This Tutorial serves as both an approachable theoretical introduction to mixed-effects
modeling and a practical introduction to how to implement mixed-effects models in R. The …

We present a new dataset of English word recognition times for a total of 62 thousand words,
called the English Crowdsourcing Project. The data were collected via an internet …

It is generally accepted that a word's emotional valence (ie, whether a word is perceived as
positive, negative, or neutral) influences how it is accessed and remembered. There is also …

Although testing has repeatedly been shown to be one of the most effective strategies for
consolidating retention of studied information (the backward testing effect) and facilitating …

The latent constructs psychologists study are typically not directly accessible, so researchers
must design measurement instruments that are intended to provide insights about those …

A number of studies have provided evidence of limited non-arbitrary associations between
the phonological forms and meanings of affective words, a finding referred to as affective …

Starting from the enhanced spreading of activation through semantic memory (one of the
explanatory mechanisms attempting to explain some manifestations observed in …

Purpose: In the last decade, psychology and other sciences have implemented numerous
reforms to improve the robustness of our research, many of which are based on increasing …

We present a new database of Dutch word recognition times for a total of 54 thousand
words, called the Dutch Crowdsourcing Project. The data were collected with an internet …

Life is about numbers. With technology on offer, we think about our own choices detached
from any other preoccupation. Daily steps are tracked in a graduate step-index to monitor …