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View article: The involvement of working memory during retrieval from episodic memory
The involvement of working memory during retrieval from episodic memory Open
While the role of attention via WM during free recall has been well established in the dual-task literature, the potential role of storage-based aspects of WM in episodic retrieval has yet to be explored, particularly outside the context o…
View article: Stated Preferences for Inequality Aversion and Rank-Status
Stated Preferences for Inequality Aversion and Rank-Status Open
A number of social preference models have been proposed to account for the effect of social context on economic decision-making. To better differentiate these preferences at the individual level, we developed an adaptive binary-choice proc…
View article: The Involvement of Working Memory during Retrieval
The Involvement of Working Memory during Retrieval Open
While individual differences in working memory (WM) capacity have been implicated in memory search during free recall, the evidence for this is primarily correlational. Conversely, while the role of attention via WM during free recall has …
View article: Do Confusions between Experiences influence Retrospective Evaluation?
Do Confusions between Experiences influence Retrospective Evaluation? Open
While there is good evidence that memory retrieval plays a role in the retrospective evaluation of past experiences, this evidence tends to be based on idealised scenarios where a single, isolated experience is evaluated. In everyday life,…
View article: Social Utility, Inequality Aversion, and Rank-Status
Social Utility, Inequality Aversion, and Rank-Status Open
Several distinct strategies or motivations have been proposed in order to characterise the ways in which people compare themselves to others, and how such information influences the decisions they make. Among the most studied type of socia…
View article: Stated Preferences for Inequality Aversion and Rank-Status
Stated Preferences for Inequality Aversion and Rank-Status Open
A number of social preference models have been proposed to account for the effect of social context on economic decision-making. To better differentiate these preferences at the individual level, we developed an adaptive binary-choice proc…
View article: How do humans learn about the reliability of automation?
How do humans learn about the reliability of automation? Open
In a range of settings, human operators make decisions with the assistance of automation, the reliability of which can vary depending upon context. Currently, the processes by which humans track the level of reliability of automation are u…
View article: The role of episodic memory sampling in evaluation
The role of episodic memory sampling in evaluation Open
Many models of choice assume that people retrieve memories of past experiences and use them to guide evaluation and choice. In this paper, we examine whether samples of recalled past experiences do indeed underpin our evaluations of option…
View article: Sizing up the crowd: Assessing spatial integration difficulties in body size judgements across eating disorder symptomatology
Sizing up the crowd: Assessing spatial integration difficulties in body size judgements across eating disorder symptomatology Open
Introduction Body size judgements are frequently biased, or inaccurate, and these errors are further exaggerated for individuals with eating disorders. Within the eating disorder literature, it has been suggested that exaggerated errors in…
View article: The role of episodic sampling in evaluation
The role of episodic sampling in evaluation Open
Many models of choice assume that people retrieve memories of past experiences and use them to guide evaluation and choice. In this paper, we examine whether samples of recalled past experiences do indeed underpin our evaluations of option…
View article: Evidence for three distinct climate change audience segments with varying belief updating tendencies: Implications for climate change communication
Evidence for three distinct climate change audience segments with varying belief updating tendencies: Implications for climate change communication Open
Mounting evidence suggests members of the general public are not homogeneous in their receptivity to climate science information. Studies segmenting climate change views typically deploy a top-down approach, whereby concepts salient in sci…
View article: Evidence for three distinct climate change audience segments with varying belief-updating tendencies: implications for climate change communication
Evidence for three distinct climate change audience segments with varying belief-updating tendencies: implications for climate change communication Open
Mounting evidence suggests members of the general public are not homogeneous in their receptivity to climate science information. Studies segmenting climate change views typically deploy a top-down approach, whereby concepts salient in sci…
View article: Reinforcement learning under uncertainty: expected versus unexpected uncertainty and state versus reward uncertainty
Reinforcement learning under uncertainty: expected versus unexpected uncertainty and state versus reward uncertainty Open
Two prominent types of uncertainty that have been studied extensively are expected and unexpected uncertainty. Studies suggest that humans are capable of learning from reward under both expected and unexpected uncertainty when the source o…
View article: Examining the role of information integration in the continued influence effect using an event segmentation approach
Examining the role of information integration in the continued influence effect using an event segmentation approach Open
Misinformation regarding the cause of an event often continues to influence an individual’s event-related reasoning, even after they have received a retraction. This is known as the continued influence effect (CIE). Dominant theoretical mo…
View article: Examining the Reproducibility of Temporal Event Boundaries in Continued Influence Effect and Event Segmentation Paradigms
Examining the Reproducibility of Temporal Event Boundaries in Continued Influence Effect and Event Segmentation Paradigms Open
Event segmentation theory proposes that individuals segment the incoming stream of information into meaningful events, separated by event boundaries that are triggered by contextual change. This segmentation has important implications for …
View article: Evidence Against Novelty-Gated Encoding in Serial Recall
Evidence Against Novelty-Gated Encoding in Serial Recall Open
Novelty-gated encoding is the assumption that events are encoded more strongly into memory when they are more novel in comparison to previously encoded events. It is a core assumption of the SOB model of serial recall (Farrell & Lewandowsk…
View article: A general architecture for modeling the dynamics of goal-directed motivation and decision-making.
A general architecture for modeling the dynamics of goal-directed motivation and decision-making. Open
We present a unified model of the dynamics of goal-directed motivation and decision-making. The model-referred to as the GOAL architecture-provides a quantitative framework for integrating theories of goal pursuit and for relating their pr…
View article: A General Architecture for Modeling the Dynamics of Goal-Directed Motivation and Decision-Making
A General Architecture for Modeling the Dynamics of Goal-Directed Motivation and Decision-Making Open
We present a unified model of the dynamics of goal-directed motivation and decision making. The model—referred to as the GOAL architecture—provides a quantitative framework for integrating theories of goal pursuit and for relating their pr…
View article: Memory-based and online strategies in retrospective evaluations
Memory-based and online strategies in retrospective evaluations Open
The “construction” view of preference holds that we sample information from memory in the moment to make judgments and decisions. Building on previous work examining the relationship between memory performance and judgment, we used incenti…
View article: Prospective Memory Performance in Simulated Air Traffic Control
Prospective Memory Performance in Simulated Air Traffic Control Open
Objective To examine the effects of interruptions and retention interval on prospective memory for deferred tasks in simulated air traffic control. Background In many safety-critical environments, operators need to remember to perform a de…
View article: Assessing Theoretical Conclusions With Blinded Inference to Investigate a Potential Inference Crisis
Assessing Theoretical Conclusions With Blinded Inference to Investigate a Potential Inference Crisis Open
Scientific advances across a range of disciplines hinge on the ability to make inferences about unobservable theoretical entities on the basis of empirical data patterns. Accurate inferences rely on both discovering valid, replicable data …
View article: Using response time distributions and race models to characterize primacy and recency effects in free recall initiation.
Using response time distributions and race models to characterize primacy and recency effects in free recall initiation. Open
Primacy and recency effects are common benchmarks for models of free recall and episodic memory. In this work, we show that RT distributions carry diagnostic information about how items enter into competition for recall, and how that compe…
View article: Analyzing social media data: A mixed-methods framework combining computational and qualitative text analysis
Analyzing social media data: A mixed-methods framework combining computational and qualitative text analysis Open
To qualitative researchers, social media offers a novel opportunity to harvest a massive and diverse range of content without the need for intrusive or intensive data collection procedures. However, performing a qualitative analysis across…
View article: Analyzing social media data: A mixed-methods framework combining computational and qualitative text analysis
Analyzing social media data: A mixed-methods framework combining computational and qualitative text analysis Open
To qualitative researchers, social media offers a novel opportunity to harvest a massive and diverse range of content, without the need for intrusive or intensive data collection procedures. However, performing a qualitative analysis acros…