We believe in the open, rigorous, and scientific study of cognition. As such, we are working toward publicly posting as much of our published data as is possible. All studies with publicly posted data sets include a link with the reference listed below. If you don't see a link but would like access to a particular dataset, please email Dr. Ricker directly at [email protected] with your request. In most cases, the dataset can be formatted and posted relatively quickly.
For full-text pdfs of any article from our lab please email Dr. Ricker directly. Open-access publications include a link to article full texts in the references below.
Consolidation
Cotton, K. & Ricker, T.J. (2023). Is there a role of creativity in the relationship between working memory consolidation and long-term memory? Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 85, 1550-1565. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13414-022-02598-w Full TextDataset
Cotton, K. & Ricker, T.J. (2021). Working memory consolidation improves long-term memory recognition. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 47, 208-219.https://doi.org/10.1037/xlm0000954 Dataset
Vergauwe, E., Ricker, T.J., Langerock, N., & Cowan, N. (2019). What do people typically do between list items? The nature of attention-based mnemonic activities depends on task context. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 45, 779-794.https://doi.org/10.1037/xlm0000625 Ricker, T.J. & Sandry, J. (2018) The Relationship between Masking and Short-Term Consolidation during Recall from Visual Working Memory. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1424. 91-101. https://doi.org/10.1111/nyas.13641 Dataset
Ricker, T.J., Nieuwenstein, M., Bayliss, D.M. & Barrouillet, P. (2018). Working memory consolidation: Insights from studies on attention and working memory. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1424. 8-18. https://doi.org/10.1111/nyas.13633
Ricker, T.J. & Hardman, K.O. (2017). The nature of short-term consolidation in visual working memory. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 146, 1551-1573. https://doi.org/10.1037/xge0000346
Ricker, T.J. & Cowan, N. (2014). Differences in presentation methods in working memory procedures: A matter of working memory consolidation. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 40, 417-428. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0034301
Dual-Tasking
Cotton, K., Sandry, J., & Ricker, T.J. (2024). Secondary task engagement drives the McCabe effect in long-term memory. Memory & Cognition, 52, 1762-1774. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13421-023-01450-2 Full TextDataset Cotton, K., Sandry, J., & Ricker, T.J. (2023). The effects of mind-wandering, cognitive load, and task engagement on working memory performance in remote online experiments. Experimental Psychology, 70, 271-284. https://doi.org/10.1027/1618-3169/a000599 Full TextDataset
Ricker, T.J. & Vergauwe, E. (2020). Consistent failure to produce a cognitive load effect in visual working memory using a standard dual-task procedure. Journal of Cognition, 3, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.5334/joc.108. Full Text Dataset Vergauwe, E., Ricker, T.J., Langerock, N., & Cowan, N. (2019). What do people typically do between list items? The nature of attention-based mnemonic activities depends on task context. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 45, 779-794.https://doi.org/10.1037/xlm0000625
Ricker, T.J. & Cowan, N. (2018). Cognitive load as a measure of capture of the focus of attention. In R. Zheng (Ed.), Cognitive Load Measurement and Application: A Theoretical Framework for Meaningful Research and Practice. New York, NY: Routledge.
Ricker, T.J., Vergauwe, E., Hinrichs, G.A., Blume, C.L., & Cowan, N. (2015). No recovery of memory when cognitive load is decreased. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 41, 872-880. https://doi.org/10.1037/xlm0000084
Ricker, T.J., Cowan, N., & Morey, C.C. (2010). Visual working memory is disrupted by covert verbal retrieval. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 17, 516-521. https://doi.org/10.3758/PBR.17.4.516 Full Text
Models of Memory Representation
Ricker, T.J., Souza, A., & Vergauwe, E. (2023). Feature identity determines representation structure in working memory. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 152, 2925-2940. https://doi.org/10.1037/xge0001427 PreprintDataset
Ricker, T.J., Thiele, J., Swagman, A.R., & Rouder, J. (2017). Recognition decisions from visual working memory are mediated by continuous latent strengths. Cognitive Science, 41, 1510–1532. https://doi.org/10.1111/cogs.12436 Dataset
Hardman, K.O., Vergauwe, E., & Ricker, T.J. (2017). Categorical working memory representations are used in delayed estimation of continuous colors. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 43, 30-54. https://doi.org/10.1037/xhp0000290 Dataset
Transfer to Long-Term Memory
Cotton, K., Sandry, J., & Ricker, T.J. (2024). Secondary task engagement drives the McCabe effect in long-term memory. Memory & Cognition, 52, 1762-1774. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13421-023-01450-2 Full TextDataset Cotton, K. & Ricker, T.J. (2023). Is there a role of creativity in the relationship between working memory consolidation and long-term memory? Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 85, 1550-1565. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13414-022-02598-w Full TextDataset Cotton, K. & Ricker, T.J. (2022). Examining the relationship between working memory consolidation and long-term memory consolidation. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 29, 1625-1648. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13423-022-02084-2 Full Text Cotton, K. & Ricker, T.J. (2021). Working memory consolidation improves long-term memory recognition. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 47, 208-219.https://doi.org/10.1037/xlm0000954 Dataset
Prioritization
Sandry, J., Zuppichini, M.D., & Ricker, T.J. (2020) Attentional flexibility and prioritization improve long-term memory. Acta Psychologica, 208, 103104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2020.103104 Dataset Sandry, J. & Ricker, T.J. (2020). Prioritization within visual working memory reflects a flexible focus of attention. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 82, 2985–3004. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13414-020-02049-4 Full TextDataset
Memory Deficits in Multiple Sclerosis
Sandry, J., & Ricker, T.J. (2022). Motor speed does not impact the drift rate: A computational hierarchical Drift Diffusion approach to differentiate cognitive and motor speed. Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 7, 66. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41235-022-00412-7 Full TextDataset
Mui, M., Ruben, R.M., Ricker, T.J., Dobryankova, E., & Sandry, J. (2022). Ex-Gaussian analysis of simple response time and the relationship with brain morphometry in multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 63, 103890. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msard.2022.103890
Memory Decay
Ricker, T.J., Sandry, J., Vergauwe, E., & Cowan, N. (2020). Do familiar memory items decay? Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 46, 60-76.https://doi.org/10.1037/xlm0000719 Dataset Ricker, T.J., Vergauwe, E., & Cowan, N. (2016). Decay theory of immediate memory: From Brown (1958) to today (2014). QuarterlyJournal of Experimental Psychology, 69, 1969-1995. https://doi.org/10.1080/17470218.2014.914546
Ricker, T.J., Spiegel, L.R., & Cowan, N. (2014). Time-based loss in visual short-term memory is from trace decay, not temporal distinctiveness. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 40, 1510-1523. https://doi.org/10.1037/xlm0000018 Ricker, T.J. & Cowan, N. (2014). Differences in presentation methods in working memory procedures: A matter of working memory consolidation. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 40, 417-428. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0034301
Ricker, T.J. & Cowan, N. (2010). Loss of visual working memory within seconds: The combined use of refreshable and non-refreshable features. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 36, 1355-1368. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0020356
Other Stuff We've Found Interesting
Hebert, K.R. & Ricker, T.J. (2023). Reliability of the emotional experiences in activities of daily living scale (EEADLs). Occupational Therapy Journal of Research: Occupation, Participation and Health, 43, 271-279. https://doi.org/10.1177/15394492221085288
Cowan, N., Ricker, T.J., Clark, K.M., Hinrichs, G.A., & Glass, B.A. (2015). Knowledge cannot explain the developmental growth of working memory capacity. Developmental Science, 18, 132–145. https://doi.org/10.1111/desc.12197 Cowan, N., AuBuchon, A.M., Gilchrist, A.L., Ricker, T.J., & Saults, J.S. (2011). Age differences in visual working memory capacity: Not based on encoding limitations. Developmental Science, 14, 1066-1074. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7687.2011.01060.x.
Ricker, T.J., AuBuchon, A., & Cowan, N. (2010). Working memory. In L. Nadel (Ed.), Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science, 1, 573-585. https://doi.org/10.1002/wcs.50