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40 Hz Gamma Sensory Stimulation Effects on Memory Performance in Cognitively Healthy Older Adults
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022-04)Recent studies have demonstrated that a gamma sensory stimulation, light and sound flickering at 40 Hz, decreased Alzheimer’s symptoms and pathology in mice. Subsequent human trials showed similar results. Here we focus ... -
A bayesian solution for the law of categorical judgment with category boundary variability and examination of robustness to model violations
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2013-11-12)Previous solutions for the the Law of Categorical Judgment with category boundary variability have either constrained the standard deviations of the category boundaries in some way or have violated the assumptions of the ... -
A behavioral intervention for reducing post-completion errors in a safety-critical system
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2014-04-04)A widespread and persistent memory error that people commit on a daily basis is the post-completion error (PCE; i.e., forgetting to complete the final step of a procedural task). PCEs occur in the railroad industry when a ... -
A hybrid external multidimensional unfolding approach for the analysis of self-similarity emotion judgments
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015-12-04)A hybrid model approach to Carroll’s hierarchy of preference models (1972) is presented to 1) provide a more parsimonious fit for preference judgments, 2) minimize the number of anti-ideal points that typically arise from ... -
A Large Online Study Examining Individual Differences in Sleep Quality and Episodic Memory Performance Across the Adult Lifespan: Interactions Between Psychosocial and Sociodemographic Factors
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021-07-30)The relationship between sleep quality and episodic memory performance, or memory for the details of past events, has been established in young and older adults. Although the sleep-memory relationship is similar across age ... -
A Study Exploring the Relationship Between Racial Discrimination, Depression, Anxiety, and Stress on Sleep Quality
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021-12)Prior studies have shown that discrimination experiences have a positive association on adults' symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress as well as on their sleep patterns. Symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress ... -
A study of a fit index for explanatory item response theory models
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019-12-05)Likelihood ratio chi square tests for nested models are typically used to determine model significance. Multiple correlations of item difficulties estimated with the explanatory predictors are often used to provide further ... -
Abductive reasoning and limitations of the knower
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-05-23)Previous research has shown that a person’s epistemic beliefs, cognitive style, and religiosity affect the level at which they are able to reason about a variety of topics. These studies have primarily focused on ill-structured, ... -
Ability, personality, interests, and experience determinants of domain knowledge acquisition
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Academic self-concept under typical and maximal environmental press
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2013-04-09)Academic self-concept (ASC) refers to one's beliefs about himself or herself in academic situations. ASC has been found to be moderately correlated with academic performance when ASC and academic outcome measures are in ... -
Accounting for correlated artifacts and true validity in validity generalization procedures : an extension of model 1 for assessing validity generalization
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Addressing Job Insecurity in the 21st Century
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-04-03)In this piece, Dr. Shoss outlines the prevalence, experience, and consequences of job insecurity. Dr. Shoss highlights the role job insecurity plays as a stressor in the modern workforce. She suggests that specific subsets ... -
Adult age difference in reasoning and spatial abilities
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 1987) -
Adult age differences in memory for lateral orientation of pictures
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Adult age differences in organizational memory processes : a cross-cultural research project
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Adult age differences in processing different types of text
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Adult age differences in reasoning and spatial abilities
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 1989) -
Adult age differences in reasoning and spatial abilities
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The adult development of categories and its relationship to memory
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Advance information : the effect of road markings on curve negotiation
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 1979-12)