Research Bio
William (Bill) D. Thompson is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology. He is a cognitive scientist studying higher cognition and cognitive diversity in humans using behavioral experiments, computational modeling, and machine learning. His research takes him into debates surrounding artificial intelligence, it's relation to human cognition, and it's potential impacts on society.
Research Expertise and Interest
cognition, cognitive science, artificial intelligence, learning, Problem solving, Reasoning, decision-making, Bayesian statistics, natural language processing, machine learning, computational modeling, collective decision-making, social networks
Teaching
Field Study in Psychology [PSYCH 197]
Supervised Independent Study and Research [PSYCH 199]
Directed Study [PSYCH 298]
Research [PSYCH 299]
Special Study for Honors Candidates [PSYCH H195B]
Basic Issues in Cognition [COGSCI C100]
Computational Social Science 1A [COMPSS 214A]
Supervised Independent Study and Research [PSYCH 199]
Directed Study [PSYCH 298]
Research [PSYCH 299]
Supervised Independent Study and Research [PSYCH 99]
Basic Issues in Cognition [PSYCH C120]
Special Study for Honors Candidates [PSYCH H195A]
Basic Issues in Cognition [COGSCI C100]
Field Study in Psychology [PSYCH 197]
Supervised Independent Study and Research [PSYCH 199]
Seminars: Cognition [PSYCH 290Q]
Directed Study [PSYCH 298]
Research [PSYCH 299]
Research [PSYCH 299]
Basic Issues in Cognition [PSYCH C120]
Special Study for Honors Candidates [PSYCH H195B]