Can we predict the future? In 2011, Bem published a paper describing results from 9 experiments suggesting that we can. The research was quickly debunked and became part of what kicked off the movement to correct replicability issues in psychological science. Alas, there is no evidence that we have the powers of prediction. We do, however, […]
Ever notice how speed texting seems to be a young person’s game? Most Gen Zs and Millennials send messages from their smart phones much faster than their parents and grandparents. As such, tech companies have created settings specifically to make smart phone use easier for the elderly. One explanation is that tactile acuity declines as […]
We bid Steve Lewandowsky a fond farewell as the very first Psychonomic Society Digital Content Editor. But fear not, friends, he is now on the Governing Board and has an open invitation to contribute to the digital content. I had the pleasure of interviewing Steve about his tenure as the Digital Content Editor. In the […]
Shall I respond to the email that just pinged, write this blog, referee the kids, or take the dog out? Every day, we are bombarded by multiple tasks that must be performed seemingly at the same time. Sometimes they are menial tasks that do not require much attention like a message coming into your phone […]
We have much to look forward to in the New Year, including reading and hearing about new cognitive science from Psychonomic Society members and published in the Society’s journals. We thought we’d take this opportunity to wish you a happy new year and to remind you of the Society’s digital content features that are available […]
We rarely listen to just one stream of information at a time. Whether we are at a dinner party, on a crowded bus, or talking on the phone while walking down a busy street, more often than not there are multiple voices that compete for our attention. People are generally very good at focusing on […]
Do you have a friend who’s surprisingly good at recognizing songs? Someone whose ear for melodies is uncanny? Who at concerts cringes if one of the musicians is playing slightly out of tune? What if that person had an even more uncanny ability—that they could tell you, hearing only a single note, that the note […]
Certain songs have a way of getting into your head and staying there for a while. We’ve covered the cognitive side of earworms before. These songs that haunt us tend to have a recognizable tempo or beat—usually one that we can move to. Lady Gaga has given us a number of earworms, including Poker Face, […]
One of the Psychonomic Society’s journals, Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, offers a class of articles known as “tutorial reviews”. The tutorial review mechanism is intended to serve as a high-level introductory review of relatively broad topics that fall within the domain of the journal. Tutorial reviews may be an attractive mechanism for authors looking to […]
As we go about our daily lives, we are constantly exposed to new information―news reports from a foreign country, politicians’ statements about domestic policy, a friend’s description of a new restaurant, and celebrity gossip. Some of that information is true and some is false. How do we remember which statements are true and which are […]