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Professor John Towse

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  1. 2024
  2. E-pub ahead of print

    Working memory gets a workout: reviewing the legacy of Baddeley and Hitch (1974) fifty years on

    Towse, J., Hurlstone, M., Atkinson, A., Saito, S. & Logie, R., 13/11/2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology .

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineEditorial

  3. E-pub ahead of print

    Assessing computational reproducibility in Behavior Research Methods

    Ellis, D., Towse, J., Brown, O., Cork, A., Davidson, B., Devereux, S., Hinds, J., Ivory, M., Nightingale, S., Parry, D., Piwek, L., Shaw, H. & Towse, A., 31/12/2024, In: Behavior Research Methods. 56, p. 8745-8760 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  4. 2023
  5. Published

    Recognizing the Known Unknowns: the Interaction Between Reflective Thinking and Optimism for Uncertainty Among Software Developer’s Security Perceptions

    Ivory, M., Towse, J., Sturdee, M., Levine, M. & Nuseibeh, B., 24/11/2023, In: Technology, Mind, and Behavior. 4, 3

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  6. 2022
  7. Published

    LUSTRE: An online data management and student project resource

    Towse, J., Davies, R., Ball, E., James, R., Gooding, B. & Ivory, M., 2/09/2022, In: Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education. 30, 3, p. 266-273 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  8. Published

    Influences of developers' perspectives on their engagement with security in code

    Rauf, I., Lopez, T., Sharp, H., Petre, M., Tun, T. T., Levine, M., Towse, J., van der Linden, D., Rashid, A. & Nuseibeh, B., 19/07/2022, CHASE '22: Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Cooperative and Human Aspects of Software Engineering. New York: Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, p. 86-95 10 p. (Proceedings - 15th International Conference on Cooperative and Human Aspects of Software Engineering, CHASE 2022).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  9. Published

    The Case for Adaptive Security Interventions

    Rauf, I., Petre, M., Tun, T. T., Lopez, T., Lunn, P., van der Linden, D., Towse, J., Sharp, H., Levine, M., Rashid, A. & Nuseibeh, B., 31/01/2022, In: ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology. 31, 1, p. 1-52 52 p., 9.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  10. 2021
  11. Published

    Opening Pandora’s Box: Peeking inside psychology’s data sharing practices, and seven recommendations for change

    Towse, J., David Alexander Ellis, D. & Towse, A., 31/08/2021, In: Behavior Research Methods. 53, 4, p. 1455-1468 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  12. Published

    Making data meaningful: Guidelines for good quality open data

    Towse, A., Ellis, D. & Towse, J., 31/07/2021, In: Journal of Social Psychology. 161 , 4, p. 395-402 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineEditorial

  13. 2020
  14. Published

    Security but not for security’s sake: The impact of social considerations on app developers’ choices

    Rauf, I., van der Linden, D., Levine, M., Towse, J., Nuseibeh, B. & Rashid, A., 24/06/2020, ICSEW'20: Proceedings of the IEEE/ACM 42nd International Conference on Software Engineering Workshops. New York: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), p. 141–144 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  15. Published

    Schrödinger’s Security: Opening the Box on App Developers’ Security Rationale

    van der Linden, D., Anthonysamy, P., Nuseibeh, B., Tun, T. T., Petre, M., Levine, M., Towse, J. & Rashid, A., 23/05/2020, ICSE '20: Proceedings of the ACM/IEEE 42nd International Conference on Software Engineering. New York: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), p. 149-160 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  16. 2019
  17. Published

    Charting the trajectory of forgetting: Insights from a working memory period paradigm

    Towse, J. N., Hitch, G. & Horton, N. J., 15/08/2019, In: Memory and Cognition. 47, 6, p. 1063-1075 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  18. Published

    Contextual support for children’s recall within working memory

    Roome, H., Towse, J. N. & Crespo Llado, M., 1/06/2019, In: The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology . 72, 6, p. 1364-1378 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  19. Published

    A New and Exciting Chapter for the Journal of Numerical Cognition

    Towse, J. N., 5/04/2019, In: Journal of Numerical Cognition. 5, 1, p. 1-4 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineEditorial

  20. Published

    Joint cognition and the role of human agency in random number choices

    Maehara, Y., Saito, S. & Towse, J. N., 1/04/2019, In: Psychological Research. 83, 3, p. 574–589 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  21. Published

    Email fraud: The search for psychological predictors of susceptibility

    Jones, H., Towse, J. N., Race, N. J. P. & Harrison, T., 16/01/2019, In: PLoS ONE. 14, 1, 15 p., e0209684.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  22. Published

    Data sharing: A primer from UKRN

    Towse, J., Rumsey, S., Owen, N., Langford, P., Jaquiery, M. & Bolibaugh, C., 2019, 3 p.

    Research output: Other contribution

  23. 2018
  24. Published

    Examinations of email fraud susceptibility: Perspectives from academic research and industry practice

    Jones, H. & Towse, J. N., 27/02/2018, Psychological and Behavioral Examinations in Cyber Security. McAlaney, J., Frumkin, L. & Benson, V. (eds.). Hershey, PA: IGI Global, p. 80-97 18 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  25. Published

    Foreword: Mathematical Cognition, Language, and Culture: Understanding the Links

    Towse, J. N., 9/01/2018, Language and Culture in Mathematical Cognition. Berch, D., Geary, D. & Koepke, K. M. (eds.). Academic Press, p. xv-xix (Mathematical Cognition and Learning; vol. 4).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNForeword/postscript

  26. 2017
  27. Published

    Numerical Cognition Speaks Up: Reflections and Acknowledgements on the Journal of Numerical Cognition

    Towse, J. N., 10/02/2017, In: Journal of Numerical Cognition. 2, 3, p. 166-169 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineEditorial

  28. 2016
  29. Published

    Joint cognition: thought contagion and the consequences of cooperation when sharing the task of random sequence generation

    Towse, J. N., Towse, A. S., Saito, S., Maehara, Y. & Miyake, A., 15/03/2016, In: PLoS ONE. 11, 3, 22 p., e0151306.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  30. 2015
  31. Published

    Finding a voice for numerical cognition

    Towse, J., 29/10/2015, In: Journal of Numerical Cognition. 1, 1, p. 1-6 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineEditorial

  32. Published

    The developmental influence of primary memory capacity on working memory and academic achievement

    Hall, D., Jarrold, C., Towse, J. & Zarandi, A. L., 08/2015, In: Developmental Psychology. 51, 8, p. 1131-1147 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  33. Published

    A working memory test battery: Java-based collection of seven working memory tasks

    Stone, J. M. & Towse, J., 5/06/2015, In: Journal of Open Research Software. 3, 9 p., e5.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  34. Published

    Susceptibility to email fraud: a review of psychological perspectives, data-collection methods, and ethical considerations

    Jones, H., Towse, J. & Race, N., 2015, In: International Journal of Cyber Behavior, Psychology and Learning. 5, 3, p. 13-29 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  35. Published

    What can we learn about immediate memory from the development of children's free recall?

    Jarrold, C., Hall, D., Harvey, C. E., Tam, H., Towse, J. N. & Zarandi, A. L., 2015, In: The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology . 68, 9, p. 1871-1894 24 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  36. 2014
  37. Published

    Figuring out children’s number representations: lessons from cross-cultural work

    Towse, J., Muldoon, K. & Simms, V., 03/2014, Oxford handbook of numerical cognition. Cohen Kadosh, R. & Dowker, A. (eds.). Oxford: Oxford University Press

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  38. Published

    Not all numbers are equal: preferences and biases among children and adults when generating random sequences

    Towse, J., Loetscher, T. & Brugger, P., 23/01/2014, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 5, 7 p., 19.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  39. Published

    How do selective attentional processes contribute to maintenance and recall in children’s working memory capacity?

    Roome, H. E., Towse, J. & Jarrold, C., 2014, In: Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 8, 1011.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  40. 2013
  41. Published

    Plane thinking: mental representations in number line estimation as a function of orientation, scale, and counting proficiency

    Simms, V., Muldoon, K. & Towse, J., 07/2013, In: Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 115, 3, p. 468-480 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  42. Published

    A longitudinal analysis of estimation accuracy, counting skills and mathematical ability across the first school year

    Muldoon, K., Towse, J., Simms, V., Perra, O. & Menzies, V., 02/2013, In: Developmental Psychology. 49, 2, p. 250-257 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  43. 2011
  44. Published

    Cross-cultural comparisons of 5-year-olds’ estimating and mathematical ability

    Muldoon, K., Simms, V., Towse, J., Menzies, V. & Yue, G., 05/2011, In: Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. 42, 4, p. 669-681 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  45. 2010
  46. Published

    Synergies between processing and memory in children's reading span.

    Towse, J. N., Hitch, G. J., Horton, N. & Harvey, K., 09/2010, In: Developmental Science. 13, 5, p. 779-789 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal article

  47. Published

    With development, list recall includes more chunks, not just larger ones.

    Cowan, N., Hismjatullina, A., AuBuchon, A. M., Saults, J. S., Horton, N., Leadbitter, K. & Towse, J. N., 09/2010, In: Developmental Psychology. 46, 5, p. 1119-1131 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  48. Published

    Lucky numbers : spatial neglect affects physical, but not representational, choices in a Lotto task.

    Loetscher, T., Nicholls, M. E. R., Towse, J. N., Bradshaw, J. L. & Brugger, P., 05/2010, In: Cortex. 46, 5, p. 685-690 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  49. Published

    Epistemic flow and the social making of minds.

    Lewis, C., Carpendale, J., Towse, J. & Maridaki-Kassotaki, K., 2010, Self- and Social-Regulation: Exploring the Relations between Social Interaction, Social Cognition, and the Development of Executive Functions.. Sokol, B., Muller, U., Carpendale, J. M., Young, A. & Iarocci, G. (eds.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 80-110 31 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  50. 2008
  51. Published

    The endurance of children's working memory : a recall time analysis.

    Towse, J. N., Hitch, G. J., Hamilton, Z. & Pirrie, S., 10/2008, In: Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 101, 2, p. 156-163 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  52. Published

    Task experience and children’s working memory performance : a perspective from recall timing.

    Towse, J. N., Cowan, N., Horton, N. & Whytock, S., 2008, In: Developmental Psychology. 44, 3, p. 695-706 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  53. Published

    The recall of information from working memory : insights from behavioural and chronometric perspectives.

    Towse, J. N., Cowan, N., Hitch, G. J. & Horton, N., 2008, In: Experimental Psychology. 55, 6, p. 371-383 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  54. 2007
  55. Published

    Working memory as the interface between processing and retention : a developmental perspective

    Towse, J., Hitch, J. G. & Horton, N., 07/2007, Advances in child development and behavior. Kail, R. (ed.). Amsterdam: Elsevier Academic Press, Vol. 35. p. 215-251 37 p. (Advances in child development and behavior; vol. 35).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  56. Published

    Random number generation and working memory.

    Towse, J. N. & Cheshire, A., 05/2007, In: European Journal of Cognitive Psychology. 19, 3, p. 374-394 21 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  57. Published

    When knowledge is not enough: the phenomenon of goal neglect in preschool children.

    Towse, J. N., Lewis, C. & Knowles, M., 04/2007, In: Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 96, 4, p. 320-332 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  58. Published

    Variation in working memory due to normal development

    Towse, J. N. & Hitch, J. G., 2007, Variation in working memory. Conway, A., Jarrold, C., Kane, M., Miyake, A. & Towse, J. (eds.). New York: Oxford University Press, p. 109-133 25 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  59. Published

    Variation in working memory.

    Conway, A. R. A., Jarrold, C., Kane, M. J., Myake, A. & Towse, J. N., 2007, New York: Oxford University Press. 321 p.

    Research output: Book/Report/ProceedingsBook

  60. Published

    Working memory as a construct in cognitive science: An illustrious past and a highly promising future

    Saito, S. & Towse, J., 2007, In: Psychologia. 50, p. 69-75 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  61. 2006
  62. Published

    Individual differences in working memory.

    Jarrold, C. & Towse, J. N., 28/04/2006, In: Neuroscience. 139, 1, p. 39-50 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  63. 2005
  64. Published

    Because it's there! Why some children count, rather than infer numerical relationships.

    Muldoon, K. P., Lewis, C. & Towse, J. N., 07/2005, In: Cognitive Development. 20, 3, p. 472-491 20 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  65. Published

    Working memory period: the endurance of mental representations.

    Towse, J. N., Hamilton, Z., Hitch, G. J. & Peacock, K., 1/01/2005, In: Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology Series a Human Experimental Psychology. 58, 3, p. 547-571 25 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  66. 2004
  67. Published

    Working memory and its relevance for cognitive development.

    Towse, J. N. & Cowan, N., 11/2004, Young children's cognitive development : interrelationships among executive functioning, working memory, verbal ability and theory of mind. Schneider, W., Schumann-Hengsteler, R. & Sodian, B. (eds.). Mahwah, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, p. 9-37 29 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  68. 2003
  69. Published

    Review of ‘Lifespan development of human memory’.

    Towse, J. N., 10/2003, In: Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology Series a Human Experimental Psychology. 56, 7, p. 1244-1246 3 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  70. Published

    Children's Working-Memory Processes: A Response-Timing Analysis.

    Towse, J. N., Cowan, N., Hamilton, Z. & Saults, J. S., 1/01/2003, In: Journal of Experimental Psychology: General. 132(1), p. 113-132 20 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  71. 2002
  72. Published

    On the nature of the relationship between processing activity and item retention in children.

    Towse, J. N., Hitch, G. J. & Hutton, U. M. Z., 06/2002, In: Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 82, 2, p. 156-184 29 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  73. 2001
  74. Published

    Short-term memory and working memory as indices of children’s cognitive skills.

    Hutton, U. M. Z. & Towse, J. N., 07/2001, In: Memory. 9, 4-6, p. 383-394 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  75. Published

    What limits children's working memory span? Theoretical accounts and applications for scholastic development.

    Towse, J. N., Hitch, G. J. & Hutton, F., 1/01/2001, In: Journal of Experimental Psychology: General. 130, 2, p. 184-198 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  76. Published

    Combining representations in working memory: A brief report.

    Towse, J. N. & Houston-Price, C. M. T., 2001, In: British Journal of Developmental Psychology. 19, 3, p. 319-324 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  77. Published

    Reflections on the concept of the central executive

    Towse, J. N. & Houston-Price, C. M. T., 2001, Working memory in perspective. Andrade, J. (ed.). Hove, England: Psychology Press, p. 240-260 21 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  78. 2000
  79. Published

    Understanding the dimensional change card sort: Perspectives from task success and failure

    Towse, J. N., Redbond, J., Houston-Price, C. M. T. & Cook, S., 31/07/2000, In: Cognitive Development. 15, 3, p. 347-365 19 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  80. Published

    Memory limits : give us an answer!

    Towse, J. N., 02/2000, In: Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 24, 1, p. 150-151 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  81. Published

    On the interpretation of working memory span in adults.

    Towse, J. N., Hitch, G. J. & Hutton, U., 2000, In: Memory and Cognition. 28, 3, p. 341-348 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  82. 1999
  83. Published

    An exploration of random generation among children

    Towse, J. N. & McLachlan, A., 09/1999, In: British Journal of Developmental Psychology. 17, 3, p. 363-380 18 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  84. Published

    Developmental sensitivity to temporal grouping effects in short-term memory.

    Towse, J. N., Hitch, G. J. & Skeates, S., 06/1999, In: International Journal of Behavioral Development. 23, 2, p. 391-411 21 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  85. Published

    The resource king is dead! Long live the resource king!

    Towse, J. N., Hitch, G. J. & Hutton, U., 02/1999, In: Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 22, 1, p. 111-111 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  86. 1998
  87. Published

    Analyzing human random generation behavior: a review of methods used and a computer program for describing performance

    Towse, J. N. & Neil, D., 12/1998, In: Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, and Computers. 30, 4, p. 583-591 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  88. Published

    Linguistic relativity: The case of place value in multi-digit numbers

    Saxton, M. & Towse, J. N., 04/1998, In: Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 69, 1, p. 66-79 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  89. Published

    On random generation and the central executive of working memory

    Towse, J. N., 02/1998, In: British Journal of Psychology. 89, 1, p. 77-101 25 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  90. Published

    A re-evaluation of working memory capacity in children.

    Towse, J. N., Hitch, G. J. & Hutton, U., 1998, In: Journal of Memory and Language. 39, 2, p. 195-217 23 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  91. 1997
  92. Published

    Linguistic Influences on Children's Number Concepts: Methodological and Theoretical Considerations

    Towse, J. N. & Saxton, M., 09/1997, In: Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 66, 3, p. 362-375 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  93. Published

    Integrating information in object counting: a role for a central coordinating process?

    Towse, J. N. & Hitch, G. J., 1997, In: Cognitive Development. 12, 3, p. 393-422 30 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  94. Published

    Random generation of numbers: a search for underlying processes

    Towse, J. N. & Valentine, J. D., 1997, In: European Journal of Cognitive Psychology. 9, 4, p. 381-400 20 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  95. 1996
  96. Published

    Performance demands in the selection of objects for counting.

    Towse, J. N. & Hitch, G. J., 1996, In: Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 61, 1, p. 67-79 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  97. 1995
  98. Published

    Is there a relationship between task demand and storage space in tests of working memory capacity?

    Towse, J. N. & Hitch, G. J., 1995, In: The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology . 48, 1, p. 108-124 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  99. Published

    Temporal effects in immediate verbal memory: a combined experimental/modelling approach.

    Malloch, M., Shapiro, J., Hitch, G. J., Culpin, V. & Towse, J. N., 1995, In: Language and Cognitive Processes. 10, 3&4, p. 401-405 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  100. 1994
  101. Published

    Temporal generalization among humans: three further studies

    Wearden, J. & Towse, J. N., 11/1994, In: Behavioural Processes. 32, 3, p. 247-264 18 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

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