Michael Stroud
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Email: stroudm@merrimack.edu
About Me:
My research interests are focused on questions in visual cognition, theory of mind and learning, and cognition and instruction. I pursue these questions through a variety of methods aimed at exploring both basic and applied aspects of research. My primary area of research revolves around the question of why it is often difficult to search for multiple objects at once. This question, as well how we mentally represent objects during visual search, is best revealed through monitoring eye movements during various visual search tasks. By understanding the basic question of how we represent objects to guide search, we may better understand more critical applied research questions like how to improve visual search for airport security screeners. My secondary area of research is devoted to investigating projects in applied cognitive and educational research. Specifically, how can learning devices such as metaphors and graphics be used to enhance learning of difficult concepts in the classroom. I am co-director, along with Raymond Shaw of the Context, Attention, Memory, and Perception (CAMP). Click here for more information about CAMP as well as current and past students and research projects.
Courses Taught:
PSY 1000: Introduction to Psychology
PSY 1100(W): Psychological Inquiry and Methodology
PSY 3120: Cognitive Psychology
Selected Publications and Conference Proceedings:
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