Zifu Shi, Ph.D, Prof.
Schoolof Educational Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan 410081,China.
E-mail: shizf@hunnu.edu.cn,Tel: +86-18975816013
Biography
1986-1990 ShanxiNormal University, China, B.S. in Mathematics
1990-1993Hunan Normal University, China, M.S. in Pedagogy
2004-2007Southwest University, China, Ph.D. in Pedagogy
2010-2012Central China Normal University, China, Post-doctor in Psychology
2014-2015University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA, Visiting Scholar in Psychology
1993- Hunan Normal University
Research
The debate aboutthe function of base-rate in Bayesian reasoning has never been stopped, and thetime procedure of Bayesian reasoning is still unclear. Particularly, thestrategy of the use of probabilistic information is controversial. Consideringthe majority existing studies using the posterior probability and reaction timeto infer the reasoning process reversely and lacking of support of thereal-time data. Our research interests are mainly related with, (i) methodologydevelopment of data process of Bayesian reasoning, for example, using Eye ViewMonitoring Systems, event-related potentials(ERP); (ii) integrating reasoningmaterials ,reasoners and the reasoning process to explore the mechanism ofProbability reasoning.
Selected Publications
Shi,Z., Qiu, J., & Zhang, Q.(2006). Facilitating Effect of TransparentNested-sets
Relations onBayesian Reasoning. Acta Psychologica Sinica (in Chinese), 6,833-840.
Shi,Z., Liao, Z., & Liu, M. (2015). An Eye Movement Study about the Influenceof Base-rate and Cognitive Styles on Bayesian Reasoning. PsychologicalScience (in Chinese), 5,1045-1050.
Shi,Z., Wang, X., & Chen, J. (2010). The Three-level Research of Bayesian Reasoning.Advance in Psychological Science(in Chinese), 2, 230-236.
Shi,Z., & Zhang, Q. (2011). The Effect of Intuitively Adjust Deviation Biaseson Bayesian
Reasoning. PsychologicalScience(in Chinese), 4, 970-973.
Tang,Y. & Shi, Z. (2011). The Inhibition from Hit Rate Reference of BayesianReasoning. Psychological Science(in Chinese), 1, 220-224.
Shi,Z., Zhou, Y., & Liu, M. (2012). The Influence of Different Task Context andEmotion
States onBayesian Reasoning. Psychological Science,(in Chinese),4, 988-992.
Shi,Z. & Zhang, J. (2015). Probabilistic inference as transportation ofMeasures between sample spaces, the 48th annual meeting ofsociety for Mathematical Psychology, 88-89.
Research Grants
(PI)Research on the Developmental Characteristics and Mechanismof Adolescent Probability Reasoning. The National Social Science Foundationfor the 13th Five-years Planning of Education of China(GrantNo. BBA160044), 2016-2019, active.
(PI) TheFunctional Mechanism of Probability information on Bayesian Reasoning: Behaviorand ERP Research. Social Science Foundation of Hunan Province (Grant No.13YBA217), 2013-2015, completed.
(PI) TheStudy on Cognition Processing Mechanism of Bayesian Reasoning: Based on the Dual-systemand Tri-variant Model. Supported by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (GrantNo. 20110491180), 2011-2012, completed.
(PI) TheStudy on Students' Mathematical Ability of Innovation and ApplicationConsciousness under the New Curriculum Standards. Foundation of ChineseMinistry of Education (Grant No. 2009JKS203), 2009-2013, completed.
