Dr David Sewell
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David Sewell

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Background

My research covers some of the basic properties of attention, learning, memory, and decision-making. Much of my work involves the development and testing of formal mathematical models of human cognition.

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Dr David Sewell is:
Available for supervision
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor (Honours) of Arts, University of Western Australia
  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Western Australia

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49 works between 2010 and 2025
All (49) Journal Article (47) Book Chapter (1) Conference Publication (1)

21 - 40 of 49 works

2020

Journal Article

Dual target search: attention tuned to relative features, both within and across dimensions

York, Ashley A., Sewell, David K. and Becker, Stefanie I. (2020). Dual target search: attention tuned to relative features, both within and across dimensions. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance., 46 (11), 1368-1386. doi: 10.1037/xhp0000851

Dual target search: attention tuned to relative features, both within and across dimensions

2020

Journal Article

Erratum: Causal knowledge promotes behavioral self-regulation: An example using climate change dynamics (PLoS ONE (2017) 12:9 (e0184480) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0184480)

Sewell, David K., Rayner, Peter J., Shank, Daniel B., Guy, Sophie, Lilburn, Simon D., Saber, Saam and Kashima, Yoshihisa (2020). Erratum: Causal knowledge promotes behavioral self-regulation: An example using climate change dynamics (PLoS ONE (2017) 12:9 (e0184480) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0184480). PLoS ONE, 15 (1) e0228445, e0228445. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0228445

Erratum: Causal knowledge promotes behavioral self-regulation: An example using climate change dynamics (PLoS ONE (2017) 12:9 (e0184480) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0184480)

2019

Journal Article

Diffusing the bilingual lexicon: Task-based and lexical components of language switch costs

Ong, Gabriel, McKague, Meredith, Weekes, Brendan and Sewell, David K. (2019). Diffusing the bilingual lexicon: Task-based and lexical components of language switch costs. Cognitive Psychology, 114 101225, 101225. doi: 10.1016/j.cogpsych.2019.101225

Diffusing the bilingual lexicon: Task-based and lexical components of language switch costs

2019

Journal Article

Modeling the effect of speed emphasis in probabilistic category learning

Sewell, David K. and Stallman, Alexander (2019). Modeling the effect of speed emphasis in probabilistic category learning. Computational Brain and Behavior, 3 (2), 129-152. doi: 10.1007/s42113-019-00067-6

Modeling the effect of speed emphasis in probabilistic category learning

2019

Journal Article

Information processing under reward versus under punishment

Ballard, Timothy, Sewell, David K., Cosgrove, Daniel and Neal, Andrew (2019). Information processing under reward versus under punishment. Psychological Science, 30 (5), 757-764. doi: 10.1177/0956797619835462

Information processing under reward versus under punishment

2019

Journal Article

Combining error-driven models of associative learning with evidence accumulation models of decision-making

Sewell, David K., Jach, Hayley K., Boag, Russell J. and Van Heer, Christina A. (2019). Combining error-driven models of associative learning with evidence accumulation models of decision-making. Psychonomic Bulletin and Review, 26 (3), 868-893. doi: 10.3758/s13423-019-01570-4

Combining error-driven models of associative learning with evidence accumulation models of decision-making

2019

Journal Article

The separable effects of feature precision and item load in visual short-term memory

Lilburn, Simon D., Smith, Philip L. and Sewell, David K. (2019). The separable effects of feature precision and item load in visual short-term memory. Journal of Vision, 19 (1) 2, 2-18. doi: 10.1167/19.1.2

The separable effects of feature precision and item load in visual short-term memory

2018

Journal Article

A diffusion model approach to analyzing performance on the Flanker task: the role of the DLPFC

Soares, Sergio Miguel Pereira, Ong, Gabriel, Abutalebi, J. U.B.I.N., Del Maschio, Nicola, Sewell, David and Weekes, Brendan (2018). A diffusion model approach to analyzing performance on the Flanker task: the role of the DLPFC. Bilingualism, 22 (5), 1-15. doi: 10.1017/S1366728918000974

A diffusion model approach to analyzing performance on the Flanker task: the role of the DLPFC

2018

Journal Article

Limitations of pure encoding capacity accounts of visual short-term memory phenomena: reply to Bundesen (2018)

Sewell, David K., Smith, Philip L. and Lilburn, Simon D. (2018). Limitations of pure encoding capacity accounts of visual short-term memory phenomena: reply to Bundesen (2018). Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 44 (7), 1144-1145. doi: 10.1037/xhp0000555

Limitations of pure encoding capacity accounts of visual short-term memory phenomena: reply to Bundesen (2018)

2018

Journal Article

Feedback discounting in probabilistic categorization: Converging evidence from EEG and cognitive modeling

Sewell, David K., Warren, Hayley A., Rosenblatt, Daniel, Bennett, Daniel, Lyons, Maxwell and Bode, Stefan (2018). Feedback discounting in probabilistic categorization: Converging evidence from EEG and cognitive modeling. Computational Brain and Behavior, 1 (2), 165-183. doi: 10.1007/s42113-018-0012-6

Feedback discounting in probabilistic categorization: Converging evidence from EEG and cognitive modeling

2018

Journal Article

Dissociating neural variability related to stimulus quality and response times in perceptual decision-making

Bode, Stefan, Bennett, Daniel, Sewell, David K., Paton, Bryan, Egan, Gary F., Smith, Philip L. and Murawski, Carsten (2018). Dissociating neural variability related to stimulus quality and response times in perceptual decision-making. Neuropsychologia, 111, 190-200. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2018.01.040

Dissociating neural variability related to stimulus quality and response times in perceptual decision-making

2018

Journal Article

Cognitive load effects on early visual perceptual processing

Liu, Ping, Forte, Jason, Sewell, David and Carter, Olivia (2018). Cognitive load effects on early visual perceptual processing. Attention Perception & Psychophysics, 80 (4), 929-950. doi: 10.3758/s13414-017-1464-9

Cognitive load effects on early visual perceptual processing

2017

Journal Article

Causal knowledge promotes behavioral self-regulation: an example using climate change dynamics

Sewell, David K., Rayner, Peter J., Shank, Daniel B., Guy, Sophie, Lilburn, Simon D., Saber, Saam and Kashima, Yoshihisa (2017). Causal knowledge promotes behavioral self-regulation: an example using climate change dynamics. PLoS One, 12 (9) e0184480, e0184480. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0184480

Causal knowledge promotes behavioral self-regulation: an example using climate change dynamics

2017

Journal Article

Response time modeling reveals multiple contextual cuing mechanisms

Sewell, David K., Colagiuri, Ben and Livesey, Evan J. (2017). Response time modeling reveals multiple contextual cuing mechanisms. Psychonomic Bulletin and Review, 25 (5), 1-22. doi: 10.3758/s13423-017-1364-y

Response time modeling reveals multiple contextual cuing mechanisms

2017

Journal Article

Cathodal electrical stimulation of frontoparietal cortex disrupts statistical learning of visual configural information

Nydam, Abbey S., Sewell, David K. and Dux, Paul E. (2017). Cathodal electrical stimulation of frontoparietal cortex disrupts statistical learning of visual configural information. Cortex; a journal devoted to the study of the nervous system and behavior, 99, 187-199. doi: 10.1016/j.cortex.2017.11.008

Cathodal electrical stimulation of frontoparietal cortex disrupts statistical learning of visual configural information

2016

Journal Article

Object selection costs in visual working memory: a diffusion model nalysis of the focus of attention

Sewell, David K., Lilburn, Simon D. and Smith, Philip L. (2016). Object selection costs in visual working memory: a diffusion model nalysis of the focus of attention. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 42 (11), 1673-1693. doi: 10.1037/a0040213

Object selection costs in visual working memory: a diffusion model nalysis of the focus of attention

2016

Journal Article

A diffusion model approach to analysing the bilingual advantage for the Flanker task: the role of attentional control processes

Ong, Gabriel, Sewell, David K., Weekes, Brendan, McKague, Meredith and Abutalebi, Jubin (2016). A diffusion model approach to analysing the bilingual advantage for the Flanker task: the role of attentional control processes. Journal of Neurolinguistics, 43, 28-38. doi: 10.1016/j.jneuroling.2016.08.002

A diffusion model approach to analysing the bilingual advantage for the Flanker task: the role of attentional control processes

2016

Journal Article

The attention-weighted sample-size model of visual short-term memory: attention capture predicts resource allocation and memory load

Smith, Philip L., Lilburn, Simon D., Corbett, Elaine A., Sewell, David K. and Kyllingsbaek, Soren (2016). The attention-weighted sample-size model of visual short-term memory: attention capture predicts resource allocation and memory load. Cognitive Psychology, 89, 71-105. doi: 10.1016/j.cogpsych.2016.07.002

The attention-weighted sample-size model of visual short-term memory: attention capture predicts resource allocation and memory load

2016

Book Chapter

The psychology and psychobiology of simple decisions: speeded choice and its neural correlates

Sewell, David K. and Smith, Philip L. (2016). The psychology and psychobiology of simple decisions: speeded choice and its neural correlates. Neuroeconomics. (pp. 253-292) edited by Martin Reuter and Christian Montag. Berlin, Germany: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-35923-1_14

The psychology and psychobiology of simple decisions: speeded choice and its neural correlates

2015

Journal Article

From shunting inhibition to dynamic normalization: attentional selection and decision-making in brief visual displays

Smith, Philip L., Sewell, David K. and Lilburn, Simon D. (2015). From shunting inhibition to dynamic normalization: attentional selection and decision-making in brief visual displays. Vision Research, 116 (Part B), 219-240. doi: 10.1016/j.visres.2014.11.001

From shunting inhibition to dynamic normalization: attentional selection and decision-making in brief visual displays

Past funding

  • 2016 - 2018
    Collective Self-Regulation in Complex Social-Ecological Systems (ARC Discovery Project administered by the University of Melbourne)
    University of Melbourne
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2017
    Response Time Constraints on Category Learning
    ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
    Open grant

Availability

Dr David Sewell is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Computational modelling of confidence judgements across perceptual tasks and modalities

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Jason Mattingley, Dr Natasha Matthews

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Comparing Confidence Across Tasks and Modalities

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Jason Mattingley, Dr Natasha Matthews

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The Dynamics of Conflicting Processing: A Model-based Approach to Simon and Flanker Tasks

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Timothy Ballard

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Visual Ensemble Statistics: A Primary Effect or Epiphenomenon of Visual Perception?

    Associate Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Exploring Metacognitive Underpinnings of Children's Cognitive Offloading

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Jonathan Redshaw

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Evolutionary Psychology and Mate Choice: Advanced Methodological Approaches

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Brendan Zietsch

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Predictors of perceived versus actual sexual interest

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Brendan Zietsch

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Mathematically modelling the process of managing fitness to drive for people living with dementia

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Mark Horswill, Associate Professor Theresa Scott

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Exploring Metacognitive Underpinnings of Children's Cognitive Offloading

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Jonathan Redshaw

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Mathematically modelling the process of managing fitness to drive for people living with dementia

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Mark Horswill, Associate Professor Theresa Scott

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Beyond Response Time and Choice: Understanding Changes of Mind in Decisions

    Associate Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Mathematically modelling the process of managing fitness to drive for people living with dementia

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Mark Horswill, Associate Professor Theresa Scott

Completed supervision

Enquiries

Contact Dr David Sewell directly for media enquiries about:

  • Associative Learning
  • Attention
  • Decision-Making
  • Human Cognition
  • Working Memory

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