Mark Alcorn
Associate Professor of Psychological Sciences
- A.B.: Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA
- Ph.D.: University of Southern California
Courses Taught:
Cognition, Human Growth and Development, Child and Adolescent Psychology, Cognitive Development
Specialization:
Cognitive Development
Recent Publications/Presentations:
Mutter, B, Alcorn, M.B., and Welsh, M. (2006). Theory of mind and executive function: Working-memory capacity and inhibitory control as predictors of false-belief task performance. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 102, 819-835.
Norton, K., Alcorn, M. B., Welsh, M., & Granrud, C. (2004). Children’s understanding of modality-specific knowledge may be related to their social-cognitive problem solving. American Psychological Society, Chicago, Illinois.
Sabella, S., Alcorn, M. B., & Welsh, M. Executive function in preschool children: Interrelationships among inhibition, attention and working memory. Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa, FL, April, 2003.
Belgum, J., Alcorn, M. B., Morris, G. L., & Retzlaf, P. (2002). Recognition accuracy and intelligence in parents and their adult offspring. American Psychological Society, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Smith, R., Alcorn, M.B., Schubert, L., Wilson, A., & Lesher, C. (2001). A cross-sectional study of face recognition: Is there a decline in performance between 7 and 14 years? Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, Minnesota.