Curriculum Vitae
Mario Fifić
Mario Fifić, Ph.D.
Max Planck Institute for Human Development
Center for Adaptive Behavior and Cognition
Lentzeallee 94, Berlin 14195 Berlin, Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 30 82406-692
E-mail: fific@mpib-berlin.mpg.de
Education and Employment
2008 - Research scientist/Postdoctoral fellow, Max Planck Institute for Human Development
Center for Adaptive Behavior and Cognition, Berlin
2005 – Post doctorate with Robert Nosofsky, Indiana University.
2005 - Joint Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology and Cognitive Science, with Certificate in Mathematical Modeling
1999 - A member of James Townsend’s laboratory;
Doctoral candidate for joint Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology and Cognitive Science, with Certificate in Mathematical Modeling,
Indiana University; Bloomington, Indiana
1994 - MA program in Psychology
Finished all relevant courses, did not defend MA work
Later published in LEP reports (1999)
Department of Psychology
Faculty of Philosophy
University of Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
1991 - 1994 BA in Psychology
Department of Psychology
Faculty of Philosophy
University of Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
Under review
Fific, M., Nosofsky, R.M. Logical-Rule Models of Classification Response Times: A Synthesis of Mental-Architecture, Random-Walk, and Decision-Bound Approaches. Psychological Review.
Fific, M., Townsend J. T. Information-Processing Alternatives to Holistic Perception: Identifying the Mechanisms of Secondary-Level Holism Within a Categorization Paradigm. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition (JEP:LMC).
Gaissmaier W., Fifić M., Rieskamp J. Analyzing response times to understand decision processes. Book chapter.
Publications
Fific, M., Nosofsky, R. M., & Townsend, J. T. (2008). Information-processing architectures in multidimensional classification: A validation test of the systems factorial technology. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 34(2), 356-375.[PDF]
Fific, M., Townsend J. T. & Eidels A. (2007) Studying Visual search Using Systems Factorial Methodology with Target-Distractor Similarity as the Factor. Perception & Psychophysics.[PDF]
Townsend, J. T., Fifić, M., & Neufeld, R. W. J. (2007). Assessment of mental architecture in clinical/cognitive research. In T. A. Treat, R. R. Bootzin & T. B. Baker (Eds.), Psychological clinical science: Papers in honor of richard M. McFall. (pp. 223-258). New York, NY, US: Psychology Press. [PDF]
Fific, M., (2006) Emerging holistic properties at face value: Assessing characteristics of face perception. Unpublished Ph.D. thesis. [PDF]
Townsend, J. T., Fific M. (2004) Parallel versus serial processing and individual differences in high-speed search in human memory. Perception & Psychophysics. Vol 66(6), pp. 953-962. [PDF]
Fific M., (2004).Temporal factors in short-term memory search, Psihološka istraživanja, 14, 233-300
Townsend, J. T., Fific M., Assadi, A. (2003). General recognition theory and probabilistic perceptual separability on simple cognitive surfaces. Paper presented at the Fechner Day 2003, Larnaca, Cyprus.
Fific M., (2002). Dynamics of Serial Position Change in Probe-Recognition Task. Psihologija, 2002, Vol. 35 (3-4) 261-285. [PDF]
Townsend, J. T., Fific M. (2001). Representation and process in defining holisms partism: contributions from general recognition theory and stochastic cognitive process theory. Paper presented at the Fechner Day 2001, Leipzig, Germany.
Fific M., (1999).Temporal factors in short-term memory search, part I: An introduction. LEP report, 72.
Fific M., (1999).Temporal factors in short-term memory search, part II: Organization of memory and memory search. LEP report, 73.
Fific M., (1999).Temporal factors in short-term memory search, part III: Recognition and reproduction. LEP report, 74.
Fific M., (1998). Selective attention and information processing in short-term memory. Paper presented at the symposium of Ergonomics, Belgrade 1998, 19-23.
Duzdevic N. & Fific M. and Brakus R., (1998). Education of mentally preserved children with cerebral palsy based on the level of their achievements. In monograph: Cerebral palsy, Belgrade 1998, 209-212.
Fific M., (1998). Dynamics of Serial Position Change in Probe-Recognition Task. LEP report, 64.
Fific M., (1997). Determination of stimulus-pair order in short-term memory. LEP report, 34.
Fific M., (1996). Modification of binary response and short-term memory processing. Psihologija, 29, 2-3, 311-331.
Fific M., (1996). Modification of pre-probe delay in the short-term memory recognition task. Psihologija, 29, 2-3, 331-353.
Recent Presentations
2009 Avgust 6th. Annual meeting of the Society of Mathematical Psychology, Amsterdam. Identification of Complex Serial and Parallel Architectures Using the Systems Factorial Technology. Mario Fific & James Townsend
2009 Avgust 6th. Annual meeting of the Society of Mathematical Psychology, Amsterdam. Logical-Rule Models of Classification Response Times. Robert Nosofsky & Mario Fific
2008 Summer Institute on Bounded Rationality. Reaction Time Methodology for Investigation of Fast and Frugal Heuristics, Mario Fific, Poster
2008. Jyly, 03, invited talk. Max Max Planck Institute for Human Development Center for Adaptive Behavior and Cognition. Information Processing Models and a Strong Test For the Priority Heuristic
2008 2008 July 26. Annual meeting of the Society of Mathematical Psychology, Washington, D.C. An exploration of parallel-interactive information processing models. Houpt, J Pei L., Eidels A., Altieri N Fific, M. Townsend. Poster
2008 January, 25. Invited talk, Grand Valley State Univserity: Simple Architectures of a Non-trivial Mind. Mario Fific.
2008 February 18, 2008 Dalhousie University,. Face Categorization: Strong Evidence for Interactive Parallel Processing. James Townsend & Mario Fifiċ.
2006. April 1. HML, Indiana: Assessment of a residual time influence to a characterization of reaction time models [PP presentation]
2005. November 10, Object, Perception, Attention, and Memory (OPAM), Toronto Ontario: Emerging holistic properties at face value: Assessing characteristics of face perception. Fific & Townsend [Poster]
2005 September 21, Cognitive Lunch, Indiana University: Emerging holistic properties at face value: Assessing characteristics of face perception.
2005 August. 5, Mathematical Psychology, Memphis University: A processing model of holistic/configural face perception. Fific & Townsend
2004 November 19, Minneapolis 45th Annual Meeting of the PSYCHONOMIC SOCIETY: Perceptual and Cognitive Processes in Autism Spectrum disorder: New Perspectives on Global-Local Processing. Johnson, Blaha, Fific & Townsend [Poster]
2004 November 19, Minneapolis 45th Annual Meeting of the PSYCHONOMIC SOCIETY: Proposed Model for Efficiency Variability in a Visual Search Task. Fific & Townsend [Poster]
2004 December 17, Cognitive Lunch, Indiana University: Proposed Model for Efficiency Variability in a Visual Search Task. [PP presentation]
2004 July 30, Society for Mathematical Psychology, University of Michigan, Michigan: Proposed model for efficiency variability in a visual search task. [PP presentation]
2004 June 12, HML, Ohio: Proposed model for efficiency variability in a visual search task [PP presentation]
2003 July 26 Mathematical Psychology, Utah University: Properties of visual search task on two items revealed by the Systems factorial methodology
2003 June Laboratory for experimental psychology, Belgrade University, Invited talk,: A test for holistic and analytic face perception
2002 July 26. Mathematical Psychology, Ohio University: Multiple-channel processing in short-term memory
2002 June 10, Laboratory for experimental psychology, Belgrade University, Invited talk: Revealing properties of mental organization using system factorial technology in memory and visual search
2002 April 7, HML, Ohio,: Do different processing strategies (serial vs. parallel) operate on first and last memorized items?
2002 February 7, AIC Boulder: Parallel vs Serial Processing and Individual Differences in Visual & Memory Search Tasks
2003 March 28 HML, Purdue University,: Properties of visual search task on two items revealed by the Systems factorial methodology
2001 November 28, Cognitive Lunch., Indiana University: Multiple-channel processing in short-term memory
2001 November 17, Psychonomics Orlando: Strong Evidence on Parallel vs. Serial Processing in the Sternberg Paradigm. (Presented by Jim Townsend)
2001 July 26 Mathematical Psychology, Brown University: Revealing mental architecture in memory search task by systems factorial technology
2001 June 1, Laboratory for experimental psychology, Belgrade University, Invited talk: Revealing properties of mental organization using system factorial technology
2001 March 3, Hoosier Mental Life: Revealing mental architecture in memory search task by systems factorial technology
2001 March 28, Cognitive Lunch, Indiana University: Revealing mental architecture in memory search task by systems factorial technology
Investigator on following grants
NIMH (RO1 MH57717-04A1) to Dr. James Townsend
MH48494 from the National Institute of Mental Health to Dr. Robert Nosofsky
Awards and fellowships
2000 Indiana University Cognitive Science Program Summer research Fellowship
2001 Indiana University Cognitive Science Program Summer research Fellowship
2002 Indiana University Cognitive Science Program Summer research Fellowship
2003 Indiana University Cognitive Science Program Summer research Fellowship
2004 Indiana University Cognitive Science Program Summer research Fellowship
Professional Societies
Society for Mathematical Psychology
Association for Psychological Science
Reviewer
Ad hoc reviewer:
Perception and Psychophysics,
Journal of Mathematical Psychology
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance
Psychological Review
Acta Psychologica
Employment, teaching experience and assistantships
University of Belgrade, Serbia
1992 Tutor, summer session, in Petnica Science Center (center for advanced science and technology education of gifted children) Petnica, Serbia
1994 - 1999 Teaching and Research Assistant, Laboratory for Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade, Serbia.
1996 - 1999 A member of technical staff on project of Corpus of Serbian Language
Laboratory for Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy and
Institute for Experimental Phonetics and Speech Pathology, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
Indiana University Bloomington, USA
Fall 1999 Statistical Techniques for undergrads majoring in Psychology
Spring 2000 Introductory Psychology for undergrads majoring in Psychology
Fall 2001 Grader, Mathematical psychology
Fall 2003 Grader, Mathematical psychology
Fall 2002 Advanced Statistical Analysis I
Spring 2003 Advanced Statistical Analysis II
Fall 2004 Advanced Statistical Analysis I
Fall 2005 Advanced Statistical Analysis II
Instructor
Experimental research methods, Indiana University (2002, fall)
Collaborations:
§ The application of mental processing decomposition testis’s in autism in collaboration with, Shannon Johnson and Dr. Julie Stout, Indiana University. Clinical & Cognitive Neuroscience Research, of IU Bloomington, Psychology.
§ The application of intervention analysis in time series, on single subject ANOVA test. Dr. Jerome Busemeyer, Indiana University:
§ Identification of cognitive structure in dyslexic children (1998) with Rosana Brakus, Institute for experimental phonetics and speech pathology, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro