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Andrew Heathcote

Professor Andrew Heathcote

Andrew Heathcote

Professor of Cognitive Psychology

Room 140, Social Sciences Building, Sandy Bay Campus

03 6226 1763 (phone)

+61 3 6226 2883 (fax)

andrew.heathcote@utas.edu.au

Andrew Heathcote is an ARC Professorial Fellow in the Division of Psychology. He uses mathematical and computational techniques to model cognitive processes and their links to behaviour and the brain, particularly with respect to learning and memory and making rapid decisions. In 2012 he was elected to the Australian Academy of Social Sciences and to the Executive of the Society for Mathematical Psychology, and as its Vice-President in 2014. He is a past Associate Editor of the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory & Cognition and currently in that role at Psychonomic Bulletin and Review and Journal of Mathematical Psychology.

Biography

Andrew graduated from the University of Tasmania with a BSc majoring in physics and psychology in 1993, and obtained a 1st Class Honours in Psychology in 1984. As a Commonwealth Postgraduate Fellow he completed a PhD at Queen's University in Canada with Professor Doug Mewhort, in 1990 and in 1991 was a Postdoctoral Fellow with Professor Roger Ratcliff at Northwestern University in Chicago. In 1992 he returned to Australia to take up a position at the University of Newcastle, where over the next 22 years he held nine ARC Discovery Projects grants and was Deputy Head and then Head of the School of Psychology and was promoted to Professor. During that time he founded the Newcastle Cognition Laboratory (NewCL.org), which has grown to become a leading centre for Mathematical Psychology and Cognitive Science in Australia. In 2015 he took up a research chair at University of Tasmania (80%) and University of Newcastle (20%), and founding the Tasmanian Cognition Laboratory (TasCL.org).

Career summary

Qualifications

BSc (1st Class Hons), University of Tasmania, Australia, 1984.

PhD, Queens University, Canada, 1991.

Memberships

Professional practice

1994-present: Society for Mathematical Psychology (Executive since 2012, Vice-President since 2014)

2002-Present: Psychonomic Society

Administrative expertise

2015-ongoing: Director, Tasmanian Cognition Laboratory

2007-2014: Director, Newcastle Cognition Laboratory

2004-2006: Head, School of Behavioural Sciences, University of Newcastle

2002-2003: Deputy Head, School of Behavioural Sciences, University of Newcastle

Teaching

Cognition, Decision Making, Bayesian Statistics

Teaching expertise

Andrew Heathcote has taught cognition courses, and research methods and statistics courses at all undergraduate levels from 1^st year to 4^th year. He also teaches workshops to graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and academics on advanced techniques in cognitive modelling.

Research Appointments

2014: Elected Vice President, Society for Mathematical Psychology, USA

2012: Elected a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, Australia

2012: Elected to the Executive of the Society for Mathematical Psychology, USA

Research Invitations

Visiting Professorial Fellow, University of Amsterdam, 2016-2017
Workshop on Evidence Accumulation Modeling, Taiwan, 2015
Keynote Address: European Mathematical Psychology Group, 2013

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Expertise

Cognitive Modelling
Decision Making
Sensory Processes, Perception and Performance
Psychological Methodology, Design and Analysis

Research Themes

Andrew Heathcote's research aligns broadly with the Universities Data, Knowledge and Decisions theme and particularly with the Faculty of Health's Neuroscience and Cognition sub-theme. His current research focuses on human memory and skill acquisition, and on the neural and cognitive processes that enable people to make rapid choices.

Collaboration

Andrew Heathcote has ongoing research collaborations with Prof. Scott Brown, Prof. Simon Dennis, Dr. Adam Osth and Dr. Ami Eidels at the University of Newcastle, Prof. Andrew Neal at University of Queensland, Dr. Shayne Loft at University of Western Australia, Prof. Birte Forstmann, Prof. EJ Wagenmakers and Dr. Dora Matzke at University of Amsterdam, Prof. David Strayer at University of Utah, Prof. Doug Mewhort at Queen's University, Canada, and Dr. Richard Morey at Cardiff University.

Awards

1990: Andrew McGhie Memorial Prize for a PhD Thesis in Psychology, Queen's University, Canada
1985: Australian Postgraduate Research Award, University of Tasmania
1984: APS Honours Prize, University of Tasmania

Current projects

Memory for when something happened (episodic memory) is critical to performance across the range of human activity. At the moment, there is no theory that is sufficiently complete and quantitatively rigorous to allow one to assess memory capacities at the level of individuals. A five-year project with a national and international research team beginning in 2015 will develop a comprehensive theory of memory to fill this gap, enabling understanding of the causes of forgetting in different tasks and at different stages of development. A second recent project aims to extend state-of-the art quantitative psychological models of simple choice tasks to decision making with complex stimuli in complex environments. These new formal models will provide a comprehensive account of behaviour, including the choices that are made, how long it takes to make them, and how choices and choice times vary within and between decision makers. The models will explain how people adapt to changes in task demands when dealing with multiple stimuli or performing multiple tasks concurrently under time pressure. The project will provide the strategic basic research that is needed to extend psychological models of choice to complex 'real-world' tasks, such air traffic control and maritime surveillance.

Fields of Research

Decision Making (170202)
Computer Perception, Memory and Attention (170201)
Biological Psychology (Neuropsychology, Psychopharmacology, Physiological Psychology) (170101)
Psychology and Cognitive Sciences (179999)
Cognitive Science (170299)
Knowledge Representation and Machine Learning (170203)
Natural Language Processing (080107)
Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology (170106)
Adaptive Agents and Intelligent Robotics (080101)
Psychological Methodology, Design and Analysis (170110)
Sensory Processes, Perception and Performance (170112)
Control Systems, Robotics and Automation (090602)
Forensic Psychology (170104)
Computer-Human Interaction (080602)
Public Nutrition Intervention (111104)

Research Objectives

Expanding Knowledge in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences (970117)
Expanding Knowledge in the Medical and Health Sciences (970111)
Substance Abuse (920414)
Computer Software and Services (890299)
Emerging Defence Technologies (810104)
National Security (810107)
Behaviour and Health (920401)
Health and Support Services (920299)
Expanding Knowledge in Law and Legal Studies (970118)
Food Safety (920406)

Publications

As of January, 2015, Scopus (Google Scholar) indicates an H = 24 (28) with 1877 (2976) career citations, 1 (3) publication cited over 200 times, 2 (4) cited over 100 times and 10 (19) over 50 times. Andrew's Associate Editor roles include JEP: LMC (2009-2013), JMP since 2011 (renewed, 2015) and a 4-year term at PBR from 2014.

Total publications

Highlighted publications

(9 outputs)

Year	Type	Citation
2014	Journal Article	Trueblood JS, Brown SD, Heathcote A, 'The Multiattribute Linear Ballistic Accumulator Model of Context Effects in Multialternative Choice', Psychological Review, 121, (2) pp. 179-205. ISSN 0033-295X (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1037/a0036137 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 57Web of Science - 48 Tweet
2012	Journal Article	Prince M, Brown S, Heathcote A, 'The Design and Analysis of State-Trace Experiments', Psychological Methods, 17, (1) pp. 78-99. ISSN 1082-989X (2012) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1037/a0025809 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 25Web of Science - 22 Tweet
2008	Journal Article	Brown SD, Marley AAJ, Donkin C, Heathcote A, 'An Integrated Model of Choices and Response Times in Absolute Identification', Psychological Review, 115, (2) pp. 396-425. ISSN 0033-295X (2008) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1037/0033-295X.115.2.396 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 54Web of Science - 53 Tweet
2007	Journal Article	Brown SD, Heathcote A, 'The simplest complete model of choice response time: linear ballistic accumulation', Cognitive psychology, 57, (3) pp. 153-78. ISSN 0010-0285 (2007) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.cogpsych.2007.12.002 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 394Web of Science - 361 Tweet
2005	Journal Article	Brown S, Heathcote A, 'A ballistic model of choice response time', Psychological Review, 112, (1) pp. 117-128. ISSN 0033-295X (2005) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1037/0033-295X.112.1.117 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 138Web of Science - 127 Tweet
2005	Journal Article	Nicholson R, Karayanidis F, Poboka D, Heathcote A, Michie PT, 'Electrophysiological correlates of anticipatory task-switching processes', Psychophysiology: An International Journal, 42 pp. 540-554. ISSN 0048-5772 (2005) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.2005.00350.x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 107Web of Science - 105 Tweet
2003	Journal Article	Heathcote A, 'Item Recognition Memory and the Receiver Operating Characteristic', Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition, 29, (6) pp. 1210-1230. ISSN 0278-7393 (2003) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1037/0278-7393.29.6.1210 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 93Web of Science - 95 Tweet
2000	Journal Article	Heathcote A, Brown S, 'The Law of Practice and localist neural network models', Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 23, (4) pp. 479-480. ISSN 0140-525X (2000) [Contribution to Refereed Journal] DOI: 10.1017/S0140525X00353353 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 2Web of Science - 3 Tweet
1991	Journal Article	Heathcote A, Popiel SJ, Mewhort DJK, 'Analysis of response time distributions: an example using the stroop task', Psychological Bulletin, 109, (2) pp. 340-347. ISSN 0033-2909 (1991) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1037/0033-2909.109.2.340 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 266Web of Science - 267 Tweet

Journal Article

(80 outputs)

Year	Citation	Altmetrics
2018	Dutilh G, Annis J, Brown SD, Cassey P, Evans NJ, et al., 'The Quality of Response Time Data Inference: A Blinded, Collaborative Assessment of the Validity of Cognitive Models', Psychological Review ISSN 0033-295X (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3758/s13423-017-1417-2 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Lin YS Tweet
2018	Evans NJ, Brown SD, Mewhort DJK, Heathcote A, 'Refining the Law of Practice', Psychological Review ISSN 0033-295X (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1037/rev0000105 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1 Tweet
2018	Osaf AF, Jansson A, Dennis S, Heathcote A, 'Modeling the dynamics of recognition memory testing with an integrated model of retrieval and decision making', Cognitive Psychology, 104 pp. 106-142. ISSN 0010-0285 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.cogpsych.2018.04.002 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1 Tweet
2018	Palada H, Neal A, Tay R, Heathcote A, 'Understanding the causes of adapting, and failing to adapt, to time pressure in a complex multi-stimulus environment', Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied ISSN 1076-898X (In Press) [Refereed Article] [eCite] [Details]
2018	Provost A, Jamadar S, Heathcote A, Brown SD, Karayanidis F, 'Intertrial RT variability affects level of target-related interference in cued task switching', Psychophysiology, 55, (3) Article e12971. ISSN 0048-5772 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/psyp.12971 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 3Web of Science - 3 Tweet
2018	Quinn RK, James MH, Hawkins GE, Brown AL, Heathcote A, et al., 'Temporally specific miRNA expression patterns in the dorsal and ventral striatum of addiction-prone rats', Addiction Biology, 23, (2) pp. 631-642. ISSN 1369-1600 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/adb.12520 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 2Web of Science - 2 Tweet
2018	Strickland L, Loft S, Remington RW, Heathcote A, 'Racing to remember: A theory of decision control in event-based prospective memory', Psychological Review ISSN 0033-295X (In Press) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1037/rev0000113 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Strickland L Tweet
2018	Weigard A, Huang- Pollock C, Brown S, Heathcote A, 'Testing formal predictions of neuroscientific theories of ADHD with a cognitive model-based approach', Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 127, (5) pp. 529 - 539. ISSN 0021-843X (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1037/abn0000357 [eCite] [Details] Tweet
2018	Weigard A, Huang-Pollock C, Heathcote A, Hawk L, Schlienz NJ, 'A cognitive model-based approach to testing mechanistic explanations for neuropsychological decrements during tobacco abstinence', Psychopharmacology ISSN 0033-3158 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s00213-018-5008-3 [eCite] [Details] Tweet
2018	Heathcote A, Lin YS, Reynolds A, Strickland L, Gretton M, et al., 'Dynamic models of choice', Behavior research methods pp. 1-25. ISSN 1554-351X (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3758/s13428-018-1067-y [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Reynolds A; Strickland L; Gretton M Tweet
2017	Evans NJ, Howard ZL, Heathcote A, Brown SD, 'Model Flexibility Analysis does not measure the persuasiveness of a fit', Psychological Review, 124, (3) pp. 339-345. ISSN 0033-295X (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1037/rev0000057 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 2Web of Science - 2 Tweet
2017	Tillman G, Osth AF, van Ravenzwaaij D, Heathcote A, 'A diffusion decision model analysis of evidence variability in the lexical decision task', Psychonomic Bulletin and Review, 24, (6) pp. 1949-1956. ISSN 1069-9384 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3758/s13423-017-1259-y [eCite] [Details] Tweet
2017	Hawkins GE, Mittner M, Forstmann BU, Heathcote A, 'On the efficiency of neurally-informed cognitive models to identify latent cognitive states', Journal of Mathematical Psychology, 76, (Part B) pp. 142-155. ISSN 0022-2496 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.jmp.2016.06.007 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 4Web of Science - 4 Tweet
2017	Houpt JW, Heathcote A, Eidels A, 'Bayesian analyses of cognitive architecture', Psychological Methods, 22, (2) pp. 288-303. ISSN 1082-989X (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1037/met0000117 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 3Web of Science - 1 Tweet
2017	Matzke D, Hughes M, Badcock JC, Michie P, Heathcote A, 'Failures of cognitive control or attention? The case of stop-signal deficits in schizophrenia', Attention, perception & psychophysics, 79 pp. 1078-1086. ISSN 1943-393X (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3758/s13414-017-1287-8 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 6Web of Science - 4 Tweet
2017	Matzke D, Love J, Heathcote A, 'A Bayesian approach for estimating the probability of trigger failures in the stop-signal paradigm', Behavior Research Methods, 49, (1) pp. 267-281. ISSN 1554-3528 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3758/s13428-015-0695-8 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 4Web of Science - 5 Tweet
2017	Osth AF, Bora B, Dennis S, Heathcote A, 'Diffusion vs. linear ballistic accumulation: Different models, different conclusions about the slope of the zROC in recognition memory', Journal of Memory and Language, 96 pp. 36-61. ISSN 0749-596X (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.jml.2017.04.003 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 2Web of Science - 2 Tweet
2017	Osth AF, Dennis S, Heathcote A, 'Likelihood ratio sequential sampling models of recognition memory', Cognitive Psychology, 92 pp. 101-126. ISSN 0010-0285 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.cogpsych.2016.11.007 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 5Web of Science - 3 Tweet
2017	Sense F, Morey CC, Prince M, Heathcote A, Morey RD, 'Opportunity for verbalization does not improve visual change detection performance: a state-trace analysis', Behavior Research Methods, 49, (3) pp. 853-862. ISSN 1554-3528 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3758/s13428-016-0741-1 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 3Web of Science - 3 Tweet
2017	Strickland L, Heathcote A, Remington RW, Loft S, 'Accumulating evidence about what prospective memory costs actually reveal', Journal of Experimental Psychology, 43, (10) pp. 1616-1629. ISSN 0278-7393 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1037/xlm0000400 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 7Web of Science - 7 Co-authors: Strickland L Tweet
2017	Bushmakin MA, Eidels A, Heathcote A, 'Breaking the rules in perceptual information integration', Cognitive Psychology, 95 pp. 1-16. ISSN 0010-0285 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.cogpsych.2017.03.001 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1Web of Science - 1 Tweet
2017	Tillman G, Strayer D, Eidels A, Heathcote A, 'Modeling cognitive load effects of conversation between a passenger and driver', Attention Perception & Psychophysics, 79, (6) pp. 1795-1803. ISSN 1943-3921 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3758/s13414-017-1337-2 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 2Web of Science - 1 Tweet
2017	Grootswagers T, Ritchie B, Wardle SG, Heathcote A, Carlson TA, 'Asymmetric compression of representational space for object animacy categorization under degraded viewing conditions', Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 29, (12) pp. 1995-2010. ISSN 0898-929X (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_01177 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1Web of Science - 1 Tweet
2016	Davis-Stober CP, Morey RD, Gretton M, Heathcote A, 'Bayes factors for state-trace analysis', Journal of Mathematical Psychology, 72 pp. 116-129. ISSN 0022-2496 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.jmp.2015.08.004 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1Web of Science - 1 Tweet
2016	Holmes WR, Trueblood J, Heathcote A, 'A new framework for modeling decisions about changing information: The Piecewise Linear Ballistic Accumulator model', Cognitive Psychology, 85 pp. 1-29. ISSN 0010-0285 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.cogpsych.2015.11.002 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 12Web of Science - 12 Tweet
2016	Averell L, Prince M, Heathcote A, 'Fundamental causes of systematic and random variability in recognition memory', Journal of Memory and Language, 88 pp. 51-69. ISSN 0749-596X (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.jml.2015.12.010 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 2Web of Science - 2 Tweet
2016	Mullens D, Winkler I, Damaso K, Heathcote A, Whitson L, et al., 'Biased relevance filtering in the auditory system: A test of confidence-weighted first-impressions', Biological psychology, 115 pp. 101-111. ISSN 0301-0511 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2016.01.018 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 5Web of Science - 4 Tweet
2016	Palada H, Neal A, Vuckovic A, Martin R, Samules K, et al., 'Evidence accumulation in a complex task: Making choices about concurrent multiattribute stimuli under time pressure', Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 22, (1) pp. 1-23. ISSN 1076-898X (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1037/xap0000074 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 2Web of Science - 2 Tweet
2016	Williams P, Heathcote A, Nesbit K, Eidels A, 'Post-error recklessness and the hot hand', Judgment and Decision Making, 11, (2) pp. 174-184. ISSN 1930-2975 (2016) [Refereed Article] [eCite] [Details] Citations: Web of Science - 1 Tweet
2016	van Maanen L, Forstmann BU, Keuken MC, Wagenmakers EJ, Heathcote A, 'The impact of MRI scanner environment on perceptual decision-making', Behavior research methods, 48, (1) pp. 184-200. ISSN 1554-351X (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3758/s13428-015-0563-6 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 9Web of Science - 8 Tweet
2016	Finkbeiner M, Heathcote A, 'Distinguishing the time- and magnitude- difference accounts of the Simon Effect: Evidence from the reach-to-touch paradigm', Attention, Perception & Psychophysics, 78, (3) pp. 848-867. ISSN 1943-3921 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3758/s13414-015-1044-9 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 4Web of Science - 4 Tweet
2015	Conley AC, Marquez J, Parsons MW, Fulham WR, Heathcote A, et al., 'Anodal tDCS over the motor cortex on prepared and unprepared responses in young adults', PLoS One, 10, (5) Article e0124509. ISSN 1932-6203 (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0124509 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 5Web of Science - 5 Tweet
2015	Heathcote A, Coleman JR, Eidels A, Watson JM, Houpt J, et al., 'Working memory's workload capacity', Memory & Cognition, 43, (7) pp. 973-989. ISSN 0090-502X (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3758/s13421-015-0526-2 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 7Web of Science - 4 Tweet
2015	Heathcote A, Loft S, Remington RW, 'Slow down and remember to remember! A delay theory of prospective memory costs', Psychological Review, 122, (2) pp. 376-410. ISSN 0033-295X (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1037/a0038952 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 31Web of Science - 30 Tweet
2015	Heathcote A, Suraev A, Curley S, Gong Q, Love J, et al., 'Decision processes and the slowing of simple choices in schizophrenia', Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 124, (4) pp. 961-974. ISSN 0021-843X (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1037/abn0000117 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 4Web of Science - 3 Tweet
2015	Provost A, Heathcote A, 'Titrating decision processes in the mental rotation task', Psychological Review, 122, (4) pp. 735-754. ISSN 0033-295X (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1037/a0039706 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 8Web of Science - 7 Tweet
2015	Rouder JN, Morey RN, Gomez PI, Heathcote A, 'The Lognormal Race: A Cognitive-Process Model of Choice and Latency with Desirable Psychometric Properties', Psychometrika, 80, (2) pp. 491-513. ISSN 0033-3123 (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/S11336-013-9396-3 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Web of Science - 11 Tweet
2015	Terry A, Marley AAJ, Barnwal A, Wagenmakers E-J, Heathcote A, et al., 'Generalising the drift rate distribution for linear ballistic accumulators', Journal of Mathematical Psychology, 68-69 pp. 49-58. ISSN 0022-2496 (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.jmp.2015.09.002 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 4Web of Science - 2 Tweet
2015	Trueblood JS, Brown SD, Heathcote A, 'The fragile nature of contextual preference reversals: Reply to Tsetsos, Chater, and Usher (2015)', Psychological Review, 122, (4) pp. 848-853. ISSN 0033-295X (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1037/a0039656 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 11Web of Science - 10 Tweet
2015	Hawkins GE, Mittner M, Boekel W, Heathcote A, Forstmann BU, 'Toward a model-based cognitive neuroscience of mind wandering', Neuroscience, 310 pp. 290-305. ISSN 0306-4522 (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2015.09.053 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 7Web of Science - 5 Tweet
2014	Cassey P, Heathcote A, Brown SD, 'Brain and Behavior in Decision-Making', PL o S One, 10, (7) pp. 1-8. ISSN 1932-6203 (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1003700 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 12Web of Science - 12 Tweet
2014	Hawkins GE, Marley AA, Heathcote A, Flynn TN, Louviere JJ, et al., 'Integrating cognitive process and descriptive models of attitudes and preferences', Cognitive Science: A Multidisciplinary Journal of Artificial Intelligence, Linguistics, Neuroscience, Philosophy and Psychology, 38, (4) pp. 701-35. ISSN 0364-0213 (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/cogs.12094 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 15Web of Science - 9 Tweet
2014	Hawkins GE, Marley AAJ, Heathcote A, Flynn TN, Louviere JL, et al., 'The Best of Times and the Worst of Times Are Interchangeable', Decision, 1, (3) pp. 192-214. ISSN 2325-9965 (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1037/dec0000012 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 9 Tweet
2014	Heathcote A, Wagenmakers E-J, Brown SD, 'The Falsifiability of Actual Decision-Making Models', Psychological Review, 121, (4) pp. 676-678. ISSN 0033-295X (2014) [Contribution to Refereed Journal] DOI: 10.1037/a0037771 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 10Web of Science - 8 Tweet
2014	Mittner M, Boekel W, Tucker AM, Turner BM, Heathcote A, et al., 'When the Brain Takes a Break: A Model-Based Analysis of Mind Wandering', Journal of Neuroscience, 34, (49) pp. 16286 -16295. ISSN 0270-6474 (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2062-14.2014 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 50Web of Science - 47 Tweet
2014	Mullens D, Woodley J, Whitson L, Provost A, Heathcote A, et al., 'Altering the primacy bias How does a prior task affect mismatch negativity?', Psychophysiology: An International Journal, 51 pp. 437-445. ISSN 0048-5772 (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/psyp.12190 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 12Web of Science - 10 Tweet
2014	Poboka D, Karayanidis F, Heathcote A, 'Extending the Failure-to-Engage theory of task switch costs', Cognitive psychology, 72 pp. 108-141. ISSN 0010-0285 (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.cogpsych.2014.02.003 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 6Web of Science - 5 Tweet
2014	Rae B, Heathcote A, Donkin C, Averell L, Brown S, 'The Hare and the Tortoise: Emphasizing Speed Can Change the Evidence Used to Make Decisions', Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 40, (5) pp. 1226-1243. ISSN 0278-7393 (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1037/a0036801 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 49Web of Science - 46 Tweet
2014	Todd J, Heathcote A, Whitson LR, Mullens D, Provost A, et al., 'Mismatch negativity (MMN) to pitch change is susceptible to order-dependent bias', Frontiers in Neuroscience, 8 Article 180. ISSN 1662-4548 (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2014.00180 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 8Web of Science - 4 Tweet
2014	Trueblood JS, Brown SD, Heathcote A, 'The Multiattribute Linear Ballistic Accumulator Model of Context Effects in Multialternative Choice', Psychological Review, 121, (2) pp. 179-205. ISSN 0033-295X (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1037/a0036137 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 57Web of Science - 48 Tweet
2014	Whitson LR, Karayanidis F, Fulham R, Provost A, Michie PT, et al., 'Reactive control processes contributing to residual switch cost and mixing cost across the adult lifespan', Frontiers in Psychology, 5 Article 383. ISSN 1664-1078 (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00383 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 11Web of Science - 9 Tweet
2013	Provost A, Johnson B, Karayanidis F, Brown SD, Heathcote A, 'Two Routes to Expertise in Mental Rotation', Cognitive Science: A Multidisciplinary Journal of Artificial Intelligence, Linguistics, Neuroscience, Philosophy and Psychology, 37 pp. 1321-1342. ISSN 0364-0213 (2013) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/cogs.12042 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 7Web of Science - 7 Tweet
2013	Todd J, Provost A, Whitson LR, Cooper G, Heathcote A, 'Not so primitive: context-sensitive meta-learning about unattended sound sequences', Journal of Neurophysiology, 109 pp. 99-105. ISSN 0022-3077 (2013) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1152/jn.00581.2012 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 16Web of Science - 12 Tweet
2013	Trueblood JS, Brown SD, Heathcote A, Busemeyer JR, 'Not Just for Consumers: Context Effects Are Fundamental to Decision Making', Psychological Science, 24, (6) pp. 901- 908. ISSN 0956-7976 (2013) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1177/0956797612464241 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 65Web of Science - 52 Tweet
2013	Todd J, Heathcote A, Mullens D, Whitson LR, Provost A, et al., 'What controls gain in gain control? Mismatch negativity (MMN), priors and system biases', Brain Topography: Journal of Functional Neurophysiology, 27 pp. 578-589. ISSN 0896-0267 (2013) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s10548-013-0344-4 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 12Web of Science - 9 Tweet
2012	Heathcote A, Hayes B, 'Diffusion versus linear ballistic accumulation: different models for response time with different conclusions about psychological mechanisms?', Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology, 66, (2) pp. 125-36. ISSN 1196-1961 (2012) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1037/a0028189 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 16Web of Science - 16 Tweet
2012	Heathcote A, Love J, 'Linear deterministic accumulator models of simple choice', Frontiers in psychology, 23, (3) pp. 292. ISSN 1664-1078 (2012) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00292 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 35Web of Science - 25 Tweet
2012	Prince M, Brown S, Heathcote A, 'The Design and Analysis of State-Trace Experiments', Psychological Methods, 17, (1) pp. 78-99. ISSN 1082-989X (2012) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1037/a0025809 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 25Web of Science - 22 Tweet
2012	Prince M, Hawkins G, Love J, Heathcote A, 'An R package for state-trace analysis', Behavior research methods, 44, (3) pp. 644-55. ISSN 1554-351X (2012) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3758/s13428-012-0232-y [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 3Web of Science - 3 Tweet
2011	Averell L, Heathcote A, 'The form of the forgetting curve and the fate of memories', Journal of Mathematical Psychology, 55 pp. 25-35. ISSN 0022-2496 (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.jmp.2010.08.009 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 56Web of Science - 42 Tweet
2011	Dodds P, Donkin C, Brown SD, Heathcote A, 'Increasing Capacity: Practice Effects in Absolute Identification', Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 37, (2) pp. 477-492. ISSN 0278-7393 (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1037/a0022215 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 7Web of Science - 7 Tweet
2011	Dodds P, Donkin C, Brown SD, Heathcote A, Marley AAJ, 'Stimulus-specific learning: disrupting the bow effect in absolute identification', Attention, Perception & Psychophysics, 73 pp. 1977-1986. ISSN 1943-3921 (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3758/s13414-011-0156-0 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 3Web of Science - 3 Tweet
2011	Donkin C, Brown S, Heathcote A, 'Drawing conclusions from choice response time models: A tutorial using the linear ballistic accumulator', Journal of Mathematical Psychology, 55 pp. 140-151. ISSN 0022-2496 (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.jmp.2010.10.001 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 53Web of Science - 47 Tweet
2011	Donkin C, Brown S, Heathcote A, Wagenmakers E-J, 'Diffusion versus linear ballistic accumulation: different models but the same conclusions about psychological processes?', Psychonomic Bulletin and Review, 18 pp. 61-69. ISSN 1069-9384 (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3758/s13423-010-0022-4 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 56Web of Science - 57 Tweet
2011	Karayanidis F, Provost A, Brown S, Paton B, Heathcote A, 'Switch-specific and general preparation map onto different ERP components in a task-switching paradigm', Psychophysiology: An International Journal, 48 pp. 559-568. ISSN 0048-5772 (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.2010.01115.x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 46Web of Science - 42 Tweet
2011	Karayanidis F, Whitson LR, Heathcote A, Michie PT, 'Variability in proactive and reactive cognitive control processes across the adult lifespan', Frontiers in Psychology, 2 pp. 1-19. ISSN 1664-1078 (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2011.00318 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 33Web of Science - 31 Tweet
2011	Mansfield EL, Karayanidis F, Jamadar S, Heathcote A, Fortsmann BU, 'Adjustments of Response Threshold during Task Switching: A Model-Based Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study', Journal of Neuroscience, 31, (41) pp. 14688 -14692. ISSN 0270-6474 (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2390-11.2011 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 56Web of Science - 57 Tweet
2010	Eidels A, Donkin C, Brown SD, Heathcote A, 'Converging measures of workload capacity', Psychonomic Bulletin and Review, 17, (6) pp. 763-771. ISSN 1069-9384 (2010) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3758/PBR.17.6.763 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 36Web of Science - 34 Tweet
2010	Heathcote A, Bora B, Freeman E, 'Recollection and confidence in two-alternative forced choice episodic recognition', Journal of Memory and Language, 62 pp. 183-203. ISSN 0749-596X (2010) [Refereed Article] [eCite] [Details]
2010	Heathcote A, Brown S, Wagenmakers EJ, Eidels A, 'Distribution-free tests of stochastic dominance for small samples', Journal of Mathematical Psychology, 54 pp. 454 -463. ISSN 0022-2496 (2010) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.jmp.2010.06.005 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 19Web of Science - 17 Tweet
2010	Karayanidis F, Jamadar S, Ruge H, Phillips N, Heathcote A, et al., 'Advance preparation in task-switching: converging evidence from behavioral, brain activation, and model-based approaches', Frontiers in Psychology, 1 Article 25. ISSN 1664-1078 (2010) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2010.00025 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 86Web of Science - 73 Tweet
2010	Smith JL, Smith EA, Provost AL, Heathcote A, 'Sequence effects support the conflict theory of N2 and P3 in the Go/NoGo task', International Journal of Psychophysiology, 75, (3) pp. 217-226. ISSN 0167-8760 (2010) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2009.11.002 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 59Web of Science - 57 Tweet
2010	Freeman E, Heathcote A, Chalmers K, Hockley W, 'Item effects in recognition memory for words', Journal of Memory and Language, 62, (1) pp. 1-18. ISSN 0749-596X (2010) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.jml.2009.09.004 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 25Web of Science - 25 Tweet
2008	Brown SD, Marley AAJ, Donkin C, Heathcote A, 'An Integrated Model of Choices and Response Times in Absolute Identification', Psychological Review, 115, (2) pp. 396-425. ISSN 0033-295X (2008) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1037/0033-295X.115.2.396 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 54Web of Science - 53 Tweet
2007	Brown SD, Heathcote A, 'The simplest complete model of choice response time: linear ballistic accumulation', Cognitive psychology, 57, (3) pp. 153-78. ISSN 0010-0285 (2007) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.cogpsych.2007.12.002 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 394Web of Science - 361 Tweet
2005	Brown S, Heathcote A, 'A ballistic model of choice response time', Psychological Review, 112, (1) pp. 117-128. ISSN 0033-295X (2005) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1037/0033-295X.112.1.117 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 138Web of Science - 127 Tweet
2005	Nicholson R, Karayanidis F, Poboka D, Heathcote A, Michie PT, 'Electrophysiological correlates of anticipatory task-switching processes', Psychophysiology: An International Journal, 42 pp. 540-554. ISSN 0048-5772 (2005) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.2005.00350.x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 107Web of Science - 105 Tweet
2003	Heathcote A, 'Item Recognition Memory and the Receiver Operating Characteristic', Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition, 29, (6) pp. 1210-1230. ISSN 0278-7393 (2003) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1037/0278-7393.29.6.1210 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 93Web of Science - 95 Tweet
2000	Heathcote A, Brown S, 'The Law of Practice and localist neural network models', Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 23, (4) pp. 479-480. ISSN 0140-525X (2000) [Contribution to Refereed Journal] DOI: 10.1017/S0140525X00353353 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 2Web of Science - 3 Tweet
1991	Heathcote A, Popiel SJ, Mewhort DJK, 'Analysis of response time distributions: an example using the stroop task', Psychological Bulletin, 109, (2) pp. 340-347. ISSN 0033-2909 (1991) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1037/0033-2909.109.2.340 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 266Web of Science - 267 Tweet

Chapter in Book

(5 outputs)

Year	Citation	Altmetrics
2018	Ly A, Boehm U, Heathcote A, Turner BM, Forstman B, et al., 'A Flexible and Efficient Hierarchical Bayesian Approach to the Exploration of Individual Differences in Cognitive-model-based Neuroscience', Computational Models of Brain and Behavior, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd., AA Moustafa (ed), United States, pp. 467-480. ISBN 978-1-119-15906-3 (2018) [Research Book Chapter] [eCite] [Details]
2016	Narra M, Heathcote A, Finkbeiner M, 'Time course differences between bilinguals and monolinguals in the Simon task', Cognitive Control and Consequences of Multilingualism, John Benjamins Publishing Company, JB Schweiter (ed), Amsterdam, pp. 397-425. ISBN 9789027243720 (2016) [Research Book Chapter] DOI: 10.1075/bpa.2 [eCite] [Details] Tweet
2015	Donkin C, Rae B, Heathcote A, Brown SD, 'Why is accurately labelling simple magnitudes so hard?', Oxford Handbook of Computational and Mathematical Psychology, Oxford University Press, JR Busemeyer, JT Townsend, Z J Wang, & A Eidels (ed), Oxford, pp. 1-32. ISBN 978-0-19-995799-6 (2015) [Other Book Chapter] [eCite] [Details]
2015	Heathcote A, Brown SD, Wagenmakers E-J, 'An Introduction to Good Practices in Cognitive Modeling', An Introduction to Model-Based Cognitive Neuroscience, Springer, E-J Wagenmakers (ed), United Kingdom, pp. 1-14. ISBN 978-1-4939-2235-2 (2015) [Research Book Chapter] DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-2236-9 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 6 Tweet
2010	Heathcote A, Elliott D, 'Nonlinear dynamical analysis of noisy time series', Nonlinear Dynamical Systems Analysis for the Behavioral Sciences Using Real Data, CRC Press, SJ Guastello & RAM Gregson (ed), United States, pp. 103-134. ISBN 9781439819975 (2010) [Research Book Chapter] [eCite] [Details]

Conference Publication

(10 outputs)

Year	Citation	Altmetrics
2014	Hawkins GE, Camilleri AR, Heathcote A, Newell BR, Brown SD, 'Modeling probability knowledge and choice in decisions from experience', Proceedings of the 36th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, 23-26 July, 2014, Quebec City, Canada, pp. 1-6. ISSN 1069-7977 (2014) [Refereed Conference Paper] [eCite] [Details] Tweet
2014	Heathcote A, Eidels A, Houpt J, Colman J, Watson J, et al., 'Multitasking in Working Memory', CogSci 2014 Proceedings, 23 July - 26 July , 2014, Quebec City, Canada, pp. 601-606. ISBN 978-0-9911967-0-8 (2014) [Refereed Conference Paper] [eCite] [Details] Tweet
2014	Heathcote A, Vuckovic A, Palada HD, Neal A, Samuels K, et al., 'Cognitive models of unmanned aerial vehicle operators', Future Land Force Conference 2014, 24-25 September 2014, Brisbane, Australia, pp. 1-2. (2014) [Refereed Conference Paper] [eCite] [Details] Tweet
2011	Wright EW, Ellinghaus MP, Close NM, Heathcote A, 'The effect of rule determinacy on deciding contract disputes: experimental data and network simulation', Proceedings of the 6th Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies, 4 - 5 November 2011, Chicago, United States, pp. 1-41. (2011) [Refereed Conference Paper] [eCite] [Details] Tweet
2010	Averell L, Heathcote A, 'Posterior distribution analysis of the retention of briefly studied words', ASCS09: Proceedings of the 9th Conference of the Australasian Society for Cognitive Science, 30 September - 2 October 2009, Sydney, Australia ISBN 978-0-646-52918-9 (2010) [Refereed Conference Paper] DOI: 10.5096/ASCS20092 [eCite] [Details] Tweet
2010	Dodds P, Donkin C, Brown SD, Heathcote A, 'Multidimensional scaling methods for absolute identification data', Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, 11-14 August, 2010, Portland, Oregon, pp. 2804-2809. ISBN 978-1-61738-890-3 (2010) [Refereed Conference Paper] [eCite] [Details]
2010	Donkin C, Shiffrin RM, Brown S, Heathcote A, 'Does micro-variability make models more complex? a comparison between diffusive and linear evidence accumulation', Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, 2010, Portland, Oregon, pp. 1946-1951. ISBN 978-0-9768318-6-0 (2010) [Refereed Conference Paper] [eCite] [Details] Tweet
2010	Hawkins G, Prince M, Brown S, Heathcote A, 'Designing state-trace experiments to assess the number of latent psychological variables underlying binary choices', Cognition in Flux: Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, 11-14 August, 2010, Portland, Oregon ISBN 978-0-9768318-6-0 (2010) [Refereed Conference Paper] [eCite] [Details] Tweet
2010	Prince M, Heathcote A, 'The Disproportionate Face Inversion Effect in recognition memory', Cognition in Flux: Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, 11-14 August, 2010, Portland, Oregon ISBN 978-0-9768318-6-0 (2010) [Refereed Conference Paper] [eCite] [Details] Tweet
2009	Karayanidis F, Whitson LR, Michie PT, Heathcote A, 'Neural Correlates and Temporal Dynamics of Task-Switching in Normal Aging', Proceedings of the 9th Conference of the Australasian Society for Cognitive Science, Sept 30 - Oct 02, 2009, Sydney, Australia, pp. 1-8. ISBN 978-0-646-52918-9 (2009) [Refereed Conference Paper] [eCite] [Details] Tweet

Grants & Funding

Andrew has held 10 ARC Discover projects during his career with funding totaling over $2.2m. In these projects Andrew has been part of research teams that have developed a new perspective on the law of practice, the relationship between speed-skill and practice, a unified theory of performance in absolute identification tasks, new approaches to understanding recognition memory, choice models for learning and memory and integrated models of the neuroscience of rapid decisions and in ongoing work a unified theory of episodic memory and applications of comprehensive models of simple choice to complex real-world decisions.

Funding Summary

Number of grants

Total funding

$3,228,865

Projects

Automation, Trust, and Workload: UTAS / CSIRO / UoSA Collaborative Research Project (2017 - 2019)$212,982

Description: Automation, and autonomous systems, are playing an increasing role in every-day life. Whereas the previous generation of autonomous technology had its impact largely in industrial spaces, (e.g. automotive factory robots), current advances are bringing such systems into the homes, workplaces, and automobiles of todays citizens. A key factor here is the increased proximity to human operators and bystanders. This project aims to develop a useful model for making predictive analyses based on these three factors, Automation, Trust, and Workload.The work will focus on both traditional methods of workload estimation (i.e. subjective questionnaire) and novel methodology using psychophysiological methodology to measure workload in a way that does not interrupt critical task flow, as is the case with traditional methodology. Such methodologies include, but are not limited to: Pupillometry (using fluctuations in pupil diameter to indicate cognitive load, e.g. (Duenser, Lochner, Engelke, & Rozado, 2015); electro-dermal activity (using skin conductivity to infer cognitive load, e.g. (Lochner, Duenser, Lutzhoft, Brooks, & Rozado, 2016); IR camera-based pulse detection (using video imagery to detect pulse rate, e.g. (Stemberger, Allison, & Schnell, 2010). It is our goal to develop and validate a hybrid methodology for assessing workload in critical task environments, where standard interruptive measurement techniques are not appropriate due to various considerations including safety, efficiency, and efficacy. This framework is not limited to assessing physical automation (e.g. self driving cars, autonomous robotics), but also includes automation within a user-experience framework, considering automated web-based information systems.The second key factor (the first being the level of autonomy) in the model under development is the individuals level of trust in the automated system. Recent research on human interactions with autonomous systems (e.g., Freedy, DeVisser, Weltman, & Coeyman, 2007; Lee & See, 2004) indicates that the level of trust in the system affects the success of the interaction on a number of levels, and should therefore be taken into account as a major factor in the design process. The current project contributors believe that a relation between trust, autonomy, and workload is intrinsic to the human-machine system, and that the development of a model surrounding these influences will inform the successful future development of such systems. This research sits at the nexus of three academic disciplines, namely computer science, psychology, and engineering. The development of systems that operate with variable levels of human engagement, requires an explicit understanding of the human capacity for work, the strengths and limitations of the technology, and a way to predict when errors will occur. The proposed project structure will support this multidisciplinary work by establishing the appropriate interdepartmental connections.
Funding: CSIRO-Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation ($212,982)
Scheme: Contract Research
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Heathcote A; Gale TJ; de Salas KL; Lueg C; Brooks BP; Strickland LJG; Duenser A; Lochner M
Period: 2017 - 2019

Providing Automation with Situational Awareness of Operator Workload (2017)$97,159

Description: Human operators - particularly in demanding Defence jobs - experience workload levels varying from light or none to complete overload. These workload fluctuations can be associated with sub-optimal performance, which can lead to poor outcomes or even mission failure. Automation, in the form of artificial intelligence that can take over routine tasks and/or recommend smart options, promises to alleviate some of these concerns but raises its own problem. Under-load can cause mind-wandering, sometimes called "automation neglect", leaving the operator ill prepared for emergencies, and automated recommenders, lacking the situational awareness of human assistants, can cause failures by intruding at critical times or providing options that overload the operator's capacity. We aim to develop a hardware and software package for monitoring and predicting operator engagement and workload in real time.
Funding: Defence Science and Technology Group ($97,159)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Heathcote A; Matzke D; Strayer D
Year: 2017

Bayesian Estimation of Evidence Accumulation Architectures in Neuroscience and Cognition (2016)$21,084

Description: Advanced Training in Mathematical and Computational Modeling for Psychological Science
Funding: The William K. and Katherine W. Estes Fund ($21,084)
Scheme: Contract Research
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Heathcote A
Year: 2016

Modelling human decision making in complex environments (2016 - 2018)$635,000

Description: The project aims to extend state-of-the art quantitative psychological models of simple choice tasks to decisionmaking with complex stimuli in complex environments. These new formal models will provide a comprehensiveaccount of behaviour, including the choices that are made, how long it takes to make them, and how choices andchoice times vary within and between decision makers. The models will explain how people adapt to changes intask demands when dealing with multiple stimuli or performing multiple tasks concurrently under time pressure.The project will provide the strategic basic research that is needed to extend psychological models of choice tocomplex real-world tasks, such air traffic control and maritime surveillance.
Funding: Australian Research Council ($635,000)
Scheme: Grant-Discovery Projects
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Heathcote A; Neal A; Loft S; Martin R; Strayer D
Period: 2016 - 2018
Grant Reference: DP160101891

Integrating individual and environmental perspectives on eating to prevent obesity: Modelling food choices in real-time (2016)$14,157

Funding: University of Tasmania ($14,157)
Scheme: Grant-Research Enhancement (REGS)
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Schuez Benjamin; Heathcote A; Ferguson SG; Schuez N
Year: 2016

Developing a Unified Theory of Episodic Memory (2015 - 2019)$757,800

Description: This proposal aims to develop a model of episodic memory and to apply the model to both adult and child development data. Unlike current approaches, the model will address multiple memory tasks including item recognition, associative recognition, source recognition and cued recall and will also address reaction timedata, allowing different sources of interference causing forgetting in adults to be identified. By addressing both encoding and retrieval processes, the model can assess how changes in different sources of interference modulate performance through the trajectory of early development. Hierarchical Bayesian estimation will enable a simultaneous account of multiple tasks and support future deployment in appliedcontexts.
Funding: Australian Research Council ($757,800)
Scheme: Grant-Discovery Projects
Administered By: University of Newcastle
Research Team: Dennis S; Heathcote A; Sloutsky V
Period: 2015 - 2019
Grant Reference: DP150100272

Rapid Decisions: From neuroscience to complex cognitions (2012 - 2013)$134,000

Funding: Australian Research Council ($134,000)
Scheme: Discovery Project
Administered By: University of Newcastle
Research Team: Brown S; Eidels A; Heathcote A
Period: 2012 - 2013

Choice Models for Learning and Memory (2011 - 2015)$544,155

Description: Life is filled with well familiar choices that are made quickly and with sensitivity to the decision context, suchas ones overall level of knowledge and the consequences of the decisions. This project will develop and testquantitative models, using Bayesian estimation and model selection, of a) learning to transition from taskmastery (i.e., effortful, fairly accurate but slower choices) to fluent (i.e., accurate, rapid and effortless)performance, and b) the accuracy, speed and confidence of decisions about recognition memory (i.e.,whether an item was previously encountered in a particular context) as a function of the probability andsimilarity of choices and the likely strength and sources of information provided by memory.
Funding: Australian Research Council ($544,155)
Scheme: Grant-Discovery Projects
Administered By: Australian Research Council
Research Team: Heathcote A; Marley A; Morey R; Rouder J
Period: 2011 - 2015
Grant Reference: DP110100234

Absolute identification and beyond: A comprehensive, integrated architecture for speeded choice (2008 - 2009)$120,000

Funding: Australian Research Council ($120,000)
Scheme: Discovery Project
Administered By: University of Newcastle
Research Team: Brown S; Heathcote A
Period: 2008 - 2009

Are two processes one too many? An investigation of the viability of the dual-process model of recognition memory (2005 - 2006)$167,000

Funding: Australian Research Council ($167,000)
Scheme: Discovery Project
Administered By: University of Newcastle
Research Team: Dunn J; Heathcote A
Period: 2005 - 2006

Lexical Contagion and Similarity Effects in Recognition Memory (2004 - 2005)$105,000

Funding: Australian Research Council ($105,000)
Scheme: Discovery Project
Administered By: University of Newcastle
Research Team: Heathcote A; Chalmers K; Hockley W
Period: 2004 - 2005

A unified theory of performance in absolute identification tasks (2003 - 2005)$38,700

Funding: Australian Research Council ($38,700)
Scheme: Linkage Project
Administered By: University of Newcastle
Research Team: Vickers D; Marley AA; Lee MD; Smith PL; Heathcote A
Period: 2003 - 2005

The Development of Speed Skill (2002 - 2003)$150,000

Funding: Australian Research Council ($150,000)
Scheme: Discovery Project
Administered By: University of Newcastle
Research Team: Heathcote A; Hayes B; Mewhort DJK
Period: 2002 - 2003

Testing detailed models of visual word identification: Decision and response contributions to performance (2000 - 2001)$104,000

Funding: Australian Research Council ($104,000)
Scheme: Large Grants
Administered By: University of Newcastle
Research Team: Andrews S; Heathcote A
Period: 2000 - 2001

An analysis of human cognition using dynamic nonlinear models (1993 - 1994)$99,328

Funding: Australian Research Council ($99,328)
Scheme: Large Grants
Administered By: University of Newcastle
Research Team: Heath RA; Heathcote A
Period: 1993 - 1994

Evaluation of computer-based instruction in the teaching of psychology (1993)$28,500

Funding: University Teaching (formerly CAUT) ($28,500)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Newcastle
Research Team: Provost S; Hayes B; Munro D; Heathcote A; Heath R; Pfister P
Year: 1993

Research Supervision

Andrew has supervised over 100 4^thyear and honours projects, with over 60% of the honours projects receiving 1 ^st class and 6 the prize for best thesis. Andrew has also supervised 7 Masters, 2 Professional Doctorate and 7 PhD projects to completion and is involved in the ongoing supervision of 9 ongoing PhD projects. Andrew is actively seeking new PhD students with an interest in mathematical psychology.

Current

Degree	Title	Commenced
PhD	A Quantitative Model of Decision Making in Complex Environments	2016
PhD	Modelling Rapid Motor Responses in Young and Older Adults	2016
PhD	Rapid-Choice Motor Actions: The influence of age, brain connectivity, and cognitive processing	2016
PhD	Using Cognitive Psychology to Optimise Students Study Behaviours and the Communication of Health Promotion Messages	2017
PhD	Understanding Response Confidence in Terms of Balance of Evidence Accumulation Processes in Recognition and Related Tasks	2017
PhD	Measuring and Communicating Uncertainty	2018
PhD	Improving Decision Making and Metacognition in Medical Screening	2018
PhD	Automation Interface Design and Content: Balancing appropriate trust and cognitive workload	2018
PhD	Investigating Inhibitory Control Using Neurophysiological Methods and Computational Modelling	2018