Biography

Research Fellow (Psychology), University of Sussex (2012 - present)

PhD (Psychology), University of Sussex (2008 - 2012)

BSc (Hons), First Class, Psychology, University of Sussex (2004 - 2007)

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Student Committee (Local Chair) & Local Organising Committee Member for the Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness Conference 16 (2012)

Role

Research Fellow (2012 - present)

My primary research interest is in investigating the differences between what the conscious and unconscious can and cannot do in relation to learning and the associated phenomenology. For instance, what are the differences between knowing, intuition and merely guessing? What circumstances lead to these feelings and when are they accurate (or not)? To what degree are these processes separable? Are these feelings qualitatively distinct states or grades of awareness? What are the differences between healthy people and clinical populations in terms of these processes?

My research involves investigating the sorts of regularities that can be acquired unconsciously and the factors that affect acquisition and expression of types of knowledge.

My supervisor is Professor Zoltan Dienes and my second supervisor is Professor Andy Field

Publications

Mealor, A. D., & Dienes, Z. (2012). Conscious and unconscious thought in implicit learning. Consciousness and Cognition, 21, 865-874.

Mealor, A. D., & Dienes, Z. (2012). No-loss gambling shows the speed of the unconscious. Consciousness and Cognition, 21, 228-237.

Teaching history:

Research Methods in Psychology (Postgraduate course; 2010, 2011)

Linear Models (Postgraduate course; 2011)

Cognitive Psychology 2 (2nd year undergraduate course; 2011)

Research Methods in Psychology (2nd year undergraduate course; 2008-2011)

Cognition in Clinical Contexts (1st year undergraduate course; 2010, 2011)

Cognitive Psychology 1 (1st year undergraduate course, 2009)

Other Courses:

Introducing SPSS & Intermediate SPSS for postgraduate students (2010; 2011)

I also achieved the status of Associate of the Higher Education Academy in March 2010

Mealor, Andy David and Dienes, Zoltan (2012) Conscious and unconscious thought in artificial grammar learning. Consciousness and Cognition, 21 (2). pp. 865-874. ISSN 1053-8100

Mealor, Andy and Dienes, Zoltan (2012) No-loss gambling shows the speed of the unconscious. Consciousness and Cognition, 21 (1). pp. 228-237. ISSN 1053-8100