Publications

2011

Wong, J. H. & Peterson, M. S. (2011). The interaction between memorized objects and abrupt onsets in oculomotor capture. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 73(6), 1768-1779.

Peterson, M.S., & Beck, M.R. (2011). Eye movements and memory. in I. Gilchrist & S. Everling (Eds.) Oxford Handbook on Eye Movements. Oxford, England.

2010

Werner, N.E., Cades, D.M., Boehm-Davis, D.A., Peterson, M.S., Alothman, S. J., & Zhang, X. (2010). Individual differences in resuming interrupted tasks. Washington Academy of Sciences, 96, 3, 35-49..

2008

Peterson, M. S., Beck, M. R., & Wong, J. H. (2008). Were you paying attention to where you looked? The role of executive working memory in visual search. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 15(2), 372-377.

Beck, M. R., Angelone, B. L., Levin, D. T., Peterson, M. S., & Varakin, D. A. (2008). Implicit learning for probable changes in a visual change detection task. Consciousness and Cognition: An International Journal, 17(4), 1192-1208.

Wong, J. H., Peterson, M. S., & Thompson, J. C. (2008). Visual working memory capacity for objects from different categories: A face-specific maintenance effect. Cognition, 108(3), 719-731.

Bherer, L., Kramer, A.F., Peterson, M.S., Colcombe, S., Erickson, K. & Becic, E. (2008). Transfer effects in task-set cost and dual-task cost after dual-task training in older and younger adults: Further evidence for cognitive plasticity in attentional control in late adulthood. Experimental Aging Research., 34, 188-209.

2007

Ratwani, R. M., Andrews, A. E., McCurry, M., Trafton, J. G., & Peterson, M. S. (2007). Using peripheral processing and spatial memory to facilitate task resumption. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 51(4), 244-248.

Peterson, M. S., Beck, M. R., & Vomela, M. (2007). Visual search is guided by prospective and retrospective memory. Perception & Psychophysics, 69(1), 123-135.

Beck, M. R., Peterson, M. S., & Angelone, B. L. (2007). The roles of encoding, retrieval, and awareness in change detection. Memory & Cognition, 35(4), 610-620.

Wong, J. H., Peterson, M. S., & Hillstrom, A. P. (2007). Are changes in semantic and structural information sufficient for oculomotor capture? Journal of Vision, 7(12.3), 1-10.

2006

Beck, M. R., Peterson, M. S., Boot, W. R., Vomela, M., & Kramer, A. F. (2006). Explicit memory for rejected distractors during visual search. Visual Cognition, 14(2), 150-174.

McCarley, J. S., Kramer, A. F., Boot, W. R., Peterson, M. S., Wang, R. F., & Irwin, D. E. (2006). Oculomotor behaviour in visual search for multiple targets. Visual Cognition, 14(4-8), 685-703.

Beck, M. R., Peterson, M. S., & Vomela, M. (2006). Memory for where, but not what, is used during visual search. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 32(2), 235-250.

Kramer, A. F., Boot, W. R., McCarley, J., Peterson, M., Colcombe, A., & Scialfa, C. T. (2006). Aging, memory and visual search. Acta Psychologica, 122(3), 288-304.

Bherer, L., Kramer, A. F., Peterson, M. S., Colcombe, S., Erickson, K., & Becic, E. (2006). Testing the limits of cognitive plasticity in older adults: Application to attentional control. Acta Psychologica, 123(3), 261-278.

2005

Bherer, L., Kramer, A. F., Peterson, M. S., Colcombe, S., Erickson, K., & Becic, E. (2005). Training effects on dual-task performance: Are there age-related differences in plasticity of attentional control? Psychology and Aging, 20(4), 695-709.

Belopolsky, A. V., Peterson, M. S., & Kramer, A. F. (2005). Visual search in temporally segregated displays: Converging operations in the study of the preview benefit. Cognitive Brain Research, 24(3), 453-466.

Boot, W. R., Kramer, A. F., & Peterson, M. S. (2005). Oculomotor consequences of abrupt object onsets and offsets: Onsets dominate oculomotor capture. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 67(5), 910-928.

2004

Peterson, M. S., Boot, W. R., Kramer, A. F., & Mccarley, J. S. (2004). Landmarks help guide attention during visual search. Spatial Vision, 17, 4(5), 497-510.

Boot, W. R., McCarley, J., Kramer, A. F., & Peterson, M. S. (2004). Automatic and intentional memory processes in visual search. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 11(5), 854-861.

Cassavaugh, N., Kramer, A. F., & Peterson, M. S. (2004). Aging and the strategic control of the fixation offset effect. Psychology and Aging, 19(2), 357-361.

Bojko, A., Kramer, A. F., & Peterson, M. S. (2004). Age equivalence in switch costs for prosaccade and antisaccade tasks. Psychology and Aging, 19(1), 226-234.

Peterson, M. S., Kramer, A. F., & Irwin, D. E. (2004). Covert shifts of attention precede involuntary eye movements. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 66(3), 398-405.

2003

McCarley, J. S., Wang, R. F., Kramer, A. F., Irwin, D. E., & Peterson, M. S. (2003). How much memory does oculomotor search have? Psychological Science, 14(5), 422-426.

Peterson, M. S., Belopolsky, A., & Kramer, A. (2003). Contingent visual marking by transients. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 65(5), 695-710.

Colcombe, A., Kramer, A. F., Irwin, D. E., Peterson, M. S., Colcombe, S., & Hahn, S. (2003). Age-related effects of attentional and oculomotor capture by onsets and singletons as a function of experience. Acta Psychologica, 113, 205-225.

2002

Peterson, M. S., Kramer, A. F., Irwin, D. E., & Hahn, S. (2002). Modulation of oculomotor capture by abrupt onsets during attentionally demanding visual search. Visual Cognition, 9(6), 755-791.

McCarley, J. S., Kramer, A. F., & Peterson, M. S. (2002). Overt and covert object-based attention. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 9(4), 751-758.

2001

Peterson, M. S. & Kramer, A. F. (2001). Contextual cueing reduces interference from task-irrelevant onset distractors. Visual Cognition, 8(6), 843-859.

Peterson, M. S., Kramer, A. F., Wang, R. F., Irwin, D. E., & McCarley, J. S. (2001). Visual search has memory. Psychological Science, 12(4), 287-292.

Peterson, M. S. & Kramer, A. F. (2001). Attentional guidance of the eyes by contextual information and abrupt onsets. Perception & Psychophysics, 63(7), 1239-1249.

Kramer, A. F., Cassavaugh, N. D., Irwin, D. E., Peterson, M. S., & Hahn, S. (2001). Influence of single and multiple onset distractors on visual search for singleton targets. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 63(6), 952-968.

Kramer, A. F., Scialfa, C. T., Peterson, M. S., & Irwin, D. E. (2001). Attentional capture, attentional control and aging. Chapter to appear in C. Folk & B. Gibson (Eds.) Attention, Distraction, and Action. Elsevier.

2000

Peterson, M. S. & Juola, J. F. (2000). Evidence for distinct attentional bottlenecks in attention switching and attentional blink tasks. The Journal of General Psychology, 127(1), 6-26.

Juola, J. F., Duvuru, P., & Peterson, M. S. (2000). Priming effects in attentional gating. Memory & Cognition, 28(2), 224-235.

Juola, J., Koshino, H., Warner, C. B., McMickell, M., & Peterson, M. S. (2000). Automatic and voluntary control of attention in young and elderly adults. The American Journal of Psychology, 113, 159-178.