Bio
I am a PhD student in the Otto Lab at McGill University and a Behavioural Scientist at IntactLab.
My main research interests are twofold:
- the computational mechanisms underpinning effortful choice;
- applying theories of judgements and decision-making to large-scale, real-world, consumer data.
My current research projects include studying how non-instrumental information (e.g., progress information) can motivate effortful decision-making and context can influence large-scale human decision-making.
To connect, don't hesite to contact me.
Recent Media
Psychology Today. Images of Thin Models May Be Distorting Our Sense of Reality. [Article].
PsyPost.org. New research suggests a basic cognitive mechanism underlies the normalization of thin female bodies.[Post].
Under the Cortex. Underweight and Overexposed: How Women’s Perceptions of Thinness Are Distorted. [Podcast].
Under Review
Devine, S., Roy, M., Beierholm, U., Otto, A.R. (2023). Proximity to Rewards Modulates Parameters of Effortful Control Exertion. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General.
Preprint.
[Data + Code].
Devine, S., Germain, N., Kasprzyk, A., Eppinger, B. (2023). Changes in The Prevalence of Muscular, but Not Thin Bodies, Bias Young Men’s Judgments About Body Size. Body Image.
Preprint.
[Data + Code].
Devine, S., Otto, A. R., Uanhoro, J. O., & Flake, J. K. (2022).
Approaches for Quantifying the ICC in Multilevel Logistic Models: A Didactic Demonstration.
Collabra: Psychology.
Preprint.
[Code].
2023
Devine, S., Vassena, E., & Otto, A. R. (2023). More than a Feeling: Physiological Measures of Affect Index the Integration of Effort Costs and Rewards During Effortful Decision-Making. Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13415-023-01095-3.[Data + Code].
2022
Otto, A.R, Devine, S., Bornstein, A.M., Louie, K (2022).
Context-dependent choice and evaluation in real-world consumer behavior.
Scientific Reports, 12, 17744. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-22416-5.
[Data + Code].
Devine, S., Neumann, C., Levari, D., Eppinger, B. (2022).
Human Ageing is Associated with More Rigid Concept Spaces.
Psychonomic Bulletin & Review.
https://doi.org/10.3758/s13423-022-02197-8.
[Data + Code].
Devine, S., Germaine, N., Elrich, S., & Eppinger, B.
Changes in The Prevalence Of Thin Bodies Biases Young Women's Judgements about Body Size. (2022).
Psychological Science. https://doi.org/10.1177/09567976221082941
https://doi.org/10.1177/09567976221082941.
[Data + Code].
Devine, S. & Otto, A.R. (2022).
Information about task progress modulates cognitive demand avoidance.
Cognition (255). 105107.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2022.105107.
[Data + Code].
2021
Devine, S., Neumann, C., Otto, A.R., Bolenz, F., Reiter, A., Eppinger, B. (2021).
Seizing the opportunity: Lifespan differences in the effects of the opportunity cost of time on cognitive control,
Cognition (216).
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2021.104863.
[Data].
Ruel, A., Devine, S., & Eppinger, B. (2021).
Resource-rational approach to meta-control problems across the lifespan.
Wiley Interdisciplinary Review of Cognitive Science, e1556.
https://doi.org/10.1002/wcs.1556.
2020
Devine, S., Bautista Perpinya, M., Delrue, V., Gaillard, S., Jorna, T. F. K.,
Meer, M. van der, Millett, L., Pozzebon, C., Visser, J. (2020).
Science Fails. Let’s Publish.
Journal of Trial and Error, 1(1).
https://doi.org/10.36850/ed1.
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Fun facts
- I have a cat named Neil who I love very much, pictured at the top of the page, visible to the eye, but apparently not the poorly optimized model.
- I once told the same joke, every day, for 365 days, in a row, on the internet.
You found the secret link! Check out this song I like right now:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sn3cHUtNZKo
Song last updated: 2023-03-04
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