Hedieh Nejatmand Malari

PhD Student in Psychology · University of New Hampshire

I am a PhD student in cognitive psychology at the University of New Hampshire. My research examines how working memory, attention, and metacognitive processes influence learning, performance, and decision-making.

My current work focuses on the role of working memory in category learning, including how different types of working memory (Verbal - Visual - Auditory) affect rule-based and information-integration learning.

I am also interested in how people’s beliefs, expectations, and metacognitive judgments influence learning, working memory, attention, and cognitive performance.

Research interests: working memory · category learning · attention · metacognition · beliefs and expectations · cognitive performance

Research

My research investigates the cognitive processes that support learning and performance, with particular emphasis on working memory, attention, metacognition, and individual differences.

Working Memory Category Learning Attention Metacognition Beliefs and Expectations Cognitive Performance Behavioral Experiments Data Analysis in R

Selected Projects

Working Memory and Category Learning

Examining how working-memory demands influence learning across rule-based and information-integration category structures. This work uses controlled behavioral experiments and trial-level analyses of accuracy and response time.

Metacognition and Memory

Investigating how prior beliefs and moment-to-moment experiences contribute to predictions and evaluations of memory performance.

Teaching

My teaching interests include introductory psychology, cognitive psychology, research methods, and helping students connect psychological theories with real-world examples.

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