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Forming Evaluations of Moral Character: How Are Multiple Pieces of Information Prioritized and Integrated?

Abstract Evaluating other people’s moral character is a crucial social cognitive task. However, the cognitive processes by which people seek out, prioritize, and integrate multiple pieces of character-relevant information have not been studied empirically. The first aim of this research was to examine which character traits are considered most important when forming an impression of […]

Published on April 25, 2024

Pupils Dilate More to Harder Vocabulary Words than Easier Ones

Abstract Understanding cognitive effort expended during assessments is essential to improving efficiency, accuracy, and accessibility within these assessments. Pupil dilation is commonly used as a psychophysiological measure of cognitive effort, yet research on its relationship with effort expended specifically during language processing is limited. The present study adds to and expands on this literature by […]

Published on April 25, 2024

What rhythm production can tell us about culture

Jacoby and colleagues used an iterative rhythm reproduction paradigm with listeners from around the world to provide evidence for both rhythm universals (simple-integer ratios 1:1 and 2:1) and cross-cultural variation for specific rhythmic categories that can be linked to local music traditions in different regions of the world. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David […]

Published on April 25, 2024