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Simon Handley is a Professor and Pro Vice-Chancellor (Graduate Research) at Macquarie University. He holds the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) role, overseeing university research strategy. His research focuses on cognitive processes in reasoning, particularly belief bias, logical intuitions, and heuristics. Key projects include investigating physiological markers of logical reasoning (2017-2020) and using hypnosis/Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to study belief bias (2017-2020). His work spans experimental psychology and neuroscience, addressing topics like teleological beliefs, decision-making, and individual differences in logical sensitivity.
Research interests include cognitive biases, dual-process theory, and the interplay between logic and belief. He has published extensively on reasoning tasks, such as the syllogistic evaluation and selection tasks, as well as studies on autism and dyslexia's impact on reasoning. Notable contributions explore how intuitive logic operates through heuristic processing rather than formal logic structures.
His recent work highlights teleological beliefs' societal impacts, such as during pandemics, and physiological correlates of reasoning (e.g., eye movements and pupil dilation). Articles often bridge theoretical models (e.g., parallel processing) with empirical findings in cognitive psychology.
