Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Biography
ARC Future Fellow (2020-2024)
ARC Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2011-2015)
PhD (2007) and Dipl.Psych. (2003) from Saarland University, Germany
Roles and responsibilities
2017-2019: Director, Community and Engagement
2016-2019: Unit coordinator PSYC4410
2016-2019: Honours Conference Organizer
2015-2019: School Colloquium Organizer
2010-2021: Unit coordinator PSYC2215/PSYC3315
Funding overview
ARC
Australian Department of Social Services
Worldwide Universities Network
UWA
Australian Department of Social Services
Worldwide Universities Network
UWA
Current projects
2023: Taking on new PhD students to work on misinformation research
2022 UWA Research Collaboration Award, “Learning to tell fact from fiction: Applying theories of learning and memory to design effective misinformation interventions”, Prike et al., AU$20k
2022 ANU National Security College Futures Hub & Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG), Technology Surprise Forum grant, “The misinformation threat and the role of emerging social media environments”, Ye et al., AU$10k
2022-2026 NHMRC Special Initiative in Human Health and Environmental Change Grant “Healthy Environments And Lives (HEAL)”, Vardoulakis et al., AU$10m
2020-2024 ARC Future Fellowship "Combating misinformation – Designing a toolkit to address a global problem", AU$1m+
2018 UWA Business School Future Fund Research Grant, “Trump, Twitter and shiny objects”, Jetter et al., AU$10k
2017 Australian Department of Social Services ASELLC Research Project, “Debunking autism treatment myths”, Paynter et al., AU$89k+
2016-2019 ARC Discovery Project, “The psychology of misinformation—Towards a theory-driven understanding”, Ecker et al., AU$434k+
2013 WUN Research Development Award, "Responding and adapting to climate change: Recognizing and managing uncertainty in the physical, social, and public spheres", Lewandowsky et al., GBP13k+
2013 UWA Research Collaboration Award, "Memory models and neuroimaging", Ecker et al., AU$19k
2011 ARC Discovery Project, "Memory consolidation - Integrating cognitive science and neuroscience approaches to how we remember and how we forget", Ecker et al., AU$422k
Industrial relevance
I am an expert on human memory and the effects of misinformation on reasoning and decision making. My research can inform communication strategies, in particular when trying to debunk myths.
Teaching overview
PSYC2215/3315 - Cognitive Psychology
PSYC4410 - Psychological Research Communication Skills (2015-2019)
PSYC1101 - Mind and Brain (Cognition module; 2012-2019)
PSYC3311 - Specialist Research Topics (2012-2013)
Research
The psychology of misinformation
Memory updating
Forgetting
Binding in memory
Memory updating
Forgetting
Binding in memory
Languages
English
German
Research expertise keywords
- Memory
- Memory and information processing
- Long-term memory
- Short-term memory and working memory
- Psychophysiology
- Computational models of memory
- Misinformation
- False beliefs
- Belief change
- Behaviour change
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A Combination of Ice Ingestion and Head Cooling Enhances Cognitive Performance during Endurance Exercise in the Heat
Mazalan, N. S., Landers, G. J., Wallman, K. E. & Ecker, U., Mar 2022, In: Journal of Sports Science and Medicine. 21, 1, p. 23-32 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
A comparison of prebunking and debunking interventions for implied versus explicit misinformation
Tay, L. Q., Hurlstone, M. J., Kurz, T. & Ecker, U. K. H., Aug 2022, In: British Journal of Psychology. 113, 3, p. 591-607 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus) -
Combining refutations and social norms increases belief change
Ecker, U. K. H., Sanderson, J. A., McIlhiney, P., Rowsell, J. J., Quekett, H. L., Brown, G. D. A. & Lewandowsky, S., 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Examining the role of information integration in the continued influence effect using an event segmentation approach
Sanderson, J. A., Farrell, S. & Ecker, U. K. H., Jul 2022, In: PLoS One. 17, 7 July, e0271566.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Ice Ingestion Maintains Cognitive Performance during a Repeated Sprint Performance in The Heat
Mazalan, N. S., Landers, G. J., Wallman, K. E. & Ecker, U., Jun 2022, In: Journal of Sports Science and Medicine. 21, 2, p. 164-170 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
Datasets
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Processing inaccurate information data
Swire, B. (Creator), Berinsky, A. J. (Creator), Lewandowsky, S. (Creator) & Ecker, U. (Creator), DRYAD, 3 Feb 2017
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.nc571, https://datadryad.org/resource/doi:10.5061/dryad.nc571
Dataset
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Data from: Neutralizing misinformation through inoculation: exposing misleading argumentation techniques reduces their influence
Cook, J. (Creator), Lewandowsky, S. (Creator) & Ecker, U. (Creator), DRYAD, 17 Apr 2018
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.f17j3, http://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.f17j3
Dataset
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Learning to tell fact from fiction: Applying theories of learning and memory to design effective misinformation interventions
Prike, T., Bijak, J., Ecker, U. & Higham, P.
1/07/22 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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Combating Misinformation – Designing a Toolkit to Address a Global Problem
27/07/20 → 26/07/24
Project: Research
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The Psychology of Misinformation—Towards A Theory-driven Understanding
Ecker, U., Lewandowsky, S. & Brown, G.
1/01/16 → 30/06/21
Project: Research
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Memory Models and Neuroimaging.
Ecker, U., Lewandowsky, S., Bayliss, D., Jarrold, C., Farrell, S., Cook, J., Brooks, J., Thai, J. & Briscoe, J.
1/01/14 → 31/12/14
Project: Research
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Externally Led WUN - Responding & Adapting to Climate Change - Recognising & Managing Uncertainty in the Physical Social & Public Spheres
Bates, P., Bayley, P., Hewitson, B., Wu, F., Dessai, S., Alley, R., Ecker, U. & Hawks, J.
Worldwide Universities Network
1/01/14 → 31/12/14
Project: Research
Activities
- 1 Public lecture, debate or seminar
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Chair, AAL event on 'The Fallibility of Memory and Fact Finding'
Elise Bant (Speaker), Ullrich Ecker (Speaker) & Craig Colvin (Speaker)
7 Jun 2022Activity: Service and engagement › Public lecture, debate or seminar