Yelda
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Below is a list of my work. Please get in touch if you require a copy of an in prep paper.

Papers

• Semizer, Y., & Michel, M. M. (2019). Clutter degrades visual search performance independently of set size. Journal of Vision, 19(4):1, 1-16. [PDF]
• 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). [PDF]
• Semizer, Y., & Michel, M. M. (2017). Intrinsic position uncertainty impairs overt search performance. Journal of Vision, 17(9):13, 1-17. [PDF]

In prep

• He, X., Kleene, N., Persaud, K., Semizer, Y., & Tanrikulu, O. D. (in prep). Visual search for multiple targets in probabilistic environments.
• Semizer, Y., & Boduroglu, A. (in prep). Representing visual variance.

Theses

• Semizer, Y. (2019). Position uncertainty, clutter, and performance in naturalistic search tasks. Rutgers University.
• Semizer, Y. (2015). The role of peripheral position uncertainty on overt visual search. Rutgers University.
• Semizer, Y. (2013). Representation of similar objects as a group: Effects of variance on ensemble representations. Bogazici University.

Presentations

• Semizer, Y., Michel, M. M., Evans, K. K., & Wolfe, J. M. (July, 2018). Texture as a diagnostic signal in mammograms. Talk to be presented at 40th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, Madison, WI.
• 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.
• Semizer, Y., & Michel, M. M. (October, 2017). Visual search in natural images. Talk presented at CogFest, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Semizer, Y., & Michel, M. M. (May, 2016). Position uncertainty, clutter, and performance in naturalistic search. Talk presented at CogFest, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Semizer, Y., & Michel, M. M. (October, 2015). Peripheral position uncertainty in overt search. Talk presented at CogFest, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Semizer, Y., & Boduroglu, A. (April, 2012). The effect of Ramadan fasting on cognitive performance. Poster presented at 17th National Psychology Congress, Istanbul, Turkey.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Akay, N., Kaya, P., & Semizer, Y., (July, 2010). Mirrors in the brain: Mirror neurons. Poster presented at the 15th Psychology Students Congress, Ankara, Turkey.
• 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.
• 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.