Free recall experiments provide rich information about memory function, but analyzing free recall data can be complex and difficult. My Python package, Psifr, makes it easy to perform sophisticated analysis of free recall performance and organization. psifr.readthedocs.io/en/latest/inde… 🧵

Stop by our #psynom22 poster tonight 5:00-7:00pm! Sarah Brown-Schmidt and I looked at how various linguistic features of spontaneous speech such as disfluency and backchanneling impact conversational recall.

Great conversations starting at the poster session! Here's Evgeniia (Yev) Diachek talking about her work on factors that predict what people remember from conversations!

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Avoiding "ums" and "ahs" when you speak may actually make what you say less memorable, since these "speech disfluencies" appear to serve a real purpose. They boost a listener's memory of whatever comes immediately afterwards by focusing our attention. psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/2022-…

Une récente étude de #psychologie (Diachek & Brown-Schmidt, 2022) montre que ponctuer son discours de "euh" permettrait d'en faciliter sa mémorisation ! Voici un court thread 🧵 pour vous expliquer comment les chercheurs sont venus à cette conclusion.

It's a mistake to stop saying "um" and "uh" altogether. Evidence: filler words signal that new information is coming, making it easier for listeners to understand and remember what comes next. Hesitations don't make you sound weak. They help you... uh... communicate clearly.

Love seeing so much interest in our work🤩 That’s right: speech disfluencies aid language processing and improve memory for what was said Sarah Brown-Schmidt Posting the link to our American Psychological Association JEP:LMC paper for anyone who might be interested psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi…

We started our new Science Communication internship, and in this interview, Laura Mickes interviewed new intern, Raunak Pillai. Get to know him here, and stay tuned for his upcoming posts. featuredcontent.psychonomic.org/interview-with…

Speech disfluencies (e.g. "um", "uh" improve listeners' memory for speech (new research). They might also buy time for speakers to think (my commentary). *Other* researchers make ableist claim that "um" is better than "uh" because autistics say it less. 🔗ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/hand…

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My lab is hiring a project coordinator! The Conversation Lab at Vanderbilt University is accepting applications for the position of Project Coordinator in the lab of Dr. Sarah Brown-Schmidt at Vanderbilt University. Info about the lab: sarahbrownschmidt.com/lab-page/

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⚡️The Laboratory of Speech Neuroscience Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute is hiring a Lab Manager!⚡️ Successful candidates will have a passion for scientific discovery and a love of IRB protocols :) To be considered, please complete this application: forms.gle/tahitsPXokMX3F… Grateful for RTs! 🙌

Trending in #ExperimentalPsychology: ooir.org/index.php?fiel… 1) Happiness strategies (Nature Human Behaviour) 2) Effect of disfluency on memory for what was said 3) AI & the essence of human empathy 4) Scientific publishing has a language problem 5) Empowerment leads to exploration