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Research paper thumbnail of The Influence of Embodiment on the Comprehension of Metaphors

Research paper thumbnail of Scaffolding students from knowing to applying: Using COR to teach observational research methods

… Electronic Journal of …, 2003

This paper discusses Courseware for Observational Research (COR), an interactive multimedia progr... more This paper discusses Courseware for Observational Research (COR), an interactive multimedia program designed to teach methods of observational research from the initial phase of hypothesis generation through the final stage of data analysis and ...

Research paper thumbnail of Using Interactive Multimedia to Learn and Apply Observational Research Methods

Abstract: This paper discusses Courseware for Observational Research (COR), an interactive multim... more Abstract: This paper discusses Courseware for Observational Research (COR), an interactive multimedia program designed to teach methods of observational research from the initial phase of hypothesis generation through the final stage of data analysis and interpretation. The program uses video with interactive coding activities, a case study, and a laboratory component to teach students the concepts and gradually provide less and less assistance until they are applying the research methods on their own. The case study, in ...

Research paper thumbnail of The scalp topography of P3b in early Alzheimer's disease

Journal of Psychophysiology, 1998

Research paper thumbnail of Sound Blindness and Its Effects on Concentration and Performance: P0410

Research paper thumbnail of Sarcasm in the Workplace: It All Depends on Your Perspective

Research paper thumbnail of Individual differences in relational aggression influences ERPs to sarcastic prosody

Research paper thumbnail of Painting word picture/a word-by-work unveiling/slowly enjoying

Research paper thumbnail of Improving Attitudes and Learning Environment in a Student-Oriented Psychology Lab

Research paper thumbnail of Metaphor Processing in Older Adults

Research paper thumbnail of Individual differences in brain responses to attentional interference

Research paper thumbnail of Semantic Overlap and the Time Course of Metaphor Processing: ERP Evidence

Research paper thumbnail of Sarcastic prosody: A cue to bad intentions?

Research paper thumbnail of Repetition of novel stimuli in an ERP oddball paradigm: Aging effects

Journal of Psychophysiology, 1995

Research paper thumbnail of An overview of age-related changes in the scalp distribution of P3b

Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology/Evoked Potentials Section, 1997

Research paper thumbnail of Saying what you don't mean: A cross-cultural study of perceptions of sarcasm

Sarcasm is widely used, but its complexities are not well understood. Sarcastic utterances can ha... more Sarcasm is widely used, but its complexities are not well understood. Sarcastic utterances can have multiple nuanced meanings depending on individual differences of the speaker, listener, and the sociocultural context. The current study examined the views of 344 adults ages 31-55 in the United States, Mexico, and China. We used an online survey to ask participants to self-report how frequently they used sarcasm, under what circumstances, and for what reasons. They also completed the Hofstede Value Survey Module (HVSM) based on Hofstede's six dimensions of culture: Individualism/Collectivism, Power Distance, Uncertainty Avoidance, Masculinity/Femininity, Long Term Orientation, and Indulgence/Restraint. Respondents from the U.S. and Mexico, countries higher in Individualism and lower in Power Distance, reported more sarcasm use than respondents from China, a country higher in Power Distance and Collectivism. The most common reasons to use sarcasm in all three countries were "...

Research paper thumbnail of Naming norms for brief environmental sounds: Effects of age and dementia

Psychophysiology, Jul 1, 1996

Brief nontonal sounds are used in electrophysiology in the novelty oddball paradigm. These sounds... more Brief nontonal sounds are used in electrophysiology in the novelty oddball paradigm. These sounds vary in the brain activity they elicit and in the degree to which they can be identified, named, and remembered. Because ease of sound identification may influence sound processing, naming and conceptual norms were determined for 100 sounds for 77 young adults (Experiment 1). Naming ability decreases in normal and pathological aging. Therefore, norms were also derived for older adults (Experiment 2) and for probable Alzheimer's disease patients (Experiment 3). With respect to the young adults, perseverative naming behavior increased in these groups, and sound and picture naming performance were correlated. In Experiment 4, the sound-naming performance of children aged 5-6, 9-11, and 14-16 years was compared. Name and conceptual agreements improved with age, whereas perseverative behavior decreased. These normative data should be useful in guiding sound selection in future studies and help clarify the relationships between sound naming and other variables, including direct and indirect memory performance.

Research paper thumbnail of Growth through supervision /

Typescript. Thesis (M.S. Ed.)--Bank Street College of Education, 1982. Includes bibliographical r... more Typescript. Thesis (M.S. Ed.)--Bank Street College of Education, 1982. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 34-35).

Research paper thumbnail of Event-related potential asymmetries in children during pattern and phonemic processing of letters

The International journal of neuroscience, 1993

Event-related potentials (ERPs) were recorded at left and right anterior temporal, temporal, and ... more Event-related potentials (ERPs) were recorded at left and right anterior temporal, temporal, and parietal sites from ten children (mean age 10.45 years) during three tasks. In the detection task every letter required a response; in the form and rhyme discrimination tasks, a response was required to letters without an enclosed area or to those that did not rhyme with 'e', respectively. For all tasks, N170 peak latency was later at right temporal sites and was more negative in amplitude at right anterior temporal locations than homologous left locations. Also, left-right difference waveforms indicated that right hemisphere ERPs were more negative than the left at 200, 300 and 470 ms for most sites. These lateral differences may reflect a differential activation of the hemispheres during letter processing. Differences among the conditions were most evident for the latest positive peak at 475 ms in which detection resulted in shorter latencies and smaller amplitudes than the dis...

Research paper thumbnail of A developmental study of visual ERP distributions during spatial and phonetic processing

Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology, 1994

Ten adults (mean age 19.5 years; S.D. = 1.65) and 10 children (12.2 years; S.D. = 1.28) participa... more Ten adults (mean age 19.5 years; S.D. = 1.65) and 10 children (12.2 years; S.D. = 1.28) participated in a choice reaction time study of event-related potential (ERP) correlates of pattern and phonological discriminations of letters. In the form condition, the subjects responded discriminately to letters that did (e.g., b, p) and did not (e.g., f, h) have an enclosed area. Likewise, the subjects responded to letters that did and did not rhyme with "e" in the rhyme task. For both groups, the two late positivities (P600 and P3) were significantly later in the rhyme ERPs than the form as were the RTs associated with the tasks. Distribution and group differences were most notable for the positivity at 380 msec. The P380 distribution did not vary between the conditions for the adults, but there was a more negative distribution in the rhyme condition compared to the form at fronto-central sites for the children. The topographic differences between the form and rhyme tasks at 380 msec were consistent with the involvement of auditory areas in the rhyme task. Generally, however, the children's and adults' wave forms were similar in terms of morphology, peak latency and distribution.

Research paper thumbnail of The Influence of Embodiment on the Comprehension of Metaphors

Research paper thumbnail of Scaffolding students from knowing to applying: Using COR to teach observational research methods

… Electronic Journal of …, 2003

This paper discusses Courseware for Observational Research (COR), an interactive multimedia progr... more This paper discusses Courseware for Observational Research (COR), an interactive multimedia program designed to teach methods of observational research from the initial phase of hypothesis generation through the final stage of data analysis and ...

Research paper thumbnail of Using Interactive Multimedia to Learn and Apply Observational Research Methods

Abstract: This paper discusses Courseware for Observational Research (COR), an interactive multim... more Abstract: This paper discusses Courseware for Observational Research (COR), an interactive multimedia program designed to teach methods of observational research from the initial phase of hypothesis generation through the final stage of data analysis and interpretation. The program uses video with interactive coding activities, a case study, and a laboratory component to teach students the concepts and gradually provide less and less assistance until they are applying the research methods on their own. The case study, in ...

Research paper thumbnail of The scalp topography of P3b in early Alzheimer's disease

Journal of Psychophysiology, 1998

Research paper thumbnail of Sound Blindness and Its Effects on Concentration and Performance: P0410

Research paper thumbnail of Sarcasm in the Workplace: It All Depends on Your Perspective

Research paper thumbnail of Individual differences in relational aggression influences ERPs to sarcastic prosody

Research paper thumbnail of Painting word picture/a word-by-work unveiling/slowly enjoying

Research paper thumbnail of Improving Attitudes and Learning Environment in a Student-Oriented Psychology Lab

Research paper thumbnail of Metaphor Processing in Older Adults

Research paper thumbnail of Individual differences in brain responses to attentional interference

Research paper thumbnail of Semantic Overlap and the Time Course of Metaphor Processing: ERP Evidence

Research paper thumbnail of Sarcastic prosody: A cue to bad intentions?

Research paper thumbnail of Repetition of novel stimuli in an ERP oddball paradigm: Aging effects

Journal of Psychophysiology, 1995

Research paper thumbnail of An overview of age-related changes in the scalp distribution of P3b

Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology/Evoked Potentials Section, 1997

Research paper thumbnail of Saying what you don't mean: A cross-cultural study of perceptions of sarcasm

Sarcasm is widely used, but its complexities are not well understood. Sarcastic utterances can ha... more Sarcasm is widely used, but its complexities are not well understood. Sarcastic utterances can have multiple nuanced meanings depending on individual differences of the speaker, listener, and the sociocultural context. The current study examined the views of 344 adults ages 31-55 in the United States, Mexico, and China. We used an online survey to ask participants to self-report how frequently they used sarcasm, under what circumstances, and for what reasons. They also completed the Hofstede Value Survey Module (HVSM) based on Hofstede's six dimensions of culture: Individualism/Collectivism, Power Distance, Uncertainty Avoidance, Masculinity/Femininity, Long Term Orientation, and Indulgence/Restraint. Respondents from the U.S. and Mexico, countries higher in Individualism and lower in Power Distance, reported more sarcasm use than respondents from China, a country higher in Power Distance and Collectivism. The most common reasons to use sarcasm in all three countries were "...

Research paper thumbnail of Naming norms for brief environmental sounds: Effects of age and dementia

Psychophysiology, Jul 1, 1996

Brief nontonal sounds are used in electrophysiology in the novelty oddball paradigm. These sounds... more Brief nontonal sounds are used in electrophysiology in the novelty oddball paradigm. These sounds vary in the brain activity they elicit and in the degree to which they can be identified, named, and remembered. Because ease of sound identification may influence sound processing, naming and conceptual norms were determined for 100 sounds for 77 young adults (Experiment 1). Naming ability decreases in normal and pathological aging. Therefore, norms were also derived for older adults (Experiment 2) and for probable Alzheimer's disease patients (Experiment 3). With respect to the young adults, perseverative naming behavior increased in these groups, and sound and picture naming performance were correlated. In Experiment 4, the sound-naming performance of children aged 5-6, 9-11, and 14-16 years was compared. Name and conceptual agreements improved with age, whereas perseverative behavior decreased. These normative data should be useful in guiding sound selection in future studies and help clarify the relationships between sound naming and other variables, including direct and indirect memory performance.

Research paper thumbnail of Growth through supervision /

Typescript. Thesis (M.S. Ed.)--Bank Street College of Education, 1982. Includes bibliographical r... more Typescript. Thesis (M.S. Ed.)--Bank Street College of Education, 1982. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 34-35).

Research paper thumbnail of Event-related potential asymmetries in children during pattern and phonemic processing of letters

The International journal of neuroscience, 1993

Event-related potentials (ERPs) were recorded at left and right anterior temporal, temporal, and ... more Event-related potentials (ERPs) were recorded at left and right anterior temporal, temporal, and parietal sites from ten children (mean age 10.45 years) during three tasks. In the detection task every letter required a response; in the form and rhyme discrimination tasks, a response was required to letters without an enclosed area or to those that did not rhyme with 'e', respectively. For all tasks, N170 peak latency was later at right temporal sites and was more negative in amplitude at right anterior temporal locations than homologous left locations. Also, left-right difference waveforms indicated that right hemisphere ERPs were more negative than the left at 200, 300 and 470 ms for most sites. These lateral differences may reflect a differential activation of the hemispheres during letter processing. Differences among the conditions were most evident for the latest positive peak at 475 ms in which detection resulted in shorter latencies and smaller amplitudes than the dis...

Research paper thumbnail of A developmental study of visual ERP distributions during spatial and phonetic processing

Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology, 1994

Ten adults (mean age 19.5 years; S.D. = 1.65) and 10 children (12.2 years; S.D. = 1.28) participa... more Ten adults (mean age 19.5 years; S.D. = 1.65) and 10 children (12.2 years; S.D. = 1.28) participated in a choice reaction time study of event-related potential (ERP) correlates of pattern and phonological discriminations of letters. In the form condition, the subjects responded discriminately to letters that did (e.g., b, p) and did not (e.g., f, h) have an enclosed area. Likewise, the subjects responded to letters that did and did not rhyme with "e" in the rhyme task. For both groups, the two late positivities (P600 and P3) were significantly later in the rhyme ERPs than the form as were the RTs associated with the tasks. Distribution and group differences were most notable for the positivity at 380 msec. The P380 distribution did not vary between the conditions for the adults, but there was a more negative distribution in the rhyme condition compared to the form at fronto-central sites for the children. The topographic differences between the form and rhyme tasks at 380 msec were consistent with the involvement of auditory areas in the rhyme task. Generally, however, the children's and adults' wave forms were similar in terms of morphology, peak latency and distribution.