Month: August 2019

Bigger by the Dozen: 12 Must-Have Foods for Gaining Size

Even if you’ve waded through the information glut about gaining size, you’re probably still wondering what the best food choices truly are. Pro bodybuilder Evan Centopani cuts the confusion with his favorite mass-building foods. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder of the Institute for the Future […]

Published on August 9, 2019

Statistical Learning of Unfamiliar Sounds as Trajectories Through a Perceptual Similarity Space

Abstract In typical statistical learning studies, researchers define sequences in terms of the probability of the next item in the sequence given the current item (or items), and they show that high probability sequences are treated as more familiar than low probability sequences. Existing accounts of these phenomena all assume that participants represent statistical regularities […]

Published on August 8, 2019

Normative Social Role Concepts in Early Childhood

Abstract The current studies (N = 255, children ages 4–5 and adults) explore patterns of age‐related continuity and change in conceptual representations of social role categories (e.g., “scientist”). In Study 1, young children’s judgments of category membership were shaped by both category labels and category‐normative traits, and the two were dissociable, indicating that even young children’s conceptual […]

Published on August 8, 2019