Areas of Focus
- Category Learning
- Inductive Reasoning
- Deductive Reasoning
- Cognitive Mechanisms
- Neural Mechanisms
Work Experience
- 2008.10-present - South China Normal University, School of Psychology - Professor
- 2011.8-2012.8 - Colorado State University, Department of Psychology - Visiting Scholar
- 2002-2008 - South China University of Technology, Psychological Counseling Center - Deputy Director, Department of Psychology - Deputy Director
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1994 - Bachelor's Degree in Psychology: South China Normal University
- 1999-2002 - Master's Degree in Personality Psychology: South China Normal University
- 2002-2005 - PhD in Developmental and Educational Psychology: South China Normal University
- 2011 - Visiting Scholar: Colorado State University
- 2019 - Visiting Scholar: Colorado State University
Publications
- Feedback and observational learning differ in effectiveness during category learning in early school aged children and adults, Li, Z. Y, Huang, T, F, Seger, C. A, Liu, Z. Y*, 2024
- The tail of the caudate is sensitive to both gain and loss feedback during information integration categorization, Liu, Z. Y, Cai, L., Liu, C., & Seger, C.A*, 2024
- Prototype or Exemplar Representations in the 5/5 Category Learning Task, Chen F, Li P, Chen H, Seger CA, Liu Z. Y.*, 2024
- Rule and Exemplar-based Transfer in Category Learning, Liu, Z. Y., Liao, S., & Seger, C. A., 2023
- Differing effects of gain and loss feedback on rule-based and information-integration category learning, Liu, Z. Y., Zhang, Y., T., Ma, D., Xu.,Q. F., Seger, A. C*, 2021
- The benefit of interleaved presentation in category learning is independent of working memory, Wang, J., Liu, Z. Y., Xing, Q., & Seger, C., 2020
- Perceptual and categorical processing and representation in color categorization, Liu, Z. Y., Lu, W., & Seger, C*, 2019
- Emotional arousal elicited by irrelevant stimuli affects event-related potentials (ERPs) during response inhibition, Zhao, D., Lin, H.*, Xie, S., & Liu, Z. Y.*, 2019
- Occipitotemporal category representations are sensitive to abstract category boundaries defined by generalization demands, Braunlich, K., Seger, A. C.*, & Liu, Z. Y.*, 2017
- Generalization in category learning: The roles of representational and decisional uncertainty, Seger, A. C.*, Braunlich, K., Wehe, S. H., & Liu, Z. Y.*, 2015
- Neural networks supporting switching, hypothesis testing, and rule application, Liu, Z. Y., Braunlich, K., Wehe, S. H., & Seger, A. C.*, 2015
- An Eye-Tracking Study of Multiple Feature Value Category Structure Learning: The Role of Unique Features, Liu, Z. Y.*, Xong X. H., & Seger, A. C.*, 2015
- Autonomous learning advantage and concentrated learning disadvantage of cross-overlapping category structure, 岳芳.陈剑平.甘可鑫.刘志雅*, 2023
- The influence of information volume and commonality on rule availability, 刘志雅*. 郑琛, 2015
- Information representation mechanism in category classification learning under partial presentation conditions, 王瑞明. 林哲婷. 刘志雅*, 2014
- Knowing and not knowing how much to learn: The expected role of example quantity in category learning, 刘志雅*. 黄艳利. Seger*, 2012
- Category learning ability of 6-year-old children: Category representation, attention, and classification strategies, 刘志雅*. 宋晓红. Seger*, 2012
- The diversity effect in children's inductive reasoning, 钟罗金. 莫雷*. 刘志雅. 李倩雯. Lee. Myung Sook, 2012
- Feature reasoning under classification uncertainty in different learning modes, 刘志雅. 莫雷*, 2011
- Results of category learning in two learning modes: Prototype and example, 刘志雅. 莫雷*, 2009
- The influence of the coexistence of different dimensional features on feature reasoning under classification uncertainty, 刘志雅*, 2008
- A comparative study of two learning modes in category learning: Classification learning and reasoning learning, 刘志雅 莫雷*, 2006
- Heuristic factors of falsification thinking in selection tasks, 刘志雅*. 莫雷. 佟秀丽, 2005
- Illusions of deductive reasoning under dual-statement tasks, 刘志雅*. 赵冬梅. 郑雪, 2003
- The influence of surface similarity and presentation mode on relational analogy reasoning: Matching effect, 谢伟烨. 刘宇澄. 蔡李雪. 韩林株. 刘志雅*, 2024
- The influence of cooperation on rule-based and information-integrated perceptual category learning, 毕健茹. 刘永健. 谭鑫. 刘志雅*, 2022
- The influence of time pricing and subjective time flow speed on altruistic behavior, 赵冬梅. 刘志雅*, 2020
- The influence of decision reasons, actions, and consequences on decision regret, 范宜波*.吴晓静.刘志雅*, 2019
- The developmental sequence of superordinate, basic, and subordinate level category learning in infants aged 9-26 months, 刘志雅*. 刘芳. 朱莹莹. 靳凯丽, 2015
- The influence of logic and similarity on feature reasoning, 刘志雅*. 姚伟. 卢文亮, 2015
- ERP study on dynamic facial expression recognition under different attention conditions, 朱莹莹. 刘志雅*, 2014
- Cognitive neuroscience research on deductive reasoning, 刘志雅*, 2011
- The role of similarity and category labels in inductive reasoning, 刘志雅. 莫雷*. 胡诚. 宋晓红. 黄艳利, 2011
- STROOP effect of attention processing in individuals with traumatic dissociation, 赵冬梅. 刘志雅*, 2010
- The role of labels in children's inductive reasoning, 胡诚. 刘志雅. 陈琳. 莫雷*, 2010
- Progress in category research based on theoretical perspectives, 赵冬梅. 刘志雅*. 莫雷, 2009
- Classification and reasoning learning of family similarity category structure with three-level features, 刘志雅. 莫雷*, 2008
- Multiple category learning systems from cognitive neuroscience and neuropsychological perspectives, 张娟. 莫雷*. 刘志雅, 2008
- Rule-based category learning and information-integrated category learning, 刘志雅. 莫雷*, 2007
- Factors influencing anaphoric reasoning in text reading, 赵冬梅*. 刘志雅, 2006
- Explanation-based perspective in category research, 刘志雅. 莫雷*, 2005
- Verification of a deductive reasoning problem for the mental model theory, 刘志雅*.赵冬梅.郑雪, 2003
- Explanation-based perspective and cross-category classification, 赵冬梅. 刘志雅*. 刘鸣, 2002
- Developmental study on children's understanding of compound propositions, 刘志雅*. 赵冬梅, 郑雪, 2003
- The effect of negation words on hypothetical reasoning, 刘志雅*, 赵冬梅, 郑雪, 2002
- New progress in psychological research on deductive reasoning, 刘志雅*. 赵冬梅, 郑雪, 2001