. & Mitroff, S. R. (2007, May). Catching a miss: Error reduction in low prevalence search. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Vision Sciences Society, Sarasota, FL.

Mitroff, S. R., & Alvarez, G. A. (2006, November). Space and time, not surface features, underlie object persistence. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Houston, TX.

Mitroff, S. R. (2006, May). Seeing without seeing: Complex perception outside of awareness. Invited talk presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Society, New York, NY.

Arita, J. T. & Mitroff, S. R. (2006, May), Staying in bounds: A critical role of closure for object files. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Vision Sciences Society, Sarasota, FL.

Mitroff, S. R., Sobel, D. M., Gopnik, A. (2006, May). Reversing how to think about ambiguous figure reversals: Spontaneous alternating by uninformed observers. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Vision Sciences Society, Sarasota, FL.

Mitroff, S. R. (2006, February). Visual perception without awareness: Evidence from motion-induced blindness. Invited talk presented at the annual meeting of the North Carolina Cognition Conference, Greensboro, NC.

Mitroff, S. R., Scholl, B. J., & Wynn, K. (2005, November). One plus one equals one: The effects of merging on object files. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Toronto, CA.

Mitroff, S. R., Cheries, E. W., Scholl, B. J., & Wynn, K. (2005, May). Cohesion as a principle of object persistence in infants and adults. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Vision Sciences Society, Sarasota, FL.

Mitroff, S. R., Scholl, B. J., & Wynn, K. (2005, April). What vision scientists can learn from infants: Evidence of core principles guiding adult object persistence. Paper presented at the Yale Object Symposium, New Haven, CT.

Mitroff, S. R., Wynn, K., & Scholl, B. J. (2005, April). Exploring persisting object representations with infants and adults. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA.