Cognitive Scientist | Formerly @VanderbiltU ⚓️ | she/her
San Francisco, CA
Joined June 2018
- Tweets193
- Following454
- Followers342
- Likes2.5K
First paper of my dissertation is out! We (@PolynSean and @brownschmidt) developed a family of computational models for a binary semantic classification task, in which participants judged target words for the referent’s size or animacy.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
We propose that when making a decision on a binary semantic classification task, humans use task prompts to retrieve instances representative of the extremes on that semantic dimension & compare the probe to those instances.
This proposal combines the principles of semantic projection by @gabe_grand @IbanDlank @ev_fedorenko @fpereira and is consistent with the instance theory of semantic memory.
Evgeniia (Yev) Diachek retweeted
Trending in #ExperimentalPsychology:
ooir.org/index.php?field=Psy…
1) Happiness strategies (@NatureHumBehav)
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
Evgeniia (Yev) Diachek retweeted
⚡️The Laboratory of Speech Neuroscience @StanfordBrain 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/tahitsPXokMX3FBW7
Grateful for RTs! 🙌
Evgeniia (Yev) Diachek retweeted
Tennessee has the 8th highest murder rate in the nation.
It ranks 44th among states for health outcomes.
And this is what the Governor is focused on.
Tennessee's Republican Gov. Bill Lee signed drag show restrictions into law on Thursday, making it the first state to severely limit the performances amid conservative outcry. bit.ly/3KTnHZ6
ALT Graphic with text: Tennessee restricts drag performances. The word "drag" does not appear in the legislation. Instead, the new law changes the definition of adult cabaret to include "male or female impersonators."
Evgeniia (Yev) Diachek retweeted
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-pa…
Evgeniia (Yev) Diachek retweeted
We started our new Science Communication internship, and in this interview, @lmickes interviewed new intern, @PillaiRaunak. Get to know him here, and stay tuned for his upcoming posts.
featuredcontent.psychonomic.…
Evgeniia (Yev) Diachek retweeted
I am looking for post-bacc full-time RAs. Apply here: careers.peopleclick.com/care…
Evgeniia (Yev) Diachek retweeted
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/…
Love seeing so much interest in our work🤩
That’s right: speech disfluencies aid language processing and improve memory for what was said @brownschmidt
Posting the link to our @APA JEP:LMC paper for anyone who might be interested
psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d…
Love seeing so much interest in our work🤩
That’s right: speech disfluencies aid language processing and improve memory for what was said @brownschmidt
Posting the link to our @APA JEP:LMC paper for anyone who might be interested
psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d…
Evgeniia (Yev) Diachek retweeted
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.
Evgeniia (Yev) Diachek retweeted
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.
Evgeniia (Yev) Diachek retweeted
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/202…
Evgeniia (Yev) Diachek retweeted
Great conversations starting at the poster session!
Here's @ediachek talking about her work on factors that predict what people remember from conversations!
Stop by our #psynom22 poster tonight 5:00-7:00pm! @brownschmidt and I looked at how various linguistic features of spontaneous speech such as disfluency and backchanneling impact conversational recall.
Evgeniia (Yev) Diachek retweeted
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/late… 🧵
ALT Examples of plots generated by Psifr, including a plot with tiles indicating the input position of all recalls for a participant, recall probability as a function of input position, and a lag-conditional response probability (CRP) analysis split by whether the transition was within-category or across-category.