Palmer, S. E., & Schloss, K. B. (In press). The occlusion, configural shape, and shrinkage illusions: Contextual influences on perceived size and shape. In A. G. Shapiro & D. Todorovic (Eds.), Oxford Compendium of Visual Illusions. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.

Guidi, S., & Palmer, S. E. (In press). The internal structure of a rectangular frame: Position, orientation, and direction. Art and Perception.

Lee, C. J., Andrade, E. B., & Palmer, S. E. (2013). Interpersonal relationships and preferences for mood-congruency in aesthetic experiences. Journal of Consumer Research., 40, 382 - 391.

Prado-Leon, L. R., Schloss, K. B., & Palmer, S. E. (In press). Color, music, and emotion in Mexican and US populations. In In C.P. Biggam et al. (Eds.), New Directions in Colour Studies. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
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Taylor, C., Schloss, K. B., Palmer, S. E., & Franklin, A. (2013). Color preferences in infants and adults are different. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review. DOI: 10.3758/s13423-013-0411-6.
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Strauss, E. D., Schloss, K. B., & Palmer, S. E. (2013). Color preferences change after experience with liked/disliked colored objects. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 20(3), 453-461.

Palmer, S. E., Schloss, K. B., Xu, Z., & Prado-Leon, L. (2013). Music-color associations are mediated by emotion. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110 (22), 8836-8841. DOI:10.1073/pnas.1212562110
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Palmer, S. E., Schloss, K. B., & Sammartino, J. (2013). Visual aesthetics and human preference. Annual Review of Psychology, 64: 77-107.
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Palmer, S. E., & Griscom, W. S. (2013). Accounting for taste: Individual differences in preference for harmony. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review. DOI: 10.3758/s13423-012-0355-2.
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Sammartino, J., & Palmer, S. E. (2012). Aesthetic issues in spatial composition: Representational fit and the role of semantic context. Perception, 41(12), 1434-1457.

Wagemans, J., Elder, J. H., Kubovy, M., Palmer, S. E., Peterson, M. A., Singh, M., & von der Heydt, R. (2012). A century of Gestalt psychology in visual perception: I. Perceptual grouping and figure-ground organization. Psychological Bulletin, 138(6), 1172-1217. doi: 10.1037/a0029333

Schloss, K. B., Strauss, E. D. & Palmer, S. E. (2012). Object color preferences. Color Research & Applications.
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Palmer, S. E. (2012). David Everett Rumelhart. Observer, 24(10), 31-32.

Tse, P. U., & Palmer, S. E. (2012). Visual object processing. In A. F. Healy & R. W. Proctor (Eds.), Experimental Psychology. Volume 4 in I. B. Weiner (Editor-in-Chief), Handbook of psychology. New York: Wiley.

Palmer, S. E., & Schloss, K. B. (In press). Human color preference. In N. Moroney (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Color Science and Technology. Springer.
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Shimamura, A.P., & Palmer, S.E. (2012). Aesthetic science: Connecting mind, brain, and experience. New York: Oxford University Press.

Sammartino, J., Palmer, S.E. (2012). Aesthetic issues in spatial composition: Effects of vertical position and perspective on framing single objects. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 38(4), 865-879.
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Leyssen, M. H. R., Linsen, S., Sammartino, J., & Palmer, S. E. (2012). Aesthetics of spatial composition: Semantic effects in two-object pictures. i-Perception, 3: 25-49.
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Palmer, S. E., Schloss, K. B., & Gardner, J. S. (2012). Hidden knowledge in aesthetic preferences: Color and spatial composition. In Shimamura, A. P., & Palmer, S. E., Aesthetic science: Connecting minds, brains, and experience. 189-222. New York: Oxford University Press.
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Palmer, S. E., & Guidi, S. (2011). Mapping the perceptual structure of rectangles through goodness-of-fit ratings. Perception, 40(12) 1428-1446.
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Schloss, K. B., & Palmer, S. E. (2011). The role of spatial organization in preference for color pairs. Perception, 40(9), 1063-1080, Pion Limited, London www.pion.co.uk Perception
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Palmer, S. E., & Schloss, K. B. (2011). Ecological valence and theories of human color preference. In C.P. Biggam, C. Hough, D. Simmons, & C. Kay (Eds.), New Directions in Colour Studies. Amsterdam: John Benjamins, 361-376.

Schloss, K. B., & Palmer S. E. (2011). Preference and harmony in aesthetic response to color combinations. Attention, Perception & Psychophysics, 73 (2), 551-571.

Schloss, K. B., Poggesi, R. M., & Palmer, S. E. (2011). Effects of university affiliation and "school spirit" on color preferences: Berkeley versus Stanford. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review. Volume 18, Number 3, 498-504.
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Linsen, S., Leyssen, M. H. R., Gardner, J. S., & Palmer, S. E. (2011). Aesthetic preferences in the size of images of real-world objects. Perception. 40 (3), 291-298.
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Schloss, K. B., & Palmer, S. E. (2011). Aesthetic response to color combinations: preference, harmony, and similarity. Attention, Perception & Psychophysics, 73, 551-571.
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Palmer, S. E., & Schloss, K. B. (2010). An ecological valence theory of human color preference. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, 107, 19, 8877-8882.
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Gardner, J. S., Austerweil, J. L., & Palmer, S. E. (2010). Vertical position as a cue to pictorial depth: Height in the picture plane versus distance to the horizon. Attention, Perception and Psychophysics, 72, 445-453.
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Palmer, S. E., & Schloss, K. B. (2009). Stereoscopic Depth and the Occlusion Illusion. Attention, Perception and Psychophysics, 71, 1083-1094.
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Palmer, S. E., & Brooks, J. L. (2008). Edge-Region Grouping in Figure-Ground Organization and Depth Perception. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 34, 1353-1371.
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Palmer, S. E., & Ghose, T. (2008). Extremal edges: A powerful cue to depth and figure-ground organization. Psychological Science, 19, 77-84.
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Palmer, S. E., & Gardner, J. S. (2008) Aesthetic issues in spatial composition: Effects of position and direction on framing single objects. Spatial Vision, 21, 421-449.
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Boudreaux, C. A., & Palmer, S. E. (2007) A charming little Cabernet: Effects of wine label design on purchase intent and brand personality. International Journal of Wine Business Research, 19(3), 170-186.
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Palmer, S. E., & Beck, D. (2007). The repetition discrimination task: An objective method for studying perceptual grouping. Perception and Psychophysics, 69(1), 68-78.
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Palmer, S. E., Brooks, J. L., & Lai, K. (2007). The occlusion illusion: Partial modal completion or apparent distance? Perception, 36(5) 650-669.
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Vecera, S. P., & Palmer, S. E. (2006). Grounding the figure: Contextual effects of depth planes on figure-ground organization. Psychonomic Bulletin and Review. 13, 563-569.
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Burge, J., Peterson, M. A., & Palmer, S. E. (2005) Ordinal configural cues combine with metric disparity in depth perception. Journal of Vision. 5, 534-543.
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Palmer, S. E., Brooks, J. L., & Nelson, R. (2003). When does perceptual grouping happen? Acta Psychologica, 114, 311-330.
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Palmer, S. E. (2002) Perceptual grouping: It's later than you think. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 11(3), 101-106.
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Palmer, S. E. (1978) Fundamental aspects of cognitive representation. In E. Rosch & B. L. Lloyd (Eds.), Cognition and categorization (pp. 259-302). Hillsdale, N.J.: Erlbaum.
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