What eye and hand movements tell us about expectations towards argument order: An eye- and mouse-tracking study in German
Acta Psychol (Amst). 2024 Apr 12;246:104241. doi: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2024.104241. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPrevious research on real-time sentence processing in German has shown that listeners use the morphological marking of accusative case on a sentence-initial noun phrase to not only interpret the current argument as the object and patient, but also to predict a plausible agent. So far, less is known about the use of case marking to predict the semantic role of upcoming arguments after the subject/agent has been encountered. In the present study, we examined the use of case marking for argument interpretation in tran...
Source: Acta Psychologica - April 13, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Judith Schlenter Marit Westergaard Source Type: research
A standardized approach to measuring gender transparency in languages
Acta Psychol (Amst). 2024 Apr 12;246:104236. doi: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2024.104236. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTLanguages can express grammatical gender through different ortho-phonological regularities present in nouns (e.g., the cues "-o" and "-a" for the masculine and the feminine respectively in Italian, Portuguese, or Spanish). The term "gender transparency" was coined to describe these regularities (Bates et al., 1995). In gendered languages, we can hence distinguish between transparent nouns, i.e., those displaying form regularities; opaque nouns, i.e., those with ambiguous endings; and irregular nouns, i.e., those th...
Source: Acta Psychologica - April 13, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Ana Rita S á-Leite Ian Craig Simpson Isabel Fraga Montserrat Comesa ña Source Type: research
Memory enhancement for emotional words is attributed to both valence and arousal
Acta Psychol (Amst). 2024 Apr 12;246:104249. doi: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2024.104249. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTWe do not memorize items in our surroundings with equal priority. Previous literature has widely shown that emotional stimuli are better remembered than neutral stimuli. However, given emotional stimuli and neutral stimuli often differ in both valence and arousal dimensions, it remains unclear whether the enhancement effects can be attributed to valence, or just to arousal. Importantly, most prior studies relied on a relatively small number of stimuli and non-emotional factors such as word length, imageability and ...
Source: Acta Psychologica - April 13, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Chuanji Gao Jingyuan Ren Michiko Sakaki Xi Jia Source Type: research
The dual impacts of guanxi closeness on followership: Mediating roles of burnout and power distance
Acta Psychol (Amst). 2024 Apr 11;246:104244. doi: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2024.104244. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTGuanxi and followership play important roles in employees' interaction with their supervisors. Extant studies have found that supervisor-subordinate guanxi can predict subordinates' attitudes and behaviors toward their supervisors. However, little is known about the relationship between guanxi closeness and subordinates' following supervisors. Accordingly, drawing on conservation of resource theory (COR), we develop a two-path mediation model and examine the direct impact of guanxi closeness on followership, the me...
Source: Acta Psychologica - April 12, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Lan Li Xingshan Zheng Source Type: research
The impact of reading metacognitive strategies on mathematics learning efficiency and performance: An analysis using PISA 2018 data in China
Acta Psychol (Amst). 2024 Apr 11;246:104247. doi: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2024.104247. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe current study employed latent profile analysis to examine the application patterns of students' reading metacognitive strategies using PISA 2018 data in China. Subsequently, it explored the differences in students' mathematics learning efficiency and performance. The results revealed that: (1) Six types of reading metacognitive strategies application patterns were identified: "Novice - indifferent," "Veteran - average," "Novice - low evaluating," "Veteran - skilled," "Novice - mixed," and "Novice - arbitrary." ...
Source: Acta Psychologica - April 12, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Weizhong Zhang Rong Lian Source Type: research
Does blame always shift? A critical commentary
Acta Psychol (Amst). 2024 Apr 11;246:104272. doi: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2024.104272. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe manuscript is a critical commentary on the article 'Does blame always shift? Examining the impact of workplace safety communication language on post-accident blame attributions for multiple entities'. In this commentary, I find that the reasoning provided for the non-shifting of blame across entities in the causal chain is not adequate. I use a zero-sum game analogy for blame attributions to provide evidence for this inadequacy. In this commentary, I further point out that the focal article does not account for...
Source: Acta Psychologica - April 12, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Vivek Khanna Source Type: research
Psychometric Properties of the Principal Instructional Leadership Scale (PILS) in Saudi Arabia
CONCLUSION: The reliability and validity of the Arabic rendition of PILS are commendable, making it suitable for evaluating principal instructional leadership in Saudi Arabia.PMID:38608363 | DOI:10.1016/j.actpsy.2024.104262 (Source: Acta Psychologica)
Source: Acta Psychologica - April 12, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Wafa Mohammed Aldighrir Source Type: research
The effect of computer self-efficacy on the behavioral intention to use translation technologies among college students: Mediating role of learning motivation and cognitive engagement
This study, populated by a cohort of 397 college students, employs a multiple-item questionnaire measuring computer self-efficacy, learning motivation, cognitive engagement, and the behavioral intention to utilize translation technologies. The collected data were analyzed through a Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) approach. Results indicated that computer self-efficacy significantly correlated with learning motivation, cognitive engagement, and behavioral intention to use translation technologies. Learning motivation and cognitive engagement were identified as critical mediators; combined, they ...
Source: Acta Psychologica - April 12, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Xiang Li Jian Zhang Jie Yang Source Type: research
Examining attentional control deficits in adolescents with test anxiety: An evidential synthesis using self-report, behavioral, and resting-state EEG measures
This study, using self-report, behavioral, and resting-state EEG measures, explores how worry and emotionality, impact attentional control in adolescents. It enhances our understanding of the link between test anxiety and cognitive function. Referring to the effect size from prior studies, a total of 42 adolescents took part in the study. We used the Test Anxiety Inventory, due to it can assess worry and emotionality components. We employed three widely-utilized measures of attentional control: the Attentional Control Scale (ACS), the Go/Nogo task, and resting-state electroencephalography measures (alpha oscillation and th...
Source: Acta Psychologica - April 11, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Hua Wei Jiali Sun Source Type: research
The positive side of stress: Investigating the impact of challenge stressors on innovative behavior in higher education
Acta Psychol (Amst). 2024 Apr 9;246:104255. doi: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2024.104255. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTStress can be a double-edged sword. Given the intricacy of the innovation process, the link between job stress and individual innovation behavior remains uncertain. To clarify the relationship between challenge stressors and the innovative behavior of higher education teachers, this study was based on the conservation of resources (COR) theory and adopted the structural equation modeling method to explore the impact of challenge stressors on the innovative behavior of higher education teachers and reveal its influen...
Source: Acta Psychologica - April 11, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Yihai Xu Caisheng Liao Lijun Huang Zhao Li Huiqing Xiao Yingwei Pan Source Type: research
Examining attentional control deficits in adolescents with test anxiety: An evidential synthesis using self-report, behavioral, and resting-state EEG measures
This study, using self-report, behavioral, and resting-state EEG measures, explores how worry and emotionality, impact attentional control in adolescents. It enhances our understanding of the link between test anxiety and cognitive function. Referring to the effect size from prior studies, a total of 42 adolescents took part in the study. We used the Test Anxiety Inventory, due to it can assess worry and emotionality components. We employed three widely-utilized measures of attentional control: the Attentional Control Scale (ACS), the Go/Nogo task, and resting-state electroencephalography measures (alpha oscillation and th...
Source: Acta Psychologica - April 11, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Hua Wei Jiali Sun Source Type: research
The positive side of stress: Investigating the impact of challenge stressors on innovative behavior in higher education
Acta Psychol (Amst). 2024 Apr 9;246:104255. doi: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2024.104255. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTStress can be a double-edged sword. Given the intricacy of the innovation process, the link between job stress and individual innovation behavior remains uncertain. To clarify the relationship between challenge stressors and the innovative behavior of higher education teachers, this study was based on the conservation of resources (COR) theory and adopted the structural equation modeling method to explore the impact of challenge stressors on the innovative behavior of higher education teachers and reveal its influen...
Source: Acta Psychologica - April 11, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Yihai Xu Caisheng Liao Lijun Huang Zhao Li Huiqing Xiao Yingwei Pan Source Type: research
Psychometric validation of the PERMA-profiler for well-being in Chinese adults
In conclusion, the PERMA model is applicable to the Chinese culture, and the PERMA-Profiler provides a valid measure of well-being for Chinese adults.PMID:38598923 | DOI:10.1016/j.actpsy.2024.104248 (Source: Acta Psychologica)
Source: Acta Psychologica - April 10, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Yi-Zi Nie Xu Zhang Ning-Wei Hong Chao Zhou Qian-Qian Huang Shu-Yan Cao Chen Wang Source Type: research
Psychometric validation of the PERMA-profiler for well-being in Chinese adults
In conclusion, the PERMA model is applicable to the Chinese culture, and the PERMA-Profiler provides a valid measure of well-being for Chinese adults.PMID:38598923 | DOI:10.1016/j.actpsy.2024.104248 (Source: Acta Psychologica)
Source: Acta Psychologica - April 10, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Yi-Zi Nie Xu Zhang Ning-Wei Hong Chao Zhou Qian-Qian Huang Shu-Yan Cao Chen Wang Source Type: research
Alerting effects require the absence of surprise
Acta Psychol (Amst). 2024 Apr 5;245:104239. doi: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2024.104239. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOngoing actions are interrupted for a brief period of time whenever salient and expectancy-discrepant stimuli (surprise stimuli) interfere with the present task set. By contrast, salient stimuli (alerting cues) preceding targets can facilitate behaviour by reducing time to initiate actions. Both phenomena seem to be at odds with each other as actions are either impaired or facilitated. Therefore, in the present study, we asked how surprise and alerting effects interact. In two experiments, participants performed cho...
Source: Acta Psychologica - April 6, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Niklas Dietze Gernot Horstmann Christian H Poth Source Type: research
