cognitive psychology

Can the left digit effect be reduced? Investigating an instructional intervention in number line estimation

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Live Poster Session: Zoom Link Abstract: A robust left digit effect arises in number line estimation such that numerals with different leftmost digits but nearly identical magnitudes (e.g., 298 and 302) are placed farther apart on a number line than is warranted. Past efforts to motivate individuals to perform more accurately on the number line … Read more

The Wesleyan Word Experience Project – Year 3

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Live Poster Session: Zoom Link Abstract: In this ongoing study,  we are investigating whether the relationships between Age of Acquisition (AoA) and Familiarity (Fam) ratings on Lexical Decision Time (LDT) and Word Naming Time (Naming) are changing over time. Using an online questionnaire, Psychology 105 students provided AoA and Fam ratings on a list of 499 … Read more