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Benítez-Barrera CR, Ramirez-Esparza N, García-Sierra A, Skoe E. Cultural differences in auditory ecology. JASA EXPRESS LETTERS 2023; 3:083601. [PMID: 37589565 DOI: 10.1121/10.0020608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2023] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 08/18/2023]
Abstract
Demographic differences in acoustic environments are usually studied using geographic area monitoring. This approach, however, may miss valuable information differentiating cultures. This motivated the current study, which used wearable sound recorders to measure noise levels and speech-to-noise ratios (SNRs) in the immediate acoustic environment of Latinx and European-American college students. Latinx experienced higher noise levels (64.8 dBC) and lower SNRs (3.7 dB) compared to European-Americans (noise levels, 63 dB; SNRs, 5.4 dB). This work provides a framework for a larger study on the impact of culture on auditory ecology.
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- Carlos R Benítez-Barrera
- Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA
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- Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, , , ,
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- Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, , , ,
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Jiang S, Paxton A, Ramírez-Esparza N, García-Sierra A. Toward a dynamic approach of person perception at zero acquaintance: Applying recurrence quantification analysis to thin slices. Acta Psychol (Amst) 2023; 234:103866. [PMID: 36801488 DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2023.103866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2022] [Revised: 01/23/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2023] Open
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Thin-slice methodology has provided us with abundant behavioral streams that self-reported measures would fail to capture, but traditional analytical paradigms in social and personality psychology cannot fully capture the temporal trajectories of person perception at zero acquaintance. At the same time, empirical investigations into how persons and situations jointly predict behavior enacted in situ are scarce, despite the importance of examining real-world behavior to understand any phenomenon of interest. To complement existing theoretical models and analyses, we propose the dynamic latent state-trait model blending dynamical systems theory and person perception. We present a data-driven case study using thin-slice methodology to demonstrate the model. This study provides direct empirical support for the proposed theoretical model on person perception at zero acquaintance highlighting the target, the perceiver, the situation, and time. The results of the study demonstrate that dynamical systems theory approaches can be leveraged to provide information about person perception at zero acquaintance above and beyond that of more traditional approaches. CLASSIFICATION CODE: 3040 (Social Perception & Cognition).
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- Shu Jiang
- Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA.
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- Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA; Center for the Ecological Study of Perception and Action, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA
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- Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA
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Rodríguez-Arauz G, Ramírez-Esparza N. A naturalistic observational study on food interactions and indicators of healthy and unhealthy eating in White-European and Latinx families. Appetite 2022; 171:105905. [DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2021.105905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2021] [Revised: 12/26/2021] [Accepted: 12/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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García-Sierra A, Ramírez-Esparza N, Wig N, Robertson D. Language learning as a function of infant directed speech (IDS) in Spanish: Testing neural commitment using the positive-MMR. BRAIN AND LANGUAGE 2021; 212:104890. [PMID: 33307333 DOI: 10.1016/j.bandl.2020.104890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2020] [Revised: 10/27/2020] [Accepted: 11/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Spanish-English bilingual families (N = 17) were recruited to assess the association between infant directed speech (IDS) in Spanish and their degree of neural commitment to the Spanish language. IDS was assessed by extracting the caregivers' Vowel Space Area (VSA) from recordings of a storybook reading task done at home. Infants' neural commitment was assessed by extracting the positive mismatch brain response (positive-MMR), an Event-Related Potential (ERP) thought to be indicative of higher attentional processes and early language commitment. A linear mixed model analysis demonstrated that caregivers' VSA predicted the amplitude of the positive-MMR in response to a native speech contrast (Spanish), but not to a non-native speech contrast (Chinese), even after holding other predictors constant (i.e., socioeconomic status, infants' age, and fundamental frequency). Our findings provide support to the view that quality of language exposure fosters language learning, and that this beneficial relationship expands to the bilingual population.
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- Adrián García-Sierra
- Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, University of Connecticut, 2 Alethia Dr. Unit 1085, Storrs, CT 06269, USA; Connecticut Institute for the Brain and Cognitive Science, University of Connecticut, 337 Mansfield Rd Unit 1272, Storrs, CT 06269, USA.
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- Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut, 406 Babbidge Rd, Unit 1020, Storrs, CT 06269, USA.
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- Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, University of Connecticut, 2 Alethia Dr. Unit 1085, Storrs, CT 06269, USA; Connecticut Institute for the Brain and Cognitive Science, University of Connecticut, 337 Mansfield Rd Unit 1272, Storrs, CT 06269, USA.
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- Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, University of Connecticut, 2 Alethia Dr. Unit 1085, Storrs, CT 06269, USA.
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Sounds of Healthy Aging: Assessing Everyday Social and Cognitive Activity from Ecologically Sampled Ambient Audio Data. INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON AGING 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-32053-9_8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Ramírez-Esparza N, García-Sierra A, Jiang S. The current standing of bilingualism in today's globalized world: a socio-ecological perspective. Curr Opin Psychol 2019; 32:124-128. [PMID: 31470262 DOI: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2019.06.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2019] [Revised: 06/21/2019] [Accepted: 06/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Globalization has made interactions between individuals from different cultures and languages unavoidable. Therefore, questions concerning bilingualism have become increasingly important within the scholarly community. In this paper, we review this emerging research using a socio-ecological approach. We first present evidence that demonstrates how learning two languages is dependent upon the socio-ecologies of individuals. Second, we review studies that show how bilingualism promotes a myriad of positive social advantages. Then we discuss how the positive effects of bilingualism has affected the socio-ecologies of the individuals. Our discussion sheds light on the challenges that caregivers, educators, scientists, and policy makers face to promote bilingualism in today's globalized world. WC=106/150.
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Affiliation(s)
- Nairán Ramírez-Esparza
- Psychological Sciences Department, University of Connecticut, 406 Babbidge Road, U-1020, Storrs, CT 06269, United States
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- Speech Language and Hearing Sciences Department, University of Connecticut, 850 Bolton Road, U-1085, Storrs, CT 06269, United States
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- Psychological Sciences Department, University of Connecticut, 406 Babbidge Road, U-1020, Storrs, CT 06269, United States
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