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 Timothy.Ricker@usd.edu with your request. In most cases, the dataset can be formatted and posted relatively quickly.
For full-text pdfs of any of the articles below please email Dr. Ricker directly. Open-access publications include a link to article full texts in the references below.
2021
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.doi:10.1037/xlm0000954 Dataset
2020
Sandry, J., Zuppichini, M.D., & Ricker, T.J. (2020) Attentional flexibility and prioritization improve long-term memory. Acta Psychologica, online ahead of print, 1-14. doi: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. doi:10.3758/s13414-020-02049-4 Dataset
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. doi:10.5334/joc.108. Full Text Link Dataset 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. doi:10.1037/xlm0000719 Dataset
2019
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. doi:10.1037/xlm0000625
2018
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. doi: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. doi:10.1111/nyas.13633
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.
2017
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. doi:10.1037/xge0000346
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. doi: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. doi:10.1037/xhp0000290
2016
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. doi:10.1080/17470218.2014.914546
2015
Ricker, T.J. (2015). The role of short-term consolidation in memory persistence. AIMS Neuroscience, 2, 259–279. doi:10.3934/Neuroscience.2015.4.259 Full Text Link
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. doi:10.1037/xlm0000084
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. doi:10.1111/desc.12197
2014 & Earlier
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. doi: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. doi:10.1037/a0034301
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. doi:10.1111/j.1467-7687.2011.01060.x.
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. doi:10.1037/a0020356
Ricker, T.J., Cowan, N., & Morey, C.C. (2010). Visual working memory is disrupted by covert verbal retrieval. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 17, 516-521. doi:10.3758/PBR.17.4.516
Ricker, T.J., AuBuchon, A., & Cowan, N. (2010). Working memory. In L. Nadel (Ed.), Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science, 1, 573-585. doi:10.1002/wcs.50