Research Interests
Michael Wenger's research focuses on the dynamic interactions of perceptual
and memory processes, facial perception and memory, perceptual organization,
and perceptual and cognitive
expertise. Central to each of these research endeavors is a commitment
to developing and testing formal (mathematical and computational) models
of the hypotheses and phenomena under consideration. These models are
developed to make explicit predictions for both behavioral
(response choice and latency) and physiological (EEG, MRI) measures.
Recent Publications
Maglio, P. P., Wenger, M. J., & Copeland, A. M. (in press). Epistemic actions for self-priming: expertise and the effective use of memory. Acta Psychologica.
Wenger, M. J. & Schuster, C. (Eds.). (2007). Statistical and Processs Models of Cognitive Aging. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Wenger, M. J., & Rasche, C. (2006). Perceptual learning in contrast detection: Presence and costs of shifts in response criteria. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 13, 656-661.
Wenger, M. J., & Townsend, J. T. (2006). On the costs and benefits of faces and words: Process characteristics of feature search in highly meaningful stimuli. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 33, 755-779.
Copeland, A. M., & Wenger, M. J. (2006). An investigation of perceptual and decisional influences on the perception of hierarchical forms. Perception, 35, 511-529.
Ingvalson, E. M., & Wenger, M. J. (2005). A strong test of the dual-mode hypothesis. Perception & Psychophysics, 67, 14-35.
Wenger, M. J., & Gibson, B. S. (2004). Using hazard functions to assess changes in processing capacity in an attentional cuing paradigm. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 30, 708-719.
