Hughes, C. E., Moshell, J. M., Sims, V. K., and Yu, Q. (September, 2000). Dynamic Computation of Levels of Detail in Complex Outdoor Environments. Paper presented at Visual 2000: 3rd International Conference on Visual Computing, Mexico City, Mexico.

 

Mayes, D. K., Sims, V. K., & Koonce, J. M. (August, 2000). Cognitive aspects of reading information from video display terminals. Poster presented at the 44th annual meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, San Diego, California.

 

Sims, V. K., Chin, M. G., Starr, T. A., & Rothschild, E. L. (June, 2000). Development of essence analogies in children’s naive theories of computers. Poster presented at the 12th annual meeting of the American Psychological Society, Miami, Florida.

 

Sims, V. K., Chin, M. G., Eckman, M. L., & Enck, B. M. (March, 2000). Perceived control and responses to an unresponsive companion animal. Poster presented at the 46th annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, Louisiana.

 

Morris, C., Morgan, B., & Sims, V. K. (March, 2000). Toward a psychological model of entertainment. Poster presented at the 46th annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, Louisiana.

 

Gilson, R. D., Mouloua, M., & Sims, V. K. (September, 1999). Designing for supervisory control of UAVs: Human factors considerations. Paper presented at the 43rd annual meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Houston, Texas.

 

Sims, V. K., Chin, M. G., & Bowen, S.A.M. (August, 1999). Expertise attenuates masking effects during mental rotation. Poster presented at the 107th annual meeting of The American Psychological Association, Boston, Massachusetts.

 

Chin, M. G., Sims, V. K., & Beckner, L. E. (June, 1999). The addressing of cats: Effects of speaker’s gender and attitudes toward the animal. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Anthrozoölogy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

 

Chin, M. G., Sims, V. K., & Abromaitis, S. M. (April, 1999). Caregiver Attributional Style and Affective Responses to a Companion Animal. Poster presented at the 45th annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Savannah, Georgia.

 

Chin, M. G., & Pengelly, S. F. (May, 1998). Perceived superiority of “overestimators” in the minimal group paradigm. Poster presentation at the 10th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Society, Washington, DC.

 

Sims, V. K., Chin, M. G., Beckner, L. E., Zalewska, M. D., & Abromaitis, S. (February, 1998). Changes in perceived intelligence as a function of language use. Paper presentation at the 69th Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Boston, MA.

 

Sims, V. K., Preston, S. L., & Schmakel, K. T. (May, 1998). Expertise and the alleviation of a working memory load during mental rotation. Poster presented at the Showcase Poster Session of the 10th annual meeting of the American Psychological Society, Washington, D. C.

 

Chin, M. G. (May, 1997). Resource valence and type of bias exhibited in the minimal group paradigm. Poster presentation at the 9th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Society, Washington, DC.

 

Sims, V. K. & Mayer, R. E. (November, 1997). Domain specificity of informally acquired spatial skills. Poster presented at the 38th annual meeting of The Psychonomic Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

 

Sims, V. K., Chin, M. G., Beckner, L. E., & Zalewska, M. D. (May, 1997). Anthropomorphism and attributions of intellect as predictors of animal-directed speech. Poster presentation at the 9th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Society, Washington, DC.

 

Sims, V. K., Chin, M. G., Zanjani, F., Pantella, R. (April, 1997). Perceived infant engagement and child-directed speech. Poster presentation at the 68th Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Washington, DC.