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Paul Atchley is a researcher affiliated with the University of South Florida in the United States. Their scholarly focus spans the field of Psychology with contributions across multiple specialized subfields.

The main fields of study for their research encompass:

  • Psychology

The research subfields that Atchley contributes to include:

  • Health Informatics
  • Information Systems and Management
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Social Psychology

Atchley's work addresses several core topics, such as:

  • Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
  • Scientific Computing and Data Management
  • Intelligent Tutoring Systems and Adaptive Learning
  • Urban Green Space and Health
  • Animal and Plant Science Education
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions

Their recent publications include:

  • "Human and AI collaboration in the higher education environment: opportunities and concerns" (2024), published in Cognitive Research Principles and Implications
  • "Cooperation in nature: a nature-based intervention improves collaboration and creativity" (2025), published in Journal of Cognitive Psychology

Frequent co-authors working alongside Atchley are:

  • Ruth Ann Atchley
  • Michael M. Hopkins
  • Sean P. Lane
  • Kacie Mennie
  • David L. Strayer

The venues where Atchley commonly publishes include:

  • Cognitive Research Principles and Implications
  • Journal of Cognitive Psychology

Best Publications

  • Creativity in the Wild: Improving Creative Reasoning through Immersion in Natural Settings

    Ruth Ann Atchley;David L. Strayer;Paul Atchley

  • On the time course of top-down and bottom-up control of visual attention

    Jan Theeuwes;Paul Atchley;Arthur F. Kramer

  • The choice to text and drive in younger drivers: Behavior may shape attitude

    Paul Atchley;Stephanie Atwood;Aaron Jacob Boulton

  • The effects of perception of risk and importance of answering and initiating a cellular phone call while driving.

    Erik Nelson;Paul Atchley;Todd D. Little

  • The role of attentional breadth in perceptual change detection

    Heather L. Pringle;David E. Irwin;Arthur F. Kramer;Paul Atchley

  • Conversation limits the functional field of view.

    Paul Atchley;Jeff Dressel

  • The effect of age, retinal eccentricity, and speed on the detection of optic flow components.

    Paul Atchley;George J. Andersen

  • Potential benefits and costs of concurrent task engagement to maintain vigilance: a driving simulator investigation

    Paul Atchley;Mark Sai Leong Chan

  • The role of visual attention in predicting driving impairment in older adults.

    Lesa Hoffman;Joan M. McDowd;Paul Atchley;Richard Dubinsky

  • Aberrant driving behaviors: a study of drivers in Beijing.

    Jianyong Shi;Yong Bai;Xiwen Ying;Paul Atchley

  • Visual marking of old objects

    Jan Theeuwes;Arthur F. Kramer;Paul Atchley

  • Stuck in the 70s: the role of social norms in distracted driving.

    Paul Atchley;Chelsie Hadlock;Sean Lane

  • Cultural foundations of safety culture: A comparison of traffic safety culture in China, Japan and the United States

    Paul Atchley;Jing Shi;Toshiyuki Yamamoto

  • Spatial cuing in a stereoscopic display: Evidence for a “depth-aware” attentional focus

    Paul Atchley;Arthur F. Kramer;George J. Andersen;Jan Theeuwes

  • Speed, size, and edge-rate information for the detection of collision events.

    George J. Andersen;John Cisneros;Paul Atchley;Asad Saidpour

  • Attentional Control Within 3-D Space

    Jan Theeuwes;Paul Atchley;Arthur F. Kramer

  • Contingent capture for onsets and offsets: attentional set for perceptual transients.

    Paul Atchley;Arthur F. Kramer;Anne P. Hillstrom

  • The need of young adults to text now: Using delay discounting to assess informational choice

    Paul Atchley;Amelia C. Warden

  • Age-related differences in the detection of three-dimensional surfaces from optic flow.

    George J. Andersen;Paul Atchley

  • Attentional effects on preattentive vision: Spatial precues affect the detection of simple features

    Jan Theeuwes;Jan Theeuwes;Arthur F. Kramer;Paul Atchley

Frequent Co-Authors

Arthur F. Kramer
Arthur F. Kramer Northeastern University
Jan Theeuwes
Jan Theeuwes Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Lesa Hoffman
Lesa Hoffman University of Iowa
Derek D. Reed
Derek D. Reed University of Kansas
Todd D. Little
Todd D. Little Texas Tech University
Omri Gillath
Omri Gillath University of Kansas
David E. Irwin
David E. Irwin University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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