Education
Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Davidson College
M. A. & Ph.D in Cognitive Psychology from Washington University in St. Louis
Blaire Weidler
(she/her/hers)
Assistant Professor
Contact Info
Areas of Expertise
Visual Attention
Cognitive Control
Interaction of Action and Perception
Biography
Dr. Weidler studies visual attention – or the cognitive operations involved in selecting what to focus on in scenes such as those that we encounter daily (e.g., traffic intersections, kitchens). She is specifically interested in how the way in which individuals interacted with the environment in the past influences where they choose to allocate attention in the future. She is also interested in applying her understanding of cognition to real-world problems (e.g., finding cognitive solutions to reduce errors during baggage screening).
Selected Publications
Weidler, B. J., Dey, A., & Bugg, J. M. (2018). Attentional control transfers beyond
the reference frame. Psychological Research, 1-14.
Weidler, B. J., & Abrams, R. A. (2018). Simple actions activate semantic associations.
Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 1-7.
Weidler, B. J., Suh, J., & Abrams, R. A. (2018). Action history influences eye movements.
Visual Cognition, 1-14.