Recently added articles from Behavior Research Methods:

ASTEF: A simple tool for examining fixations

May 01, 2008; Camilli, Marco; Nacchia, Roberto; Terenzi, Michela; Di Nocera, Francesco ... In human factors and ergonomics research, the analysis of eye movements has gained popularity as a method for obtaining information concerning the operator's cognitive strategies and for drawing inferences about the cognitive state of an individual. For example, recent studies have shown that ...

Fill My Datebook: A software tool to generate and handle lists of events

May 01, 2008; Lewejohann, Lars ... Electronic calendars, and especially Internet-based calendars, are becoming more and more popular. Their advantages over paper calendars include being able to easily share events with others, gain remote access, organize multiple calendars, and receive visible and audible reminders. Scientific ...

Visualized representation of visual search patterns for a visuospatial attention test

May 01, 2008; Huang, Ho-Chuan; Wang, Tsui-Ying ... Cancellation tests have been widely used in clinical practice and in research to evaluate visuospatial attention, visual scanning patterns, and neglect problems. The aim of the present work is to present a visualized interface for the visuospatial attentional assessment system that can be ...

Body Image Assessment Software: Psychometric data

May 01, 2008; Ferrer-García, Marta; Gutiérrez-Maldonado, José ... The aim of the present study was to analyze the psychometric characteristics of the Body Image Assessment Software (BIAS), an innovative interactive computer program developed to assess body image disturbances. The program was tested on 252 psychology students at the University of Barcelona and ...

The Functional Measurement Experiment Builder suite: Two Java-based programs to generate and run functional measurement experiments

May 01, 2008; Mairesse, Olivier; Hofmans, Joeri; Theuns, Peter ... We propose a free, easy-to-use computer program that does not requires prior knowledge of computer programming to generate and run experiments using textual or pictorial stimuli. Although the FM Experiment Builder suite was initially programmed for building and conducting FM experiments, it can ...

AppMonitor: A tool for recording user actions in unmodified Windows applications

May 01, 2008; Alexander, Jason; Cockburn, Andy; Lobb, Richard ... This article describes AppMonitor, a Microsoft Windows-based client-side logging tool that records user actions in unmodified Windows applications. AppMonitor allows researchers to gain insights into many facets of interface interaction such as command use frequency, behavioral patterns prior to ...

Computerizing the Mental Rotations Test: Are gender differences maintained?

May 01, 2008; Monahan, John S; Harke, Maureen A; Shelley, Jonathon R ... A computerized version of the Revised Mental Rotations Test using touch-screen technology was tested and compared with the paper-and-pencil version. One hundred ninety-two participants-133 women and 59 men-took the paper-and-pencil version; 91 participants-47 women and 44 men-took the ...

Comparing online and lab methods in a problem-solving experiment

May 01, 2008; Dandurand, Frédéric; Shultz, Thomas R; Onishi, Kristine H ... Online experiments have recently become very popular, and-in comparison with traditional lab experiments-they may have several advantages, such as reduced demand characteristics, automation, and generalizability of results to wider populations (Birnbaum, 2004; Reips, 2000, 2002a, 2002b). We ...

Rapid-REM: A MATLAB simulator of the replaced-elements model

May 01, 2008; Schultheis, Holger; Thorwart, Anna; Lachnit, Harald ... A recent proposal for an elemental account of associative learning phenomena is the replaced-elements model (REM) put forward by Wagner (2003). Although the ideas underlying this model are comparatively simple, implementation of the model is rather complex. In this article, we present Rapid-REM, ...

HMS: A MATLAB simulator of the Harris model of associative learning

May 01, 2008; Schultheis, Holger; Thorwart, Anna; Lachnit, Harald ... Harris (2006) recently proposed a new elemental model of the processes involved in associative learning. Although Harris explicated all relevant mathematical and conceptual details of the model in his article, implementing a computer simulation of his model requires considerable programming ...

BayesSDT: Software for Bayesian inference with signal detection theory

May 01, 2008; Lee, Michael D ... This article describes and demonstrates the BayesSDT MATLAB-based software package for performing Bayesian analysis with equal-variance Gaussian signal detection theory (SDT). The software uses WinBUGS to draw samples from the posterior distribution of six SDT parameters: discriminability, hit ...

An R package to compute commonality coefficients in the multiple regression case: An introduction to the package and a practical example

May 01, 2008; Nimon, Kim; Lewis, Mitzi; Kane, Richard; Haynes, R Michael ... Multiple regression is a widely used technique for data analysis in social and behavioral research. The complexity of interpreting such results increases when correlated predictor variables are involved. Commonality analysis provides a method of determining the variance accounted for by ...

An R package for single-case randomization tests

May 01, 2008; Bulté, Isis; Onghena, Patrick ... Randomization tests are nonparametric statistical tests that obtain their validity by computationally mimicking the random assignment procedure that was used in the design phase of a study. Because randomization tests do not rely on a random sampling assumption, they can provide a better ...

A program for generating randomized simple and context-sensitive sequences

May 01, 2008; Remillard, Gilbert ... This article introduces Sequence Generation 2008 (SeqGen2008), a Windows-based sequence generator. SeqGen2008 can generate simple sequences satisfying user-defined event probabilities or frequencies. The program can also generate context-sensitive sequences satisfying user-defined transition ...

STOP-IT: Windows executable software for the stop-signal paradigm

May 01, 2008; Verbruggen, Frederick; Logan, Gordon D; Stevens, Michaël A ... The stop-signal paradigm is a useful tool for the investigation of response inhibition. In this paradigm, subjects are instructed to respond as fast as possible to a stimulus unless a stop signal is presented after a variable delay. However, programming the stop-signal task is typically ...

gSRT-Soft: A generic software application and some methodological guidelines to investigate implicit learning through visual-motor sequential tasks

May 01, 2008; Chambaron, Stéphanie; Ginhac, Dominique; Perruchet, Pierre ... Serial reaction time tasks and, more generally, the visual-motor sequential paradigms are increasingly popular tools in a variety of research domains, from studies on implicit learning in laboratory contexts to the assessment of residual learning capabilities of patients in clinical settings. A ...

Computerized procedure for analyzing hand kinematics with a peg-moving task (Sarah-Pegworks)

May 01, 2008; Suguieda, Denis Yudi; Nunes, Gilberto; de Oliveira, Sandro Barbosa; Dellatolas, Georges; Paz, Aloysio Campos da; Braga, Lúcia Willadino ... This article describes Sarah-Pegworks, a computerized procedure for analyzing hand kinematics based on the peg-moving task. The procedure, developed in Visual Basic 6 programming language, includes (1) processing raw data from an infrared motion-tracking system, (2) identifying movement ...

Age-related differences in valence and arousal ratings of pictures from the International Affective Picture System (IAPS): Do ratings become more extreme with age?

May 01, 2008; Grühn, Daniel; Scheibe, Susanne ... The International Affective Picture System (IAPS) has been widely used in aging-oriented research on emotion. However, no ratings for older adults are available. The aim of the present study was to close this gap by providing ratings of valence and arousal for 504 IAPS pictures by 53 young and ...

On the norming of homophones

May 01, 2008; Gorfein, David S; Weingartner, Kristin M ... Associative norms for homographs have been widely used in the study of language processing. A number of sets of these are available, providing the investigator with the opportunity to compare materials collected over a span of years and a range of locations. Words that are homophonic but not ...

The Montreal Affective Voices: A validated set of nonverbal affect bursts for research on auditory affective processing

May 01, 2008; Belin, Pascal; Fillion-Bilodeau, Sarah; Gosselin, Frédéric ... The Montreal Affective Voices consist of 90 nonverbal affect bursts corresponding to the emotions of anger, disgust, fear, pain, sadness, surprise, happiness, and pleasure (plus a neutral expression), recorded by 10 different actors (5 of them male and 5 female). Ratings of valence, arousal, and ...