Psychology

Felix Pambuccian

Felix Pambuccian

Lecturer in Psychology

Specialization

Cognitive Psychology
Psychology of Language
Research Methods and Statistics 

Research Interests

Figurative Language
Embodied Cognition

Education

MA, University of Illinois at Chicago
BS, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Courses Taught

Psychology 110L: Introduction to Psychology Lab

Selected Research Presentations

Pambuccian, F.S., Raney, G.E., & Carsel, T.S. (2019, October). Research or Me-search: Do Students Learn Statistical Concepts Better Using Class-Generated Data? Poster presentation at the 18th annual meeting of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology’s Conference on Teaching, Denver, CO.

Pambuccian, F.S., & Raney, G.E. (2019, August). How Metaphor and Simile Comprehension Change Across the Familiarity Spectrum. Oral presentation at the 4th annual Metaphor Festival Conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Pambuccian, F.S., & Raney, G.E. (2019, August). Hold onto the Idea or Kick the Habit? The Role of Embodied Cognition in Metaphor Processing. Oral presentation at the 4th annual Metaphor Festival Conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Pambuccian, F.S., & Raney, G.E. (2018, November). Metaphor and Simile Processing Across the Familiarity Spectrum. Poster presented at the 59th annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, New Orleans, LA.

Pambuccian, F.S., & Raney, G.E. (2017, November). Using Resource Depletion to Examine Processing of Familiar and Unfamiliar Metaphors. Poster presented at the 58th annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Vancouver, Canada.

Pambuccian, F.S., & Raney, G.E. (2016, November). Beyond the word level: Using letter detection to investigate reading of metaphor phrases. Poster presented at the 57th annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Boston, MA.