Ken Manktelow

Areas of expertise

The psychology of thinking.

Background

Ken’s primary research interests lie in the psychology of thinking, reasoning and rationality.  In particular, he is interested in the study of practical reasoning: the kind of thinking we engage in when trying to decide what to do. This is seen most clearly in the field of deontic reasoning, although there are also clear connections with the psychology of judgement and decision making.

Currently, Ken is focussing on how we decide which rules are good rules, and on how we think about dilemmas.  He is also carrying out research on the applications of these aspects of thought in areas such as health and welfare.  Ken also supervises a number of PhD students in these and other areas.

Current research projects

Are better communicators better readers?

Research Fellows/Assistants/students

Mr Stephen Kilpatrick, PhD student

Recent publications 

Manktelow, K.I. and Fairley, N. (2000) Superordinate principles in reasoning with causal and deontic conditionals. Thinking and Reasoning, 6, pp.41-65.

Wink, B., Salvano-Pardieu, V., Fontaine, R., Taliercio, A. and Manktelow, K.I. (2002) Subthreshold summation does not occur with illusory contours. Perception, 31, 73b.

Kingston, P., Brown, H. and Manktelow, K.I. (2003) Adult protection and the Criminal Records Bureau: making use of criminal conviction data. Journal of Adult Protection, 5, pp.23-29.

Fairley, N. and Manktelow, K.I. (2003) Superordinate principles, conditions and conditionals. in D.L. Hardman and L. Macchi (eds.), Reasoning and Decision Making: A Handbook. Chichester: Wiley.

Manktelow, K.I. and Chung, M.C. (2004) Psychology of Reasoning: Theoretical and Historical Perspectives. Hove: Psychology Press.

Manktelow, K.I. (2004) Reasoning and rationality: the pure and the practical. in K.I. Manktelow and M.C. Chung (eds.), Psychology of Reasoning: Theoretical and Historical Perspectives. Hove: Psychology Press.

Over, D.E., Manktelow, K.I. and Hadjichristidis, C. (2004) Conditions for the acceptance of deontic conditionals. Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology, 58, pp.111-120.

Salvano-Pardieu, V., Wink, B., Taliercio, A., Manktelow, K.I. and Meigen, T. (2006) Can subthreshold summation be observed with the Ehrenstein illusion? Perception, 35, pp.956-981.

Kilpatrick, S.G., Manktelow, K.I. and Over, D.E. (2007) Power of source as a factor in deontic reasoning. Thinking and Reasoning, 13, pp.295-317.

Thatcher, M. and Manktelow, K.I. (2007) The cost of individualism. Counselling Psychology Review, 22, pp.31-88.