Anne Yilmaz

Anne Yilmaz Ph.D. is a researcher and instructor at UC San Diego working in the Department of Psychology. Her research investigates the mechanisms of human memory. Broadly, she conducts memory research with potential application to real-world problems—specifically eyewitness memory—that is grounded in basic cognitive science. During her Ph.D training in experimental psychology at UC San Diego, Anne worked under Dr. John Wixted in his human memory lab. She conducted memory research with potential application to real-world problems—specifically eyewitness memory—that is grounded in basic cognitive science. She primarily used signal detection theory to guide recognition memory experiments, then used the findings to direct and interpret lines of eyewitness and police lineup research within other subsects of psychology. Also, she studied the confidence given by participants during these recognition memory tasks. Specifically, she wanted to know where and when confidence originates in the brain as well as when that confidence level is accessible to the subject.