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Dr. Adrian Banks is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Surrey, affiliated with the School of Psychology within the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences. He serves as Director of Modular Master's Programme and Cognitive Psychology section lead. His research focuses on understanding cognitive mechanisms in dual process theories of reasoning, decision-making under stress, and the interplay between intuitive and analytic cognition, with applications in military operations, health psychology, and workplace behavior.
His recent publications analyze intuitive decision effectiveness, money management behaviors, and email interruption dynamics. He employs methodologies like electrophysiological measurements, computational modeling, and behavioral experiments. Key contributions include advancing theories of unconscious thought mechanisms and developing training protocols for fast-and-frugal heuristics in applied settings.
Dr. Banks collaborates on interdisciplinary projects such as CLYMBOL (consumer reasoning about health claims) and PD_manager (Parkinson's disease decision-making). His work bridges cognitive science with practical applications in organizational psychology, team cognition, and human-computer interaction.
