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Cognitive Psychology Program
Research Interests
I started my career in psychology conducting research at the US
Army Aeroflightdynamics Directorate Crew Station Research and
Development Facility at NASA-Ames, Moffet Field, California. My
early work examined simulator sickness and how visual abilities
interact with the perception of self-motion. Since then, I have
conducted research on issues related perceiving motion,
especially as related to dynamic tasks such as control of
locomotion and driving. Current research focuses on the
interaction of attention and perception. I am particularly
interested in how these two aspects of cognition are influenced
by aging, performance of dual-tasks (such as conversing and
driving), and smoking. Other areas of research I have worked on
include visual marking, object-based attention, and illusory
conjunctions in memory.
Selected Publications
Atchley, P. & Dressel, J. Conversation limits
the functional field of view. Human Factors. In press.
Atchley, P. & Hoffman, L. (2004). Aging and
visual masking: An interaction of sensory and attentional
effects. Psychology & Aging. 19, 57-67.
Atchley, P., Jones, S. & Hoffman, L. (2003).
Visual marking: A Convergence of goal and stimulus driven
processes during visual search. Perception & Psychophysics,
65, 667-677.
Atchley, P., Grobe, J., & Fields, L. (2002).
The effect of smoking on perceptual and cognitive masking.
Perception & Psychophysics. 64, 328-336.
Atchley, P. & Kramer, A.F. (2001).
Object-based attentional selection in three-dimensional space.
Visual Cognition, 8, 1-32. |
