Professor Merim Bilalic

Professor

Department: Psychology

I did my diploma studies (Psychology) in Sarajevo and my DPhil (Experimental Psychology) at Oxford. I subsequently held research and teaching positions at Humboldt, Brunel, and Tübingen. Before moving to Northumbria University, I held the Chair in Cognitive Psychology at Klagenfurt.

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Key Publications

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Past reflections, present insights: A systematic review and new empirical research into the working memory capacity (WMC)-fluid intelligence (Gf) relationship, Đokić, R., Koso-Drljević, M., Bilalić, M. 1 Jan 2025, In: Intelligence
Computers and Chess Masters: The Role of AI in Transforming Elite Human Performance, Bilalic, M., Graf, M., Vaci, N. 5 Dec 2024, In: British Journal of Psychology
Consequences of arbitrary binning the midpoint category in survey data: an illustration with student satisfaction in the National Student Survey, Pollet, T., Bilalic, M., Shepherd, L. 1 Nov 2024, In: Studies in Higher Education
How Small Differences Grow over Time – The Snowball Effect of Grit on Practice in Sport, Cocic, D., Larkin, P., Hendry, D., Williams, A., O’Connor, D., Bilalic, M. 5 Jun 2024, In: International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
Neuroimaging and perceptual-cognitive expertise in sport: A narrative review of research and future directions, Decouto, B., Bilalic, M., Williams, A. 15 Dec 2024, In: Neuropsychologia
Never Too Much—More talent in football (always) leads to more success, Long, A., Graf, M., Bilalic, M. 8 Feb 2024, In: PLoS One
Revising Home Advantage in Sport – Home Advantage Mediation (HAM) Model, Bilalic, M., Gulab, B., Vaci, N. 4 Jun 2024, In: International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology
Gritting One’s Way to Success – Grit Explains Skill in Elite Youth Soccer Players Beyond (Deliberate) Practice, Larkin, P., Cocic, D., Hendry, D., Williams, A., O’Connor, D., Bilalic, M. 1 Jan 2023, In: Psychology of Sport and Exercise
The effect of COVID-19 on home advantage in high- and low-stake situations: Evidence from the European national football competitions, Bilalić, M., Graf, M., Vaci, N. 1 Nov 2023, In: Psychology of Sport and Exercise
Tracing Cognitive Processes in Insight Problem Solving: Using GAMs and Change Point Analysis to Uncover Restructuring, Graf, M., Danek, A., Vaci, N., Bilalic, M. 3 May 2023, In: Journal of Intelligence

PGR Supervision

Dijana Cocic Cognitive and conative underpinnings of sport expertise Start Date: 01/10/2017 End Date: 27/01/2023
Egle Harding intrinsic and Extrinsic Basis of Einstellung (Effect) Start Date: 01/03/2019

Qualifications

Psychology DPhil October 10 2016

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