Cognitive Psychology

Cognitive Psychology, Ethics, Human Computer Interaction

The Effects of Urgent Facebook Interaction on User Well-being

Introduction Social media networks have changed the way individuals communicate by increasing the number of people with which a user can interact without dependency on…

Cognitive Psychology, Human Factors

Why the TSA overlooks firearms

We’ve heard many stories in the news about people illegally carrying firearms on their person or in their check luggage. To me and you, this…

AR/VR, Cognitive Psychology, Human Computer Interaction

The fight against the Noosphere

Jaron Lanier’s book, You Are Not a Gadget, has ignited controversy as it criticizes the current climate of technology, and specifically, the Internet. Responsible for popularizing…

Cognitive Psychology, Human Computer Interaction

Goal framing adherence on activity trackers (Part 1)

As part of research, I am particularly interested in adherence to weight loss plans wearable technology devices. I will break this research down into three…

AR/VR, Cognitive Psychology

Virtual reality for rehabilitation

Families of children with disabilities are faced with challenges in receiving proper long-term care. Cost, accessibility of facilities, and consistency of care can all harbor…

Cognitive Psychology, Human Factors

Is safe driving technology actually safer?

Does safe driving technology make an operator more alert? New cars are now adorned with a multitude of technological bells and whistles. Some serve entertainment…

Cognitive Psychology, Human Computer Interaction

Universal design for autism

Population diversity presents many challenges when developing systems that are available for use to ALL audiences. Universal design applies to how systems can be designed…

Cognitive Psychology, Human Computer Interaction

Objective-based design

Usability guru, Don Norman, has a great list called “The Seven Stages of Action” that describes the psychology behind how an individual preforms a task. More…

Cognitive Psychology

The interaction cost of change blindness

Change blindness is defined as the inability to detect changes to one’s environment. Daniel Simons and Daniel Levin conducted a well-known research study on real-world interaction…

Cognitive Psychology

Online and offline spatial updating

Vision keeps us out of trouble, especially when we, or another object, is in motion. It can let us know when to slam on the…