Publications



Papers: Published

Peripheral vision and crowding in mental maze-solving
Semizer, Y., Yu, D., & Rosenholtz, R. (2024)
Peripheral vision and crowding in mental maze-solving. Journal of Vision, 24(4):22.
Temporal integration across and within trials in the Attentional Blink
Yildirim, B., Semizer, Y., & Boduroglu A. (2024)
Temporal integration across and within trials in the Attentional Blink. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 1-19.
Variability leads to overestimation of mean summaries
Semizer, Y., & Boduroglu, A. (2021).
Variability leads to overestimation of mean summaries. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 83(3), 1129-1140.
Natural image clutter degrades overt search performance independently of set size
Semizer, Y., & Michel, M. M. (2019).
Natural image clutter degrades overt search performance independently of set size. Journal of Vision, 19(4):1, 1-16.
Texture as a Diagnostic Signal in Mammograms
Semizer, Y., Michel, M. M., Evans, K. K., & Wolfe, J. M. (2018).
Texture as a diagnostic signal in mammograms. In Proceedings of the 40th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, Madison, WI: Cognitive Science Society (pp. 1043-1048).
Intrinsic position uncertainty impairs overt search performance
Semizer, Y., & Michel, M. M. (2017).
Intrinsic position uncertainty impairs overt search performance. Journal of Vision, 17(9):13, 1-17.

Papers: In preparation, under revision, or under review

Effects of Maze Appearance on Maze Solving
Semizer, Y., Yu, D., Wan, Q., Balas, B., & Rosenholtz, R. (under review).
Effects of Maze Appearance on Maze Solving.
Foraging strategies for negotiating costs and rewards in active visual search
Semizer, Y., Persaud, K., He, X., Kleene, N., & Tanrikulu, O. D. (under revision)
Foraging strategies for negotiating costs and rewards in active visual search.
The effect of background clutter on visual search in video conferencing
Semizer, Y., & Rosenholtz, R. (in prep)
The effect of background clutter on visual search in video conferencing.
The role of background texture, item quantity, and item organization in quantifying clutter
Semizer, Y., & Weiss T. (in prep)
The role of background texture, item quantity, and item organization in quantifying clutter.
The contributions of search target category and exemplar appearance to visual clutter
Semizer, Y., & Michel, M. M. (in prep)
The contributions of search target category and exemplar appearance to visual clutter.
Perceptual organization is limited in peripheral vision: Evidence from configural superiority effects
Moore, C. M., Zheng, Q., & Semizer, Y. (in prep)
Perceptual organization is limited in peripheral vision: Evidence from configural superiority effects.

Conference Presentations

The effect of background complexity and variability on visual search in video conferencing displays
Semizer, Y. , & Rosenholtz, R. (submitted). The effect of background complexity and variability on visual search in video conferencing displays. Submitted to be presented at 23rd Annual Meeting of Vision Sciences Society, St. Pete Beach, FL. WI.
Robust Target-Related Clutter Metrics for Natural Images
Zhou, E., Semizer, Y., & Michel, M. M. (submitted). Robust Target-Related Clutter Metrics for Natural Images. Submitted to be presented at 23rd Annual Meeting of Vision Sciences Society, St. Pete Beach, FL.
Memory-based biases in the Attentional Blink: Within and across trial interactions
Yildirim, B., Boduroglu, A., & Semizer, Y. (2023, November). Memory-based biases in the Attentional Blink: Within and across trial interactions. Poster presented in the 63rd Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, San Francisco, CA.
Biases on Target Representations: The Within- and Across-trial Target Integration Effects in the Attentional Blink
Yildirim, B., Boduroglu, A., & Semizer, Y. (2023, May). Biases on Target Representations: The Within- and Across-trial Target Integration Effects in the Attentional Blink. Poster presented in the 9th International Symposium on Brain and Cognitive Science, Virtual.
Visual clutter: The role of background texture, set size, and item organization
Semizer, Y., & Weiss, T. (2023, May). Visual clutter: The role of background texture, set size, and item organization. Poster to be presented in the 22nd Annual Meeting of Vision Sciences Society, St. Pete Beach, FL.
Temporal Integration of Visual Summary Representations
Yildirim, B., Boduroglu, A., & Semizer, Y. (2022, November). Temporal Integration of Visual Summary Representations. Poster presented in the 63rd Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Boston, MA.
Temporal Integration of Visual Summary Representations
Yildirim, B.*, Boduroglu, A., & Semizer, Y. (2022, June). Temporal Integration of Visual Summary Representations. Poster presented in the 8th International Symposium on Brain and Cognitive Science, Virtual.
A comparison of visual clutter metrics using controlled but realistic images
Semizer, Y., & Weiss, T. (2022, August). A comparison of visual clutter metrics using controlled but realistic images. Poster presented in the APA Convention, Minneapolis, MN.
Target-specific image clutter metrics for visual search
Semizer, Y., & Michel, M. M. (2022, May). Target-specific image clutter metrics for visual search. Talk presented in the 21st Annual Meeting of Vision Sciences Society, Virtual.
Clutter degrades visual search performance for multiple targets in scenes
Brogna, E., Jedrysek, S., & Semizer, Y. (2022, May). Clutter degrades visual search performance for multiple targets in scenes. Poster presented to the 21st Annual Meeting of Vision Sciences Society, Virtual.
The impact of clutter on multiple object search in naturalistic settings
Brogna, E., Jedrysek, S., & Semizer, Y. (2021, November). The impact of clutter on multiple object search in naturalistic settings. Poster presented at 29th Annual Meeting of Object Perception, Attention, and Memory (OPAM), Virtual.
The role of crowding in mental maze solving
Semizer, Y., Yu, D., & Rosenholtz, R. (2021, May). The role of crowding in mental maze solving. Poster presented at 20th Annual Meeting of Vision Sciences Society, Virtual.
Understanding peripheral vision using mental maze solving
Semizer, Y., Yu, D., & Rosenholtz, R. (2020, November). Understanding peripheral vision using mental maze solving. Poster presented at the 61st Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Virtual.
Texture as a diagnostic signal in mammograms
Semizer, Y., Michel, M. M., Evans, K. K., & Wolfe, J. M. (July, 2018). Texture as a diagnostic signal in mammograms. Talk presented at 40th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, Madison, WI.
Textures as global signals of abnormality in the interpretation of mammograms
Semizer, Y., Michel, M. M., Evans, K. K., & Wolfe, J. M. (May, 2018). Textures as global signals of abnormality in the interpretation of mammograms. Talk presented at 17th Annual Meeting of Vision Sciences Society, St. Pete Beach, FL.
Visual search in natural images
Semizer, Y., & Michel, M. M. (October, 2017). Visual search in natural images. Talk presented at CogFest, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.
Intrinsic position uncertainty and clutter in natural search tasks
Semizer, Y., & Michel, M. M. (May, 2017). Intrinsic position uncertainty and clutter in natural search tasks. Poster presented at 17th Annual Meeting of Vision Sciences Society, St. Pete Beach, FL.
Intrinsic position uncertainty and clutter in natural search tasks
Semizer, Y., & Michel, M. M. (May, 2017). Intrinsic position uncertainty and clutter in natural search tasks. Poster presented at 11th Annual Perceptual Science and Cognitive Science Forum, New Brunswick, NJ.
Searching in clutter: How fast can you find your keys?
Semizer, Y., & Michel, M. M. (October, 2016). Searching in clutter: How fast can you find your keys? Talk presented at Cognitive Science Graduate Student Association, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.
Position uncertainty, clutter, and performance in naturalistic search
Semizer, Y., & Michel, M. M. (August, 2016). Position uncertainty, clutter, and performance in naturalistic search. Poster presented at the 49th Annual Meeting of the Society for Mathematical Psychology, New Brunswick, NJ.
Visual search for multiple targets in probabilistic environments
Semizer, Y., Persaud, K., He, X., Kleene, N., & Tanrikulu, O. D. (May, 2016). Visual search for multiple targets in probabilistic environments. Poster presented at 16th Annual Meeting of Vision Sciences Society, St. Pete Beach, FL.
Position uncertainty, clutter, and performance in naturalistic search
Semizer, Y., & Michel, M. M. (May, 2016). Position uncertainty, clutter, and performance in naturalistic search. Talk presented at CogFest, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.
Position uncertainty, clutter, and performance in naturalistic search
Semizer, Y., & Michel, M. M. (May, 2016). Position uncertainty, clutter, and performance in naturalistic search. Poster presented at the 10th Annual Perceptual Science and Cognitive Science Forum, New Brunswick, NJ.
Search strategies for multiple probability targets
He, X., Kleene, N., Persaud, K., Semizer, Y., & Tanrikulu, O. D. (May, 2016). Search strategies for multiple probability targets. Poster presented at the 10th Annual Perceptual Science and Cognitive Science Forum, New Brunswick, NJ.
Intrinsic position uncertainty impairs overt search performance
Semizer, Y., & Michel, M. M. (November, 2015). Intrinsic position uncertainty impairs overt search performance. Poster presented at the 56th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Chicago, IL.
Peripheral position uncertainty in overt search
Semizer, Y., & Michel, M. M. (October, 2015). Peripheral position uncertainty in overt search. Talk presented at CogFest, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.
Visual search under the effect of intrinsic and extrinsic position uncertainty
Semizer, Y., & Michel, M. M. (September, 2015). Visual search under the effect of intrinsic and extrinsic position uncertainty. Talk presented at Cognitive Science Graduate Student Association, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.
The role of peripheral position uncertainty on overt search
Semizer, Y., & Michel, M. M. (May, 2015). The role of peripheral position uncertainty on overt search. Poster presented at 15th Annual Meeting of Vision Sciences Society, St. Pete Beach, FL.
Peripheral position uncertainty as a limiting factor in overt search
Semizer, Y., & Michel, M. M. (May, 2015). Peripheral position uncertainty as a limiting factor in overt search. Poster presented at the 9th Annual Perceptual Science and Cognitive Science Forum, New Brunswick, NJ.
The role of peripheral position uncertainty in overt search
Semizer, Y., & Michel, M. M. (May, 2014). The role of peripheral position uncertainty in overt search. Poster presented at the 8th Annual Perceptual Science and Cognitive Science Forum, New Brunswick, NJ.
The effect of modulus on magnitude estimation of length and time
Semizer, Y., Kurutas, M., & Canbeyli, R. (November, 2013). The effect of modulus on magnitude estimation of length and time. Poster presented at 21st Annual Meeting on Object Perception, Attention, and Memory (OPAM), Toronto, Ontario.
Representation of variance and its impact on mean size estimation in visual short-term memory
Semizer, Y., & Boduroglu, A. (November, 2013). Representation of variance and its impact on mean size estimation in visual short-term memory. Poster presented at the 54th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Toronto, Ontario.
High variance in visual displays leads to overestimation in mean size estimation
Semizer, Y., & Boduroglu, A. (November, 2012). High variance in visual displays leads to overestimation in mean size estimation. Poster presented at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Minneapolis, MN.
The effect of Ramadan fasting on cognitive performance
Semizer, Y., & Boduroglu, A. (April, 2012). The effect of Ramadan fasting on cognitive performance. Poster presented at 17th National Psychology Congress, Istanbul, Turkey.
The effect of exposure to idealized body images on food intake
Mustafaoglu, N., Semizer, Y., & Tunalioglu, Z. (September, 2011). The effect of exposure to idealized body images on food intake. Paper presented at the 5th Psychology Graduate Students Congress, Istanbul, Turkey.
Do Turkish learners employ the accusative case in finding the agent?
Semizer, Y., Candan, A., Unal, E., Naigles, L. R., & Kuntay, A. (July, 2011). Do Turkish learners employ the accusative case in finding the agent? Poster presented at the International Association for the Study of Child Language (IASCL) Congress, Montreal, Canada.
Do over-descriptions impair comprehension: An ERP study
Engelhardt, P. E., Demiral, S. B., Semizer, Y., & Ferreira, F. (September, 2010). Do over-descriptions impair comprehension: An ERP study. Poster presented at 4th Psychology Graduate Students Congress, Ankara, Turkey.
Mirrors in the brain: Mirror neurons
Akay, N., Kaya, P., & Semizer, Y., (July, 2010). Mirrors in the brain: Mirror neurons. Poster presented at the 15th Psychology Students Congress, Ankara, Turkey.
Over-specified referential expressions impair comprehension: An ERP study
Engelhardt, P. E., Demiral, S. B., Semizer, Y., & Ferreira, F. (March, 2010). Over-specified referential expressions impair comprehension: An ERP study. Poster presented at the 23rd Annual Meeting of the CUNY conference on Human Sentence Processing, New York City, New York.
Effect of language in background music on cognitive performance in extraverts and introverts
Ata, S., Kiziltan, N., Semizer, Y., & Subasi, A. B. (July, 2010). Effect of language in background music on cognitive performance in extraverts and introverts. Paper presented at the 15th Psychology Students Congress, Ankara, Turkey.