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Volume 8 Issue 4 (2012)

Sensitivity to the acoustic correlates of lexical stress and their relationship to reading in skilled readers
pp. 267-280
First published on 31 December 2012 | DOI:10.5709/acp-0122-0
Gareth J. Williams, Clare Wood
Corresponding author:
Gareth J. Williams, Division of Psychology, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham NG1 4BU, UK.
E-mail: gareth.williams@ntu.ac.uk
APA
Williams, G. J., & Wood, C. (2012). Sensitivity to the acoustic correlates of lexical stress and their relationship to reading in skilled readers. Advances in cognitive psychology, 8(4), 267-280. https://doi.org/10.2478/v10053-008-0122-0
Abstract

The role of suprasegmental information in reading processes is a growing area of interest, and sensitivity to lexical stress has been shown to explain unique variance in reading development. However, less is known about its role in skilled reading. This study aimed to investigate the acoustic features of suprasegmental information using a same/different cross-modal matching task. Sixty-four adult participants completed standardized measures of reading accuracy, reading speed, and comprehension and performed an experimental task. The experimental task required the participants to identify whether non-speech acoustic sequences matched the characteristics of written words. The findings indicated differences in responses depending on where the lexical stress was required for the word. Moreover, evidence was found to support the view that amplitude information is part of the word knowledge retrieval process in skilled reading. The findings are discussed relative to models of reading and the role of lexical stress in lexical access.

Keywords: lexical stress, multisyllabic words, reading, comprehension

Event-related potential practice effects on the Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test (PASAT)
pp. 281-291
First published on 31 December 2012 | DOI:10.5709/acp-0123-z
Jeffrey M. Rogers, Allison M. Fox
Corresponding author:
Corresponding author: Jeffrey M. Rogers, School of Psychology, Australian Catholic University, Locked Bag 2002, Strathfield, NSW, 2135, Australia.
E-mail: jeffrey.rogers@acu.edu.au
APA
Rogers, J. M., & Fox, A. M. (2012). Event-related potential practice effects on the Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test (PASAT). Advances in cognitive psychology, 8(4), 281-291. https://doi.org/10.2478/v10053-008-0123-z
Abstract

Practice can change the nature and quality of a stimulus-response relationship. The current study observed the effects of repeated administration of the Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test (PASAT) in 12 healthy individuals, in an effort to establish distinct profiles associated with novel and practiced processing. Over four training sessions the mean number of correct responses on this demanding test of attention significantly improved and was approaching ceiling for most task conditions. Behavioural improvements were associated with significantly reduced amplitude of late Processing Negativity, a frontally distributed component of the event-related potential waveform associated with voluntary, limited-capacity activity within higher-order attentional systems. These results suggest that PASAT performance became more efficient as practice seemingly eased the strategic planning and coordination requirements the task places on frontally-mediated executive attention resources. The findings of the current study extend our understanding of the functional and behavioural mechanisms underlying the effects of practice.

Keywords: PASAT, event-related potentials, practice-effects, attention

Category clustering calculator for free recall
pp. 292-295
First published on 31 December 2012 | DOI:10.5709/acp-0124-y
Olesya Senkova, Hajime Otani
Corresponding author:
Hajime Otani, Department of Psychology, Central Michigan University, 1200 South Franklin Street, Mount Pleasant, MI, 48859, USA.
E-mail: otani1h@cmich.edu
APA
Senkova, O., & Otani, H. (2012). Category clustering calculator for free recall. Advances in cognitive psychology, 8(4), 292-295. https://doi.org/10.2478/v10053-008-0124-y
Abstract

The free recall measure is one of the most popular measures in memory research. Using this measure, researchers can assess not only the amount of recall but also the strategy participants used to recall the material. Category clustering is a strategy participants often use when the input list is categorized. Unfortunately, computing category clustering measures is laborious. The present paper introduces a calculator that computes these measures for each participant using a platform that is accessible to most researchers in an attempt to make these measures more user-friendly.

Keywords: free recall, category clustering

Letter from the editors
pp. 296-297
First published on 31 December 2012 | DOI:10.5709/acp-0125-x
Rob H. J. van der Lubbe, Ulrich Ansorge
Abstract

Letter from the editors

Keywords: Letter from the editors

Zadania finansowane w ramach umowy 801/P-DUN/2018 ze środków Ministra Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego przeznaczonych na działalność upowszechniającą naukę: Finansowanie zagranicznych redaktorów naczelnych; Przygotowanie i edycja anglojęzycznych publikacji; Upowszechnianie publikacji i ułatwianie dostępu do nich szerokiemu gronu odbiorców; Utworzenie nowej platformy do udostępniania artykułów. W latach 2022-2024 czasopismo naukowe Advances in Cognitive Psychology otrzymuje dofinansowanie w ramach programu Rozwój Czasopism Naukowych Ministerstwa Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego (nr rejestracyjny wniosku/umowy: RCN/SN/0494/2021/1; wartość dofinansowania przyznanego przez Ministerstwo: 45,954.00 PLN; całkowita wartość zadania: 91,908.00 PLN; data podpisania umowy o dofinansowanie zadania: 23.12.2022). Projekt ma na celu podniesienie standardów naukowych i wydawniczych czasopism naukowych oraz zwiększenie ich międzynarodowego wpływu i zasięgu. Dofinansowanie przyznane Advances in Cognitive Psychology przez Ministerstwo są przeznaczone na: (a) opłatę licencji/dostępu do pakietu oprogramowania redakcyjnego, w tym systemu antyplagiatowego, oraz rejestracji numerów DOI dla publikowanych artykułów; (b) wdrożenie współczesnych najlepszych praktyk wydawniczych na poziomie system oprogramowania redakcyjnego, w tym integracji numerów DOI, (c) opłatę licencji/dostępu do programu do składu artykułów oraz (d) promocję czasopisma online wśród potencjalnych autorów i czytelników.

Tasks financed by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education on the basis of the contract no. 801/P-DUN/2018 out of the funds designed for activities promoting science: Preparation and editing of English versions of articles. Financing foreign Editors-in-Chief, Dissemination of publications and increasing their accessibility to a broad range of readers, Creation of the XML conversion platform to improve the access to the articles (2018-2019). In 2022-2024, Advances in Cognitive Psychology receives financing from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Poland within the program Rozwój Czasopism Naukowych (application/contract no. RCN/SN/0494/2021/1; total value of the project: 91,908.00 PLN; funds granted directly by the Ministry: 45,954.00 PLN; date of signing the contract: 23.12.2022). The aim of the project is to improve the scientific and editorial standards of scientific journals as well as to increase their international impact and reach. The funds received as part of the program are used by Advances in Cognitive Psychology to (a) finance access to an editorial system software suite, including an anti-plagiarism tool, and to register DOI numbers for the published articles, (b) implement current best practices into the editorial workflow on the level of the editorial system suite, including the addition of ORCID numbers, (c) finance access to typesetting software, and (d) promote the journal among potential authors and readers online.