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Mercede Erfanian

@MercedeE82

Neuroscientist, interested in šŸ§  stuff

mercedeerfanian82.github.io
Joined October 2017
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šŸšØ #Misophonia participants needed if you are based at #LONDON @SoQuietOrg @MisoAssociation @sfive_
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The preprint is now available! #Social-#Cognitive Dysregulation Model of #Misophonia: Perspective from a Behavioural Study biorxiv.org/content/10.64898ā€¦
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šŸ””Participants needed for our new #misophonia study! Please click on the link below or scan the QR code in the poster! research.sc/participant/logiā€¦ @HearOurMiso @SoQuietOrg @bcm_misophonia @MisoAssociation @sfive_ @MisophoniaInt
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Preprint is now available! Default nudges modulate the temporal profile of pupil-linked arousal during decision-making under cognitive load osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/t4ā€¦ via @OsfFramework
Default nudges modulate the temporal profile of pupil-linked arousal during decision-making under...

Default nudges modulate the temporal profile of pupil-linked arousal during decision-making under...

The mechanisms by which default nudges influence complex decision-making under cognitive load remain poorly understood. Although defaults can shape choice behaviour, behavioural measures alone cannot...

osf.io
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Just published! The Effect of #Cognitive Load and Default #Nudges on #Decision-#Making: Experimental Evidence From a Behavioral Study onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/ā€¦
The Effect of Cognitive Load and Default Nudges on Decisionā€Making: Experimental Evidence From a...

The Effect of Cognitive Load and Default Nudges on Decisionā€Making: Experimental Evidence From a...

Cognitive overload can impair professional skepticism in high-stakes contexts such as auditing. In these settings, sustaining professional skepticism is essential. Default nudges, or pre-selected...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com
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8/ The takeaway: defaults can act as conditional scaffolds under cognitive strain. They can support judgment in some contexts, but they can also introduce risk when poorly designed.
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7/ But when the default was misaligned, it backfired and reduced accuracy.
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6/ Default nudges helped under load only when they were aligned with the most probable response: they sped up decisions and improved accuracy.
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5/ What did we find? Cognitive load did not reduce accuracy, but it did slow responses.
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4/ Then, in the main experiment, we embedded this load manipulation into the Phillipsā€™ audit task to examine professional skepticism in decision-making.
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3/ First, an online pilot study validated our cognitive load manipulation using a dot memory task and identified low vs. high load conditions for the main experiment.
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2/ We tested whether default nudgesā€”pre-selected response optionsā€”can help people make better decisions when cognitive resources are strained.
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1/ Cognitive overload can weaken professional skepticism in high-stakes settings like auditing, where careful judgment is critical.
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Just published! Pupil-linked #arousal does not differ between ā€˜whiteā€™, ā€˜pinkā€™ and ā€˜brownā€™ #noises sciencedirect.com/science/arā€¦
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In our study, we measured pupil size ā€” a marker of arousal ā€” while people listened to each type of noise. We found no differences across noises, suggesting they donā€™t reliably alter arousal in new listeners, despite popular claims.
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White, pink, and brown noise are often promoted as ways to boost sleep, memory, or focus. These noises differ in their sound qualities, but itā€™s unclear if they actually affect us differently.
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ā€œOnly the tip of the iceberg:ā€ #Misophonia may reflect deeper psychological realities psypost.org/only-the-tip-of-ā€¦
"Only the tip of the iceberg:" Misophonia may reflect deeper psychological realities

"Only the tip of the iceberg:" Misophonia may reflect deeper psychological realities

A new study provides evidence that misophonia is linked to difficulties in adapting to emotional demands and switching thoughts. The findings point to cognitive and emotional rigidity that may...

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The Sound of Colour! What are white, pink and brown noise, and can they help your health? saga.co.uk/magazine/health-aā€¦
What are white, pink and brown noise, and can they help your health?

What are white, pink and brown noise, and can they help your health?

You may know about white noise, but how about pink and brown noise? Learn their benefits

saga.co.uk
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šŸ‘ļø Participants needed for an eye-tracking study! Must read English + have some audit knowledge. @EsscaLyon
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Just published! #Misophonia symptom severity is linked to impaired #flexibility and #heightened #rumination bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wilā€¦
British Journal of Psychology | Wiley Online Library

British Journal of Psychology | Wiley Online Library

Misophonia is a disorder involving sensitivity to certain sounds and related stimuli. Here, we explore the relationship between misophonia and affective flexibility, which describes cognitive...

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but not affective flexibility. We conclude that misophonia involves both executive inflexibility in emotional contexts and psychological rigidity through cognitive inflexibility and rumination.
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