Siemens, Andy; Hartmann, Erica M.; Bentancourt-Roman, Clarisse M.; Fretz, Mark; Kline, Jeff; Northcutt, Dale; Brown, G. Z.; Bohannan, B. J. M.; Greene, Jessica L.(University of Oregon, 2015)
Studies show that emotion enhances memory for individual items but weakens memory for associations between items (Bisby & Burgess, 2014). One explanation for this associative memory impairment is that emotional stimuli ...
Nonnative speech has different pausing patterns compared to native speech. There are two types of pauses: filled and unfilled. Unfilled pauses are silent. Speakers make sounds during filled pauses. Different languages use ...
This study investigates the perceptual consequences of nonnative versus native hesitation sounds in evaluating male speech. When the phonetic quality of a hesitation sound is consistent with native speaker hesitation sounds, ...
Previous research has demonstrated independent effects of fatigue or concurrent cognitive task on walking and
obstacle-crossing; however, limited studies were performed to examine their combined effects and interaction. ...
Wolf, Julia; Reeve, Emily(University of Oregon, 2021)
With advancing age, large arteries experience increased stiffness in their walls, while small arteries maintain elasticity. Arterial stiffening can occur when advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) form, resulting in ...
Nguyen, Minh; Francis, John; Steffan, Paul; Boddington, Laura; McCormick, David
An animal’s ability to learn and perform perceptual tasks is highly variable, depending on factors such as reward type. Using a more favorable reward is expected to positively influence motivation and performance. The ...
This study explores how people’s perceptions of speakers’ accents may be related to their perceptions of speakers’ professional characteristics. In this study, 256 online participants listened to two speakers, one with an ...
The intertidal lepadomorph barnacle Pollicipes polymerus lives gregariously, preferentially settling on conspecifics. This study asks if and how P . polymerus individuals gain in overall fitness from gregarious settlement. ...
Issues related to identity play an important role in guiding learners as they acquire a new language. The purpose of this study was to examine how gender transition may affect the use of linguistic gender-forms during ...