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Object geometry serves humans’ intuitive physics of stability
How do humans judge physical stability? A prevalent account emphasizes the mental simulation of physical events implemented by an …
Liu, Y., Ayzenberg, A., & Lourenco, SF
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Trial history influences the malleability of gender differences in children’s mental rotation performance
Despite accumulating evidence of gender differences in mental rotation performance, much remains unknown about the variables that lead …
Liu & Lourenco
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Gender differences in children's spatial cognition
Gender differences in spatial tasks emerge early in development. In this project, I am interested in how boys and girls differ in their mental effort and affective states on mental rotation tasks.
Poster
Gender differences in children's spatial cognition
Perceptual basis of intuitive physics
Humans are exceptional at intuiting the physical world. Our intuitive sense of the physical world (intuitive physics) is particularly fastinating to me. In this project, I used machine learning models to compare how humans and machines make judgments on an object’s physical stability.
Poster
Perceptual basis of intuitive physics