Professor Stephan Lewandowsky

Research summary

I am a cognitive scientist with an interest in computational modeling. That is, I try to understand how the mind works by writing computer simulations of our memory and decision-making processes. Recently, I have become interested in how people update their memories if things they believe turn out to be false. This has led me to examine the persistence of misinformation in society, and how myths and misinformation can spread. I have become particularly interested in the variables that determine whether or not people accept scientific evidence, for example surrounding vaccinations or climate science.

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Recent publications

• Farrell, S, Greaves, M, Pasiecznik, K, Lewandowsky, S, Jarrold, C & Oberauer, K, 2016, ‘A test of interference versus decay in working memory: Varying distraction within lists in a complex span task’. Journal of Memory and Language.
• Morey, RD, Chambers, CD, Etchells, PJ, Harris, CR, Hoekstra, R, Lakens, D, Lewandowsky, S, Morey, CC, Newman, DP, Schönbrodt, FD, Vanpaemel, W, Wagenmakers, EJ & Zwaan, RA, 2016, ‘The Peer Reviewers’ Openness Initiative: Incentivizing open research practices through peer review’. Royal Society Open Science, vol 3.

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