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Lu Y, Zheng Q, Henning K. An Exact Bayesian Model for Meta-Analysis of the Standardized Mean Difference with Its Simultaneous Credible Intervals. MULTIVARIATE BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH 2024:1-19. [PMID: 39042102 DOI: 10.1080/00273171.2024.2358233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/24/2024]
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While Bayesian methodology is increasingly favored in behavioral research for its clear probabilistic inference and model structure, its widespread acceptance as a standard meta-analysis approach remains limited. Although some conventional Bayesian hierarchical models are frequently used for analysis, their performance has not been thoroughly examined. This study evaluates two commonly used Bayesian models for meta-analysis of standardized mean difference and identifies significant issues with these models. In response, we introduce a new Bayesian model equipped with novel features that address existing model concerns and a broader limitation of the current Bayesian meta-analysis. Furthermore, we introduce a simple computational approach to construct simultaneous credible intervals for the summary effect and between-study heterogeneity, based on their joint posterior samples. This fully captures the joint uncertainty in these parameters, a task that is challenging or impractical with frequentist models. Through simulation studies rooted in a joint Bayesian/frequentist paradigm, we compare our model's performance against existing ones under conditions that mirror realistic research scenarios. The results reveal that our new model outperforms others and shows enhanced statistical properties. We also demonstrate the practicality of our models using real-world examples, highlighting how our approach strengthens the robustness of inferences regarding the summary effect.
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- Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas, USA
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Liao S, Yu L, Kruger JL, Reichle ED. Dynamic reading in a digital age: new insights on cognition. Trends Cogn Sci 2024; 28:43-55. [PMID: 37696692 DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2023.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Revised: 07/31/2023] [Accepted: 08/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/13/2023]
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People increasingly read text displayed on digital devices, including computers, handheld e-readers, and smartphones. Given this, there is rapidly growing interest in understanding how the cognitive processes that support the reading of static text (e.g., books, magazines, or newspapers) might be adapted to reading digital texts. Evidence from recent experiments suggests a complex interplay of visual and cognitive influences on how people engage with digital reading. Although readers can strategically adjust their reading behaviors in response to their immediate reading context, the efficacy of these strategies depends on cognitive, metacognitive, and motivational factors. A better understanding of the factors that influence reading offers the promise of leveraging digital technologies to enhance the reading experience.
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- Sixin Liao
- Department of Linguistics, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia 2109.
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- School of Psychological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia 2109
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- Department of Linguistics, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia 2109; UPSET Research Focus Area, North-West University, Vanderbijlpark, South Africa 1900
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- School of Psychological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia 2109
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Chen L. Influence of music on the hearing and mental health of adolescents and countermeasures. Front Neurosci 2023; 17:1236638. [PMID: 37600009 PMCID: PMC10434992 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1236638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 08/22/2023] Open
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This review elaborates on the influence of music on the psychological well-being of adolescents, covering the potential advantages, drawbacks, and necessary strategic interventions associated with music exposure. Initially, we characterize music and delve into a multifaceted classification system. Music, as a pervasive art form, is categorized based on regional and national parameters, and it also distinguishes through the assorted genres and traits. The mental well-being of adolescents is significantly influenced by music through mechanisms such as the facilitation of emotional expression and regulation, fortification of social bonds and the sense of belonging, as well as the fostering of creativity and cognitive development. Nonetheless, music, if misused or associated with inappropriate content, could elicit a spectrum of issues ranging from auditory impairment, diversion of attention, addiction tendencies, to the induction of negative emotions. To counteract these potential hazards, we propose several mitigation strategies including the selection of appropriate music styles, the establishment of a wholesome music environment, the promotion of the constructive role of music education, and fostering active participation in music activities among the youth. In conclusion, we underscore the necessity of a collaborative endeavor from all sectors of society to ensure a healthy music environment for the youth, which in turn would enhance the positive influence of music on the mental health development of this population.
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- Li Chen
- Hubei Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Youth League, Wuhan, China
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Souchet AD, Lourdeaux D, Burkhardt JM, Hancock PA. Design guidelines for limiting and eliminating virtual reality-induced symptoms and effects at work: a comprehensive, factor-oriented review. Front Psychol 2023; 14:1161932. [PMID: 37359863 PMCID: PMC10288216 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1161932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023] Open
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Virtual reality (VR) can induce side effects known as virtual reality-induced symptoms and effects (VRISE). To address this concern, we identify a literature-based listing of these factors thought to influence VRISE with a focus on office work use. Using those, we recommend guidelines for VRISE amelioration intended for virtual environment creators and users. We identify five VRISE risks, focusing on short-term symptoms with their short-term effects. Three overall factor categories are considered: individual, hardware, and software. Over 90 factors may influence VRISE frequency and severity. We identify guidelines for each factor to help reduce VR side effects. To better reflect our confidence in those guidelines, we graded each with a level of evidence rating. Common factors occasionally influence different forms of VRISE. This can lead to confusion in the literature. General guidelines for using VR at work involve worker adaptation, such as limiting immersion times to between 20 and 30 min. These regimens involve taking regular breaks. Extra care is required for workers with special needs, neurodiversity, and gerontechnological concerns. In addition to following our guidelines, stakeholders should be aware that current head-mounted displays and virtual environments can continue to induce VRISE. While no single existing method fully alleviates VRISE, workers' health and safety must be monitored and safeguarded when VR is used at work.
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- Alexis D. Souchet
- Heudiasyc UMR 7253, Alliance Sorbonne Université, Université de Technologie de Compiègne, CNRS, Compiègne, France
- Institute for Creative Technologies, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Heudiasyc UMR 7253, Alliance Sorbonne Université, Université de Technologie de Compiègne, CNRS, Compiègne, France
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- Department of Psychology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, United States
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Souza AS, Leal Barbosa LC. Should We Turn off the Music? Music with Lyrics Interferes with Cognitive Tasks. J Cogn 2023; 6:24. [PMID: 37152835 PMCID: PMC10162369 DOI: 10.5334/joc.273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2023] [Accepted: 04/02/2023] [Indexed: 05/09/2023] Open
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People often listen to music while doing cognitive tasks. Yet, whether music harms or helps performance is still debated. Here, we assessed the objective and subjective effects of music with and without lyrics on four cognitive tasks. College students completed tasks of verbal and visual memory, reading comprehension, and arithmetic under three conditions: silence, instrumental music, and music with lyrics. Participants judged their learning during and after each condition. Music with lyrics hindered verbal memory, visual memory, and reading comprehension (d ≈ -0.3), whereas its negative effect (d = -.19) on arithmetic was not credible. Instrumental music (hip-hop lo-fi) did not credibly hinder or improve performance. Participants were aware of the detrimental impact of the lyrics. Instrumental music was, however, sometimes perceived as beneficial. Our results corroborate the general distracting effect of background music. However, faulty metacognition about music's interfering effect cannot fully explain why students often listen to music while studying.
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- Alessandra S. Souza
- Center for Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Center for Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Hauck P, Hecht H. Emotionally congruent music and text increase immersion and appraisal. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0280019. [PMID: 36634102 PMCID: PMC9836297 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0280019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Numerous studies indicate that listening to music and reading are processes that interact in multiple ways. However, these interactions have rarely been explored with regard to the role of emotional mood. In this study, we first conducted two pilot experiments to assess the conveyed emotional mood of four classical music pieces and that of four narrative text excerpts. In the main experiment, participants were asked to read the texts while listening to the music and to rate their emotional state in terms of valence, arousal, and dominance. Subsequently, they rated text and music of the multisensory event in terms of the perceived mood, liking, immersion, and music-text fit. We found a mutual carry-over effect of happy and sad moods from music to text and vice versa. Against our expectations, this effect was not mediated by the valence, arousal, or dominance experienced by the subject. Moreover, we revealed a significant interaction between music mood and text mood. Texts were liked better, they were classified as of better quality, and participants felt more immersed in the text if text mood and music mood corresponded. The role of mood congruence when listening to music while reading should not be ignored and deserves further exploration.
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- Pia Hauck
- Department of General Experimental Psychology, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Mainz, Germany
- Institute for Research on Reading and Media, Stiftung Lesen, Mainz, Germany
- * E-mail:
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- Department of General Experimental Psychology, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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Dohmen M, Braat-Eggen E, Kemperman A, Hornikx M. The Effects of Noise on Cognitive Performance and Helplessness in Childhood: A Review. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 20:ijerph20010288. [PMID: 36612610 PMCID: PMC9819770 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20010288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Revised: 12/16/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Environmental noise affects our daily functioning in many ways, and the cognitive, motivational, and emotional effects of noise are intertwined. Our task performance under noisy conditions depends on our ability to cope with the noise and our cognitive resources. The process of (failed) coping may wear us out cognitively, lead to learned helplessness, and, consequently, alter the motivation to persist in a task. The direct effect of irrelevant sounds on cognitive functioning in children is relatively well-established, however, the research on the framework of learned helplessness is limited when it comes to children. Learned helplessness can give more insight into effects of environmental noise on learning and child development and how the effects of short-term and long-term exposure interact. A systematic literature review is performed to assess to what extent the current evidence addresses the (interaction) effects of the sound environment on cognition and learned helplessness as measured by motivation in children and young adults up to the age of 21. The search resulted in 8 included papers that addressed both cognition and learned helplessness in their research. The included papers study children between 8-13 years old and show evidence for a relation between environmental noise, cognition, and helplessness individually, but none study a possible interaction. Based on the individual study designs, it could be hypothesized that cognitive fatigue may play a role in the interaction. Studies that conducted motivation tasks after cognitive tasks found stronger effects than those that conducted tasks in a random order. More research is needed using the same methods in different age groups to further assess the interaction between cognition and learned helplessness in relation to the sound environment.
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- Maud Dohmen
- Building Acoustics Group, Department of the Built Environment, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
- Correspondence:
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- Department of the Built Environment, Avans University of Applied Sciences, 5037 DA Tilburg, The Netherlands
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- Urban Planning and Transportation Group, Department of the Built Environment, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Building Acoustics Group, Department of the Built Environment, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Brown JA, Bidelman GM. Familiarity of Background Music Modulates the Cortical Tracking of Target Speech at the "Cocktail Party". Brain Sci 2022; 12:brainsci12101320. [PMID: 36291252 PMCID: PMC9599198 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci12101320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2022] [Revised: 09/23/2022] [Accepted: 09/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The "cocktail party" problem-how a listener perceives speech in noisy environments-is typically studied using speech (multi-talker babble) or noise maskers. However, realistic cocktail party scenarios often include background music (e.g., coffee shops, concerts). Studies investigating music's effects on concurrent speech perception have predominantly used highly controlled synthetic music or shaped noise, which do not reflect naturalistic listening environments. Behaviorally, familiar background music and songs with vocals/lyrics inhibit concurrent speech recognition. Here, we investigated the neural bases of these effects. While recording multichannel EEG, participants listened to an audiobook while popular songs (or silence) played in the background at a 0 dB signal-to-noise ratio. Songs were either familiar or unfamiliar to listeners and featured either vocals or isolated instrumentals from the original audio recordings. Comprehension questions probed task engagement. We used temporal response functions (TRFs) to isolate cortical tracking to the target speech envelope and analyzed neural responses around 100 ms (i.e., auditory N1 wave). We found that speech comprehension was, expectedly, impaired during background music compared to silence. Target speech tracking was further hindered by the presence of vocals. When masked by familiar music, response latencies to speech were less susceptible to informational masking, suggesting concurrent neural tracking of speech was easier during music known to the listener. These differential effects of music familiarity were further exacerbated in listeners with less musical ability. Our neuroimaging results and their dependence on listening skills are consistent with early attentional-gain mechanisms where familiar music is easier to tune out (listeners already know the song's expectancies) and thus can allocate fewer attentional resources to the background music to better monitor concurrent speech material.
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- Jane A. Brown
- School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152, USA
- Institute for Intelligent Systems, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152, USA
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- School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152, USA
- Institute for Intelligent Systems, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152, USA
- Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47408, USA
- Program in Neuroscience, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
- Correspondence:
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Pei X, Xu G, Zhou Y, Tao L, Cui X, Wang Z, Xu B, Wang AL, Zhao X, Dong H, An Y, Cao Y, Li R, Hu H, Yu Y. A simultaneous electroencephalography and eye-tracking dataset in elite athletes during alertness and concentration tasks. Sci Data 2022; 9:465. [PMID: 35918334 PMCID: PMC9345900 DOI: 10.1038/s41597-022-01575-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The dataset of simultaneous 64-channel electroencephalography (EEG) and high-speed eye-tracking (ET) recordings was collected from 31 professional athletes and 43 college students during alertness behavior task (ABT) and concentration cognitive task (CCT). The CCT experiment lasting 1–2 hours included five sessions for groups of the Shooting, Archery and Modern Pentathlon elite athletes and the controls. Concentration targets included shooting target and combination target with or without 24 different directions of visual distractors and 2 types of music distractors. Meditation and Schulte Grid trainings were done as interventions. Analysis of the dataset aimed to extract effective biological markers of eye movement and EEG that can assess the concentration level of talented athletes compared with same-aged controls. Moreover, this dataset is useful for the research of related visual brain-computer interfaces. Measurement(s) | brain activity and eye movements measurement | Technology Type(s) | electroencephalography and eye-tracking | Factor Type(s) | electroencephalography (EEG) • eye-tracking (ET) | Sample Characteristic - Organism | Human | Sample Characteristic - Location | China |
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- Xinzhen Pei
- Human Phenome Institute, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and Ministry of Education Frontiers Center for Brain Science, School of Life Science, Research Institute of Intelligent Complex Systems, and Institute of Science and Technology for Brain-Inspired Intelligence, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Human Phenome Institute, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and Ministry of Education Frontiers Center for Brain Science, School of Life Science, Research Institute of Intelligent Complex Systems, and Institute of Science and Technology for Brain-Inspired Intelligence, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Competitive Sports Training Management Center, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Research Institute of Sports Science (Shanghai Anti-doping Agency), Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Human Phenome Institute, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and Ministry of Education Frontiers Center for Brain Science, School of Life Science, Research Institute of Intelligent Complex Systems, and Institute of Science and Technology for Brain-Inspired Intelligence, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Shanghai Research Institute of Sports Science (Shanghai Anti-doping Agency), Shanghai, China
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- Human Phenome Institute, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and Ministry of Education Frontiers Center for Brain Science, School of Life Science, Research Institute of Intelligent Complex Systems, and Institute of Science and Technology for Brain-Inspired Intelligence, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
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- Human Phenome Institute, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and Ministry of Education Frontiers Center for Brain Science, School of Life Science, Research Institute of Intelligent Complex Systems, and Institute of Science and Technology for Brain-Inspired Intelligence, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
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Stojanovic M, Grund A, Fries S. Context Stability in Habit Building Increases Automaticity and Goal Attainment. Front Psychol 2022; 13:883795. [PMID: 35756236 PMCID: PMC9226889 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.883795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2022] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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In this paper, we investigate the effects of context stability on automaticity and goal attainment in intentional habit building. We used hierarchical growth curve modeling and multilevel mediation to test our hypotheses on two datasets. In Study 1, N = 95 university students (N = 2,482 habit repetitions) built new study habits over a period of 6 weeks with manipulated context stability. One group was instructed to constantly vary the context of their habit repetitions by changing rooms and times and the other group was instructed to keep the context of habit performance stable. In Study 2, N = 308 habits (N = 2,368 habit repetitions) from N = 218 users of a published habit building app were analyzed without manipulating but measuring context stability. We found the same pattern in both datasets: Context stability predicted more automaticity and higher habit repetition goal attainment. We also found that the effect of context stability on habit repetition goal attainment was partially mediated by automaticity in both datasets. These results show that context does not only act as a trigger for habit instigation but also has an ongoing effect on habit execution.
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- Marco Stojanovic
- Department of Psychology, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Luxembourg Centre for Educational Testing – LUCET, Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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- Department of Psychology, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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Luke SG, Jensen T. EXPRESS: The Effect of Sudden-Onset Distractors on Reading Efficiency and Comprehension. Q J Exp Psychol (Hove) 2022; 76:1195-1206. [PMID: 35670738 DOI: 10.1177/17470218221108355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Reading is an essential skill that requires focused attention. However, much reading is done in non-optimal environments. These days, much reading is done on digital devices or with a digital device nearby. These devices often introduce momentary distractions during reading, interrupting with alerts, notifications, and pop-ups. In two eye-tracking experiments, we investigated how such momentary distractions impact reading. Participants read paragraphs while their eye movements were monitored. During half of the paragraphs, distractions appeared periodically on the screen that required a response from the participants. In experiment 1, the distractions were arrows that the participant had to respond to and then could immediately forget. In experiment 2, the participants performed a 1-back task that required them to remember the identity of the last distractor. Compared to the no-distraction condition, the respond-and-forget distractors of experiment 1 had minimal impact on reading behavior and comprehension, but the working-memory-load distractors of experiment 2 led to increased re-reading and decreased reading comprehension. It seems a simple pop-up does not disrupt reading, but a message you must remember will.
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- Steven G Luke
- Department of Psychology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA
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Vasilev MR, Parmentier FB, Kirkby JA. Distraction by auditory novelty during reading: Evidence for disruption in saccade planning, but not saccade execution. Q J Exp Psychol (Hove) 2020; 74:826-842. [PMID: 33283659 PMCID: PMC8054167 DOI: 10.1177/1747021820982267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Novel or unexpected sounds that deviate from an otherwise repetitive
sequence of the same sound cause behavioural distraction. Recent work
has suggested that distraction also occurs during reading as fixation
durations increased when a deviant sound was presented at the fixation
onset of words. The present study tested the hypothesis that this
increase in fixation durations occurs due to saccadic inhibition. This
was done by manipulating the temporal onset of sounds relative to the
fixation onset of words in the text. If novel sounds cause saccadic
inhibition, they should be more distracting when presented during the
second half of fixations when saccade programming usually takes place.
Participants read single sentences and heard a 120 ms sound when they
fixated five target words in the sentence. On most occasions
(p = .9), the same sine wave tone was presented
(“standard”), while on the remaining occasions (p =
.1) a new sound was presented (“novel”). Critically, sounds were
played, on average, either during the first half of the fixation (0 ms
delay) or during the second half of the fixation (120 ms delay).
Consistent with the saccadic inhibition hypothesis (SIH), novel sounds
led to longer fixation durations in the 120 ms compared to the 0 ms
delay condition. However, novel sounds did not generally influence the
execution of the subsequent saccade. These results suggest that
unexpected sounds have a rapid influence on saccade planning, but not
saccade execution.
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- Department of Psychology and Research Institute for Health Sciences (iUNICS), University of the Balearic Islands, Palma, Spain.,Balearic Islands Health Research Institute (IdISBa), Palma, Spain.,School of Psychology, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Department of Psychology, Bournemouth University, Poole, UK
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The effects of background music on neural responses during reading comprehension. Sci Rep 2020; 10:18651. [PMID: 33122745 PMCID: PMC7596708 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-75623-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2020] [Accepted: 10/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The effects of background speech or noise on visually based cognitive tasks has been widely investigated; however, little is known about how the brain works during such cognitive tasks when music, having a powerful function of evoking emotions, is used as the background sound. The present study used event-related potentials to examine the effects of background music on neural responses during reading comprehension and their modulation by musical arousal. Thirty-nine postgraduates judged the correctness of sentences about world knowledge without or with background music (high-arousal music and low-arousal music). The participants’ arousal levels were reported during the experiment. The results showed that the N400 effect, elicited by world knowledge violations versus correct controls, was significantly smaller for silence than those for high- and low-arousal music backgrounds, with no significant difference between the two musical backgrounds. This outcome might have occurred because the arousal levels of the participants were not affected by the high- and low-arousal music throughout the experiment. These findings suggest that background music affects neural responses during reading comprehension by increasing the difficulty of semantic integration, and thus extend the irrelevant sound effect to suggest that the neural processing of visually based cognitive tasks can also be affected by music.
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Dolean D, Cãlugãr A. How Reliably Can We Measure a Child's True IQ? Socio-Economic Status Can Explain Most of the Inter-Ethnic Differences in General Non-verbal Abilities. Front Psychol 2020; 11:2000. [PMID: 32903767 PMCID: PMC7438872 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.02000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2019] [Accepted: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Roma children have been discriminated against for many years as they are denied access to high-quality education based on their scores on general non-verbal IQ tests. Rushton et al. (2007) showed that Roma perform more poorly than non-Roma on one such test (i.e., Raven Progressive Matrices), but suggest that this underperformance could be explained by Roma’s low socio-economic status. In this paper, we tested the non-verbal abilities of Roma children and expanded on the research of Rushton et al. (2007) by investigating empirically the potential mediating effects of socio-economic status on children’s performance on Raven Progressive Matrices. Results showed that the performance of Roma children was, on average, significantly lower than the performance of their non-Roma peers; however, the effect of ethnicity was partially mediated by the parents’ education and living conditions (while the parents’ income had no significant effect). As hypothesized by Rushton et al. (2007) some socio-economic factors can explain important variability in the performance of Roma children on general non-verbal tests, and their poor performance on such tests may lead to an underestimation of the true population mean.
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- Dacian Dolean
- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Thompson CG, Semma B. An alternative approach to frequentist meta-analysis: A demonstration of Bayesian meta-analysis in adolescent development research. J Adolesc 2020; 82:86-102. [PMID: 32659594 DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2020.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2019] [Revised: 04/06/2020] [Accepted: 05/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Past decades have seen a surge of applied and methodological research on meta-analysis. One methodological advancement that has gained significant traction is a Bayesian approach to meta-analysis. METHODS We present a non-technical introduction to Bayesian meta-analysis. This introduction re-analyzes data from a meta-analysis concerning the impact of media literacy interventions on attitudes and intentions related to risky health behaviors using a Bayesian approach. One data relate media literacy interventions to media literacy skills, and another relates media literacy interventions to attitudes and behavioral intentions towards risky health behaviors. In these examples we focus on how to conduct unconditional models via graphical and quantitative results. Further, we demonstrate how to conduct subgroup analyses using risk behavior type (drinking, sexual, or smoking). RESULTS We demonstrated how several meta-analytical quantities could be computed and interpreted in a Bayesian framework. This was done both graphically (plot of the marginal posterior distributions) and quantitatively (e.g., central tendency measures, highest posterior density intervals). Results also showed how analyzing effect sizes at the risk-behavior level could affect several interpretations. CONCLUSIONS We emphasize that in no way are Bayesian methods "superior" to frequentist methods, nor that frequentist methods should be abandoned. Instead, the two approaches should be viewed as familial, each with advantages and disadvantages, but strive at a common purpose. We hope for increased use of Bayesian meta-analyses, and Bayesian methodology at large, in adolescence research. Last, all R code is provided for readers to use as a foundation for their own research.
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Brysbaert M. How Many Participants Do We Have to Include in Properly Powered Experiments? A Tutorial of Power Analysis with Reference Tables. J Cogn 2019; 2:16. [PMID: 31517234 PMCID: PMC6640316 DOI: 10.5334/joc.72] [Citation(s) in RCA: 281] [Impact Index Per Article: 56.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2018] [Accepted: 05/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Given that an effect size of d = .4 is a good first estimate of the smallest effect size of interest in psychological research, we already need over 50 participants for a simple comparison of two within-participants conditions if we want to run a study with 80% power. This is more than current practice. In addition, as soon as a between-groups variable or an interaction is involved, numbers of 100, 200, and even more participants are needed. As long as we do not accept these facts, we will keep on running underpowered studies with unclear results. Addressing the issue requires a change in the way research is evaluated by supervisors, examiners, reviewers, and editors. The present paper describes reference numbers needed for the designs most often used by psychologists, including single-variable between-groups and repeated-measures designs with two and three levels, two-factor designs involving two repeated-measures variables or one between-groups variable and one repeated-measures variable (split-plot design). The numbers are given for the traditional, frequentist analysis with p < .05 and Bayesian analysis with BF > 10. These numbers provide researchers with a standard to determine (and justify) the sample size of an upcoming study. The article also describes how researchers can improve the power of their study by including multiple observations per condition per participant.
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- Marc Brysbaert
- Department of Experimental Psychology, Ghent University, BE
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Pausch F, Aspöck L, Vorländer M, Fels J. An Extended Binaural Real-Time Auralization System With an Interface to Research Hearing Aids for Experiments on Subjects With Hearing Loss. Trends Hear 2019; 22:2331216518800871. [PMID: 30322347 PMCID: PMC6195018 DOI: 10.1177/2331216518800871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Theory and implementation of acoustic virtual reality have matured and become a powerful tool for the simulation of entirely controllable virtual acoustic environments. Such virtual acoustic environments are relevant for various types of auditory experiments on subjects with normal hearing, facilitating flexible virtual scene generation and manipulation. When it comes to expanding the investigation group to subjects with hearing loss, choosing a reproduction system which offers a proper integration of hearing aids into the virtual acoustic scene is crucial. Current loudspeaker-based spatial audio reproduction systems rely on different techniques to synthesize a surrounding sound field, providing various possibilities for adaptation and extension to allow applications in the field of hearing aid-related research. Representing one option, the concept and implementation of an extended binaural real-time auralization system is presented here. This system is capable of generating complex virtual acoustic environments, including room acoustic simulations, which are reproduced as combined via loudspeakers and research hearing aids. An objective evaluation covers the investigation of different system components, a simulation benchmark analysis for assessing the processing performance, and end-to-end latency measurements.
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- Florian Pausch
- 1 Institute of Technical Acoustics, Teaching and Research Area of Medical Acoustics, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
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- 2 Institute of Technical Acoustics, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
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- 1 Institute of Technical Acoustics, Teaching and Research Area of Medical Acoustics, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
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Fiveash A, McArthur G, Thompson WF. Syntactic and non-syntactic sources of interference by music on language processing. Sci Rep 2018; 8:17918. [PMID: 30559400 PMCID: PMC6297162 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-36076-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2018] [Accepted: 11/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Music and language are complex hierarchical systems in which individual elements are systematically combined to form larger, syntactic structures. Suggestions that music and language share syntactic processing resources have relied on evidence that syntactic violations in music interfere with syntactic processing in language. However, syntactic violations may affect auditory processing in non-syntactic ways, accounting for reported interference effects. To investigate the factors contributing to interference effects, we assessed recall of visually presented sentences and word-lists when accompanied by background auditory stimuli differing in syntactic structure and auditory distraction: melodies without violations, scrambled melodies, melodies that alternate in timbre, and environmental sounds. In Experiment 1, one-timbre melodies interfered with sentence recall, and increasing both syntactic complexity and distraction by scrambling melodies increased this interference. In contrast, three-timbre melodies reduced interference on sentence recall, presumably because alternating instruments interrupted auditory streaming, reducing pressure on long-distance syntactic structure building. Experiment 2 confirmed that participants were better at discriminating syntactically coherent one-timbre melodies than three-timbre melodies. Together, these results illustrate that syntactic processing and auditory streaming interact to influence sentence recall, providing implications for theories of shared syntactic processing and auditory distraction.
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- Anna Fiveash
- Department of Psychology, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
- Lyon Neuroscience Research Centre, Auditory Cognition and Psychoacoustics Team and Dynamique Du Langage Laboratory, INSERM, U1028, CNRS, UMR5292, Lyon, France.
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Cognition and its Disorders, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Cognition and its Disorders, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
- Department of Cognitive Science, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Psychology, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Cognition and its Disorders, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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Vasilev MR, Parmentier FB, Angele B, Kirkby JA. Distraction by deviant sounds during reading: An eye-movement study. Q J Exp Psychol (Hove) 2018; 72:1863-1875. [PMID: 30518304 PMCID: PMC6613176 DOI: 10.1177/1747021818820816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Oddball studies have shown that sounds unexpectedly deviating from an otherwise repeated sequence capture attention away from the task at hand. While such distraction is typically regarded as potentially important in everyday life, previous work has so far not examined how deviant sounds affect performance on more complex daily tasks. In this study, we developed a new method to examine whether deviant sounds can disrupt reading performance by recording participants’ eye movements. Participants read single sentences in silence and while listening to task-irrelevant sounds. In the latter condition, a 50-ms sound was played contingent on the fixation of five target words in the sentence. On most occasions, the same tone was presented (standard sound), whereas on rare and unexpected occasions it was replaced by white noise (deviant sound). The deviant sound resulted in significantly longer fixation durations on the target words relative to the standard sound. A time-course analysis showed that the deviant sound began to affect fixation durations around 180 ms after fixation onset. Furthermore, deviance distraction was not modulated by the lexical frequency of target words. In summary, fixation durations on the target words were longer immediately after the presentation of the deviant sound, but there was no evidence that it interfered with the lexical processing of these words. The present results are in line with the recent proposition that deviant sounds yield a temporary motor suppression and suggest that deviant sounds likely inhibit the programming of the next saccade.
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- 2 University of the Balearic Islands, Department of Psychology and Research Institute for Health Sciences (iUNICS), Palma, Spain.,3 Balearic Islands Health Research Institute (IdISBa), Palma, Spain.,4 University of Western Australia, School of Psychology, Perth, WA, Australia
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- 1 Bournemouth University, Department of Psychology, Poole, UK
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- 1 Bournemouth University, Department of Psychology, Poole, UK
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