Revisiting the target-masker linguistic similarity hypothesis

The linguistic similarity hypothesis states that it is more difficult to segregate target and masker speech when they are linguistically similar…

IN PRINCIPLE ACCEPTANCE - Impaired Performance in Noise - Disentangling Listening Effort from the Irrelevant Speech Effect

Noise can reduce the intelligibility of spoken language and increase the effort necessary to understand speech…

Recall of Speech is Impaired by Subsequent Masking Noise - A Replication of Experiment 2

The presence of masking noise can impair speech intelligibility and increase the attentional and cognitive resources necessary to understand speech…

Understanding Speech amid the Jingle and Jangle - Recommendations for Improving Measurement Practices in Listening Effort Research

The latent constructs psychologists study are typically not directly accessible, so researchers must design measurement instruments that are intended to provide insights about those constructs. Construct validation—assessing whether instruments measure what they intend to—is therefore critical for ensuring that the conclusions we draw actually reflect the intended phenomena…

The nature buffer - the missing link in climate change and mental health research

The connections between climate change and mental health are well known. Research also points to the positive impacts of nature on mental health, well-being, and attention. However, no empirical research has examined how degradation of nature as a result of climate change can impact the mental health benefits that nature provides…