Tag: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

Follow-up tasks reduce the illusion of understanding after explainer videos
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in Social Sciences
What the study found High-level learning tasks after a physics explainer video reduced learners' illusion of understanding immediately, compared with watching the video alone. Over the longer term, both high-level and low-level tasks were similarly effective. Why the authors say this matters The authors conclude that explainer videos should not be used in isolation in…
Color standards were aligned across CAC, CIE, and Munsell systems
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in Psychology
What the study found The study found that most Color-aid Corporation samples from the two sets matched acceptably, with an average CIE 1976 a*b* color difference (ΔE) of 3.62. It also found that 55 of 67 CAC-314 samples could be matched to the World Color Survey palette by visual inspection. Why the authors say this…
Human movement variability predicts task-unrelated thought
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in Cognitive psychology
Temporal patterns in finger tapping predict task-unrelated thought. Higher Hurst exponent values associated with lower mind-wandering probability across metronome conditions.
Affective activation and boredom relate to learning in tutoring
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in Psychology
Multimodal study of emotional dynamics in intelligent tutoring systems shows initial boredom shapes learning, and high physiological activation impairs knowledge retention.
Mental health symptoms predict flexible inference use
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in Cognitive psychology
Study shows that specific mental health symptoms predict how people use flexible reasoning when making complex inferences, with alterations in goal-directed decision-making as a key mechanism.
Behavior and heart-rate patterns differed across classroom settings
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in Psychology
Study reveals mismatches between student behavior and cognition in different classroom settings using heart rate variability and time-on-task analysis.
Repeated exposure improved self-ratings in childhood social anxiety disorder
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in Clinical psychology
Repeated exposure with brief support modestly improves self-appraisal in children with social anxiety disorder, though distorted self-evaluation persists as a core clinical feature.
Italian ratings support a magic-trick emotion dataset
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in Cognitive psychology
Normative ratings of the Magic Curiosity Arousing Tricks dataset in Italian adults aged 18–86, measuring epistemic emotions including curiosity, interest, and surprise via video-based stimuli.
Mental imagery varies from absent to unusually vivid
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in Psychology
Analysis of visual imagery spectrum including phantasia, aphantasia, and hyperphantasia; neurological characteristics, memory associations, and functional outcomes across populations.
Virtual reality training showed mixed effects for children with executive dysfunction
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in Psychology
Mixed-methods case series examining virtual reality-based executive function training for primary-aged students with executive dysfunction, with focus on presence and agency mechanisms.