Mike Eslea
School of Psychology
University of Central Lancashire
United Kingdom
Biography
Dr Emma Threadgold is a Research Fellow in Distraction and Attention in the School of Psychology. Emma’s research interests focus on the role of true and false memories in priming analogical reasoning, insight problem solving and distraction. Emma has held a series of research posts since graduating with a doctoral degree in 2012. Emma is research active in the Attention, Distraction and Awareness Research Group.
Research Interest
Psychology.
Publications
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Howe, M. L., Threadgold, E., Wilkinson, S., Garner, S. R., & Ball, L. J. (2015). The Positive Side of Memory Illusions: How False Memories Facilitate Reasoning. Chapter to appear in R. A. Nash and J. Ost (Eds.) False and Distorted Memories. Hove, UK: Psychology Press.
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Howe, M. L., Garner, S., Threadgold, E., & Ball, L. J. Priming analogical problem solutions with false memories. Memory and Cognition, 43, 6, 879-895.
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Marsh, J. E., Ljung, R., Nöstl, A., & Threadgold, E. Failing to get the gist of what’s being said: Background noise impairs higher order cognitive functioning.
