Research Interests
My primary interest is in people’s judgments about confidence.
My research focuses on the processes underlying confidence judgments as
well as the effects of confidence in decision making. Current projects
in this area include investigating confidence judgments in guessing situations
(with Dr Nathan Weber, Flinders University) and the effects of confidence
on memory conformity among multiple co-witnesses (with Dr Fiona Gabbert,
University of Abertay, Scotland & Prof. Amina Memon, University of
Aberdeen, Scotland).
I am also interested in the concept of uncertainty. Uncertainty relates
to a situation where it is difficult to make an accurate confidence judgment;
it does not necessarily correspond to being unconfident. In particular,
I am focussing on the context of emotional situations and decision making.
In addition, I am interested in the development of teaching statistics
to psychology students as a process that emphasises the whole research
process, emphasises research as seeking answers to questions, and enhances
critical thinking in the use and interpretation of statistics. I am a
big fan of the thinking approach adopted by Steven Levitt (in Freakonomics
by Levitt & Dubner, 2005). I am strongly supportive of the current
trends within psychology that place importance on effect sizes and confidence
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Selected Publications
Clifford, S., Young, R., & Williamson, P. (accepted). Assessing the
early characteristics of autistic disorder using video analysis. Journal
of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Howells, K., Day, A., Williamson, P., Bubner, S., Jauncey, S., Parker,
A., & Heseltine, K. (2005). Brief anger management programs with offenders:
Outcomes and predictors of change . Journal of Forensic Psychiatry
and Psychology, 16, 296-311.
Gardiner, M., Lovell, G., & Williamson, P. (2004). Physician you
can heal yourself! Cognitive behavioural training reduces stress in GPs.
Family Practice, 21, 545-551.
Williamson, P., Day, A., Howells, K., Bubner, S., & Jauncey, S. (2003).
Assessing offender readiness to change problems with anger. Psychology,
Crime and Law, 9, 295-307.
Morris, M., & Williamson, P. (2000). Research methods and design. In
N. W. Bond & K. M. McConkey (Eds). Psychological Science: An Introduction.
Roseville: McGraw-Hill.
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