Publications

(students’ names in italics)

 

Research Areas:

• Scene Perception:

• Scene Gist Recognition/Rapid Scene Categorization

• Scene Memory
• Peripheral Vision in Scene Perception

• Human/Computer Interaction:

• Gaze Contingent Multi-resolutional Displays:
• Physics Problem Solving & Visual Attention
• Drawing Processes
• Visual Cognition (assorted)

• Second Language Processing:

• Second Language Acquisition

• Second Language Comprehension

• Second Language Teaching

 

 

Scene Gist Recognition/Rapid Scene Categorization

 

Loschky, L.C., & Larson, A.M. (2010). The natural/man-made distinction is made prior to basic-level distinctions in scene gist processing. Visual Cognition, 18(4), 513-536.

Loschky, L.C., Hansen, B.C., Sethi, A. & Pydimarri, T. (2010). The role of higher-order image statistics in masking scene gist recognition. Attention, Perception & Psychophysics, 72(2), 427-444.

Larson, A.M. & Loschky, L.C. (2009). The contributions of central versus peripheral vision to scene gist recognition. Journal of Vision, 9(10):6, 1-16, http://journalofvision.org/9/10/6/, doi:10.1167/9.10.6.

Loschky, L.C., & Larson, A. M. (2008). Localized information is necessary for scene categorization, including the Natural/Man-made distinction. Journal of Vision, 8(1):4, 1-9, http://journalofvision.org/8/1/4/, doi:10.1167/8.1.4.

Loschky, L.C., Sethi, A., Simons, D.J., Pydimari, T., Ochs, D., & Corbeille, J. (2007). The importance of information localization in scene gist recognition. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 33(6), 1431-1450.

 

Scene Memory

 

Zelinsky, G.J., Loschky, L.C. & Dickinson, C.A. (2011). Do object refixations during scene viewing indicate rehearsal in visual working memory? Memory & Cognition, 39(4), 600-613.

Varakin, D.A., & Loschky, L.C. (2010). Object appearance and picture-specific viewpoint are not integrated in long-term memory. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 63(6), 1181-1200.

Zelinsky, G.J. & Loschky, L.C. (2005).  Eye movements serialize memory for objects in scenes. Perception and Psychophysics, 67(4), 676-690.

 

Peripheral Vision in Scene Perception

Larson, A.M. & Loschky, L.C. (2009). The contributions of central versus peripheral vision to scene gist recognition. Journal of Vision, 9(10):6, 1-16, http://journalofvision.org/9/10/6/, doi:10.1167/9.10.6.

Loschky, L.C., McConkie, G.W., Yang, J. & Miller, M.E. (2005).  The limits of visual resolution in natural scene viewing. Visual Cognition, 12(6), 1057-1092.

 

 

Gaze Contingent Multi-resolutional Displays

 

Loschky, L.C. & Wolverton, G.S. (2007). How late can you update Gaze-contingent Multi-resolutional Displays without detection? ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications and Applications, 3(4):24, 1-10.

Loschky, L.C., McConkie, G.W., Yang, J. & Miller, M.E. (2005).  The limits of visual resolution in natural scene viewing. Visual Cognition, 12(6), 1057-1092.

Reingold, E.M., Loschky, L.C., McConkie, G.W., & Stampe, D.M. (2003). Gaze-contingent Multi-resolutional Displays: An integrative review. Human Factors, 45(2), 307-328.

Loschky, L.C., & McConkie, G.W. (2002). Investigating spatial vision and dynamic attentional selection using a gaze-contingent multi-resolutional display. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 8(2), 99-117.

McConkie, G. W., & Loschky, L. C. (2002). Perception onset time during fixations in free viewing. Behavioral Research Methods, Instruments, and Computers, 34(4), 481-490.

Reingold, E. M., & Loschky, L. C. (2002). Saliency of peripheral targets in gaze-contingent multi-resolutional displays. Behavioral Research Methods, Instruments, and Computers, 34(4), 491-499.

McConkie, G.W., Wolverton, G.S. & Loschky, L.C. (2001). An environment for studying gaze-contingent multi-resolutional displays. In M.S. Vassiliou & T.S. Huang (Eds.), Computer-science Handbook for Displays: Summary of Findings from the Army Research Lab’s Advanced Displays & Interactive Displays Federated Laboratory, (pp 55-61). Thousand Oaks, CA: Rockwell Scientific Company.

 

 

Drawing Processes

 

Freeman, T.E. & Loschky, L.C. (2011). High and low spatial frequencies are most useful for drawing. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, 5(3), 269-278.

Physics Problem Solving & Visual Attention

Madsen, A., Larson, A. M., Loschky, L. C., & Rebello, N. S. (2012). Differences in visual attention between those who correctly and incorrectly answer physics problems. Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 8(1), 010122-1-13.

Carmichael, A., Larson, A., Gire, E., Loschky, L. & Rebello, N.S. (2010). How does visual attention differ between experts and novices on physics problems? In American Institute of Physics Conference Proceedings vol. 1289, 93-96.

Visual Cognition (Assorted)

Brewer, W.F. & Loschky, L.C. (2005). Bottom-up and top-down influences on observation: Evidence from cognitive psychology and the history of science. In A. Raftopoulos (Ed.), Cognitive penetrability of perception: Attention, action, strategies, and bottom-up-constraints, (pp. 31-47). Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science.

McConkie, G. W., & Loschky, L. C. (2003). Change blindness, Psychology of. In L. Nadel (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science (Vol. 1, pp. 491-495). London, UK: Nature Publishing Group.

Loschky, L.C. (2001). Some things pictures are good for: An information processing perspective. Visible Language, 35(3), 244-265.

Loschky, L.C. (1998). What is working memory? [Review of the book Working memory and human cognition] American Journal of Psychology, 111(4), 632-638.

 

 

Second Language Comprehension

 

Rai, M.K., Loschky, L.C., Harris, R.J., Peck, N.C., & Cook, L. (2011). Effects of stress and working memory capacity on foreign language readers' inferential processing during comprehension. Language Learning, 61:1, 187-218.

Chaudron, C., Loschky, L.C. & Cook, J. (1995). Second language listening comprehension and lecture note-taking. In J. Flowerdew (Ed.), Academic listening: Research perspectives (pp. 75-92). New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.

Loschky, L.C. (1994). Comprehensible input and second language acquisition: What is the relationship? Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 16, 303-323.

 

 

Second Language Acquisition

Loschky, L.C. (1994). Comprehensible input and second language acquisition: What is the relationship? Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 16, 303-323.

 

 

Second Language Teaching

Russell, G. & Loschky, L.C. (1998). The need to teach communication strategies in the foreign language classroom. JALT Journal, 20(1), 100-114.

Loschky, L.C. & Bley-Vroman, R. (1993). Grammar and task-based methodology. In G. Crookes & S. Gass (Eds.), Tasks and second language learning: Integrating theory and practice (pp. 123-167). Philadelphia, PA: Multilingual Matters.