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 48^th 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 13^th 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.