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Using Electroencephalography Measurements and High-quality Video Recording for Analyzing Visual Perception of Media Content
Published on: May 26, 2018
Diversifying studies of human perception and performance
1Department of Women's and Gender Studies, University of South Carolina.
Abstract:
In this 50th anniversary special commentary, I reflect on my journey as an early career researcher moving from skepticism about cognitive psychology to embracing its importance in understanding embodied social behavior and downstream outcomes for marginalized group members. I describe how the work published in Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance (JEP:HPP) has contributed to the diversification of social cognition research both directly and indirectly and highlight opportunities for JEP:HPP to play a key role in diversifying the literature on human perception in the coming 50 years. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).
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