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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Our research is funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) and the Multi-Year Research Grant (MYRG) of the University of Macau.
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
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*Yang, J., *Han. Y., & #Deng, S. W. (in press). Show me, don’t teach me: Active exploration promotes children’s relational reasoning. Proceedings of the 46th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society. Austin, TX: Cognitive Science Society.
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*Li, J., Hua. L., & #Deng, S. W. (in press). Modality-specific impacts of distractors on visual and auditory categorical decision-making: an evidence accumulation perspective. Frontiers in Psychology.
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*Xing, L., #Deng, S. W., & Ho, G. W. (in press). From empathy to resilience: The mediating role of emotional intelligence. Psychological Reports. Published online first.
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*Li, J., & #Deng, S. W. (in press). Attentional focusing and filtering in multisensory categorization. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review. Published online first.
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*Li, J., *Sun. Y., & #Deng, S. W. (2023). Common and distinct neural bases for rule- and similarity-based category learning. Proceedings of the 45th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society. Austin, TX: Cognitive Science Society.
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*Li, J., & #Deng, S. W. (2023). Facilitation and interference effects of the multisensory context on learning: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychological Research.
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*Li, J., & #Deng, S. W. (2022). Social attention, memory, and memory-guided orienting change across the menstrual cycle. Physiology and Behavior, 251, 113808.
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Darby, K. P., Deng, S. W., Walther, D. B., & Sloutsky, V. M. (2021). The development of attention to objects and scenes: From object-biased to unbiased. Child Development, 92(3), 1173-1186.
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*Yao, G. Y., & #Deng, S. W. (2020). Differential effect of blocked and interleaved study on category learning by classification and inference. Proceedings of the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society. Austin, TX: Cognitive Science Society.
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Sloutsky, V. M., & Deng, S. W. (2019). Categories, concepts, and conceptual development. Language, Cognition and Neuroscience, 34(10), 1284–1297.
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*Chu, K. H., & #Deng, S. W. (2019). Why some events are more (or less) random: The role of alternation rate and number of occurrence. Proceedings of the 41st Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society. Austin, TX: Cognitive Science Society.
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Gozli, D, G., & Deng, S. W. (2018). Building blocks of psychology: On remaking the unkept promises of early schools. Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science, 52, 1-24.
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#Deng, W. (2017). Rule-seekers and probability-catchers: Differential roles of attention in category learning and transfer across development. Proceedings of the 3rd Conference of Learning Sciences and Technologies 2017. Hsinchu, Taiwan.
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*Huang, X., #Deng, W., Li, D. (2017). Linguistic processes in translation: Eye-tracking reveals differential effects of phrase order and lexical choice. In G. Gunzelmann, A. Howes, T. Tenbrink, & E. J. Davelaar (Eds.), Proceedings of the 39th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society. Austin, TX: Cognitive Science Society.
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#Deng, S. W., & Sloutsky, V. M. (2016). Selective attention, diffused attention, and the development of categorization. Cognitive Psychology, 91, 24-62.
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Sloutsky, V. M., Deng, W., Fisher, A. V., & Kloos, H. (2015). Conceptual influences on induction: A case for a late onset. Cognitive Psychology, 82, 1-31.
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Deng, W., & Sloutsky, V. M. (2015). Labels, dynamic visual features, and distribution of attention in infant category learning. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 134, 62-77.
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Deng, W., & Sloutsky, V. M. (2015). The development of categorization: Effects of classification and inference training on category representation. Developmental Psychology, 51, 392-405.
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Deng, W., & Sloutsky, V. M. (2013). The role of linguistic labels in inductive generalization. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 114, 432-455.
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Deng, W., & Sloutsky, V. M. (2013). Effects of training on categorization. In M. Knauff, M. Pauen, N. Sebanz, & I. Wachsmuth (Eds.), Proceedings of the 35th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, (pp. 2166-2171). Austin, TX: Cognitive Science Society.
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Robinson, C. W, Best, C. A., Deng, W., & Sloutsky, V. M. (2012). The role of words in cognitive tasks: What, when, and how? Frontiers in Psychology, 3, 1-8.
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Deng, W., & Sloutsky, V. M. (2012). Carrot eaters or moving heads: Inductive inference is better supported by salient features than by category labels. Psychological Science, 23, 178-186.
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Deng, W., & Sloutsky, V. M. (2012). The role of linguistic labels in infants' categorization: An eye tracking study. In N. Miyake, D. Peebles, & R. P. Cooper (Eds.), Proceedings of the 34th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, (pp. 282-287). Austin, TX: Cognitive Science Society.
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Deng, W., & Sloutsky, V. M. (2010). The role of linguistic labels in categorization. In S. Ohlsson & R. Catrambone (Eds.), Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, (pp. 230-235). Austin, TX: Cognitive Science Society.
WORK IN PREPARATION AND FORTHCOMING
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Deng, S. W. What's beyond a label? Category-based induction requires access to semantics.
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*Hu, R., & #Deng, S. W. From human to robot: The development of selective trust in children and its relation to learning from robots
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*Yao, G. Y., & #Deng, S. W. The flanker interference effect does not change linearly with spatial separation.
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*Yao, G. Y., & #Deng, S. W. The benefits of blocked and interleaved category learning differ between classification and inference.
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#Deng, S. W., & *Yao, G. Y. Effect of massed versus spaced learning on categorization and transfer.
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*Xing, L., & #Deng, S.W. Differential influence of executive function on resilience in adolescence and emerging adulthood.
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*Hu, R., & #Deng, S. W. The power of having access to mental states in collaborative decision-making tasks.
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#Deng, S. W., *Wen, Y., & *Zhang, Y. Attitude matters: Parents' attitudes on education predict children's cognitive ability in China.
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*Zhang, Y., & #Deng, S.W. Family structure, parental conflict, and peer relationship in Chinese children.
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*Wen, Y., & #Deng, S.W. Less is more: Children in China are happier if they have fewer or no siblings.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
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*Li, J., *Sun. Y., & #Deng, S. W. (2023). Common and distinct neural bases for rule- and similarity-based category learning. Poster presented at the 45th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, Sydney, Australia.
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*Liao, Y., *Li, J., & #Deng, S. W. (2023). Decoupling between categorization and attention optimization: An eye-tracking study. Poster presented at the 45th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, Sydney, Australia.
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*Hu, Q., & #Deng, S. W. (2022). Shall I trust the robot? Children’s selective social learning in the human-robot comparison. Paper presented at the 24th Chinese Academic Conference of Psychology. Virtual Conference.
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*Li, J., *Zhao, J., *Shan, R, & #Deng, S. W. (2022). Linguistic labels alter post-selection processing in human categorization. Paper presented at the 24th Chinese Academic Conference of Psychology. Virtual Conference.
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*Li, J., *Sun, Y., *Wu, C., & #Deng, S. W. (2022). Common and distinct neural substrates of rule- and similarity-based category learning. Paper presented at the 24th Chinese Academic Conference of Psychology. Virtual Conference.
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*Liao, Y., *Li, J., & #Deng, S. W. (2022). Selective attention and unsupervised category learning: An eye-tracking study. Paper presented at the 24th Chinese Academic Conference of Psychology. Virtual Conference.
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Deng, S. W. (2022). Selective attention and learning: Decomposing focusing and filtering mechanisms in visual and audiovisual categorization between children and adults. Invited talk at the 3rd Macau Symposium on Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Macau SAR China.
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*Li, J., Hua, L., & #Deng, S. W. (2021). The dynamic process of multisensory integration in the categorization decision making. Paper presented at the 23rd Chinese Academic Conference of Psychology. Virtual Conference.
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*Li, J., & #Deng, S. W. (2021). The role of selective attention in multisensory categorization. Paper presented at the 23rd Chinese Academic Conference of Psychology. Virtual Conference.
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*Xing, L. N., & #Deng, S. W. (2020). Executive function affects resilience with different cognitive mechanisms between adolescence and emerging adulthood. Poster presented at the 42nd Annual Meeting (virtual) of the Cognitive Science Society, Toronto, Canada.
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*Xing, L. N., & #Deng, S. W. (2020). How do adolescents and emerging adults adapt to COVID-19 differently? Poster presented at the Academic Annual Conference of Chinese Psychology Society, Behavior and Health. Virtual Conference.
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*Yao, G. Y., & #Deng, S. W. (2020). Differential effect of blocked and interleaved study on category learning by classification and inference. Poster presented at the 42nd Annual Meeting (virtual) of the Cognitive Science Society, Toronto, Canada.
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*Chu, K. H., & #Deng, S. W. (2019). Why some events are more (or less) random: The role of alternation rate and number of occurrence. Poster presented at the 41st Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, Montreal, Canada.
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Deng, S. W. (2018). Categories, Concepts, and Conceptual Development. Invited talk at the 3rd International Conference on Natural Cognition, Macau SAR China.
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*Yao, G. Y., & #Deng, W. (2018). Who sees a flanker? Individual differences in cognitive control. Poster presented at the 40th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, Madison, WI.
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*Huang, X., #Deng, W., & Li, D. (2017). Linguistic processes in translation: Eye-tracking reveals differential effects of phrase order and lexical choice. Poster presented at the 39th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, London, UK.
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Deng, W. (2017). Rule-seekers and probability-catchers: Differential roles of attention in category learning and transfer across development. Paper presented at the 3rd Conference of Learning Sciences and Technologies, Taiwan.
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Darby, K. P., Deng, W., Sloutsky, V. M., & Walter, D. B. (forthcoming). What's scene in development? Rapid attention allocation to objects and scenes in children. Poster to be presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Austin, TX.
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Deng, W., & Sloutsky, V. M. (2016). Differential coupling of categorization and memory across development. Paper presented at the 6th International Conference on Memory, Budapest, Hungary.
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Sloutsky, V. M., & Deng, W. (2015). The development of categorization: Attention, decision, and representation. Paper presented at the 56th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Chicago, IL.
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Deng, W., & Sloutsky, V. M. (2015). Flexibility of categorization: Developmental differences between adults and children. Poster presented at the 9th Biennial Meeting of Cognitive Development Society, Columbus, OH.
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Deng, W., & Sloutsky, V. M. (2015). Developmental differences in category representation: Evidence from recognition memory. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia, PA.
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Sloutsky, V. M., Deng, W., Fisher, A. V., & Kloos, H. (2015). Conceptual information does not induce category-based induction in children. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia, PA.
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Sloutsky, V. M., & Deng, W. (2014). The development of categorization: Attention and category representation. Paper presented at the 55th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Long Beach, CA.
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Deng, W., & Sloutsky, V. M. (2013). Developmental differences in category representations. Poster presented at the 8th Biennial Meeting of Cognitive Development Society, Memphis, TN.
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Deng, W., & Sloutsky, V. M. (2013). Effects of training on categorization. Poster presented at the 35th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, Berlin, Germany.
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Deng, W., & Sloutsky, V. M. (2013). Rule-seekers and probability-catchers: Effects of training on category learning. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA.
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Sloutsky, V. M., & Deng, W. (2013). The role of linguistic labels in infants’ category learning. Paper presented at the 54th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Minneapolis, MN.
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Deng, W., & Sloutsky, V. M. (2012). The role of linguistic labels in infants' categorization: An eye tracking study. Paper presented at the 34th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, Sapporo, Japan.
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Sloutsky, V. M., & Deng, W. (2011). The role of category labels in categorization and induction. Paper presented at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Seattle, WA.
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Deng, W., & Sloutsky, V. M. (2010). The role of linguistic labels in categorization. Paper presented at the 32nd Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, Portland, Oregon.
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