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Nicolaas Prins

Associate Professor of Psychology

Nicolaas Prins

I am an associate professor in psychology. I teach courses in statistics and sensation and perception.

Research Interests

My research interests are in psychophysical methods, with a focus on adaptive testing. I also study low-level visual perception (texture, motion) and develop quantitative models of the mechanisms involved.

Biography

Dr. Prins grew up in the Netherlands, where he received his BA in Psychology from Leiden University. Subsequently, he attended graduate school at the University of Kansas where he received a Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology and took up postdoctoral positions in Melbourne, Australia and Montreal, Canada before joining the Psychology faculty at the University of Mississippi. Dr. Prins is an expert in psychophysical research methods and is regularly asked to consult with researchers in academics, government, and industry on best research practices, especially with regard to measurement of sensory and perceptual abilities.

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Publications

Easy, bias-free Bayesian hierarchical modeling of the psychometric function using the Palamedes Toolbox

Too much model, too little data: How a maximum-likelihood fit of a psychometric function may fail and how to detect and avoid this

Applying the model-comparison approach to test specific research hypotheses in psychophysical research using the Palamedes Toolbox

The psi-marginal adaptive method: How to give nuisance parameters the attention they deserve (no more, no less)

The psychometric function: The lapse rate revisited

Courses Taught

Education

B.A. Psychology, University of Leiden (1992)

M.A. Psychology, University of Leiden (1993)

Ph.D. Experimental Psychology, University of Kansas Main Campus (1999)