Siobhan Caughey

Siobhan Caughey is a Researcher at the University of Manchester, affiliated with Alliance Manchester Business School and serving as Lab Manager for the University's Behavioural Research Laboratory. Her research focuses on social cognitive psychology, particularly exploring the self-concept through experimental lab-based methods. She collaborates across disciplines and supports researchers integrating experimental approaches into their work.

As Technical Manager of the Behavioural Research Laboratory, she oversees facility operations and equipment including the lab's experimental setups. Her work emphasizes understanding how self-relevance influences cognitive processes, attention mechanisms, and decision-making under varying contextual conditions.

Key research trends in her publications address: 1) automaticity of social perception (e.g., facial dominance/trustworthiness processing), 2) self-relevance effects in stimulus prioritization, and 3) stereotype priming dynamics in group perception. These studies employ advanced methodologies to dissect fundamental cognitive mechanisms.

She actively manages the Behavioural Research Laboratory's infrastructure (Equipment ID: 1), supporting experimental research across multiple domains. No specific awards are noted, but her contributions to methodological innovation in behavioral research are evident through her collaborative projects and facility management role.