I checked 15 psychology journals on Thursday, June 18, 2026 using the Crossref API. For the period June 11 to June 17, I found 33 new paper(s) in 11 journal(s).

Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science

Throwing Out the Bathwater but Keeping the Baby: Extending Campbell-Fiske’s Multitrait-Multimethod Framework
Herbert W. Marsh, Jiesi Guo, Oliver LĂŒdtke, Reinhard Pekrun
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The 65th anniversary of Campbell and Fiske’s multitrait-multimethod (MTMM) framework provides a timely opportunity to revisit and modernize this foundational model for construct validation. Although structural-equation-modeling-based MTMM approaches have enhanced the field, their widespread application remains constrained by convergence problems, ambiguous trait-method distinctions, and a lack of consensus regarding optimal model specifications. We propose an extended Campbell-Fiske framework that resolves these limitations while preserving the original guidelines’ conceptual strengths. Our key innovation is to apply the MTMM logic to a fully latent multitrait-multidomain correlation matrix derived from a rigorously tested multiple-indicator measurement model. Our approach treats traits and methods (i.e., domains, occasions, informants, contexts, or another method facet) as fully symmetrical, substantive facets, eliminates reliance on manifest correlations, corrects for measurement error, and introduces formal asymptotic parameter comparisons to test each validity criterion. This framework provides a formatively heuristic structure that retains the original appeal of the MTMM logic for applied research while meeting current psychometric standards for transparency, reproducibility, and inferential rigor expected by leading academic journals. We illustrate the method using a large, multidimensional data set ( N = 18,047), but the framework generalizes across domains of psychological science. The extended framework offers applied researchers a flexible, powerful tool for evaluating convergent and discriminant validity, diagnosing trait-domain interactions, and clarifying measurement quality. By “keeping the baby” while refreshing the empirical implementation, our approach affirms the enduring value of the Campbell-Fiske logic while aligning it with the demands of modern research practice.
Rethinking Type S and Type M Errors
Daniël Lakens, Cristian Mesquida, Gabriela Xavier-Quintais, Sajedeh Rasti, Enrico Toffalini, Gianmarco AltoÚ
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Gelman and Carlin introduced Type S (sign) and Type M (magnitude) errors to highlight the possibility that statistically significant results in published articles are misleading. Although these concepts have been proposed to be useful both when designing a study (prospective) and when evaluating results (retroactive), we argue that these statistics do not facilitate the proper design of studies or the meaningful interpretation of results. Type S errors are a response to the criticism of testing against a point null of exactly zero in contexts in which true zero effects are implausible. Testing against a minimum effect while controlling the Type 1 error rate provides a more coherent and practically useful alternative. Type M errors warn against effect-size inflation after selectively reporting significant results, but we argue that statistical indices such as the critical effect size or bias-adjusted effect size are preferable approaches. We do believe that Type S and Type M errors can be valuable in statistics education, in which the principles of error control are explained, and in the discussion section of studies that fail to follow good research practices. Overall, we argue that their use cases are more limited than is currently recognized and that alternative solutions deserve greater attention.

Behavior Research Methods

How continuous is continuous enough? Comparing the reliability of continuous and discrete scales
Wei-Hung Yang, Yao-Ting Sung, Yeh-Tai Chou
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Designing a reliable rating scale with an appropriate number of options remains a central issue in social science measurement. Prior studies have reported inconsistent findings, with some suggesting that reliability is maximized at moderate response granularity and others indicating that finer granularity yields higher precision. These inconsistencies may partly reflect methodological differences, particularly the use of classical test theory or the discretization of continuous responses, both of which may underestimate the reliability of continuous scales. To address these issues, the present study reconceptualized discrete and continuous scales as points along a unified granularity continuum and examined reliability using the continuous rating scale model (CoRSM). Utilizing the CoRSA analytical framework (Chou et al., 2025), we conducted two complementary studies. Study 1 employed Monte Carlo simulations varying sample sizes ( N = 200 to 1,000), test lengths (11 to 61 items), and response formats ranging from three-point to continuous. Study 2 provided empirical validation with 3,434 junior high school students completing a career interest assessment across 10 response formats, ranging from five-point scales to continuous visual analogue scales (VAS). Across both studies, reliability generally increased as response granularity increased, although the empirical pattern was not strictly monotonic across all intermediate formats. In Study 2, segmented regression indicated that the breakpoint in diminishing returns occurred at approximately seven to eight response options within the discrete range examined. Meanwhile, the highest reliability estimates were observed for the 101-point and VAS formats. These findings clarify one methodological source of inconsistency in prior research.
Self-reported expressibility predicts communicative success: Open dataset, validation, and simulation
Aleksandra Ćwiek, Susanne Fuchs, Wim Pouw, Ơárka Kadavá
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Referential communication experiments, in which participants negotiate meaning without conventional language, have provided insights into the origins of language and the modalities that accompanied its early forms. However, these experiments are resource-intensive, limiting sample sizes and the diversity of stimuli. This study provides an empirical validation of expressibility ratings – participants’ subjective judgments about their ability to communicate concepts through different modalities – as an efficient alternative to laboratory-based production experiments. We collected expressibility ratings for 207 concepts across three modalities: gesture-only, vocalization-only, and combined gesture-vocalization. These ratings were empirically validated against a production experiment in which participants attempted to communicate 84 selected concepts. We measured communicative success using binary accuracy (correct/incorrect) and continuous semantic similarity between guesses and targets. Results strongly support the empirical validity of expressibility ratings. Higher expressibility ratings reliably predicted greater guessability (both measures) and required fewer corrective attempts when feedback was provided. Feedback improved exact matches but not semantic similarity. Modality comparisons revealed that gesture-only and combined modalities performed equivalently and both substantially better than vocalization-only. To further showcase the utility of the ratings, we created robust simulations to investigate potential bias in concept selection for stimuli. The analysis examined varying semantic domains and stimulus and participant numbers, finding no systematic bias toward gestural superiority, suggesting robust modality differences. The strong correspondence between expressibility ratings and actual communicative success demonstrates that humans have intuitions of their nonlinguistic communicative abilities. These findings establish expressibility ratings as a methodologically efficient tool for studying modality affordances, enabling larger-scale investigations with enhanced statistical power and broader conceptual coverage.
Estimating multivariate longitudinal trajectories using mixed-effects models with crossed random effects
José Ángel Martínez-Huertas, Emilio Ferrer
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In this study we examine how a mixed-effects model with crossed random effects for individuals and variables estimates within- and between-variability in longitudinal multivariate trajectories from cohort-sequential designs. These designs are characterized by large proportions of planned missing data, and they usually require continuous-time metrics. Via simulations, we evaluated different model outcomes under various conditions regarding the size of clusters (individuals and variables) and the complexity of the trajectories. Results show that (a) this model can estimate the general trajectories (common to all individuals and variables) and their variability, plus the variable-specific trajectories through the predictions of the levels of the random factors; (b) the standard errors of the random effects are wide, yet they are important for making substantive decisions for specific variables; and (c) the model predictions can adequately forecast individual and variable-specific complete trajectories from just a few observations per individual. These results are supported in an empirical illustration using cognitive developmental data. These findings show that researchers can obtain complete individual trajectories for multiple variables throughout a target age range. The relative simplicity of this model in comparison with other alternatives makes it a promising and accessible tool for multivariate longitudinal data analysis.
Psychometric functions for temporal discrimination: Duration or log duration?
Miguel A. García-Pérez, Rocío Alcalå-Quintana
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Duration discrimination data collected with single-presentation tasks (e.g., bisection or temporal generalization tasks) or dual-presentation tasks (e.g., greater–less or same–different tasks) are usually analyzed by fitting psychometric functions. The independent variable in these functions is test duration measured in seconds or milliseconds. In contrast, the independent variable is log stimulus magnitude in psychometric functions for discrimination in other sensory modalities, most often because of the applicability of Weber’s law. We report a study aimed at determining empirically whether duration discrimination data are best described by psychometric functions of duration or log duration. We first conducted a simulation study to identify the design (type of task, number of test durations, number of trials, etc.) with which the generating psychometric function (of duration or log duration) fit the data substantially better than the impostor function. Based on these results, we conducted an empirical study with the same–different task that adaptively administered 1,200 trials over 11 test durations around the standard duration. We collected 45 datasets and fitted both types of psychometric function in each case. By the loglikelihood-ratio statistic, psychometric functions of duration fitted the data better in only 7 of 45 cases (15.6%), in agreement with simulation results obtained when data were generated by psychometric functions of log duration. Analysis of data from 69 published papers (totaling 17,000+ psychometric functions) also indicated better fit of psychometric functions of log duration in the expected proportion given the typically small numbers of trials per function.
Is “sky” bluer than “grass” is green? Word–color associations dataset for cognitive science
Eldad Keha, Avishai Henik, Eyal Kalanthroff
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Color plays a fundamental role in cognition, influencing perception, memory, and language processing. Although many studies have used word–color associations to examine cognitive processes, the selection of color-associated stimuli has often been arbitrary and rarely validated through independent behavioral measures. The current study developed and validated a dataset of color-associated object words for cognitive research. In Experiment 1, 298 participants provided subjective assessments for 143 words selected from 124 previous studies. For each word, participants indicated the most strongly associated color, rated the strength of the association, and selected the RGB value. The results revealed substantial variability across words in agreement and association strength. Based on these ratings, we constructed a dataset of 79 strongly color-associated words across 11 color categories. In Experiment 2, we validated the dataset in a UK sample ( N = 568) using a manual semantic Stroop task, in which words were presented in congruent or incongruent colors. Dataset words produced a reliable semantic Stroop effect, with faster responses to congruent than incongruent color-associated word pairings, and this effect was larger for dataset than non-dataset words. In Experiment 3, we replicated this validation pattern in an independent US sample ( N = 337), providing further evidence for the robustness and usefulness of the dataset for English-language cognitive research. Across the validation experiments, subjective association strength was related to the objective semantic Stroop effect. Together, the findings demonstrate that the current dataset provides an empirically validated set of color-associated words that can support research on perception, memory, semantic processing, and cognitive control.
Mind Melodies: An NLP platform to examine music cognition
Adolfo M. García, Alejandro Sosa Welford, Joaquín Ponferrada, Franco J. Ferrante, Camilo Avendaño, Gonzalo Pérez, Agustina Birba, Ivan Caro, Juan Francisco Saavedra, Daniel Escobar Grisales, Bruno Mesz
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From review to synthesis: A step-by-step methodological guide to systematic reviews and multilevel meta-analyses
Meilan Hu, Paye Shin Koh, Xun Ci Soh, Andree Hartanto, Nadyanna M. Majeed
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We provide a step-by-step guide on conducting a quantitative systematic review (i.e., meta-analysis) using the open-source programming language R , as well as conducting a multilevel meta-analysis, in contexts where effect sizes are non-independent (e.g., multiple studies from the same lab). Quantitative systematic reviews offer researchers a method for synthesizing large bodies of literature, helping clarify inconsistent findings, identify research gaps, and refine theoretical models. However, existing tutorials often assume prior knowledge and/or experience, often overlooking foundational concepts. To address this gap, a comprehensive walkthrough of the systematic review process is presented, covering pre-registration, literature search and retrieval, screening, risk of bias assessment, and data extraction following the PRISMA framework. We then present detailed guidance on how to conduct both traditional and multilevel meta-analyses in R . Specifically, the tutorial explains how to estimate overall meta-analytic effect sizes when effect sizes are independent (traditional meta-analysis) and when effect sizes are nested within labs (multilevel meta-analysis). Procedures for assessing heterogeneity, testing for publication bias, and conducting moderation analyses are also covered. To accompany this tutorial, we supplement annotated R scripts and R notebooks to support transparency, reproducibility, and accessibility for researchers of all levels of experience.
Synchronizing brains and hearts: A practical guide for caregiver–child fNIRS-ECG multimodal hyperscanning
Yelim Hong, Nicole J. Moore, Laura E. Quiñones-Camacho
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The study of synchrony—concordant neural, physiological, and behavioral activity between individuals—has advanced our understanding of co-regulation and socio-emotional development, particularly within caregiver–child relationships. While previous research has often examined neural and physiological synchrony separately, recent multimodal approaches highlight the importance of integrating these systems. This paper presents a comprehensive, practical guide to multimodal hyperscanning using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) and electrocardiography (ECG) in caregiver–child dyads. We outline theoretical foundations, methodological considerations, and detailed protocols for synchronizing fNIRS (via NIRx), ECG (via Mindware), behavioral video (via Mangold VideoSyncPro), and task stimuli (via PsychoPy) in a fully time-aligned manner. We describe equipment configurations, software integration, trigger-based synchronization workflows, and strategies to overcome common challenges in developmental psychophysiological research, particularly with young children. Drawing from our experience with children aged 3–7 years, we provide empirical benchmarks for feasibility, compliance, and data quality. This guide provides a practical, adaptable framework designed to lower the barrier to entry for multimodal hyperscanning and encourage its widespread use in developmental research. Integrating neural and physiological synchrony allows researchers to capture the dynamic, multi-systemic nature of caregiver–child interaction and opens new avenues for investigating mechanisms of co-regulation, emotional development, and risk for psychopathology.

Computers in Human Behavior

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Corrigendum to ‘Corrigendum to ‘Can online behaviors be linked to mental health? Active versus passive social network usage on depression via envy and self-esteem’’ [Computers in Human Behavior 162 (2025) 108455, 172 (2025) 108744]
Nhan Duc Nguyen, Ngoc-Anh Truong, Pham Quang Dao, Huan Hong Nguyen
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Perceptions and Adoption of AI in Public Relations: Innovation Attributes, Threats, and Practical Implications
Sung-Un Yang, Cen April Yue, Arunima Krishna, Donald K. Wright
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Perceived algorithmic attraction in GenAI-generated pedagogical agents: Dimensions and effects on learner trust and motivation
Fu-Song Hsu, Wei-Ting Pai, I-Chia Tsai
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Too Tired to Be Judged by Humans: Social Jetlag Increases Preference for AI through Social Anxiety
Xiaoyu Zhou, Yuxuan Chu, Liwei Zhang, Jianping Liang
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The role of anthropomorphized artificial intelligence in shaping consumer mental models and emotional experience in digital branding
Samira Nazari Ghazvini, Behnaz Ahmadzadeh Ardebili, Amir Heidari Arash, Shokoufeh Hajmalek, Mohammad Hossein Vafa, Hassan Nosrati
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Visual Feedback Design and Cognitive Immersion: A Mediated Model of Performance Pressure, Satisfaction, and Skill Depth
Min Jou, Yungwei Hao
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Does greater dominance lead to greater trust? A study on the impact of robot personality on user trust
Yunze Zhao, Mengting Lu
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Risk and protective patterns of adolescent phubbing: A pattern-oriented study using association rule mining
Erdal Görkem Gavcar, Çağlar ƞimßek, Ahmet BĂŒber, Ömer Baßay, BĂŒrge Kabukçu Baßay, Merve Aktaß Terzioğlu, Serdar İplikçi
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Why we feel regret and guilt about using digital technology in our free time – A European perspective
Christine Schoetensack, Ruth Ogden, Katarzyna Goncikowska, Joanna Witowska, Georgina Giner-DomĂ­nguez, SĂ©bastien Chappuis, Tereza Klegr, Rafael Valenzuela, Julie Papastamatelou, Marc Wittmann, NĂșria Codina, JosĂ© Vicente Pestana, MĂłnica FernĂĄndez Boente, Quentin Meteier, Chantal Martin-Soelch, Vanda ČernohorskĂĄ
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Group Processes & Intergroup Relations

Mobilizing the Majority: The Role of Intergroup Contact and Exposure to Conceptualizations of Racism in Promoting Intergroup Solidarity
Ellen Shi, Fiona A. White, Rebecca T. Pinkus
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Intergroup contact is known to predict advantaged group members’ solidarity with minority outgroups, which is crucial given persisting racial inequalities. To identify whether exposure to a conceptualization of racism can affect the contact–action relationship, two studies were conducted with White participants randomly allocated to a systemic racism, individual racism, or baseline condition, and their intergroup contact quality with racial minorities measured as a predictor of solidarity. Study 1 ( N = 311) showed that higher contact quality generally predicted greater intergroup solidarity, particularly when exposed to individual racism. Study 2 ( N = 322) clarified that individual racism exposure not only strengthened the positive contact–action relationship, but, relative to systemic racism exposure, could also minimize the negative contact–action relationship for lower quality contact. These findings highlight that individual racism exposure and positive contact experiences may together be conducive to promoting solidarity, offering practical considerations for future contact interventions.

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Selective ignorance? The role of the information target in allocation decisions
Hagit Sabato, Ilana Ritov
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Diversity, equity, and inclusion regression: Perceptions of organizations that fail to persevere in their stated commitments
Kim E. Chaney, Izilda Pereira-Jorge
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Persuasion via intermediaries: The pull of extremity
Derek D. Rucker, Mark Dyer, Jesse D'Agostino, Zakary L. Tormala
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Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Is my loneliness killing me? Effects of loneliness and social isolation on transitions between cognitive status categories and death.
Tomiko Yoneda, Kathryn L. Jackson, Emily C. Noyer, Christopher R. Beam, Gabrielle Pfund, Stephen Antonoplis, Emorie Beck, Katy Bedjeti, Pei Qin, Kayla M. Garner, Jing Luo, Karina Van Bogart, Lily Pieramici, Katherina Hauner, Nicholas A. Turiano, PĂĄraic S. O'SĂșilleabhĂĄin, Lisa Barnes, David A. Bennett, Graciela Muniz Terrera, Daniel K. Mroczek, Bryan D. James, Andrew Steptoe, Anthony D. Ong, Eileen K. Graham
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Morality cut both ways: The role of cognition and emotion in attitude moralization and demoralization.
Paul E. Teas, Linda J. Skitka
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Listening across the divide: High-quality listening promotes speakers’ state well-being through basic psychological need satisfaction during disagreements.
Dvori Saluk, Guy Itzchakov, Netta Weinstein, Moty Amar
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Multivariate Behavioral Research

A Modularized Higher-Order Diagnostic Classification Model for Clustered Attribute Hierarchies
Minho Lee, Yon Soo Suh
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Generalizing Causal Effects to a Target Population Without Individual-Level Data from the Target Population
Wen Wei Loh, Dongning Ren
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Organizational Research Methods

Rhythms of Organizational Life: Rhythmanalysis as an Organizational Research Method
Albane Grandazzi, Gazi Islam
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Rhythms form an essential part of organizational life, involving embodied patterns of repetition and difference that structure work processes, against the ongoing background of wider organizational and environmental rhythms. Organizational literature increasingly recognizes the importance of rhythms; yet little methodological work exists, either at the level of theorization or practical guidance. The current study draws on Lefebvre's foundational work on rhythmanalysis to elaborate an organizational methodology for studying rhythms. We argue that rhythmanalysis provides a critically oriented approach to understanding social dynamics and advances theorizing about organizational environments by overcoming the dichotomy between entities and processes, stability and change. In this article, we propose methodological guidelines for developing the field of rhythmanalysis in organizational settings by illustrating how it can be conducted through the reanalysis of ethnographic material. We discuss the methodological contributions of rhythmanalysis for a critical exploration of organizational dynamics.

Psychological Methods

A unified framework for psychometrics in experimental psychology: The standardized generalized hierarchical factor model.
Ricardo Rey-SĂĄez, Alicia Franco-MartĂ­nez, Javier Revuelta, Miguel A. Vadillo
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Best practices in multilevel modeling for within-cluster group comparisons: An evaluation of coding strategies reflecting group composition and heterogeneity.
Qian Zhang, Xiao Liu, Zijun Ke
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Structured hierarchical regression for Likert scales including dispersion effects: Models and fitting tools.
Gerhard Tutz, Moritz Berger
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Psychological Science

Eye Glint as a Novel Perceptual Cue in Human Vision
Gwenisha J. Liaw, Colin J. Palmer
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A subtle yet ubiquitous feature of the human face is eye glint —specular reflections from the surface of the eye that vary with the position of light sources in the environment. This study tested whether eye glint influences face perception, particularly in how observers perceive the gaze direction of a person they are viewing. Adult participants viewed computer-rendered face images that varied in eye direction, head rotation, and illumination. The presence of eye glint had little influence on the accuracy or precision of perceived gaze direction when faces were viewed under simplified conditions. However, biases in perceived gaze direction caused by changes in head orientation or illumination direction were reduced when eye glint was present relative to when it was absent. This suggests that eye glint can help an observer to maintain constancy in gaze perception despite variability in the appearance of the eye region that occurs across viewing conditions.

Psychology of Music

Exploring Musical Rewards in Music Teacher Education: A Comparative Study
Diego CalderĂłn-Garrido, Josep Gustems-Carnicer, Salvador Oriola-Requena
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Musical experience offers psychological, social, and emotional benefits, which depend on individual variability in response to music. These benefits are known as musical rewards. This article examines the musical rewards experienced by future music educators across different educational levels (primary, secondary, and conservatory) during their undergraduate and postgraduate studies. The Barcelona Music Reward Questionnaire (BMRQ) was administered to a sample of 164 future teachers. The results indicate that students score highly on musical rewards, particularly in music seeking and emotional evocation. Furthermore, differences between groups and genders were identified on certain BMRQ scales. The article concludes that understanding these rewards can contribute to improving the training of music educators at various educational levels and provides some teaching guidelines to enhance the development of these competencies.