Dr Gema Martin-Ordas

Lecturer in Psychology

Psychology University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA

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Email gema.martin-ordas@stir.ac.uk
Telephone+44 (0)1786 467646

0000-0002-5221-9181

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Research

Generally I am interested in comparative cognition and the evolution of cognitive processes. I study different aspects of physical cognition that can inform us about the cognitive processes that human and non-human animals use to solve problems. I am particularly interested in the evolution of episodic memory and future-oriented cognition, which are often considered uniquely human.

I welcome applications related to primate cognition and developmental psychology for PhD students .

Check the online developmental lab for online studies with children! http://childrendevelopment.stir.ac.uk/

Outputs (14)

Outputs

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What will you want tomorrow? Children-But not adults- mis-predict another person's future desires

Martin-Ordas G & Atance CM (2021) What will you want tomorrow? Children-But not adults- mis-predict another person's future desires. PLOS ONE, 16 (11), Art. No.: e0259159. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0259159

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What Human Planning Can Tell Us About Animal Planning: An Empirical Case

Martin-Ordas G (2020) What Human Planning Can Tell Us About Animal Planning: An Empirical Case. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, Art. No.: 635. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00635

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It is about time: Conceptual and experimental evaluation of the temporal cognitive mechanisms in mental time travel

Martin-Ordas G (2020) It is about time: Conceptual and experimental evaluation of the temporal cognitive mechanisms in mental time travel. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science, 11 (6), Art. No.: e1530. https://doi.org/10.1002/wcs.1530

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Forgetting in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes): What is the role of interference?

Martin-Ordas G, Atencia R & Fernandez-Navarro S (2020) Forgetting in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes): What is the role of interference?. PLOS ONE, 15 (5), Art. No.: e0234004. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0234004

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Adults' performance in an episodic-like memory task: The role of experience

Martin-Ordas G & Atance CM (2019) Adults' performance in an episodic-like memory task: The role of experience. Frontiers in Psychology, 9, Art. No.: 2688. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02688

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"First, I will get the marbles." Children's foresight abilities in a modified spoon task

Martin-Ordas G (2018) "First, I will get the marbles." Children's foresight abilities in a modified spoon task. Cognitive Development, 45, pp. 152-161. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cogdev.2017.07.001

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Did the Popsicle Melt? Preschoolers’ Performance in an Episodic-like Memory Task

Martin-Ordas G, Atance CM & Caza J (2017) Did the Popsicle Melt? Preschoolers’ Performance in an Episodic-like Memory Task. Memory, 25 (9), pp. 1260-1271. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658211.2017.1285940

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'Will I Want These Stickers Tomorrow?' Preschoolers' Ability to Predict Current and Future Needs

Martin-Ordas G (2017) 'Will I Want These Stickers Tomorrow?' Preschoolers' Ability to Predict Current and Future Needs. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 35 (4), pp. 568-581. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjdp.12195

Commentary

Commentary: Merging of Long-Term Memories in an Insect

Martin-Ordas G & Smulders T (2015) Commentary: Merging of Long-Term Memories in an Insect. Commentary on: Hunt, K.L., and Chittka, L. (2015). Merging of long-term memories in an insect, Curr. Biol. 25, 741–745. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2015.01.023. Frontiers in Psychology, 6, Art. No.: 826. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00826

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Corvids create novel causal interventions after all

Jacobs IF, von Bayern A, Martin-Ordas G, Rat-Fischer L & Osvath M (2015) Corvids create novel causal interventions after all. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 282 (1806), Art. No.: 20142504. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2014.2504

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Remembering in tool-use tasks in children and great apes: the role of the information at encoding

Martin-Ordas G, Atance CM & Call J (2014) Remembering in tool-use tasks in children and great apes: the role of the information at encoding. Memory, 22 (1), pp. 129-144. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658211.2013.806553

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Young children's causal explanations are biased by post-action associative information

Atance CM, Metcalf JL, Martin-Ordas G & Walker CL (2014) Young children's causal explanations are biased by post-action associative information. Developmental Psychology, 50 (12), pp. 2675-2685. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0038186

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The future of future oriented cognition in non-humans: theory and the empirical case of the great apes

Osvath M & Martin-Ordas G (2014) The future of future oriented cognition in non-humans: theory and the empirical case of the great apes. Philosophical Transactions B: Biological Sciences, 369 (1655), Art. No.: 20130486. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2013.0486

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How do episodic memory and semantic memory contribute to episodic foresight in young children?

Martin-Ordas G, Atance CM & Caza J (2014) How do episodic memory and semantic memory contribute to episodic foresight in young children?. Frontiers in Psychology, 5, Art. No.: 732. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00732