Psychological Science Blog tag:www.psychologicalscience.com,2008-10-26://1 2010-03-04T12:01:41Z This is where I will post material relevent to the classes I teach and to the research conducted in the Eyewitness Laboratory. Movable Type Pro 4.21-en The Eyegaze Communication System tag:www.psychologicalscience.com,2010://1.1563 2010-03-04T11:59:48Z 2010-03-04T12:01:41Z Otto "As a user sits in front of the Eyegaze monitor, a specialized video camera mounted below the monitor observes one of the user's eyes.  Sophisticated image‑ processing software in the Eyegaze System's computer continually analyzes the video image of the eye and determines where the user is looking on the screen.  Nothing is attached to the user's head or body."

http://www.gschlosser.de/eyegaze_english.htm

]]> Face Research: Psychology Experiments about Preferences for Faces and Voices tag:www.psychologicalscience.com,2010://1.1528 2010-03-02T12:04:12Z 2010-03-02T12:07:35Z "In addition to participating in facial attractiveness experiments, you can also complete lifestyle and personality questionnaires about characteristics that may be associated with face and voice preferences and see how you compare to others. We post all our study results... Otto In addition to participating in facial attractiveness experiments, you can also complete lifestyle and personality questionnaires about characteristics that may be associated with face and voice preferences and see how you compare to others. We post all our study results after we have finished collecting data.

You can also learn about our computer-graphic technology and read about some of the findings of our previous studies."

 

http://www.faceresearch.org/

 

]]> Laughing Squid tag:www.psychologicalscience.com,2010://1.1496 2010-02-28T13:52:53Z 2010-02-28T13:57:26Z Otto "Laughing Squid is an online resource for art, culture & technology and independent web hosting company. "

http://laughingsquid.com/

]]> Miller-McCune tag:www.psychologicalscience.com,2010://1.1495 2010-02-28T13:42:52Z 2010-02-28T13:45:32Z "The online magazine Miller-McCune.com harnesses current academic research with real-time reporting to address pressing social concerns. Each day, we offer you information and possible solutions to concerns in areas such as education, politics, the environment, economics, urban affairs and health... Otto "The online magazine Miller-McCune.com harnesses current academic research with real-time reporting to address pressing social concerns. Each day, we offer you information and possible solutions to concerns in areas such as education, politics, the environment, economics, urban affairs and health so you can join our lively global conversation based on work by researchers, leaders and journalists."

http://www.miller-mccune.com/

]]> The Psych Files tag:www.psychologicalscience.com,2010://1.1373 2010-02-20T12:44:24Z 2010-02-20T12:59:12Z Otto This site contanis most pod casts and some videos about interesting discoveries in psychology. In particular he has a good video episode about finding Finding Little Albert. I like his video technique of overlaying a face shot of the narrator over the powerpoint presentation.

http://www.thepsychfiles.com/

]]> Divided Attention tag:www.psychologicalscience.com,2010://1.1001 2010-01-31T23:15:44Z 2010-01-31T23:19:33Z Distracted Driving Laws Don't Stop Crashes (STUDY) "WASHINGTON -- A new insurance industry study has found that state laws banning the use of handheld devices to make calls or send text messages while driving have not resulted in fewer vehicle... Otto Distracted Driving Laws Don't Stop Crashes (STUDY)

"WASHINGTON -- A new insurance industry study has found that state laws banning the use of handheld devices to make calls or send text messages while driving have not resulted in fewer vehicle crashes."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/30/texting-driving-laws-dont_n_442233.html

How does this make sense knowing what we know about attentional resources?

How can we reconcile these findings when we see numerous examples a driving accidents while texting...

]]> Visual Illusions: Their Causes, Characteristics and Applications (book) tag:www.psychologicalscience.com,2010://1.884 2010-01-26T12:20:35Z 2010-01-26T12:30:31Z "In 1922, Matthew Luckiesh wrote an optical illusions book titled - Visual Illusions: Their Causes, Characteristics and Applications. It was probably the first book to comprehensively cover the topic of Optical Illusions, or Visual Illusions, as they were called then.... Otto "In 1922, Matthew Luckiesh wrote an optical illusions book titled - Visual Illusions: Their Causes, Characteristics and Applications. It was probably the first book to comprehensively cover the topic of Optical Illusions, or Visual Illusions, as they were called then.

On this optical illusion web site, we present this book to you, chock full of optical illusion information. It will be of interest to both the person who is fascinated by optical illusions and asks, "How do optical illusions work?" and also to the person doing serious research on the science of optical illusions. Some editing of the book has been done."

http://www.visualillusion.net/

]]> No Such Thing as a Bad Pie? tag:www.psychologicalscience.com,2010://1.876 2010-01-25T13:53:27Z 2010-01-25T14:03:04Z Otto Now THAT don't add up!

This is why we make you learn statistics! The pie chart is bad enough, check out the video of newscaster reading off the numbers. Doh!

 

]]> Robot Maid Combats Unclean Households tag:www.psychologicalscience.com,2010://1.858 2010-01-24T13:01:18Z 2010-01-24T13:03:00Z "Korean scientists have created a domestic robot that cleans up, dumps clothes in the washing machine and even heats food in the microwave." http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/tech/2010/01/133_59176.html... Otto "Korean scientists have created a domestic robot that cleans up, dumps clothes in the washing machine and even heats food in the microwave."

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/tech/2010/01/133_59176.html

]]> Narrative Essay Response tag:www.psychologicalscience.com,2010://1.791 2010-01-21T14:49:34Z 2010-01-21T14:53:07Z Otto Here is the link to the powerpoints I used for the narrative essay response.

http://www.uni.edu/~maclino/hybrid/narrative_essay.pdf

 

]]> Science Daily tag:www.psychologicalscience.com,2010://1.737 2010-01-20T15:33:00Z 2010-01-20T15:34:10Z ScienceDaily is one of the Internet's most popular science news web sites. Since starting in 1995, the award-winning site has earned the loyalty of students, researchers, healthcare professionals, government agencies, educators and the general public around the world. Now with... Otto ScienceDaily is one of the Internet's most popular science news web sites. Since starting in 1995, the award-winning site has earned the loyalty of students, researchers, healthcare professionals, government agencies, educators and the general public around the world. Now with more than 3 million monthly visitors, ScienceDaily generates nearly 15 million page views a month and is steadily growing in its global audience.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/

 

]]> Cognitive Daily tag:www.psychologicalscience.com,2010://1.736 2010-01-20T13:19:08Z 2010-01-20T13:50:36Z Cognitive Daily reports nearly every day on fascinating peer-reviewed developments in cognition from the most respected scientists in the field. The research isn't dumbed down, but it's explained in language that everyone can understand, with clear illustrations and references to... Otto Cognitive Daily reports nearly every day on fascinating peer-reviewed developments in cognition from the most respected scientists in the field.

The research isn't dumbed down, but it's explained in language that everyone can understand, with clear illustrations and references to the original research.

Cognitive Daily is maintained by Dave Munger and Margaret P. Munger.

http://scienceblogs.com/cognitivedaily/

]]> How Do You Amputate A Phantom Limb? tag:www.psychologicalscience.com,2010://1.735 2010-01-20T13:01:29Z 2010-01-20T13:03:40Z In one breakthrough example, Ramachandran, a researcher at the University of California, San Diego, devised a seemingly simple experiment to explore a puzzle that has confounded doctors since at least the 16th century: the sensation that a ghostly limb remains... Otto In one breakthrough example, Ramachandran, a researcher at the University of California, San Diego, devised a seemingly simple experiment to explore a puzzle that has confounded doctors since at least the 16th century: the sensation that a ghostly limb remains after the amputation of a body part.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101788221

What is a phantom limb? Why is it a problem? How did Ramachandran help to 'cure' this problem?

]]> Smart Elevator tag:www.psychologicalscience.com,2010://1.717 2010-01-18T19:44:20Z 2010-01-18T19:46:13Z Over the weekend, 14 people were trapped in an elevator in the tallest building in the world. They were safely returned to solid ground within 15 minutes, according to Otis, the company that designed the lift for the new Burj... Otto Over the weekend, 14 people were trapped in an elevator in the tallest building in the world. They were safely returned to solid ground within 15 minutes, according to Otis, the company that designed the lift for the new Burj Khalifa complex in Dubai. But the incident undeniably tarnished the unveiling of what had been called the most perfect elevator system in the world.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122457774

]]> Savant for a Day - Article tag:www.psychologicalscience.com,2010://1.701 2010-01-18T14:38:40Z 2010-01-18T14:41:10Z In a concrete basement at the University of Sydney, I sat in a chair waiting to have my brain altered by an electromagnetic pulse. My forehead was connected, by a series of electrodes, to a machine that looked something like... Otto In a concrete basement at the University of Sydney, I sat in a chair waiting to have my brain altered by an electromagnetic pulse. My forehead was connected, by a series of electrodes, to a machine that looked something like an old-fashioned beauty-salon hair dryer and was sunnily described to me as a ''Danish-made transcranial magnetic stimulator.'' This was not just any old Danish-made transcranial magnetic stimulator, however; this was the Medtronic Mag Pro, and it was being operated by Allan Snyder, one of the world's most remarkable scientists of human cognition.

http://wireheading.com/brainstim/savant.html

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