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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...

psypost.org
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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?

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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