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Bio

I am a PhD student in the Otto Lab at McGill University. My main research interests are twofold:
 

1. the computational mechanisms underpinning effortful choice
2. studying real-world decisions through the use of big consumer data.
 
My current research projects include studying how non-instrumental information can motivate effortful decision-making and context can be influence large-scale human decision-making.
 
To connect, don't hesite to contact me.

Journal Articles

In Press

Devine, S., Germaine, N., Elrich, S., & Eppinger, B. Changes in The Prevalence Of Thin Bodies Biases Young Women's Judgements about Body Size. Psychological Science. Preprint. [Data + Code].

Under Review

Devine, S., Neumann, C., Levari, D., Wilson, R., Eppinger, B. Human Ageing is Associated with More Rigid Concept Spaces. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review. Preprint. [Data + Code].
 
Otto, A.R, Devine, S., Bornstein, A.M., Louie, K. Context-dependent choice and evaluation in real-world consumer behavior. eLife. [Experimental Data + Code].

2022

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.

Recorded Talks

Context-dependent choice and evaluation in real-world consumer behavior. Presented at MathPsych2021. July 5 2021. [Youtube].
 
Prevalence-Induced Concept Change in Older Adults. Presented at CogSci2020. August 1st 2020. [Youtube].

Organized Workshops

(March, 2022) Introduction to Bayesian statistics for Psychologists. Presented to students from Concordia University.
 
(October, 2021) Introduction to Maximum Likelihood Estimation for Psychological Models. Presented to students from Concordia University, McGill University, and TU Dresden.
 
(June-July 2021) Multilevel Modeling: Basic and Advanced Topics. Presented to students from Concordia University, McGill University, and TU Dresden.
 
(April 2020) Programming Experiments Online Using jsPsych. Presented to Concordia University and TU Dresden Cognition Labs.
 
(April 2020) Python for Psychologists. Presented to Concordia University students.
 
(October 2019) Designing Psychological Experiments Using PsychoPy. Presented to Concordia University Students.

Editorial Activity

I am an Editor and consultant for the Journal of Trial and Error—a journal dedicated to the discussion, critical reflection, and publication of scientific works that produce null, mixed, or unexpected results.
 
Failure is not a bug, it's a feature of science, and we aim to give it a platform.
 

• Read the first issue.
• Read the introductory editorial piece.

Other

I have a cat named Neil who I love very much, picture at the top of the page, visible to the eye, but apparently not the poorly optimized model.

If you are reading this, you are very clever. Check out this song I like right now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3yrEEM5j_s
 
Song last updated: 03-26-2022