Dr Geoff Cole

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Email
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Telephone
+44 (0) 1206 872331
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Location
3.711, Colchester Campus
Profile
Biography
Dr Geoff Colejoined our Department in September 2009. Previously, hespent eight years at the University of Durham, as a post-doctoral research associate (2001-2004) and then as a lecturer (2004-2009). Prior to Durham,he was at the University of Keele wherehe obtainedhis PhD in visual attention (1996-2000) ,before being appointed as a research associate (2000-2001). He was awardedhis BSc (Hons) Psychology from Bolton Institute in 1996.
Research and professional activities
Research interests
Cognitive neuropsychology
Visual cognition
Comparative psychology
Colour vision
Teaching and supervision
Current teaching responsibilities
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Cognitive Psychology and Economics (EC956)
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Cognitive Psychology (PS425)
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Animal Behaviour (PS489)
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MSc Psychology Research Project (PS900)
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Advanced Cognitive Psychology (PS952)
Previous supervision

Degree subject: Psychology
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 28/11/2023

Degree subject: Psychology
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 31/1/2022

Degree subject: Psychology
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 21/11/2019

Degree subject: Psychology
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 9/7/2018

Degree subject: Psychology
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 29/5/2018

Degree subject: Psychology
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 31/3/2016

Degree subject: Psychology
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 25/2/2016

Degree subject: Psychology
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 16/4/2014
Publications
Journal articles (76)
Cole, GG. and Kuhn, G., (2025). What Can Conjuring Tell Us About Cognition? The Future of the Science of Magic. Current Directions in Psychological Science. 34 (1), 64-70
Cole, GG., (2024). Is trypophobia real?. BJPsych Open. 10 (2), e48-
Cole, GG., Millett, AC. and Juanchich, M., (2024). The social learning account of trypophobia. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. 77 (10), 2076-2083
Cole, GG., Benfield, E. and Samuel, S., (2024). Format-Free Submissions in Psychology-Related Journals. Publications. 12 (3), 29-29
Samuel, S., Cole, GG. and Eacott, MJ., (2023). . Perspectives on Psychological Science. 18 (2), 293-308
Sjoberg, EA., Wilner, RG., D'Souza, A. and Cole, GG., (2023). . Archives of Sexual Behavior. 52 (1), 315-323
Samuel, S., Cole, GG., Eacott, MJ., Edwardson, R. and Course, H., (2023). . Cognitive Science. 47 (10), e13364-
Cole, GG., (2023). . Humanities. 12 (5), 116-116
Cole, GG. and Millett, AC., (2023). . Vision. 7 (3), 56-56
Samuel, S., Eacott, M. and Cole, GG., (2022). . Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition. 48 (7), 959-965
Eacott, M., Cole, G. and Samuel, S., (2022). . Consciousness and Cognition. 102, 103352-103352
Cole, GG., (2022). Evolution according to Matthew. Review of Science Fraud: Darwin's Plagiarism of Patrick Matthew's Theory by M. Sutton, Curtis Press.. Evolution. 76 (9), 2218-2221
Samuel, S., Salo, S., Ladvelin, T., Cole, G. and Eacott, M., (2022). . Psychonomic Bulletin and Review. 30 (3), 1011-1019
Cole, GG., (2021). . Sociological Methods and Research. 50 (4), 1895-1915
Samuel, S., Hagspiel, K., Eacott, MJ. and Cole, GG., (2021). . Cognition. 210, 104607-104607
Cole, GG., (2021). Who鈥檚 fooling whom in the science of magic?. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118 (3), e2019540118-
Cole, GG., (2021). . Sociological Methods and Research. 50 (4), 1937-1945
Samuel, S., Hagspiel, K., Cole, GG. and Eacott, MJ., (2021). . PLoS One. 16 (8), e0256658-e0256658
Millett, AC., D鈥橲ouza, ADC. and Cole, GG., (2020). . Psychological Research. 84 (6), 1758-1765
Cole, GG., (2020). Forcing the issue: Little psychological influence in a magician鈥檚 paradigm. Consciousness and Cognition. 84, 103002-103002
Samuel, S., Cole, G. and Eacott, M., (2020). . Psychonomic Bulletin and Review. 27 (6), 1341-1347
Cole, GG., Millett, AC., Samuel, S. and Eacott, MJ., (2020). . Vision. 4 (2), 30-30
Le, A., Cole, GG. and Wilkins, A., (2020). . Journal of Affective Disorders. 274, 1147-1151
Dent, K. and Cole, G., (2019). . Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. 72 (5), 1102-1111
Samuel, S., Cole, G. and Eacott, M., (2019). . Psychonomic Bulletin and Review. 26 (6), 1767-1786
Cole, GG. and Millett, AC., (2019). The closing of the theory of mind: A critique of perspective-taking. Psychonomic Bulletin and Review. 26 (6), 1787-1802
Cole, GG., Welsh, TN. and Skarratt, PA., (2019). . Attention, Perception and Psychophysics. 81 (7), 2177-2191
Sjoberg, EA. and Cole, GG., (2018). . Archives of Sexual Behavior. 47 (2), 537-542
Atkinson, MA., Simpson, AA. and Cole, GG., (2018). . Psychonomic Bulletin and Review. 25 (5), 1585-1605
Cole, GG., Atkinson, MA., D'Souza, ADC., Welsh, TN. and Skarratt, PA., (2018). . Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance. 44 (2), 226-242
Kuhn, G., Vacaityte, I., D'Souza, ADC., Millett, AC. and Cole, GG., (2018). . Cognition. 180, 1-9
Atkinson, MA., Millett, AC., Doneva, SP., Simpson, A. and Cole, GG., (2018). How social is social inhibition of return?. Attention, Perception, and Psychophysics. 80 (8), 1892-1903
Manzone, J., Cole, G., Skarratt, PA. and Welsh, TN., (2017). . Psychological Research. 81 (5), 1059-1071
Doneva, SP., Atkinson, MA., Skarratt, PA. and Cole, GG., (2017). . Psychological Research. 81 (1), 43-54
Cole, GG., Atkinson, MA., D'Souza, ADC. and Smith, DT., (2017). . Vision. 1 (2), 17-17
Kuhn, G., Pickering, A. and Cole, GG., (2016). . Emotion. 16 (1), 1-5
Cole, GG., Atkinson, M., Le, ATD. and Smith, DT., (2016). . Acta Psychologica. 164, 165-168
Cole, GG., Skarratt, PA. and Kuhn, G., (2016). . European Psychologist. 21 (2), 141-149
Cole, GG., Smith, DT. and Atkinson, MA., (2015). . Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics. 77 (4), 1105-1115
Cole, GG., Wright, D., Doneva, SP. and Skarratt, PA., (2015). . PLOS ONE. 10 (5), e0127766-e0127766
Le, ATD., Cole, GG. and Wilkins, AJ., (2015). . Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. 68 (11), 2304-2322
Cole, G., Wright, D., Doneva, SP. and Skarratt, PA., (2015). When Your Decisions Are Not (Quite) Your Own: Action Observation Influences Free Choices. PloS One. 10 (5), creators-Cole=3AGeoff=3A=3A
Doneva, SP. and Cole, GG., (2014). . PLoS ONE. 9 (3), e91336-e91336
Atkinson, M., Simpson, A., Skarratt, PA. and Cole, G., (2014). . Acta Psychologica. 150, 85-93
Skarratt, PA., Gellatly, ARH., Cole, GG., Pilling, M. and Hulleman, J., (2014). . Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance. 40 (2), 566-579
Doneva, SP. and Cole, G., (2014). The Role of Attention in a Joint-Action Effect. PLoS ONE. 9 (3), creators-Cole=3AGeoff=3A=3A
Sjoberg, E., Cannon, L. and Cole, G., (2014). . Psychology Research. 4 (3), 157-167
Cole, GG. and Wilkins, AJ., (2013). . Psychological Science. 24 (10), 1980-1985
Cole, GG., Skarratt, PA. and Billing, R-C., (2012). . Psychological Research. 76 (6), 736-746
Skarratt, PA., Cole, GG. and Kuhn, G., (2012). Visual cognition during real social interaction. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 6, 196-
Cole, GG., Kuhn, G. and Skarratt, PA., (2011). . Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics. 73 (5), 1407-1421
de-Wit, LH., Cole, GG., Kentridge, RW. and Milner, AD., (2011). . Journal of Vision. 11 (4), 13-13
de-Wit, LH., Cole, G., Kentridge, RW. and Milner, AD., (2011). The parallel representation of the objects selected by attention. Journal of Vision. 11 (4), 13-13
Cole, GG. and Kuhn, G., (2010). . Attention, Perception & Psychophysics. 72 (5), 1367-1376
Cole, GG. and Kuhn, G., (2010). . Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. 63 (1), 147-159
Gellatly, A. and Cole, G., (2010). The time course of attentional capture. Journal of Vision. 2 (7), 535-535
Skarratt, PA., Cole, GG. and Kingstone, A., (2010). . Acta Psychologica. 134 (1), 48-54
Cole, GG., Kuhn, G., Heywood, CA. and Kentridge, RW., (2009). . Experimental Psychology. 56 (2), 134-146
Cole, GG. and Kuhn, G., (2009). . Visual Cognition. 17 (5), 755-776
Kuhn, G., Tatler, BW. and Cole, GG., (2009). . Visual Cognition. 17 (6-7), 925-944
Skarratt, PA., Cole, GG. and Gellatly, ARH., (2009). . Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics. 71 (4), 964-970
Kuhn, G., Tatler, BW., Findlay, JM. and Cole, GG., (2008). . Visual Cognition. 16 (2-3), 391-405
CRUNDALL, D., COLE, GG. and UNDERWOOD, G., (2008). . Perception & Psychophysics. 70 (3), 422-430
Cole, GG., Kuhn, G. and Liversedge, SP., (2007). Onset of illusory figures attenuates change blindness. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review. 14 (5), 939-943
Cole, GG., Skarratt, PA. and Gellatly, ARH., (2007). Object and spatial representations in the corner enhancement effect. Perception & Psychophysics. 69 (3), 400-412
Crundall, D., Cole, GG. and Galpin, A., (2007). Object-based attention is mediated by collinearity of targets. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. 60 (1), 137-153
Cole, GG. and Liversedge, SP., (2006). Change blindness and the primacy of object appearance. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review. 13 (4), 588-593
Gellatly, A., Pilling, M., Cole, G. and Skarratt, P., (2006). What is being masked in object substitution masking?. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance. 32 (6), 1422-1435
Cole, GG., Kentridge, RW. and Heywood, CA., (2005). Object Onset and Parvocellular Guidance of Attentional Allocation. Psychological Science. 16 (4), 270-274
Cole, GG., Kentridge, RW. and Heywood, CA., (2004). Visual Salience in the Change Detection Paradigm: The Special Role of Object Onset.. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance. 30 (3), 464-477
Cole, GG., Heywood, C., Kentridge, R., Fairholm, I. and Cowey, A., (2003). Attentional capture by colour and motion in cerebral achromatopsia. Neuropsychologia. 41 (13), 1837-1846
Cole, GG., Kentridge, RW., Gellatly, ARH. and Heywood, CA., (2003). Detectability of onsets versus offsets in the change detection paradigm. Journal of Vision. 3 (1), 3-3
Gellatly, A., Cole, G., Fox, C. and Johnson, M., (2003). Response Inhibition Can Affect Reaction Time to Abrupt-Onset Visual Displays. Perception. 32 (11), 1377-1391
Cole, G., Gellatly, A. and Blurton, A., (2001). Effect of object onset on the distribution of visual attention.. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance. 27 (6), 1356-1368
Gellatly, A. and Cole, G., (2000). Accuracy of target detection in new-object and old-object displays.. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance. 26 (3), 889-899
Gellatly, A., Cole, G. and Blurton, A., (1999). Do equiluminant object onsets capture visual attention?. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance. 25 (6), 1609-1624
Conferences (4)
Doneva, SP. and Cole, GG., (2014). Luminance transients and inhibition of return in a movement-congruency effect.
Atkinson, MA., Cole, GG., Simpson, A. and Skarratt, PA., (2012). Does inhibition of return during joint action reflect individual attentional processes?
Cole, GG. and Kuhn, G., (2010). The role of attention in a masked-prime effect
Kentridge, RW., Cole, GG. and Heywood, CA., (2004). The primacy of chromatic edge processing in normal and cerebrally achromatopsic subjects