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Matthew Lancaster

Lecturer

Psychology

Biography

Publications

  • Lancaster, M. E. & Heilman, K. (2025, Apr.) Expert prediction in dynamic soccer scenarios. Presented at the 96th Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL
  • Chi, M. T. H., Adams, J., Bogusch, E. B., Bruchok, C., Kang, S., Lancaster, M. E., … Yaghnourian, D. L. (2018). Translating the ICAP theory of cognitive engagement into practice. Cognitive Science: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 42(2), 1777-1832.
  • Lancaster. M. E. & Homa, D. (2017). Feature-to-feature inference under conditions of cue restriction and dimensional correlation. American Journal of Psychology, 130(1), 35-45.
  • Homa, D., Rogers, D., & Lancaster, M. E. (2015). The indirect modification of categorical knowledge. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 22(1), 219-227.
  • Lancaster, M. E., Shellhammer, R., & Homa, D. (2013). Category inference as a function of correlational structure, category discriminability, and number of available cues. Memory & Cognition, 41(3), 339-353.

Education

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Psychology: Cognitive Science, Arizona State University, 2013
  • Master of Arts, Psychology: Cognitive Science, Arizona State University, 2009
  • Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 2006

Research Interests

  • Generalization beyond learned categories
  • Expertise anticipation
  • Category usage
  • Problem-solving development

Teaching Interests

  • Statistics design and analysis
  • Cognitive development
  • Expertise
  • History and systems in psychology
  • Cognition