The Process of Statistical Analysis in Psychology
SAGE Journal Articles
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Article 1: Mehr, S. A., Song, L. A., & Spelke, E. S. (2016). For 5-month-old infants, melodies are social. Psychological Science, 27, 486–501.
Summary: The researchers examined the social role of music in infants after familiarizing them to a song sung by a parent.
Article 2: Stormer, V. S., & Alverez, G. A. (2016). Tracing the trajectory of skill learning with a very large sample of online game players. Psychological Science, 25, 511–518.
Summary: The authors considered whether attention can change one’s impression of a face.
Article 3: Skinner, A. L., Meltzoff, A. N., & Olson, K. R. (2016). “Catching” social bias exposure to biased nonverbal signals creates social biases in preschool children. Psychological Science, 28(2), 216-224. doi:10.1177/0956797616678930
Summary: The authors tested the contagion of social biases in infants.