Marcia L. Spetch

7.0k total citations
192 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Marcia L. Spetch is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Automotive Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Marcia L. Spetch has authored 192 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 82 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 70 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 37 papers in Automotive Engineering. Recurrent topics in Marcia L. Spetch's work include Behavioral and Psychological Studies (42 papers), Child and Animal Learning Development (42 papers) and Spatial Cognition and Navigation (37 papers). Marcia L. Spetch is often cited by papers focused on Behavioral and Psychological Studies (42 papers), Child and Animal Learning Development (42 papers) and Spatial Cognition and Navigation (37 papers). Marcia L. Spetch collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Marcia L. Spetch's co-authors include Donald M. Wilkie, Ken Cheng, Debbie M. Kelly, Elliot A. Ludvig, Christopher R. Madan, Roger Dunn, Douglas S. Grant, Alinda Friedman, Suzanne E. MacDonald and Charles A. Edwards and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, Psychological Bulletin and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Marcia L. Spetch

190 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Marcia L. Spetch Canada 43 2.5k 2.0k 899 826 752 192 5.2k
Ken Cheng Australia 48 2.9k 1.1× 1.3k 0.7× 1.6k 1.7× 2.8k 3.4× 1.1k 1.4× 192 8.1k
Sara J. Shettleworth Canada 44 2.0k 0.8× 1.5k 0.8× 361 0.4× 2.0k 2.4× 1.9k 2.5× 113 5.8k
Alan C. Kamil United States 39 1.5k 0.6× 1.2k 0.6× 341 0.4× 2.7k 3.3× 1.9k 2.5× 111 6.2k
N. J. Mackintosh United Kingdom 49 8.4k 3.3× 3.8k 1.9× 405 0.5× 996 1.2× 2.2k 3.0× 184 13.5k
C. R. Gallistel United States 51 7.4k 2.9× 4.1k 2.0× 682 0.8× 554 0.7× 1.5k 2.0× 176 14.4k
William A. Roberts Canada 47 3.2k 1.3× 2.1k 1.1× 82 0.1× 453 0.5× 1.1k 1.5× 199 6.3k
Robert G. Cook United States 35 2.0k 0.8× 1.3k 0.6× 100 0.1× 768 0.9× 959 1.3× 147 4.2k
Edward A. Wasserman United States 46 2.9k 1.1× 3.7k 1.8× 53 0.1× 1.1k 1.3× 1.8k 2.4× 293 7.5k
H. S. Terrace United States 39 3.0k 1.2× 3.7k 1.9× 54 0.1× 368 0.4× 1.1k 1.5× 123 6.7k
Elizabeth M. Brannon United States 54 3.2k 1.3× 3.8k 1.9× 145 0.2× 217 0.3× 536 0.7× 138 8.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Marcia L. Spetch

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Freas, Cody A. & Marcia L. Spetch. (2023). Route retracing: way pointing and multiple vector memories in trail-following ants. Journal of Experimental Biology. 227(2). 4 indexed citations
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Freas, Cody A. & Marcia L. Spetch. (2022). Varieties of visual navigation in insects. Animal Cognition. 26(1). 319–342. 15 indexed citations
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Madan, Christopher R., et al.. (2021). Encoding Context Determines Risky Choice. Psychological Science. 32(5). 743–754. 8 indexed citations
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Freas, Cody A. & Marcia L. Spetch. (2021). Role of the pheromone for navigation in the group foraging ant, Veromessor pergandei. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 207(3). 353–367. 8 indexed citations
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Freas, Cody A., et al.. (2020). Pheromone cue triggers switch between vectors in the desert harvest ant, Veromessor pergandei. Animal Cognition. 23(6). 1087–1105. 7 indexed citations
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Spetch, Marcia L., Christopher R. Madan, Yang S. Liu, & Elliot A. Ludvig. (2020). Effects of winning cues and relative payout on choice between simulated slot machines. Addiction. 115(9). 1719–1727. 16 indexed citations
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Freas, Cody A. & Marcia L. Spetch. (2019). Terrestrial cue learning and retention during the outbound and inbound foraging trip in the desert ant, Cataglyphis velox. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 205(2). 177–189. 20 indexed citations
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Freas, Cody A., et al.. (2019). Not just going with the flow: foraging ants attend to polarised light even while on the pheromone trail. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 205(5). 755–767. 14 indexed citations
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Bulitko, Vadim, et al.. (2018). Odometry and backtracking: social and individual navigation in group foraging desert harvester ants (Veromessor pergandei). Animal Cognition. 22(1). 35–47. 9 indexed citations
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Bulitko, Vadim, et al.. (2015). Keeping the Player on an Emotional Trajectory in Interactive Storytelling. Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment. 11(1). 65–71. 7 indexed citations
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Legge, Eric L. G., Antoine Wystrach, Marcia L. Spetch, & Ken Cheng. (2014). Combining sky and Earth: Desert ants (Melophorus bagoti) show weighted integration of celestial and terrestrial cues. Journal of Experimental Biology. 217(Pt 23). 4159–66. 77 indexed citations
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Bulitko, Vadim, et al.. (2013). Evaluating Planning-Based Experience Managers for Agency and Fun in Text-Based Interactive Narrative. Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment. 9(1). 65–71. 7 indexed citations
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Ludvig, Elliot A. & Marcia L. Spetch. (2011). Of Black Swans and Tossed Coins: Is the Description-Experience Gap in Risky Choice Limited to Rare Events?. PLoS ONE. 6(6). e20262–e20262. 83 indexed citations
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Thue, David, Vadim Bulitko, & Marcia L. Spetch. (2008). PaSSAGE: A Demonstration of Player Modelling in Interactive Storytelling. Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment. 4(1). 226–227. 15 indexed citations
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Thue, David, et al.. (2007). Interactive Storytelling: A Player Modelling Approach. Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment. 3(1). 43–48. 125 indexed citations
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Thue, David, et al.. (2007). Learning Player Preferences to Inform Delayed Authoring.. National Conference on Artificial Intelligence. 159–162. 12 indexed citations
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Kelly, Debbie M. & Marcia L. Spetch. (2004). Reorientation in a Two-Dimensional Environment: II. Do Pigeons (Columba livia) Encode the Featural and Geometric Properties of a Two-Dimensional Schematic of a Room?. Journal of comparative psychology. 118(4). 384–395. 32 indexed citations
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Dunn, Roger & Marcia L. Spetch. (1990). CHOICE WITH UNCERTAIN OUTCOMES: CONDITIONED REINFORCEMENT EFFECTS. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. 53(2). 201–218. 70 indexed citations

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