Behavior Research Methods
Papers in Press as of May 19, 2009

Similar but not the same: A comparison of the utility of directly rated and feature-based similarity measures for generating spatial models of conceptual data
Matthew J. Dry & Gert Storms
(M.J.D.) Department of Psychology, Tiensestraat 102, Leuven B3000, Belgium; matt.dry@psy.kuleuven.be

Nominal analysis of "variance"
David J. Weiss
(D.J.W.) Department of Psychology, California State University, Los Angeles,609 Colonial Circle, Fullerton, CA 92835; dweiss@calstatela.edu

Estimating long-range dependence in time series: An evaluation of estimators implemented in R
Esther Stroe-Kunold, Tetiana Stadnytska, Joachim Werner, & Simone Braun
(J.W.) Department of Psychology, University of Heidelberg, Hauptstr. 47-51, Heidelberg 69117, Germany; joachim.werner@psychologie.uni-heidelberg.de

Computational procedures for probing interactions in OLS and logistic regression: SPSS and SAS implementations
Andrew F. Hayes & Jörg Matthes
(A.F.H.) School of Communication ,Ohio State University, 154 N. Oval Mall, 3016 Derby Hall, Columbus, OH 43210; hayes.338@osu.edu
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Evaluating the two-component inspection model in a simplified luggage search task
A. W. J. Wales, C. Anderson, K. L. Jones, A. Schwaninger, & J. A. Horne
(A.W.J.W.) Visual Cognition Research Group, University of Zurich, c/o CASRA/APSS, Thurgauerstr. 39, Zurich 8050, Switzerland; alan.wales@access.uzh.ch

New algorithms assessing short summaries in expository texts using latent semantic analysis
Ricardo Olmos, José A. León, Guillermo Jorge-Botana, & Inmaculada Escudero
(J.A.L.) Dpto de Psicología Básica, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Campus de Cantoblanco, Madrid 28049, Spain; joseantonio.leon@uam.es

Selection-based virtual keyboard prototypes and data collection application
Barbara Millet, Shihab Asfour, & James R. Lewis
(S.A.) Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Miami, 1251 Memorial Drive, 268 McArthur Engineering Bldg., Coral Gables, FL 33146; sasfour@miami.edu

Cooperation versus competition in a mass emergency evacuation: A new laboratory simulation and a new theoretical model
John Drury, Chris Cocking, Steve Reicher, Andy Burton, Damian Schofield, Andrew Hardwick, Danielle Graham, & Paul Langston
(J.D.) School of Psychology, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QH, England; j.drury@sussex.ac.uk

Assessing effects of viewing distance on normal Chinese reading: Some methodological and theoretical implications
Mengyun Xu & Timothy R. Jordan
(M.X.) School of Psychology, University of Leicester, Lancaster Road, Leicester LE1 9HN, England; mx9@leicester.ac.uk

Moving beyond Kucera and Francis: A critical evaluation of current word frequency norms and the introduction of a new and improved word frequency measure for American English
Marc Brysbaert & Boris New
(M.B.) Department of Experimental Psychology, Ghent University, Henri Dunantlaan 2, Gent B-9000, Belgium; marc.brysbaert@ugent.be
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A method for the definition of a self-awareness behavior dimension with clinical subjects: A latent trait analysis
Stefania Mannarini
(S.M.) Department of General Psychology, University of Padua, Via Venezia 8, 35131 Padua, Italy; stefania.mannarini@unipd.it

The use of faces as stimuli in neuroimaging and psychological experiments: A procedure to standardize stimulus features
Ed H. B. M. Gronenschild, Floortje Smeets, Eric F. P. M. Vuurman, Martin P. J. van Boxtel, & Jelle Jolles
(E.H.B.M.G.) Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, Maastricht 6200 MD, The Netherlands; ed.gronenschild@np.unimaas.nl

The LMPCA program: A graphical user interface for fitting the linked-mode PARAFAC-PCA model to coupled real-valued data
Tom F. Wilderjans, Eva Ceulemans, Henk A. L. Kiers, & Meers Kristof
(T.F.W.) Department of Psychology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Tiensestraat 102, Box 3713, Leuven 3000, Belgium; tom.wilderjans@psy.kuleuven.be

Statistical power analysis for growth curve models using SAS
Zhiyong Zhang & Lijuan Wang
(Z.Z.) Department of Psychology, University of Notre Dame, 118 Haggar Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556; zhiyongzhang@nd.edu

Recovery of weak factor loadings in confirmatory factor analysis under conditions of model misspecification
Carmen Ximénez
(C.X.) Departamento de Psicologia Social y Metodologia, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco s/n, Madrid 28049, Spain; carmen.ximenez@uam.es

Home cage testing of delay discounting in rats
S. Koot, W. Adriani, L. Saso, R. van den Bos, & G. Laviola
(W.A.) Department of Psychology, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, Roma I-00161, Italy; walter.adriani@iss.it

Building and managing an online panel with phpPanelAdmin
Anja S. Göritz
(A.S.G.) Work, Industrial & Organizational Psychology, University of Würzburg, Roentgenring 10, Würzburg 97070, Germany; anja.goeritz@psychologie.uni-wuerzburg.de
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Effect of tuned parameters on an LSA multiple choice questions answering model
Alain Lifchitz, Sandra Jhean-Larose, & Guy Denhiere
(A.L.) Université Pierre et Marie Curie, LIP6–DAPA, CNRS, 104, avenue du président Kennedy, Paris F-75016, France; alain.lifchitz@lip6.fr
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A comparative quantitative analysis of Greek orthographic transparency
Athanassios Protopapas & Eleni L. Vlahou
(A.P.) Institute for Language & Speech Processing, Artemidos 6 & Epidavrou, Maroussi GR-15125, Greece; protopap@ilsp.gr,
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Comparison of a computer-administered ability test used online and in laboratory
Jan Marten Ihme, Franziska Lemke, Kerstin Lieder, Franka Martin, Jonas C. Müller, & Sabine Schmidt
(J.M.I.) Leibniz Institute for Science Education (IPN), Olshausenstrasse 62, Kiel 24098, Germany; ihme@ipn.uni-kiel.de

A method for cross-cultural adaptation of a verbal memory assessment
Yen Ying Lim, Khic Houy Prang, Lucette Cysique, Robert H. Pietrzak, Peter J. Snyder, & Paul Maruff
(P.M.) Cogstate Ltd., Level 7, 21 Victoria Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia; pmaruff@cogstate.com

LEXIN: A lexical database from Spanish kindergarten and first-grade readers
Silvia Corral, Marta Ferrero, & Edurne Goikoetxea
(E.G.) Departamento de Psicopedagogía, Universidad de Deusto, Apartado 1, Bilbao 48080, Spain; egoiko@fice.deusto.es

Identifying and analyzing the construction and effectiveness of offensive plays in basketball by using systematic observation
Jordi Fernandez, Oleguer Camerino, M. Teresa Anguera, & Gudberg K. Jonsson
(O.C.) University of Lleida, Víctor Siurana, 1, 25003 Lleida, Spain; ocamerino@inefc.udl.cat

The Observer XT: A tool for the integration and synchronization of multimodal signals
Patrick H. Zimmerman, J. Elizabeth Bolhuis, Albert Willemsen, Erik S. Meyer, & P. J. J. Noldus
(P.H.Z.) Noldus Information Technology, P.O. Box 268, Wageningen 6700 AG, The Netherlands; patrick.zimmerman@noldus.nl

An improved screw-free method for electrode implantation and intracranial electroencephalographic recordings in mice
Chiping Wu, Marta Wais, Tariq Zahid, Qi Wan, & Liang Zhang
(L.Z.) Toronto Western Hospital, Room 13-411, 399 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON, M5T 2S8 Canada; liangz@uhnres.utoronto.ca

Measuring and making decisions for social reciprocity
Antonio Solanas, David Leiva, Vicenta Sierra, & Lluís Salafranca
(A.S.) Facultat de Psicologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Passeig de la Vall d'Hebron, 171. Barcelona 08035, Spain; antonio.solanas@ub.edu

A method for the control of eating rate: A potential intervention in eating disorders
Ioannis Ioakimidis, Modjtaba Zandian, Cecilia Bergh, & Per Sodersten
(I.I.) Karolinska Institutet, NVS, Section of Applied Neuroendocrinology, AB Mando, Mandometer and Mandolean Clinics, Novum, S-141 04 Huddinge, Sweden; ioannis.ioakimidis@ki.se

Measuring biting behavior induced by acute stress in the rat
J.L. Zeredo, Y. Kumei, T. Shibazaki, N. Yoshida, &K. Toda
(J.L.Z.) University of Brasilia, Campus of Ceilandia, QNN 14 Area Especial, Ceilandia Sul CEP, Brasilia DF 72220-140, Brazil; jllzeredo@unb.br

Streams and patterns in behavior as challenges for future technologies
John C. Fentress
(J.C.F.) Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, B3H 3J5 Canada; john.fentress@gmail.com

Multivariate data handlings in the study of rat behavior: An integrated approach
Maurizio Casarrubea, Filippina Sorbera, &Giuseppe Crescimanno
(M.C.) Department of Experimental Medicine, Università di Palermo, Human Physiology Section, Palermo, Italy; m.casarrubea@unipa.it

Observation system for the control of the hive environment by the honeybee (Apis mellifera)
Mizue Ohashi, Ryuichi Okada, Toshifumi Kimura, & Hidetoshi Ikeno
(M.O.) School of Human Science and Environment, University of Hyogo, 1-1-12 Shinzaike-honcho, Himeji 670-0092, Japan; ohashi@shse.u-hyogo.ac.jp

Automatic analysis of altered gait in arylsulfatase A-deficient mice in the open field
T. Leroy, S. Stroobants, J.-M. Aerts, R. D’Hooge, & D. Berckmans
(D.B.) M3-BIORES, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 30, Heverlee B-3001, Belgium; daniel.berckmans@biw.kuleuven.be

Acoustic sleepiness detection: Framework and validation of a speech-adapted pattern recognition approach
Jarek Krajewski, Anton Batliner, & Martin Golz
(J.K.) Experimental Business Psychology, University of Wuppertal, Gaußstraße 20, Wuppertal 42097, Germany; krajewsk@uni-wuppertal.de

The inhibitory avoidance test optimized for discovery of cognitive enhancers
E. Detrait, E. Hanon, B. Dardenne, & Y. Lamberty
(E.D.) CNS Pharmacology Department, Cognitive Psychopharmacology, R9 building, Chemin du Foriest, Braine-l’Alleud B-1420, Belgium; eric.detrait@ucb-group.com

A simple method for measuring brain asymmetry in children: Application to autism
R. A. Wittling, E. Schweiger, L.Yu. Rizhova, E.A. Vershinina, & L. B. Starup
(E.S.) Center for Neuopsychologial Research, University of Trier, Johaniterufer 15, Trier D-54290, Germany; schweiger@znf.uni-trier.de

Reading the tea leaves in an intelligent coffee corner: Challenges for understanding behavior
Ingrid Mulder, Gabriele Lenzini, Mortaza S. Bargh, & Bob Hulsebosch
(I.M.) Delft University of Technology, Landbergstraat 15, Delft 2628 CE, The Netherlands; mulderi@acm.org

A wireless portable physiology recorder for psychophysiology research based on a personal digital assistant
Thijs Schrama
(T.S.) Faculty of Social Sciences, Leiden University, Wassenaarseweg 52, Leiden 2333AK, The Netherlands; tschrama@fsw.leidenuniv.nl

Using Noldus Observer XT for research on deaf signers learning to read: An innovative methodology
D.A. Ducharme & Isabelle Arcand
(D.A.D.) School of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Ottawa, 451 Smyth Rd, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8M5 Canada; daphne.ducharme@uottawa.ca

Coding gestural behaviour with the NEUROGES–ELAN system
H. Lausberg & H. Sloetjes
(H.L.) Institut für Psychosoziale Medizin und Psychotherapie, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Bachstr. 18, Jena D-07743, Germany; hedda.lausberg@med.uni-jena.de
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Behavioral phenotyping of a murine model of Alzheimer's disease in a seminaturalistic environment using RFID tracking
Lars Lewejohann, Anne Marie Hoppmann, Philipp Kegel, Mareike Kritzler, Antonio Krüger, & Norbert Sachser
(L.L.) Department of Behavioural Biology, University of Münster, Badestr. 13, Münster 48149, Germany; ljohann@phenotyping.com
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Identifying and analyzing motor skill responses in body movement and dance
Marta Castañer, Carlota Torrents, M. T. Anguera, Mária Dinusová, & Gudberg K. Jonsson
(M.C.) Manifestacions de la Motricitat, Laboratori d'Observació de la Motricitat, INEFC-Lleida, Pda. Caparrella S/N, Lleida 25192, Spain; castaner@inefc.udl.cat

Exploring workload and attention measurements with uLog mouse data
A. van Drunen, E.L. van den Broek, A.J. Spink, T. Heffelaar
(A.D.) Industrial Design, Technical University Eindhoven, P.O. Box 513 (HG. 307), Eindhoven 5600 MB, The Netherlands; avandrunen@gmail.com

Epistemic action: A measure for cognitive support in tangible user interfaces?
M. Fjeld & W. Barendregt
(M.F.) Chalmers TH, Rännvägen 6B, Göteborg SE-412 96, Sweden; morten@fjeld.ch

An integrated device to evaluate a driver’s functional state
A. Clarion, C. Ramon, C. Petit, A. Dittmar, J. P. Bourgeay, A. Guillot, C. Gehin, E. McAdams, & C. Collet
(C.C.) CRIS, Claude Bernard University, Lyon 1., Villeurbanne, France; christian.collet@univ-lyon1.fr

A transcranial doppler sonography study of shoot/don't shoot responding
Natasha B. Schultz & David A. Washburn
(D.A.W.) Georgia State University, P.O. Box 5010, Atlanta, GA 30302; dwashburn@gsu.edu

Millisecond precision psychological research in a world of commodity computers: New hardware, new problems?
Richard R. Plant & Garry Turner
(R.R.P.) Department of Psychology, University of York, Heslington Road, York YO10 5DD, England; r.plant@psych.york.ac.uk

A hybrid approach to experimental control
Peter Dixon
(P.D.) Department of Psychology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2E9 Canada; peter.dixon@ualberta.ca

Social psychophysics: Using psychophysics to answer "social" questions with PsychoPro
Otto H. MacLin, M. Kimberly MacLin, Dwight Peterson, Osman Chowdhry, & Priyanka Joshi
(O.H.M.) Department of Psychology, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA 50614; otto.maclin@uni.edu

Real-time generation of representations for cognitive models
Randy J. Brou, Stephanie M. Doane, & Gary L. Bradshaw
(S.M.D.) Department of Psychology, P.O. Box 6161, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762; smd39@msstate.edu

How to support learning from multiple hypertext sources
Anja B. Naumann, Ina Wechsung, & Josef F. Krems
(A.B.N.) Deutsche Telekom Laboratories, Berlin University of Technology, Ernst-Reuter-Platz 7, Berlin D-10587, Germany; anja.naumann@telekom.de

More data trumps smarter algorithms: Comparing pointwise mutual information and latent semantic analysis
Gabriel Recchia & Michael N. Jones
(G.R.) Cognitive Science Program, Indiana University, 1910 E. 10th St., Bloomington, IN 47406-7512; grecchia@indiana.edu
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A mixed-effects expectancy valence model for the Iowa gambling task
Chung-Ping Cheng, Ching-Fan Sheu, & Nai-Shing Yen
(C.C.-P.) Department of Psychology, National Chengchi University, Taipei 116, Taiwan; cpcheng@nccu.edu.tw

Randomization tests and the unequal N/unequal variance problem
D. J. K. Mewhort, Matthew Kelly, & Brendan T. Johns
(D.J.K.M.) Department of Psychology, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6 Canada; mewhortd@queensu.ca

PsychoPro 2.0: Using multidimensional scaling to examine the perceptual categorization of race
Otto H. MacLin, Dwight J. Peterson, Cody Hashman, & Nick Flach
(O.H.M.) Department of Psychology, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA 50614; otto.maclin@uni.edu

Using SMS text messaging for teaching and data collection in the behavioral sciences
Stian Reimers & Neil Stewart
(S.R.) Department of Psychology, University College London, 26 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AP, England; s.reimers@ucl.ac.uk

The components of paraphrase evaluations
Philip M. McCarthy, Rebekah H. Guess, & Danielle S. McNamara
(P.M.M.) Institute for Intelligent Systems (IIS), University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152; pmmccrth@memphis.edu

The efficacy of a Web-based counterargument tutor
Christopher R. Wolfe, M. Anne Britt, Melina Petrovic, Michael Albrecht, & Kristopher Kopp
(C.R.W.) Department of Psychology, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056; wolfecr@muohio.edu

Web-based image norming: How do object familiarity and visual complexity ratings compare when collected in-lab vs. online?
Dwayne E. Paré & George S. Cree
(D.E.P.) Department of Psychology, University of Toronto Scarborough, 1265 Military Trail, Toronto, ON, M1C 1A4 Canada; dpare@psychexperiments.com

Allocation of effort as a function of payoffs for individual tasks in a multitasking environment
Dongyuan Debbie Wang, Robert W. Proctor, & David F. Pick
(R.W.P.) Department of Psychological Sciences, Purdue University, W. Lafayette, IN 47907-1364; proctor@psych.purdue.edu