Peter Dixon, University of Alberta

Research

cognitive control discourse processing episodic memory inference mind wandering reading task switching validation

Latest papers

Assessing evidence for replication: A likelihood-based approach.
Behavior research methods · 2020 · first author
Solo versus joint bimanual coordination.
Experimental brain research · 2019 · first author
Episodic retrieval and the SNARC effect.
Psychonomic bulletin & review · 2017 · first author

All 10 publications

Latest funding

Non-contingent processes in reading
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$168,000
Mind wandering, meaning, and action
NSERC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$130,000
Memory for literary texts: an empirical investigation
SSHRC · 2010 · Co-investigator
$98,128

All 13 grants and awards

10 publications.

01

Assessing evidence for replication: A likelihood-based approach.

Dixon P, Glover S

Behavior research methods2020First author

DOI: 10.3758/s13428-020-01403-6 PMID: 32441033

02

Solo versus joint bimanual coordination.

Dixon P, Glover S

Experimental brain research2019First author

DOI: 10.1007/s00221-018-5420-2 PMID: 30390100

03

Episodic retrieval and the SNARC effect.

Dixon P

Psychonomic bulletin & review2017First author

DOI: 10.3758/s13423-017-1253-4 PMID: 28244017

04

Mind wandering in text comprehension under dual-task conditions.

Dixon P, Li H

Frontiers in psychology2013First author

DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00682 PMID: 24101909

05

The effective number of parameters in post hoc models.

Dixon P

Behavior research methods2013First author

DOI: 10.3758/s13428-013-0373-7 PMID: 23921541

06

Repetition effects in grasping.

Dixon P, McAnsh S, Read L

Canadian journal of experimental psychology = Revue canadienne de psychologie experimentale2012First author

DOI: 10.1037/a0026192 PMID: 22148902

07

Repetition and the SNARC effect with one- and two-digit numbers.

Tan S, Dixon P

Canadian journal of experimental psychology = Revue canadienne de psychologie experimentale2011Senior author

DOI: 10.1037/a0022368 PMID: 21668090

08

Computation in the dorsal and ventral stream.

Dixon P

Cognitive neuroscience2010First author

DOI: 10.1080/17588920903490947 PMID: 24168247

09

A hybrid approach to experimental control.

Dixon P

Behavior research methods2009First author

DOI: 10.3758/brm.41.3.615 PMID: 19587170

10

Perseveration and contrast effects in grasping.

Dixon P, Glover S

Neuropsychologia2009First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2008.12.032 PMID: 19162049

Non-contingent processes in reading

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Dixon, Peter

Keywords: reading; discourse processing; inference; validation; mind wandering; episodic memory; cognitive control; task switching; working memory

$168,000

Mind wandering, meaning, and action

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Dixon, Peter

$130,000

Memory for literary texts: an empirical investigation

Co-investigatorSSHRC2010Standard Research Grants program

Principal investigators: Bortolussi, Marisa

Keywords: literature; text memory; literary response; discourse processing

$98,128

Episodic memory and the control of performance

Principal investigatorNSERC2008Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Dixon, Peter

$189,680

Literary value and evaluation: the role of culture and knowledge in the age of internet technology

Co-investigatorSSHRC2006Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Bortolussi, Marisa

Keywords: literary and cultural value; reading; literary reception; empirical approaches to literary studies; psychological processing of texts

$72,229

Movement tracking equipment

Principal investigatorNSERC2005Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Dixon, Peter

$21,491

Intention, perception, and the control of action

Principal investigatorNSERC2002Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Dixon, Peter

$228,000

Cognitive processing of narrative genres

Co-investigatorSSHRC2001Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Bortolussi, Marisa

Keywords: cognitive processing of literary genres; reader response; literary reception; genre theory; cognitive theory; cognitive psychology; cultural studies

$74,584

Computer facilities for research on language and cognition

Principal investigatorNSERC2000Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Dixon, Peter

$9,722

Referential memory in comprehension

Principal investigatorNSERC1998Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Dixon, Peter

$127,820

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

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Pediatrics

1 shared papers, latest 2013

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: cognitive control Dear Professor Dixon, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Assessing evidence for replication: A likelihood-based approach." (2020), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Non-contingent processes in reading" (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]