Personal statement

Charlotte is a Lecturer in Psychology at Bath Spa University. Their work is focused on the Contemporary Application of Psychological Science module of the BSc Psychology course.

Alongside associative and category learning, Charlotte's research interests lie in decision-making, especially in the areas of military and health decisions. Much of their work incorporates formal mathematical modelling of psychological processes as well as eye-tracking.

Previously, they completed an undergraduate degree in Mathematics and Applied Mathematics at Imperial College London. Then, they received a first-class BSc in Psychology from Exeter in 2009, followed by a Distinction in MSc Psychological Research Methods the year after. Charlotte went on to complete her PhD at the University of Plymouth, supervised by Prof Andy Wills, Prof Chris Mitchell and Dr Chris Berry. Their thesis critically examined multiple system accounts of category learning using experimental and formal modelling.

Following that, they completed post-doctoral research fellow positions at the University of Warwick, Queen Mary and University of Oxford.

See Charlotte's Google Scholar profile.

Academic qualifications

  • BSc Mathematics with Mathematical Physics/Applied Mathematics
  • 1st in BSc Psychology
  • Distinction in MSc Psychological Research Methods and PhD

Professional memberships

  • Experimental Psychological Society
  • Associate Member of the Higher Education Authority

Areas of expertise

  • Psychological research methods
  • Applied psychology
  • Cognitive psychology

Research and academic outputs

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Using a robot peer to encourage the production of spatial concepts in a second language
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Wallbridge, C.D, van den Berghe, R, Hernández Garcia, D, Kanero, J, Lemaignan, S, Edmunds, C.E.R and Belpaeme, T (2018) 'Using a robot peer to encourage the production of spatial concepts in a second language.' In: HAI '18: proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Human-Agent Interaction. ACM, New York, NY, pp. 54-60. ISBN 9781450359535

Spatial referring expressions in child-robot interaction: let’s be ambiguous!
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Wallbridge, C.D, Lemaignan, S, Senft, E, Edmunds, C.E.R and Belpaeme, T (2018) 'Spatial referring expressions in child-robot interaction: let’s be ambiguous!' In: Johal, W, Kennedy, J, Charisi, V, Park, H.W, Castellano, G and Dillenbourg, P, eds. Proceedings of R4L @ HRI 2018: Robots for Learning - Inclusive Learning. Robots for Learning, Lausanne.

Progress in modeling through distributed collaboration: concepts, tools and category-learning examples
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Wills, A.J, O'Connell, G, Edmunds, C.E.R and Inkster, A.B (2017) 'Progress in modeling through distributed collaboration: concepts, tools and category-learning examples.' In: Ross, B.H, ed. Psychology of learning and motivation. Volume 66 . Elsevier, pp. 79-115. ISBN 9780128121184

Structure-based dissociations provide agnostic evidence to the multiple-systems debate
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Edmunds, C.E.R, Wills, A.J and Milton, F (2024) 'Structure-based dissociations provide agnostic evidence to the multiple-systems debate.' Nature Reviews Psychology. ISSN 2731-0574 (Forthcoming)

The effectiveness of alcohol label information for increasing knowledge and awareness: a rapid evidence review
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Edmunds, C.E.R, Gold, N, Burton, R, Smolar, M, Walmsley, M, Henn, C, Egan, M, Tran, A, Harper, H, Kroner Dale, M, Brown, H, Londakova, K, Sheron, N and Greaves, F (2023) 'The effectiveness of alcohol label information for increasing knowledge and awareness: a rapid evidence review.' BMC Public Health, 23 (1). e1458. ISSN 1471-2458

Have I got the power? Analysing and reporting statistical power in HRI
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Bartlett, M.E, Edmunds, C.E.R, Belpaeme, T and Thill, S (2022) 'Have I got the power? Analysing and reporting statistical power in HRI.' ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction, 11 (2). e16. ISSN 2573-9522

Applying insights on categorisation, communication, and dynamic decision-making: a case study of a ‘simple’ maritime military decision
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Edmunds, C.E.R, Harris, A.J.L and Osman, M (2022) 'Applying insights on categorisation, communication, and dynamic decision-making: a case study of a ‘simple’ maritime military decision.' Review of General Psychology. ISSN 1089-2680

Neural correlates of the inverse base rate effect
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Inkster, A.B, Milton, F, Edmunds, C.E.R, Benattayallah, A and Wills, A.J (2022) 'Neural correlates of the inverse base rate effect.' Human Brain Mapping, 43 (4). pp. 1370-1380. ISSN 1065-9471

SUSTAIN captures category learning, recognition, and hippocampal activation in a unidimensional vs information-integration task
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Dome, L, Edmunds, C.E.R and Wills, A.J (2021) 'SUSTAIN captures category learning, recognition, and hippocampal activation in a unidimensional vs information-integration task.' Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, 43. ISSN 1069-7977

Absence of cross-modality analogical transfer in perceptual categorization
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Edmunds, C.E.R, Inkster, A.B, Jones, P.M, Milton, F and Wills, A.J (2020) 'Absence of cross-modality analogical transfer in perceptual categorization.' Open Journal of Experimental Psychology and Neuroscience, 1. pp. 3-13.

Dissociable learning processes, associative theory, and testimonial reviews: a comment on Smith and Church (2018)
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Wills, A.J, Edmunds, C.E.R, Le Pelley, M.E, Milton, F, Newell, B.R, Dwyer, D.M and Shanks, D.R (2019) 'Dissociable learning processes, associative theory, and testimonial reviews: a comment on Smith and Church (2018).' Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 26 (6). pp. 1988-1993. ISSN 1069-9384

What can you see? Identifying cues on internal states from the movements of natural social interactions
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Bartlett, M.E, Edmunds, C.E.R, Belpaeme, T, Thill, S and Lemaignan, S (2019) 'What can you see? Identifying cues on internal states from the movements of natural social interactions.' Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 6. e49. ISSN 2296-9144

Initial training with difficult items does not facilitate category learning
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Edmunds, C.E.R, Wills, A.J and Milton, F (2019) 'Initial training with difficult items does not facilitate category learning.' Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 72 (2). pp. 151-167. ISSN 1747-0218

Goal-directed control in Pavlovian-instrumental transfer
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Seabrooke, T, Hogarth, L, Edmunds, C.E.R and Mitchell, C.J (2019) 'Goal-directed control in Pavlovian-instrumental transfer.' Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Learning and Cognition, 45 (1). pp. 95-101. ISSN 2329-8456

The PInSoRo dataset: supporting the data-driven study of child-child and child-robot social dynamics
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Lemaignan, S, Edmunds, C.E.R, Senft, E and Belpaeme, T (2018) 'The PInSoRo dataset: supporting the data-driven study of child-child and child-robot social dynamics.' PLoS ONE, 13 (10). e0205999. ISSN 1932-6203

Due process in dual process: model-recovery simulations of decision-bound strategy analysis in category learning
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Edmunds, C.E.R, Milton, F and Wills, A.J (2018) 'Due process in dual process: model-recovery simulations of decision-bound strategy analysis in category learning.' Cognitive Science, 42 (S3). pp. 833-860. ISSN 0364-0213

Due process in dual process: A model-recovery analysis of Smith et al. (2014)
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Edmunds, C.E.R, Wills, A.J and Fraser, M (2017) 'Due process in dual process: A model-recovery analysis of Smith et al. (2014).' Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, 39. pp. 1979-1984. ISSN 1069-7977

Memory for exemplars in category learning
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Edmunds, C.E.R, Wills, A.J and Milton, F.N (2016) 'Memory for exemplars in category learning.' Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, 38. pp. 2243-2248. ISSN 1069-7977

Modelling category learning using a dual-system approach: a simulation of Shepard, Hovland and Jenkins (1961) by COVIS
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Edmunds, C.E.R and Wills, A.J (2016) 'Modelling category learning using a dual-system approach: a simulation of Shepard, Hovland and Jenkins (1961) by COVIS.' Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, 38. pp. 69-74. ISSN 1069-7977

Feedback can be superior to observational training for both rule-based and information-integration category structures
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Edmunds, C.E.R, Milton, F and Wills, A.J (2015) 'Feedback can be superior to observational training for both rule-based and information-integration category structures.' Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 68 (6). pp. 1203-1222. ISSN 1747-0218