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Larry Jacoby
Titles
Professor of Psychology

Office Contact Information

Degree
PHD, Southern Illinois University
Degree
MA, Southern Illinois University
Degree
BA, Washburn University
Office
Psychology Building 425B
Mailbox

Campus Box 1125

Phone
(314) 935-6795
Email
URL
Lab Website

Research specialization

Publications
  • Payne, B. K., Jacoby, L. L., & Lambert, A. J. (2004). Memory monitoring and the control of stereotype distortion. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 40, 52-64.
  • Velanova, K., Jacoby, L. L., Wheeler, M. E., McAvoy, M. P., Petersen, S. E., & Buckner, R. L. (2003). Functional-Anatomic Correlates of Sustained and Transient Processing Components Engaged during Controlled Retrieval. Journal of Neuroscience, 23, 8460-8470.
  • Speer, N. K., Jacoby, L. L., & Braver, T. S. (2003). Strategy-dependent changes in memory: Effects on behavior and brain activity. Cognitive, Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience, 3, 155-167.
  • Jacoby, L. L., Lindsay, D. S., & Hessels, S. (2003). Item-specific control of automatic processes: Stroop process dissociations. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 10, 638-644.
  • Jennings, J. M., & Jacoby, L. L. (2003). Improving memory in older adults: Training recollection. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 13, 417-440.
Courses
  • Introduction to Memory Studies
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Contemporary Topics in Social Psychology: Intolerance and Prejudice
Research Interests

Professor Jacoby conducts research that focuses on the distinction between consciously-controlled and automatic processes. The distinction is useful for better understanding age-related differences in memory performance, and for improved diagnosis and treatment of memory deficits. Other research extends the conscious/automatic distinction to issues in the domain of social psychology and seeks to identify brain-based differences for the types of processes. Interest in subjective experience has led to investigations of memory illusions (e.g., why memory can make a room seem less noisy).

Departments
  • Philosophy 
  • Neuroscience 
  • Psychology