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Wedell, Douglas
Professor
Dr. Wedell's research focuses on how context affects how we think about and interact with the world. He has studied context effects by altering the nature of the stimulus or choice set, changing features of the task, such as the mode of presentation or the type or response required, and manipulating the framing of the information being considered. His research is characterized by development of quantitative models that explain judgment, decision, and memory processes.
Biographical Profile
- College
- College of Arts and Sciences
- Department
- Psychology
- Tenure Status
- Tenured
International Activity
- International Activities
- No
- Institutional Focus Areas
- Social Sciences
Interest Background
- Do you include students in your research?
- Undergraduates and Graduates
- Interest Keywords
- Decision making, Judgment, Context effects, Bias, Spatial cogition, Rationality
- Institutional Focus Areas
- Social Sciences
- Personal Focus Areas
- Cognitive Psychology, Decision Making, Mathetmatical Psychology
Professional Preparation(Education & Training)
| Dates | Institution | Location | Degree | Field of Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/1981 - 06/1984 | University of California Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | Ph.D. | Psychology |
| 09/1980 - 12/1981 | University of California Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | MA | Psychology |
| 08/1975 - 05/1979 | University of Illinois | Champaign-Urbana, Illinois | BS | Psychology |
Positions & Appointments
| Dates | Description | Institution/Entity |
|---|---|---|
| 08/1989 - 08/1995 | Assistant Professor of Psychology | |
| 08/1995 - 08/2001 | Associate Professor of Psychology | |
| 08/2001 - Present | Professor of Psychology |
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Facilities
- Laboratory
- Laboratory consists of a large room with six computers used to run experiments in the human cognition of judgment, decision making and spatial memory.
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