Memory, Attention, and Comparative Cognitions (MACC) lab
Kendal A. Smith, Ph.D., received her Master’s Degree in Experimental Psychology with an emphasis in Animal Behavior and her Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology with an emphasis in Cognitive Psychology both from the University of Southern Mississippi. Dr. Smith is the director of the Memory, Attention, and Comparative Cognition Lab which investigates questions pertaining to human and animal cognitive processes, including memory, learning, tool use, and problem solving. Dr. Smith’s research interests also pertain to cognitive development, as well as the ontogeny of cognitive processes.
For Dr. Smith’s full publication list, go to JSU MACC lab publications-and- projects site
Recent publications:
Smith, K. A., Huff, M. J., Pazos, L. A., Smith, J. L & Consentino, K. (2022). Item-Specific Encoding Reduces False Recognition of Homograph and Implicit Mediated Critical Lures. Memory, 30(3), 293-308. Doi: 10.1080/ 09658211.2021.2010762
Coane, J. H., McBride, D. M., Huff, M. J., Chang, K., Marsh, E. M. & Smith, K. (2021). Manipulations of List Type in the DRM Paradigm: Structural and Conceptual Similarity Affect False Memory. Frontiers in Psychology. Doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.668550
Lilley, M., Smith, K., Botero Acosta, N. (2017). Cetacean Life History. In J. Vonk & T. Shackelford (Eds.). Encyclopedia of Animal Cognition and Behavior. Springer.