Janet D. Larsen, Ph.D.,  Chair Memory and Cognition Professor Office: Dolan E 302 Phone: (216) 397-4363 E-mail: larsen@jcu.edu Ph. D in Experimental Psychology Case Western Reserve University Office Hours M 11:00 am - 12:00 pm T 9:00 am - 11:00 am W 11:00 am - 12:00 pm TH 9:00 am - 11:00 am F 11:00 am - 12:00 pm OR by appointment    You can schedule an appointment with me by signing up for a time on the sheet on the clipboard in my box, outside the department office, DE 302.

Research Interests Cognitive Processes in Aging Working Memory Perception with Anomolous Color Vision Non-Conscious Perception Recent Publications

Videos Showing the Trapezoidal Window Illusion      See videos of the Ames Trapezoidal window and read an explanation of the illusion.

Teaching Schedule, Fall 2008 PS 318 -- Sensation and Perception Wedenesday and F 1:00-1:50 PS 318 -- Laboratory in Sensation and Perception M 1:00 -2:50 PS 401 -- Advanced Research Methods in Psychology MWF 10-11

Recent Research Publications Baddeley, A. D., & Larsen, J. D. (2007). The phonological loop unmasked? A comment on the evidence for a "perceptual-gestural" alternative, The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 60, 497-504. Baddeley, A. D., & Larsen, J. D. (2007). The phonological loop: Some answers and some questions. The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 60, 512-518. Fritsch, T., Larsen, J. D. & Smyth, K. A. (2007). The role of adolescent IQ and gender in the use of cognitive support for remembering in aging. Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition, 14, 394-416. Fritsch, T., McClendon, McK. J., Smyth, K. A., Lerner, A. K, Friedland, R. P., & Larsen, J. D. (2007). Cognitive functioning in healthy aging: The role of reserve and lifestyle factors early in life. The Gerentologist, 47, 307-322. Larsen, J. D., & Kozar, B. (2005). Evaluation of a computer administered alcohol education program for college students. Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 49, 69-83. Larsen, J. D., & Baddeley, A. D. (2003). Disruption of verbal STM by irrelevant speech, articulatory suppression, and manual tapping: Do they have a common source? The Quarterly Journal of Experemental Psychology, 56A, 1249-1268. Baddeley, A. D., & Larsen, J. D. (2003). The disruption of STM: A response to our commentators. The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 56A, 1301-1306. Rainey, D. W., & Larsen, J. D. (2002). The effect of familiar melodies on initial learning and long term memory for unconnected text. Music Perception, 20, 173-186 Larsen, J. D., Baddeley, A. D., & Andrade, J. (2000). Phonological similarity and the irrelevant speech effect: Implications for models of short-term memory. Memory, 8, 145-157