Reposted by Maarten van der VeldeRiccardo Fusaroli @fusaroli.eurosky.social · 09/05/2025Our daily lives are packed w complex behaviours: reading a novel & piecing together the plot; negotiating decisions w family... How do we build mathematical models of the underlying cognitive mechanisms? Our new preprint osf.io/d2v54_v1 argues for a community approach A 🧵 1/ 11510
Reposted by Maarten van der VeldeAnne Urai @anne-urai.bsky.social · 11/12/2024Fresh out: a short review article where I give an overview of different ways that across-trial temporal structure is helpful in understanding cognitive models of decision-making osf.io/preprints/ps... 110233
Reposted by Maarten van der VeldeCasper Albers 🟥 @casperalbers.nl · 11/12/2024Als jullie morgen voor deze bezuinigingen stemmen, zijn het wél jullie bezuinigingen! Duik niet laf weg voor je eigen keuzes 323162
Reposted by Maarten van der VeldeUrsula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 10/12/2024It was a cold that got into the bone, into the marrow, and would not be dislodged. 021
Reposted by Maarten van der VeldeNick Byrd, Ph.D. @byrdnick.com · 10/12/2024Re: "this meeting could have been an #email" Email can ALSO predict #burnout *at least* as much as meetings. A study of 79 employees found time on BOTH meetings AND email predicted "overload" above other factors: doi.org/10.1287/orsc... #productivity #IOpsych #tech #HR #work 1174
Reposted by Maarten van der VeldeJenni Rodd @jennirodd.bsky.social · 05/12/2024Any good advice on bot prevention for online studies? We usually use well regulated subject pools, so haven't had a problem before. But a student is struggling with a study where she has to use social media networks to find pps with specific language backgrounds. 232
Reposted by Maarten van der VeldeCasper Albers 🟥 @casperalbers.nl · 25/11/2024Dankbaar aan alle collega's en studenten in het land die vanmiddag in de stromende regen op het Malieveld stonden. (En een stukje extra dankbaar aan iedereen uit Groningen, Maastricht of Heerlen, voor al die uren extra reistijd) 3778
Reposted by Maarten van der Velderogier kievit @rogierk.bsky.social · 25/11/2024Today we protest to support the future of the Netherlands. with more than 20.000 people we say 'Stop the cuts to science and science education!' #woinactie #dja 09915
Reposted by Maarten van der VeldeRobin T. @drrobinthomas.bsky.social · 09/11/2024Here's a starter pack for mathematical psychology! please add if you know folks who should be on here go.bsky.app/QNKpfeS 597
Reposted by Maarten van der VeldeNathaniel Haines @natehaines.bsky.social · 20/11/2024While we are on the subject of fraudulent data and broken data processing + analysis lineage... check out my blog out how to use renv, Docker, and GitHub Actions to automate building computationally reproducible R projects! haines-lab.com/post/2022-01... 3215
Reposted by Maarten van der VeldeMarieke van Vugt @mvugt.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Congratulations to my amazing PhD student Marlijn Besten who defended successfully today (co-supervised by @mariejosevantol.bsky.social and Andre Aleman)! It was a beautiful defense! 131
Reposted by Maarten van der VeldeCandice Morey @candicemorey.bsky.social · 01/11/2024To remember something (e.g., a list of groceries), you can repeat the items aloud or in your mind, to remind you. What if you are trying to recall locations? Do we analogously use glances toward them to boost memory? I don't think so, and here is some new evidence against this idea. 🧵 #psychscisky 1137
Reposted by Maarten van der VeldeJulia Haaf @juliaha.bsky.social · 31/10/2024I am currently co-organizing a preconference for Psychonomics with the topic "Memory in the Wild". Registration will close soon! Check it out: mathpsych.org/conference/17/mathpsych.orgSociety for Mathematical PsychologyOnline conferences, news, membership functions, and information about the Society 076
Reposted by Maarten van der VeldeStephen Jones @stephen-jones.bsky.social · 01/11/2024New paper on children's exposure to idioms in Dutch, led by Jacolien van Rij, working with @simonesprenger.bsky.social, Floris Uithof, Sanne Poelstra and me www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/9/...mdpi.comAdding a Piece to the Puzzle: Children’s Exposure to IdiomsIdioms are figurative multiword expressions that need to be learned as part of the native phrasal vocabulary. While it has been shown that non-figurative multiword expressions are acquired with langua... 032
Reposted by Maarten van der VeldeMemoryLab @memorylabhq.bsky.social · 17/09/2024Our researcher, PhD candidate Thomas Wilschut's study, shows that verbal responses eliminate disadvantages in vocabulary learning for dyslexic learners. Read the blog to learn how these findings could reshape the way we teach dyslexic students: www.memorylab.nl/blog/speech-...memorylab.nlBenefits of Speech-Based Learning for Dyslexic LearnersLearn how speech-based learning helps dyslexic learners improve memory retention by overcoming typing challenges in this award-winning study. 022
Reposted by Maarten van der VeldeIris van Rooij 💭 @irisvanrooij.bsky.social · 18/07/2024✨We are organising an online workshop on Theoretical Modeling for PhD candidates and Master students in cognitive science and psychology. Check out the website and the schedule: computationalcognitivescience.github.io/tm-workshop/ Registration is open! (spaces are limited) 🧵1/ncomputationalcognitivescience.github.ioTheoretical Modeling WorkshopTheoretical Modeling Workshop 12923
Reposted by Maarten van der VeldeSociety for Mathematical Psychology @mathpsych.org · 16/06/2024Virtual MathPsych/ICCM 2024 is LIVE at mathpsych.org/conference/16/! 👀 Watch the pre-recorded talks at your leisure. Then join in for the live Q&A with the authors, held via zoom; details on mathpsych.org/conference/1... #iccmpsyched 244
Maarten van der Velde @mavdvelde.bsky.social · 08/04/2024Excited that our paper on an adaptive learning system for multiplication facts with Stefania Iancu, Myrthe Braam, Nathan McCabe, Thomas Wilschut and Hedderik @van-rijn.org has been accepted to @cogscisociety.bsky.social #CogSci2024! osf.io/preprints/ps...osf.ioOSF 010
Reposted by Maarten van der VeldeElkan Akyurek @elkanakyurek.bsky.social · 08/04/2024Güven Kandemir, @sophiawilhelm.bsky.social, Nikolai Axmacher & me studied color memoranda in working memory with impulse perturbation and multivariate pattern analysis. We found some interesting disparities with memory for orientations. The paper is now out in iScience: www.cell.com/iscience/ful... 163
Reposted by Maarten van der VeldeBerna Devezer @devezer.bsky.social · 05/07/2023🌲 not reproducible ≠ wrong/false/fluke reproducible ≠ true not reproducible ≠ poor science reproducible ≠ good science reproducibility of results is not a reliable indicator of truth/research quality/epistemic progress. replication of a poorly designed study is another poorly designed study. 🌲 78822
Reposted by Maarten van der VeldeJenni Rodd @jennirodd.bsky.social · 10/10/2023My paper on improving data quality for online experiments has just been accepted. Massively improved by the reviewers - collaborative peer review at its constructive best psyarxiv.com/2fhcbpsyarxiv.com 48438
Reposted by Maarten van der VeldeVincent Arel-Bundock @vincentab.bsky.social · 31/03/2024🚨 modelsummary 2.0.0 📦 for #RStats is out now! Draw beautiful and customizable tables for your descriptive statistics, regression models, correlations, balance, etc. Save your tables to HTML, Word, LaTeX, PNG, Typst, and more. Check out the GIF and website for much more! modelsummary.com 011042
Reposted by Maarten van der VeldeJarrett Byrnes @jebyrnes.bsky.social · 01/04/2024And @bbolker.bsky.social wins April Fools. github.com/bbolker/gLLM... #rstatsgithub.comGitHub - bbolker/gLLMglnlmvlvMMM: a generative Large Language Model for generalized linear and nonlinear multivariate latent-variable multilevel/mixed modellinga generative Large Language Model for generalized linear and nonlinear multivariate latent-variable multilevel/mixed modelling - bbolker/gLLMglnlmvlvMMM 14612
Reposted by Maarten van der VeldeOlivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ @olivia.science · 23/03/2024Please consider coming to work with us on a tenure track position: Lecturer in Cognitive Science and AI at 0.8–1.0 FTE (monthly salary: €4,332–€5,929). See: www.ru.nl/en/working-a... & feel free to reach out to us: @irisvanrooij.bsky.social and myself. The deadline is on the 28th April. 02539
Maarten van der Velde @mavdvelde.bsky.social · 29/03/2024The blogs are bundled here: bsky.app/profile/memo... 000
Maarten van der Velde @mavdvelde.bsky.social · 28/03/2024We've written a series of blog posts about the science behind the app. This one shows the results from a pilot in primary schools: www.memorylab.nl/blog/buildin...memorylab.nlBuilding TafelTrainer #4: Evaluating learner performance in the Multiplication Trainer | MemoryLab, voorheen SlimStampenSlimStampen blog posts. You can expect different types of content ranging from interviews with users to research summaries. 110
Maarten van der Velde @mavdvelde.bsky.social · 28/03/2024It's really gratifying to see our @memorylabhq.bsky.social research on adaptive learning #edtech translated into a real iPad app for learning multiplication tables! 🔢🧠 apps.apple.com/us/app/times...apps.apple.comTimes Tables by MemoryLabHelp your children achieve one of the most important educational goals in primary school education: the automatization of the times tables. Never too difficult or too easy; your child will work at a ... 120
Maarten van der Velde @mavdvelde.bsky.social · 28/03/2024Really excited that this comprehensive study by Thomas Wilschut is now in preprint! Over four experiments, he shows that having learners immediately try to retrieve answers helps in figuring out which items they already know, but that the attempted retrieval benefit diminishes with repetition. 030
Reposted by Maarten van der VeldeHedderik van Rijn @van-rijn.org · 16/03/2024Workshops in German monasteries have their advantages :) 041
Reposted by Maarten van der VeldeMarieke van Vugt @mvugt.bsky.social · 16/03/2024Now published: our ACT-R model of free recall that examines differences between depressed and non-depressed individuals onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...onlinelibrary.wiley.comModeling Effects of Rumination on Free Recall Using ACT‐ROne key characteristic of depression is rumination, a process that is known to instigate relapse, and significantly impact cognitive functions. In this paper, we present a model of free recall based .... 132
Reposted by Maarten van der VeldeMemoryLab @memorylabhq.bsky.social · 13/03/2024Part 4 ‘Evaluating learner performance in the Multiplication Trainer’ in our Building TafelTrainer series by Thomas Wilschut is now live. www.memorylab.nl/blog/buildin...memorylab.nlBuilding TafelTrainer #4: Evaluating learner performance in the Multiplication Trainer | MemoryLab, voorheen SlimStampenSlimStampen blog posts. You can expect different types of content ranging from interviews with users to research summaries. 011
Reposted by Maarten van der VeldePsyArXivBot @psyarxivbot.bsky.social · 04/03/2024An Adaptive Learning System for Stepwise Automatisation of Multiplication Facts in Primary Education: osf.io/wg4fq 011
Reposted by Maarten van der VeldePsyArXivBot @psyarxivbot.bsky.social · 05/03/2024A Teacher's Guide to Creating Materials That Support Efficient Learning: From Scientific Background to AI-based content creation: osf.io/qz64y 011
Reposted by Maarten van der VeldePsyArXivBot @psyarxivbot.bsky.social · 05/03/2024A student's guide for effective study strategies: Theoretic background to hands-on ideas for implementing effective study strategies.: osf.io/ftyjk 012
Reposted by Maarten van der VeldeMemoryLab @memorylabhq.bsky.social · 05/03/2024MemoryLab will be well-represented at the #TeaP 2024 conference for experimental psychologists in Regensburg, Germany. (1/4) 311
Reposted by Maarten van der VeldeMemoryLab @memorylabhq.bsky.social · 21/02/2024"The findings indicate that memory performance for a given item is heightened when, during studying, it is preceded by a more familiar item, such as a high-frequency word." This weeks research commentary by our junior researcher Myrthe Braam. 011
Reposted by Maarten van der VeldeMemoryLab @memorylabhq.bsky.social · 20/02/2024In "A Student's Guide for Effective Study Strategies", we provide insights in both theoretical backgrounds and practical applications of learning strategies that support efficient learning. Our new whitepaper is now live. Download it here: www.memorylab.nl/whitepapers/... 023
Reposted by Maarten van der VeldeMarieke van Vugt @mvugt.bsky.social · 07/02/2024Reminder: cognitive modeling spring school happening in Groningen from Apr 8-12th! www.ai.rug.nl/springschool/ Learn about ACT-R, PRIMs and Nengo!ai.rug.nlGroningen Spring School in Cognitive Modeling 021
Reposted by Maarten van der VeldeAndrea Stocco @andreastocco.com · 15/01/2024If you have ever used ACT-R, you know it's a phenomenal model of human long-term memory. But have you ever wondered how well does it matches the *neuroscience* of memory? Well, wonder no more... 👇 1/4 🧵 link.springer.com/article/10.1... 285