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Dr. Stu Klapp

 

Psychology Department
California State University, East Bay
Hayward, CA, USA 94542-3091

 

Office: SCI S215C

Telephone: (510) 885-3913

E-Mail: stuart.klapp@csueastbay.edu

 

Education:

Ph.D. (1969) - Experimental Psychology,
University of California, Berkeley, California
M.S. (1959) - Electrical Engineering,
Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
B.E.E. (1959) - Electrical Engineering,
Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

Dr. Stuart Klapp

  1. Academic Classes
    • Psyc 3100, Experimental Psychology
    • Psyc 3400, Human Factors
    • Psyc 4220, Cognitive Processes
    • Psyc 4345, Perception
    • Psyc 4800, Human Learning Laboratory

  2. Professional Interests, Research and Studies
      Divided attention, i.e., interference when doing two things at once.
      Limits of short-term memory and attention.
      Sensory-motor control.
      Perception and generation of temporal patterns.
      Applied cognitive psychology and human factors.

  3. Current Professional Activities
  4. Fellowships/Honors/Awards
    • Fellow, U.S. Air Force Faculty Research Program Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Summer 1982
    • Visiting Professor, UCLA, June, 1980
    • Merit Award 1984 and 1989 (Cash Award)
    • Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity Awards

  5. Professional Experience
    • California State University, Hayward, 1969-present Professor (tenured) Served as Associate Chair, Acting Chair, and Chair
    • University of California, Berkeley, 1965-1969 Teaching Assistant, 1965-1966 Institute of Human Learning Predoctoral Fellow, 1966-1969
    • SCM Corporation, Oakland, California, 1963-1964 Senior Engineer
    • Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, Ohio, 1959-1963 Engineer
    • Visiting Professor, UCLA, June, 1980

      Contracts/Consulting Positions:

    • Consultant: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 1991-present.
    • Consultant: U.S. Air Force working group on operator capacity limits in complex information systems, June 1985-June 1989.
    • Contract: Air Force Human Resources Laboratory "Memory and processing limits in decision making" August 1983-December 1985

  6. Research Grants

  7. Publications

    1. Klapp, S.T. (2003) Reaction time analysis of two types of motor preparation for speech articulation: Action as a sequence of chunks. Journal of Motor Behavior, 35, 135-150.

    2. Klapp, S.T. & Hinkley, L.B. (2002) The negative compatibility effect: Unconscious inhibition influences reaction time and response selection. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 131, 255-269.

    3. Klapp, S.T., Nelson, J.M., & Jagacinski, R.J. (1998) Can people tap concurrent bimanual rhythms independently? Journal of Motor Behavior, 30, 301-322.

    4. Klapp, S.T. (1996) Reaction time analysis of central motor control. In H. N. Zelaznik (Ed.) Advances in Motor Learning and Control. Champaign, Il. Human Kinetics Publishers, in press.

    5. Klapp, S.T. (1995) Motor response programming during simple and choice reaction time: The role of practice. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 21, 1015-1027.

    6. Jones, M.R., Jagacinski, R.J., Yee, W., Floyd, R.L., & Klapp, S.T. (1995) Tests of attentional flexibility in listening to polyrhythmic patterns. Journal of Experimental Psychology : Human Perception and Performance, 21, 293-307.

    7. Netick, A. & Klapp, S.T. (1994) Hesitations in manual tracking: A single-channel limit in response programming. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 20, 766-782.

    8. Klapp, S.T., Porter-Graham, K.A., & Hoifjeld, A.R. (1991) The relation of perception and motor action: Ideomotor compatibility and interference in divided attention. Journal of Motor Behavior, 23, 155-162.

    9. Klapp, S.T., Boches, C.A., Trabert, M.L., & Logan, G.D. (1991) Automatizing alphabet arithmetic II: Are there practice effects after automaticity is achieved? Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 17, 196-209.

    10. Logan, G.D. & Klapp, S.T. (1991) Automatizing Alphabet Arithmetic I: Is extended practice necessary to produce automaticity? Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 17, 179-195.

    11. Polson, M.C., Wickens, C., Klapp, S., & Colle, H. (1989) Human interactive informational processes. In P. Hancock & M. Chignell (Eds.) Intelligent interfaces: Theory, Research and Design. Amsterdam: North Holland (pp. 129-164).

    12. Klapp, S.T., & Netick, A. (1988) Multiple resources for processing and storage in short-term working memory. Human Factors, 30, 617-632.

    13. Jagacinski, R.J., Marshburn, E.A., Klapp, S.T., & Jones, M.R. (1988) Tests of streamed vs. integrated structure in polyrhythmic tapping. Journal of Motor Behavior, 20, 416-442.

    14. Klapp, S.T., Kelly, P.A., & Netick, A. (1987) Hesitations in continuous tracking induced by a concurrent discrete task. Human Factors, 29, 327-337.

    15. Klapp, S.T. (1987) Short-term memory limits in human performance. In P. Hancock (Ed.) Human Factors Psychology Amsterdam: North Holland.

    16. Klapp, S.T., Hill, M.D., Tyler, J.G., Martin, Z.E., Jagacinski, R.J., & Jones, M.R. (1985) On marching to two different drummers: Perceptual aspects of the difficulties. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 11, 814-827.

    17. Klapp, S.T., Marshburn, E.A., & Lester, P.T. (1983) Short-term memory does not involve the "working memory" of information processing: The demise of a common assumption. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 112, 240-264.

    18. Klapp, S.T., & Rodriguez, G. (1982) Programming time as a function of response duration: A replication of "dit-dah" without possible guessing artifacts. Journal of Motor Behavior, 14, 46-56.

    19. Klapp, S.T. (1981) Motor programming is not the only process which can influence RT: Some thoughts on the Marteniuk and MacKenzie analysis. Journal of Motor Behavior, 13, 320-328.

    20. Klapp, S.T. (1981) Temporal Compatibility in dual motor tasks II: Simultaneous articulation and hand movements. Memory & Cognition,9, 398-401.

    21. Klapp, S.T., Greim, D.M. & Marshburn, E.A. (1981) Buffer storage of programmed articulation and articulatory loop. Two names for the same mechanism or two distinct components of short-term memory? In Long, J. B. & Baddeley, A. D. (Eds.) Attention and Performance IX. Hillsdale, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

    22. Klapp, S.T. & Greim, D.M. (1981) Technical considerations regarding the short (dit) - long (dah) key press paradigm. Journal of Motor Behavior, 13, 1-8.

    23. Klapp, S.T. (1980) The memory drum theory after twenty years: Comments on Henry's note. Journal of Motor Behavior, 12, 169- 171.

    24. Klapp, S.T. (1979) Doing two things at once: The role of temporal compatibility. Memory & Cognition, 7, 375-38l.

    25. Klapp, S.T. & Greim, D.M. (1979) Programmed control of aimed movements revisited: The role of target visibility and symmetry. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 5, 509-521.

    26. Klapp, S.T., Greim, D.M. Mendicino, C.M., Koenig, R.S. (1979) Anatomic and environmental dimensions of stimulus-response compatibility: Implications for theories of memory coding. Acta Psychologica, 43, 367-379.

    27. Klapp, S.T., Abbott, J., Coffman, K., Greim, D., Snider, R. & Young, F. (1979) Simple and choice reaction time methods in the study of motor programming. Journal of Motor Behavior, 11, 91- 101.

    28. Klapp, S.T., McRae, J. & Long, W. (1978) Response programming versus alternative interpretations of the "dit-dah" reaction time effect. Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society, 11, 5-6.

    29. Klapp, S.T. (1978) The problem may be more difficult to solve than it appears: A reply to Zelaznik. Journal of Motor Behavior, 10, 81-82.

    30. Klapp, S.T. (1977) Reaction time analysis of programmed control. In R. Hutton (ed.) Exercise and Sports Sciences Reviews. Santa Barbara, California: Journal Publishing Affiliates.

    31. Klapp, S.T. (1977) Response programming, as assessed by reaction time, does not establish commands for particular muscles. Journal of Motor Behavior, 9, 301-312.

    32. Klapp, S.T. (1976) Short-term memory as a response preparation state. Memory & Cognition, 4, 721-729.

    33. Klapp, S.T. & Erwin, C.I. (1976) Relation between programming time and duration of the response being programmed. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 2, 591-598.

    34. Klapp, S.T. & Wyatt, E.P. (1976) Motor programming within a sequence of responses. Journal of Motor Behavior, 8, 19-26.

    35. Klapp, S.T. (1975) Feedback versus motor programming in the control of aimed movements. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 1, 147-153.

    36. Klapp, S.T., Wyatt, E.P. & Lingo, W.M. (1974) Response programming in simple and choice reactions. Journal of Motor Behavior, 6, 263-271.

    37. Klapp, S.T., Nordell, S.A., Hoekenga, K.C. & Patton, C.B. (1974) Long lasting aftereffect of brief prism exposure. Perception & Psychophysics,15, 399-400.

    38. Klapp, S.T. (1974) Syllable-dependent pronunciation latencies in number-naming, a replication. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 102, 1138-1140.

    39. Klapp, S.T. & Lee, P. (1974) Time of occurrence cues for "unattended" auditory material. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 102, 176-177.

    40. Klapp, S.T., Anderson, W.G. & Berrian, R.W. (1973) Implicit speech in reading, reconsidered. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 100, 368-374.

    41. Klapp, S.T. & Bischoff, D.M. (1972) Does Implicit speech in same- different decisions extend to nonsense forms? Perception & Psychophysics, 11, 363-364.

    42. Klapp, S.T.(1971) Implicit speech inferred from response latencies in same-different decisions. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 91, 262-267.

    43. Klapp, S.T. (1964) Empirical parameter variation analysis for electronic circuits. IEEE Transactions on Reliability, R-13, 34- 40.

      Selected Presentations, Conference Reports, Technical Reports

    1. Reaction time studies of motor programming. Wickens Colloquium at Ohio State University, May 1997.

    2. Motor Reaction Time. President's Special Lecture, 12th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Clinical Neurophysiology, San Francisco, January, 1997.

    3. Single channel limit in response programming, why? Invited Research Address, University of California, Berkeley, April, 1992.

    4. Single channel limit in response programming, why? Invited Research Address, University of California, San Diego, January, 1992.

    5. Invited Research Address, The Ohio State University, October, 1990.

    6. Jagacinski, R., Marshburn, E., Klapp, S., & Jones, M. Perceptual Motor Compatibility in Polyrhythmic Tapping. Psychonomic Society, Nov. 1988 (Presented by M. Jones).

    7. Klapp, S., Netick, A., Kelly, P. & Fiori, S. Tracking hesitations may represent a single-channel limit in response programming. Psychonomic Society, Seattle Washington, November, 1987.

    8. Working Memory in Multiple Resource and Automatic Processing Theories. Part of a symposium on Time-sharing, Cognition, and Human Performance in Complex Information Systems. Human Factors Society, Dayton, OH, October, 1986.

    9. Perceptual learning influences dual-task performance (with Z. Martin, G. McMillan, & D. Brock). Third Mid-Central Ergonomics/Human Factors Conference, Oxford, OH, June 1986. Published in edited conference book, L. S. Mark, J.S. Warm, and R.L. Huston (Eds.), Ergonomics and human factors: Recent research, 1987, Springer-Verlag, with the title "Whole-task and part-task training in dual motor tasks".

    10. Klapp, S.T. (1986) Memory and processing limits in decision- making. AFHRL Technical Report 85-60.

    11. Multiple resources in working memory. Part of a symposium on "Operator capacity limits in complex systems: The theory- applications interface." Meeting of American Psychological Association, Los Angeles, CA, August, l985.

    12. Hesitations in tracking induced by a concurrent manual task (with P. Kelly). Annual Conference on Manual Control, Columbus, OH., June, 1985. (Published in Proceedings of the 21st Annual Conference on Manual Control)

    13. Types of tracking errors induced by concurrent secondary manual tasks (with V. Battiste, S. Dunbar, & P. Kelly). Annual Conference on Manual Control, Sunnyvale, CA, June, l984. (Published in Proceedings of the 20th Annual Conference on Manual Control).

    14. Can we do two things at once? Invited research address, University of California, Santa Cruz, February, 1984.

    15. Interference of simple simultaneous responses: A new interpretation. Psychonomic Society, San Diego, CA, November, 1983.

    16. Short-term memory limits in performance (with A. Phillipoff). Human Factors Society, Norfolk, VA, October, l983. (Published in the Proceedings of the Human Factors Society - 27th Annual Meeting).

    17. Memory and processing limits in decision making. Briefing at Human Resources Laboratory, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, OH., August, 1982.

    18. Buffer storage of programmed articulation and articulatory loop: Two names for the same mechanism or two distinct components of short-term memory? Attention and Performance IX, Cambridge, England, July 1980

    19. Invited research address, University of California, Los Angeles, June 1980.
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