Dr Motonori Yamaguchi
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Email
motonori.yamaguchi@essex.ac.uk -
Telephone
+44 (0) 1206 874883
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Location
3.724, Colchester Campus
Profile
Biography
My research investigates the role of automaticity and its control in different cognitive domains, such as visual attention, action selection, and skill acquisition. My recent projects examine social and emotional influences on automaticity and cognitive control. I conduct behavioural and electrophysiological (EEG) experiments in lab and applied settings and use computational modeling techniques. I am currently an associate editor of the Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology and a member of the editorial board for Journal of Cognition. I also served as an associate editor of the Frontiers in Psychology, Cognition section, as well as the editorial boards for Journal of Cognitive Psychology and the Frontiers in Psychology, Cognitive Science section. I served as a committee member and the Honourary Treasurer of the Cognitive Psychology section of the British Psychological Society. I am a recipient of the 2016 Earl Alluisi Award from the American Psychological Association (Division 21).
Qualifications
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PhD Cognitive Psychology Purdue University,
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MS Cognitive Psychology Purdue University,
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BA Psychology Indiana University South Bend,
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BEng Computer Engineering Tokyo University of Technology,
Appointments
糖心Vlog
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, 糖心Vlog (1/7/2019 - present)
Other academic
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Reader in Psychology, Edge Hill University (1/8/2016 - 30/6/2019)
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Edge Hill University (1/10/2014 - 31/7/2016)
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Lecturer in Psychology, Edge Hill University (1/10/2013 - 30/9/2014)
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Postdoctoral Scholar, Vanderbilt University (1/8/2010 - 31/7/2013)
Research and professional activities
Research interests
Cognitive Control
Visual Attention
Skill Acquisition
Cognition & Emotion
Implicit Biases
Computational Modelling of Human Cognition
EEG
Mind and Technology
Teaching and supervision
Current teaching responsibilities
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Psychology in the Real World (PS516)
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MSc Psychology Research Project (PS900)
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Research Management (PS912)
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Special Topics in Psychology (PS933)
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Statistics in Psychology (PS953)
Publications
Publications (19)
Yamaguchi, M., (2025). Transfer Asymmetry: Tversky鈥檚 Contrast Model of Similarity for Human Perceptual-Motor Learning
Constant, M., Mandal, A., Asanowicz, D., Panek, B., Kotlewska, I., Yamaguchi, M., Gillmeister, H., Kerzel, D., Luque, D., Molinero, S., Mill谩n, AV., Pesciarelli, F., Borelli, E., Ramzaoui, H., Beck, M., Somon, B., Desantis, A., Castellanos, MC., Mart铆n-Ar茅valo, E., Manini, G., Capizzi, M., Gokce, A., Ozer, D., Soyman, E., Y谋lmaz, E., Eayrs, J., London, R., Steendam, ST., Frings, C., Past枚tter, B., Szaszk贸, B., Baess, P., Ayatollahi, S., Leon, G., Wetzel, N., Widmann, A., Cao, L., Low, X., Costa, TL., Chelazzi, L., Monachesi, B., Dr., S-MKJ., Knopf, L., Itier, R., Meixner, JM., Jost, K., Botes, A., Braddock, CA., Li, D., Nowacka, A., Quenault, M., Scanzi, D., Torrance, T., Corballis, PM., Laera, G., Kliegel, M., Welke, D., Mushtaq, F., Pavlov, YG. and Liesefeld, HR., (2025). A multilab investigation into the N2pc as an indicator of attentional selectivity: Direct replication of Eimer (1996).
Yamaguchi, M., Jane, M. and Daly, IP., (2025). Electrophysiological Correlates of the Uncanny Valley
Yamaguchi, M., (2025). Transfer Asymmetry: Tversky鈥檚 Contrast Model of Similarity for Human Perceptual-Motor Learning
Yamaguchi, M., (2025). Action Field Theory: The Roles of Memory and Action in Automaticity of Cognitive Control
Yamaguchi, M., Jane, M. and Daly, IP., (2025). Electrophysiological Correlates of the Uncanny Valley
Yamaguchi, M., Jane, M. and Daly, IP., (2025). Electrophysiological Correlates of the Uncanny Valley
Yamaguchi, M., Jane, M. and Daly, IP., (2025). Electrophysiological Correlates of the Uncanny Valley
Yamaguchi, M., (2025). Item-level Implicit Affective Measures Reveal the Uncanny Valley of Robot Faces
Yamaguchi, M. and Swainson, R., (2025). Does Preparation Generate the Cost of Task Switching? A Recipe for a Switch Cost After Cue-Only Trials
Yamaguchi, M., Liesefeld, HR. and Fukuda, K., (2024). Attentional Boost in Visual Working Memory? Concurrent Target Detection Enhances the Precision but Reduces the Retention Probability
Yamaguchi, M. and Swainson, R., (2024). Does Preparation Generate the Cost of Task Switching? A Recipe for a Switch Cost After Cue-Only Trials
Fukuda, K., Kozlova, O., Gillies, G., Liesefeld, HR. and Yamaguchi, M., (2024). More liberal and less sensitive: Individual differences in visual working memory capacity predicts the metacognitive assessment of representational accuracy
Yamaguchi, M., (2024). Item-level Implicit Affective Measures Reveal the Uncanny Valley of Robot Faces
Yamaguchi, M., (2024). Transfer Asymmetry: Tversky鈥檚 Contrast Model of Similarity for Human Perceptual-Motor Learning
Yamaguchi, M., (2024). Transfer Asymmetry: Tversky鈥檚 Contrast Model of Similarity for Human Perceptual-Motor Learning
Constant, M., Mandal, A., Asanowicz, D., Yamaguchi, M., Gillmeister, H., Kerzel, D., Luque, D., Pesciarelli, F., Fehr, T., Mushtaq, F., Pavlov, YG. and Liesefeld, HR., (2023). A multilab investigation into the N2pc as an indicator of attentional selectivity: Direct replication of Eimer (1996).
Yamaguchi, M. and Swainson, R., (2023). The Task-Switch Cost is Still Absent After Selectively Stopping a Response in Cued Task Switching
Constant, M., Mandal, A., Asanowicz, D., Panek, B., Kotlewska, I., Yamaguchi, M., Gillmeister, H., Kerzel, D., Luque, D., Molinero, S., Pesciarelli, F., Borelli, E., Ramzaoui, H., Beck, M., Somon, B., Desantis, A., Castellanos, MC., Mart铆n-Ar茅valo, E., Manini, G., Capizzi, M., Gokce, A., Ozer, D., Soyman, E., Y谋lmaz, E., Eayrs, J., London, R., Steendam, ST., Frings, C., Past枚tter, B., Szaszk贸, B., Baess, P., Ayatollahi, S., Leon, G., Wetzel, N., Widmann, A., Cao, L., Low, X., Costa, TL., Chelazzi, L., Monachesi, B., Dr., S-MKJ., Knopf, L., Itier, R., Meixner, JM., Jost, K., Botes, A., Braddock, CA., Li, D., Nowacka, A., Quenault, M., Scanzi, D., Torrance, T., Corballis, PM., Laera, G., Kliegel, M., Welke, D., Mushtaq, F., Pavlov, YG. and Liesefeld, HR., (2023). A multilab investigation into the N2pc as an indicator of attentional selectivity: Direct replication of Eimer (1996).
Journal articles (53)
Yamaguchi, M., (2025). Transfer asymmetry: Tversky鈥檚 contrast model of similarity for human perceptual-motor learning. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 17470218251324185-
Yamaguchi, M. and Swainson, R., (2025). Does preparation generate the cost of task switching? A recipe for a switch cost after cue-only trials. Psychological Research. 89 (2), 72-
Yamaguchi, M., Moore, JD., Hendry, SE. and Wolohan, FDA., (2025). . Cognition and Emotion, 1-35
Yamaguchi, M., (2025). . International Journal of Human-Computer Studies. 196, 103443-103443
Swainson, R., Prosser, LJ. and Yamaguchi, M., (2024). . Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition. 50 (1), 39-51
Cusimano, K., Freeman, P., Moran, J. and Yamaguchi, M., (2024). . Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 38 (1), 180-184
Yamaguchi, M. and Swainson, R., (2024). . Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition. 50 (10), 1579-1591
Chen, J., 艩abi膰, E., Mishler, S., Parker, C. and Yamaguchi, M., (2022). . Human Factors: the journal of the human factors and ergonomics society. 64 (2), 418-435
Debnath, B., O鈥橞rien, M., Yamaguchi, M. and Behera, A., (2022). . Multimedia Systems. 28 (1), 209-239
Prosser, L., Yamaguchi, M. and Swainson, R., (2022). . Psychological Research: an international journal of perception, attention, memory and action. 87 (6), 1816-1835
Yamaguchi, M., Shah, H. and Hommel, B., (2021). . Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. 74 (11), 1914-1923
Yamaguchi, M. and Beattie, G., (2020). . Journal of Experimental Psychology: General. 149 (5), 809-827
Yamaguchi, M. and Chen, J., (2019). . Psychonomic Bulletin and Review. 26 (2), 545-551
Yamaguchi, M., Wall, HJ. and Hommel, B., (2019). . Cognition. 182, 184-192
Yamaguchi, M. and Nishimura, A., (2019). . Psychological Research. 83 (2), 258-274
Yamaguchi, M., Welsh, TN., Klauer, KC. and Dittrich, K., (2019). . Frontiers in Psychology. 10 (APR), 659-
Yamaguchi, M. and Proctor, RW., (2019). . Journal of Cognitive Psychology. 31 (3), 343-352
Yamaguchi, M., Valji, A. and Wolohan, FDA., (2018). . Journal of Experimental Psychology: General. 147 (6), 859-887
Yamaguchi, M., Wall, HJ. and Hommel, B., (2018). . Psychological Research. 82 (2), 385-394
Fang, H., Wang, V. and Yamaguchi, M., (2018). . Entropy. 20 (11), 823-823
Yamaguchi, M., Clarke, EL. and Egan, DL., (2018). . Frontiers in Psychology. 9 (AUG), 1407-
Yamaguchi, M., Chen, J., Mishler, S. and Proctor, RW., (2018). . Cognition and Emotion. 32 (5), 1003-1017
Larkin, D., Kirtchuk, G., Yamaguchi, M. and Martin, CR., (2017). . Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 51 (11), 1085-1086
Yamaguchi, M., Randle, JM., Wilson, TL. and Logan, GD., (2017). . Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition. 43 (9), 1432-1447
Yamaguchi, M., Wall, HJ. and Hommel, B., (2017). . Cognition. 165, 113-120
Yamaguchi, M., Wall, HJ. and Hommel, B., (2017). . Psychological Research. 81 (6), 1166-1177
Yamaguchi, M. and Harwood, SL., (2017). . Cognition and Emotion. 31 (3), 564-571
Yamaguchi, M. and Logan, GD., (2016). . Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition. 42 (12), 1919-1936
Janczyk, M., Yamaguchi, M., Proctor, RW. and Pfister, R., (2015). Response-effect compatibility with complex actions: The case of wheel rotations. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics. 77 (3), 930-940
Snyder, KM., Logan, GD. and Yamaguchi, M., (2015). Watch what you type: The role of visual feedback from the screen and hands in skilled typewriting. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics. 77 (1), 282-292
Logan, GD., Yamaguchi, M., Schall, JD. and Palmeri, TJ., (2015). Inhibitory control in mind and brain 2.0: Blocked-input models of saccadic countermanding.. Psychological Review. 122 (2), 115-147
Yamaguchi, M., Chen, J. and Proctor, RW., (2015). . Memory and Cognition. 43 (6), 825-836
Yamaguchi, M. and Logan, GD., (2014). Pushing typists back on the learning curve: Contributions of multiple linguistic units in the acquisition of typing skill.. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition. 40 (6), 1713-1732
Schweickert, R., Han, HJ., Yamaguchi, M. and Fortin, C., (2014). Estimating averages from distributions of tone durations. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics. 76 (2), 605-620
Yamaguchi, M. and Logan, GD., (2014). Pushing typists back on the learning curve: Revealing chunking in skilled typewriting.. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance. 40 (2), 592-612
Baroni, G., Yamaguchi, M., Chen, J. and Proctor, RW., (2013). Mechanisms Underlying Transfer of Task-Defined Rules Across Feature Dimensions. Experimental Psychology. 60 (6), 410-424
Proctor, RW., Dunston, PS., So, JCY., Lopez-Santamaria, BN., Yamaguchi, M. and Wang, X., (2013). Specificity of Transfer in Basic and Applied Perceptual-Motor Tasks. The American Journal of Psychology. 126 (4), 401-415
Yamaguchi, M., Crump, MJC. and Logan, GD., (2013). Speed鈥揳ccuracy trade-off in skilled typewriting: Decomposing the contributions of hierarchical control loops.. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance. 39 (3), 678-699
Proctor, RW., Yamaguchi, M., Dutt, V. and Gonzalez, C., (2013). Dissociation of S-R compatibility and Simon effects with mixed tasks and mappings.. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance. 39 (2), 593-609
Yamaguchi, M., Logan, GD. and Li, V., (2013). Multiple bottlenecks in hierarchical control of action sequences: What does 鈥渞esponse selection鈥� select in skilled typewriting?. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance. 39 (4), 1059-1084
Yamaguchi, M., Logan, GD. and Bissett, PG., (2012). Stopping while going! Response inhibition does not suffer dual-task interference.. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance. 38 (1), 123-134
Yamaguchi, M. and Proctor, RW., (2012). Multidimensional vector model of stimulus鈥搑esponse compatibility.. Psychological Review. 119 (2), 272-303
Yamaguchi, M. and Proctor, RW., (2011). The Simon task with multi-component responses: two loci of response鈥揺ffect compatibility. Psychological Research. 75 (3), 214-226
Yamaguchi, M. and Proctor, RW., (2011). Automaticity without extensive training: The role of memory retrieval in implementation of task-defined rules. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review. 18 (2), 347-354
YAMAGUCHI, M. and PROCTOR, RW., (2010). Compatibility of motion information in two aircraft attitude displays for a tracking task. The American Journal of Psychology. 123 (1), 81-92
Miles, JD., Yamaguchi, M. and Proctor, RW., (2009). Dilution of compatibility effects in Simon-type tasks depends on categorical similarity between distractors and diluters. Attention, Perception & Psychophysics. 71 (7), 1598-1606
Proctor, RW., Yamaguchi, M., Zhang, Y. and Vu, K-PL., (2009). Influence of visual stimulus mode on transfer of acquired spatial associations.. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition. 35 (2), 434-445
Yamaguchi, M. and Proctor, RW., (2009). Transfer of learning in choice reactions: Contributions of specific and general components of manual responses. Acta Psychologica. 130 (1), 1-10
Proctor, RW., Koch, I., Vu, KP-L. and Yamaguchi, M., (2008). Influence of display type and cue format on task-cuing effects: Dissociating switch cost and right-left prevalence effects. Memory & Cognition. 36 (5), 998-1012
Kim, H., Cho, YS., Yamaguchi, M. and Proctor, RW., (2008). Influence of color word availability on the Stroop color-naming effect. Perception & Psychophysics. 70 (8), 1540-1551
Cho, YS., Proctor, RW. and Yamaguchi, M., (2008). Influences of response position and hand posture on the orthogonal Simon effect. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. 61 (7), 1020-1035
Proctor, RW., Yamaguchi, M. and Vu, K-PL., (2007). Transfer of noncorresponding spatial associations to the auditory Simon task.. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition. 33 (1), 245-253
Yamaguchi, M. and Proctor, RW., (2006). Stimulus-response compatibility with pure and mixed mappings in a flight task environment.. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied. 12 (4), 207-222
Book chapters (6)
Yamaguchi, M. and Schweickert, R., (2018). Reaction time measures in memory research. In: Handbook of Research Methods in Human Memory. Routledge. 0429801564. 9780429801563
Proctor, RW. and Yamaguchi, M., (2017). Factors Affecting Speed and Accuracy of Response Selection in Operational Environments. In: Human Factors Issues in Combat Identification. CRC Press. 31- 46
Yamaguchi, M. and Proctor, RW., (2015). Perception and Attention: A multidimensional approach to human performance modeling.. In: The Cambridge Handbook of Applied Perception Research. Cambridge University Press. 107- 125. 9780511973017
Proctor, RW., Yamaguchi, M. and Miles, J., (2012). Training and transfer of basic components of skill. In: Training cognition: Optimizing efficiency, durability, and generalizability. Editors: Healy, AF. and Bourne, LE., . Routledge. 89- 89. 9781848729506
Proctor, RW. and Yamaguchi, M., (2010). Factors affecting speed and accuracy of response selection in operational environments. In: Human Factors Issues in Combat Identification. 31- 46
Yamaguchi, M. and Proctor, RW., (2009). Modeling response times and accuracy for digital human models. In: Handbook of Digital Human Modeling Research for Applied Ergonomics and Human Factors Engineering. CRC Press. 1420063529. 9781420063523
Conferences (3)
Debnath, B., O'Brien, M., Yamaguchi, M. and Behera, A., (2018). Adapting MobileNets for mobile based upper body pose estimation
Dunston, PS., Proctor, RW., Su, X., Yamaguchi, M., Wang, X. and Chen, RI., (2010). Principles for Utilization of Construction Equipment Operator Training Simulators
Dutt, V., Yamaguchi, M., Gonzalez, C. and Proctor, RW., (2009). An Instance-Based Learning Model of Stimulus-Response Compatibility Effects in Mixed Location-Relevant and Location-Irrelevant Tasks
Reports and Papers (1)
Yamaguchi, M., (2019). What 100 Years of Typing Research Can Tell Us
Grants and funding
2019
Preparation, Performance & the subsequent cost of switching tasks.
Economic and Social Research Council
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