Dr Claudia von Bastian
Department of Psychology
Senior Lecturer
C.C.vonBastian@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 6560
+44 114 222 6560
Cathedral Court
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Dr Claudia von Bastian
Department of Psychology
Cathedral Court
1 Vicar Lane
Sheffield
S1 2LT
Department of Psychology
Cathedral Court
1 Vicar Lane
Sheffield
S1 2LT
- Qualifications
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- PhD Psychology, University of Zurich, Switzerland (summa cum laude)
- MSc Psychology, University of Zurich, Switzerland (summa cum laude)
- Research interests
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Cognitive plasticity through short-term interventions (e.g. working memory training) and life-long experiences (e.g. bilingualism); individual differences and age-related change in cognitive abilities, in particular executive functions and working memory; development of Tatool, an open-source experiment software).
- Publications
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Featured publications
Journal articles
- The Psychological Science Accelerator’s COVID-19 rapid-response dataset. Scientific Data, 10.
- In COVID-19 health messaging, loss framing increases anxiety with little-to-no concomitant benefits: experimental evidence from 84 countries. Affective Science, 3(3), 577-602. View this article in WRRO
- Mechanisms of processing speed training and transfer effects across the adult lifespan: protocol of a multi-site cognitive training study. BMC Psychology, 10. View this article in WRRO
- A global experiment on motivating social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(22).
- Mechanisms underlying training-induced cognitive change. Nature Reviews Psychology, 1(1), 30-30. View this article in WRRO
- Neural correlates of verbal working memory: An fMRI meta-analysis. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 13. View this article in WRRO
- Functional Ability in Everyday Life: Are Associations with an Engaged Lifestyle Mediated by Working Memory?. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B. View this article in WRRO
- Is executive control related to working memory capacity and fluid intelligence?. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General. View this article in WRRO
- Mechanisms of working memory training: insights from individual differences. Intelligence, 73, 78-87. View this article in WRRO
- Lower general executive function is primarily associated with trait worry: A latent variable analysis of negative thought/affect measures. Emotion. View this article in WRRO
- Working memory updating and binding training: Bayesian evidence supporting the absence of transfer. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 147(6), 829-858. View this article in WRRO
- Working memory training in older adults: Bayesian evidence supporting the absence of transfer.. Psychology and Aging, 32(8), 732-746. View this article in WRRO
- A combined experimental and individual-differences investigation into mind wandering during a video lecture. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 146(11), 1649-1674. View this article in WRRO
- Do individual differences predict change in cognitive training performance? A latent growth curve modeling approach. Journal of Cognitive Enhancement. View this article in WRRO
- Shifting between mental sets: An individual differences approach to commonalities and differences of task switching components.. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 146(9), 1266-1285.
- Transfer after process-based object-location memory training in healthy older adults. Psychology and Aging, 31(7), 798-814. View this article in WRRO
- Does working memory training have to be adaptive?. Psychological Research, 80(2), 181-194.
- No Evidence of the Ego-Depletion Effect across Task Characteristics and Individual Differences: A Pre-Registered Study. PLoS ONE, 11(2). View this article in WRRO
- No evidence for bilingual cognitive advantages: A test of four hypotheses.. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 145(2), 246-258.
- Effects and mechanisms of working memory training: a review. Psychological Research, 78(6), 803-820.
- The effects of working memory training on functional brain network efficiency. Cortex, 49(9), 2424-2438.
- Distinct transfer effects of training different facets of working memory capacity. Journal of Memory and Language, 69(1), 36-58.
- Effects of working memory training in young and old adults. Memory & Cognition, 41(4), 611-624.
- Tatool: A Java-based open-source programming framework for psychological studies. Behavior Research Methods, 45(1), 108-115.
- Color impact on security screening. IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, 25(10), 33-38.
- Reply to ‘Efficiency and capacity mechanisms can coexist in cognitive training’. Nature Reviews Psychology, 2(2), 128-128.
- Limits of near transfer: Content- and operation-specific effects of working memory training. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General.
- Elaboration by superposition: From interference in working memory to encoding in long-term memory.. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition. View this article in WRRO
- Author Correction: A multi-country test of brief reappraisal interventions on emotions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nature Human Behaviour, 6(9), 1318-1319.
- View this article in WRRO
- Effectiveness of cognitive stimulation for dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychological Bulletin.
- View this article in WRRO
- Working memory training effects on white matter integrity in young and older adults. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience.
Chapters
- Cognitive Training Across the Adult Lifespan, Cognitive Training (pp. 141-152). Springer International Publishing
- Adult Lifespan, Cognitive Training (pp. 45-55). Springer International Publishing
Conference proceedings papers
- The impact of color composition on X-ray image interpretation in aviation security screening. 43rd Annual 2009 International Carnahan Conference on Security Technology, 5 October 2009 - 8 October 2009.
All publications
Journal articles
- The Psychological Science Accelerator’s COVID-19 rapid-response dataset. Scientific Data, 10.
- In COVID-19 health messaging, loss framing increases anxiety with little-to-no concomitant benefits: experimental evidence from 84 countries. Affective Science, 3(3), 577-602. View this article in WRRO
- Mechanisms of processing speed training and transfer effects across the adult lifespan: protocol of a multi-site cognitive training study. BMC Psychology, 10. View this article in WRRO
- A global experiment on motivating social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(22).
- Mechanisms underlying training-induced cognitive change. Nature Reviews Psychology, 1(1), 30-30. View this article in WRRO
- In search of the executive cognitive processes proposed by process-overlap theory. Journal of Intelligence, 9(3). View this article in WRRO
- A multi-country test of brief reappraisal interventions on emotions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nature Human Behaviour. View this article in WRRO
- Neural correlates of verbal working memory: An fMRI meta-analysis. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 13. View this article in WRRO
- Functional Ability in Everyday Life: Are Associations with an Engaged Lifestyle Mediated by Working Memory?. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B. View this article in WRRO
- Is executive control related to working memory capacity and fluid intelligence?. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General. View this article in WRRO
- Mechanisms of working memory training: insights from individual differences. Intelligence, 73, 78-87. View this article in WRRO
- Lower general executive function is primarily associated with trait worry: A latent variable analysis of negative thought/affect measures. Emotion. View this article in WRRO
- Bidialectalism and bilingualism: Exploring the role of language similarity as a link between linguistic ability and executive control. Frontiers in Psychology, 9. View this article in WRRO
- Working memory updating and binding training: Bayesian evidence supporting the absence of transfer. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 147(6), 829-858. View this article in WRRO
- Working memory training in older adults: Bayesian evidence supporting the absence of transfer.. Psychology and Aging, 32(8), 732-746. View this article in WRRO
- A combined experimental and individual-differences investigation into mind wandering during a video lecture. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 146(11), 1649-1674. View this article in WRRO
- Do individual differences predict change in cognitive training performance? A latent growth curve modeling approach. Journal of Cognitive Enhancement. View this article in WRRO
- Shifting between mental sets: An individual differences approach to commonalities and differences of task switching components.. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 146(9), 1266-1285.
- Transfer after process-based object-location memory training in healthy older adults. Psychology and Aging, 31(7), 798-814. View this article in WRRO
- Does working memory training have to be adaptive?. Psychological Research, 80(2), 181-194.
- No Evidence of the Ego-Depletion Effect across Task Characteristics and Individual Differences: A Pre-Registered Study. PLoS ONE, 11(2). View this article in WRRO
- No evidence for bilingual cognitive advantages: A test of four hypotheses.. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 145(2), 246-258.
- Effects and mechanisms of working memory training: a review. Psychological Research, 78(6), 803-820.
- The effects of working memory training on functional brain network efficiency. Cortex, 49(9), 2424-2438.
- Distinct transfer effects of training different facets of working memory capacity. Journal of Memory and Language, 69(1), 36-58.
- Effects of working memory training in young and old adults. Memory & Cognition, 41(4), 611-624.
- Tatool: A Java-based open-source programming framework for psychological studies. Behavior Research Methods, 45(1), 108-115.
- Color impact on security screening. IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, 25(10), 33-38.
- Reply to ‘Efficiency and capacity mechanisms can coexist in cognitive training’. Nature Reviews Psychology, 2(2), 128-128.
- Limits of near transfer: Content- and operation-specific effects of working memory training. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General.
- Elaboration by superposition: From interference in working memory to encoding in long-term memory.. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition. View this article in WRRO
- Author Correction: A multi-country test of brief reappraisal interventions on emotions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nature Human Behaviour, 6(9), 1318-1319.
- Development and validation of a stress response measure: the Daily Stress Response Scale (DSRS). Health Psychology Report, 10(3), 238-248.
- View this article in WRRO
- Effectiveness of cognitive stimulation for dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychological Bulletin.
- View this article in WRRO
- Working memory training effects on white matter integrity in young and older adults. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience.
- Are there reliable qualitative individual differences in cognition? Probably not. Journal of Cognition.
Chapters
- Cognitive Training Across the Adult Lifespan, Cognitive Training (pp. 141-152). Springer International Publishing
- Adult Lifespan, Cognitive Training (pp. 45-55). Springer International Publishing
Conference proceedings papers
- The impact of color composition on X-ray image interpretation in aviation security screening. 43rd Annual 2009 International Carnahan Conference on Security Technology, 5 October 2009 - 8 October 2009.
Preprints
- Mechanisms of cognitive change: Training improves the quality but not the quantity of visual working memory representations, Center for Open Science.
- PSACR: The Psychological Science Accelerator's COVID-19 Rapid-Response Dataset, OSF Preprints.
- A Global Experiment on Motivating Social Distancing during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Center for Open Science.
- Advancing the understanding of individual differences in attentional control: Theoretical, methodological, and analytical considerations, Center for Open Science.
- Individual Differences in Updating are not related to Reasoning Ability and Working Memory Capacity, Center for Open Science.
- Individual Differences in Task-Unrelated Thought in University Classrooms, Center for Open Science.
- A global test of brief reappraisal interventions on emotions during the COVID-19 pandemic, Center for Open Science.
- In COVID-19 health messaging, loss framing increases anxiety with little-to-no concomitant benefits: Experimental evidence from 84 countries, Center for Open Science.
- The Psychological Science Accelerator’s COVID-19 rapid-response dataset. Scientific Data, 10.
- Grants
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- 2018 - present: "Assessing functional ability in older adults", PI, White Rose University Consortium, Collaboration Fund, GBP 9,619
- Co-Lead Academics: Richard Allen, University of Leeds, and Fiona McNab, University of York
- Co-Is: Tom Stafford, University of Sheffield, George Pavlidis, Sheffield International Faculty City College, Thessaloniki (Greece), James Stone, University of Leeds, Alan Baddeley, University of York
- Collaborators: Jessica Andrews-Hanna, University of Arizona (USA), André Locher (Tatool Web)
- 2018 - present: "Limits when multi-tasking", Co-I, British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grant, GBP 9,983
- PI: Candice Morey, Cardiff University
- Co-I: Evie Vergauwe, University of Geneva, Switzerland
- 2016 – present: Collaborator: “Plasticity of large-scale neural connectivity following working memory training”, PIs: Kathrin Koch and Igor Yakushev, Technische Universität München, Germany, German Research Foundation (DFG), EUR 336 169 (approx. GBP 281 130)
- 2016 – 2017: Advisor: “Features of an adequate control group for cognitive training studies”, PI: Carla De Simoni, University of Zurich, Switzerland, Suzanne and Hans Biäsch Foundation for Applied Psychology, CHF 35 000 (approx. GBP 26 900)
- 2014 – present: Advisor: “Individual differences in the effectiveness of working memory training in older adults”, PI: Sabrina Guye, University of Zurich, Switzerland, Suzanne and Hans Biäsch Foundation for Applied Psychology, CHF 49 600 (approx. GBP 38 240)
- 2013 - 2016: "Transfer effects of function-based working-memory training", Co-PI, Swiss National Science Foundation, CHF 219,690
- PI: Klaus Oberauer, University of Zurich, Switzerland
- 2012 - 2014: "Is there a bilingual executive processing advantage?" , Co-I, Suzanne and Hans Biäsch Foundation for Applied Psychology, CHF 33,680
- PI: Miriam Gade, Medical School Berlin
- Co-I: Alessandra Souza, University of Zurich, Switzerland
- 2011 - 2013: "Neural correlates of working memory training", PI, Suzanne and Hans Biäsch Foundation for Applied Psychology, CHF 48,906
- 2011 - 2012: "Training and transfer effects in working memory across the life-span", Advanced PhD student scholarship, University of Zurich, Switzerland, CHF 40,365
- 2009 - 2011: "Training and transfer effects in working memory", PhD student scholarship, University of Zurich, Switzerland, CHF 78,093
- 2018 - present: "Assessing functional ability in older adults", PI, White Rose University Consortium, Collaboration Fund, GBP 9,619