Psychology Department - English Unit

Joël Dickinson, Ph.D. (University of New Brunswick)

Room: A236; Extension: 4297;  Email:  jdickinson@laurentian.ca

Research Areas: Cognitive processes.  Schema and Reading.  Evoked response potentials.

 

Course Information

STAT 2126 Introduction to Statistics    

PSYC 2127 Scientific Method and Analysis II

PSYC 3706 Topics in Cognitive Psychology

PSYC 3707 Laboratory in Cognitive Psychology

 

 

Articles in Refereed Journals:

 

Dickinson, J. (2011). The Impact of ‘Violating the Heterosexual norm’ on Reading Speed and Accuracy. Psychology 2(5), 456-459.

 

Dickinson, J., & Szeligo, F. (2008).  Impact of Mental Operation Instructions, Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology, 62(4), 211-222.

 

Szeligo, F., Brazier, B., & Houston, J. (2002).  Adaptations of writing posture in response to task demands for left- and right-handers.  Laterality, 8, 261-276.

 

Szeligo, F., Houston, J., Fitzgerald, L., & Dewolfe, J. (1996).  Writing posture in preferred and non-preferred hands.  Brain and Cognition, 30, 425-428.

 

Houston, J., & Szeligo, F. (1996).  Mental operations and response time: Consciousness differentiated.  International Journal of Psychology.   Published Abstract & Poster presented at the XXVI International Congress of Psychology, Montreal, QC.  International Journal of Psychology, 31, 380.

 

 

 

Conference Presentations:

 

Pote, E. C., Goncalves, V., Dickinson, J., Roy-Charland, A., & Perron, M.  Perceptual Limitation Hypothesis in the Discrimination of Fear and Surprise. Affiche acceptée au congrès annuel de la CSBBCS, Kingston, ON.

 

Thomas, S, Dickinson, & J., Brothers, T. Verifiability and Action verb Processing: An ERP Investigation. (Poster accepted to CSBBCS, Kingston, ON).

 

Goldstein, S., & Dickinson, J. Word Frequency Effects and the Mixed List Paradox. (Poster accepted to CSBBCS, Kingston, ON).

 

Goncalves, V., Roy-Charland, A., Dickinson, J., & Perron, M. (2012). Distinction entre la peur et la surprise : Une étude de l'hypothèse perceptuelle à l’aide du potentiel cérébral évoqué.

 

Reguigui, L., Pote, E., Perron, M., Dickinson, J., & Roy-Charland, A. (2012). Confusion peur/surprise : étude de discrimination des expressions faciales. (3e prix pour les présentations étudiantes).

 

Dickinson, J., Morin, C., & Poirier, M. (2011). The Mixed List Paradox: An ERP Investigation.  Poster accepted at the Annual Psychonomics Society Conference, Seattle, IL.

 

Cirelli, L., & Dickinson, J. The Instructional Effect Of Mental Vision Verbs On Processing Depth. Poster accepted at the Annual Canadian Psychological Association Conference, Toronto, ON.

 

Henry, A., Cirelli, L., & Dickinson, J. The Influence of Pertinence and Locus of Control within a Stroop-based DRM Task. Poster accepted at the Annual Canadian Psychological Association Conference, Toronto, ON.

 

Dickinson, J., Lalande, A., Perron, M., & Roy-Charland, A. Facial Emotion Discrimination Task Strategy: Fixed or Malleable? Poster accepted to Annual Psychonomics Society Conference, St. Louis, MO.

 

Shilhan, J., Young, M., & Dickinson, J. (2010) Heteronormativity and the mistmatch effect: The role of context in the processing of schema incongruent information. Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour and Cognitive Science Annual Conference, London, ON.

 

Barrett, J., Levin, E., & Dickinson, J. (2010). Perceptions and Participation in Cyber-Bullying: Gender Differences. Development 2010, Ottawa, ON.

 

Barrett, J., Levin, E., & Dickinson, J. (2010). Youth's Perceptions of Cyber-bullying. Canadian Psychological Association, Winnipeg, MB.

 

Young, C., & Dickinson, J. (2010). An examination of parental stress in lesbian families.  Poster accepted to the 1st Annual Rainbow Health Ontario Conference.  Toronto, TO.

 

Dickinson, J. (2009).  Impact of visual mental action verbs: A French translation. Poster presented at the 50th Annual Psychonomics Society Conference.  Boston, MA.

 

Young, C., & Dickinson, J. (2009).  Parental Stress In Lesbian Families: An Examination of Legality of Same-Sex Marriage and Family Type. Poster presented at the Canadian Psycholgical Association Annual Conference.  Montreal, QC.

 

Suorineni, A., & Dickinson, J. (2009).  The Impact of Non-Schematic Information and Schema Non Congruent Prime on Reading Speed and Accuracy. Poster presented at the Canadian Psycholgical Association Annual Conference.  Montreal, QC.

 

Dickinson, J., & Roy-Charland, A. (2008). Impact of visual mental action verbs on eye-movements in a size-discrimination task.  Poster presented at the 49th Annual Psychonomics Society Conference.  Chicago, IL.

 

Lotter, R., & Dickinson, J. (2008). The effects of contextual ambiguity and absent letters on graphemic restoration and language fluency.  Poster presented at the Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour and Cognitive Science Annual Conference, London, ON.

 

Polehoyke, T., & Dickinson, J. (2008). The effectiveness of Kurzweil on memory for university students without learning disabilities. Poster presented at the Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour and Cognitive Science Annual Conference, London ON. 

 

Martell, M., & Dickinson, J. (2007).  Vision Words: A Multidimensional Scaling Analysis.  Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of APICS (Atlantic Provinces Council of the Sciences).

 

Houston, J. (2005) Confidence and accuracy are highly correlated:  I’m Sure of It! Poster presented at Annual Meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Montreal, QC.  Canadian Psychology, 258, 54.

 

Houston, J., Brazier, B., Claybourn, M., Oates-Johnson, T., & Szeligo, F. (2000). Inducing changes in writing posture in left handers.  Poster presented Annual Meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Ottawa, ON.  Canadian Psychology, 412a, 81.

 

Houston, J.D., Scott, L.M., Scott, D., Hamilton, R., LaBillois, J., & Taylor, T. (1999). Imagine this....if you can: Assessing the role of absorption and imagery ability on performance enhancement.  Paper presented at Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology.  Edmonton, AB.

 

Scott, L.M, Scott, D., & Houston, J. (1999).  Self-perceptions of adolescent disabled and nondisabled athletes.   Paper presented at American Association for Applied Sports Psychology.  Banff, AB.

 

Szeligo, F., & Houston, J. (1999).  Measuring Mental Operations.  Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness Annual Conference, London, ON.

 

Houston, J., & Scott, D. (1999).  A comparison of single subject data analysis techniques using bilateral grip strength data.  Poster presented at Annual Meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Halifax, NS.  Canadian Psychology 40:2a, 63.

 

Houston, J., & Scott, D.  (1998). The bilateral deficit: Unilateral vs. bilateral training effects. Paper presented at Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology, Fredericton, NB. 

 

Houston, J., Spinner, B., Kushnereit, F., & Szeligo, F.  (1997).  Faculty perceptions of the effects on students of attending university. Poster presented at Annual Meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Toronto, ON.  Canadian Psychology. 38: 2a, 71.

 

Houston, J., & Szeligo, F.  (1996).  Mental operations and response time:   Consciousness differentiated.  Poster presented at the XXVI International   Congress of Psychology, Montreal, QC.

 

Houston, J., Szeligo, F., &  DiTommaso, E.  (1995). Generalized versus lateralized control in left and right handers.  Poster presented at Annual Meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Charlottetown, PEI.  Canadian Psychology, 26:2a, p. 62.

 

 

 
 
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