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Casual Video Games as Training Tools for Attentional Processes in Everyday Life by Stroud, Michael J, Whitbourne, Susan Krauss

“…Three experiments examined the attentional components of the popular match-3 casual video game, Bejeweled Blitz (BJB). Attentionally demanding, BJB is highly…”
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Using the Dual-Target Cost to Explore the Nature of Search Target Representations by Stroud, Michael J, Menneer, Tamaryn, Cave, Kyle R, Donnelly, Nick

“…Eye movements were monitored to examine search efficiency and infer how color is mentally represented to guide search for multiple targets. Observers located a…”
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The Effect of Word Frequency, Word Predictability, and Font Difficulty on the Eye Movements of Young and Older Readers by Rayner, Keith, Reichle, Erik D, Stroud, Michael J, Williams, Carrick C, Pollatsek, Alexander

“…Young adult and older readers' eye movements were recorded as they read sentences containing target words that varied in frequency or predictability. In…”
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Highlighting and taking notes are equally ineffective when Reading paper or eText by Leonard, Samantha, Stroud, Michael J., Shaw, Raymond J.

“…The present study examined whether there is a difference in comprehension when reading from computer-based text versus reading from paper-based text and…”
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The relationship between working memory and the dual-target cost in visual search guidance by Menneer, Tamaryn, Cave, Kyle R, Kaplan, Elina, Stroud, Michael J, Chang, Junha, Donnelly, Nick

“…Searching for two targets produces a dual-target cost compared with single-target search, with reduced attentional guidance toward targets (Stroud, Menneer,…”
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We can guide search by a set of colors, but are reluctant to do it by Stroud, Michael J., Menneer, Tamaryn, Kaplan, Elina, Cave, Kyle R., Donnelly, Nick

“…For some real-world color searches, the target colors are not precisely known, and any item within a range of color values should be attended. Thus, a target…”
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APA-Style Citations Can Create a Roadblock to Textbook Comprehension for Less Skilled Readers by Stiegler-Balfour, Jennifer J., Jakobsen, Krisztina V., Stroud, Michael J., Daniel, David B.

“…We examined the effect of in-text American Psychological Association (APA)-style citations on quiz performance as a function of structure building ability,…”
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Search for multiple targets of different colours: Misguided eye movements reveal a reduction of colour selectivity by Stroud, Michael J., Menneer, Tamaryn, Cave, Kyle R., Donnelly, Nick, Rayner, Keith

“…Searching for two targets simultaneously is often less efficient than conducting two separate searches. Eye movements were tracked to understand this…”
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Dual target search is neither purely simultaneous nor purely successive by Cave, Kyle R, Menneer, Tamaryn, Nomani, Mohammad S, Stroud, Michael J, Donnelly, Nick

“…Previous research shows that visual search for two different targets is less efficient than search for a single target. Stroud, Menneer, Cave, and Donnelly…”
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Online and Classroom Simulations: Does Video Use Inspire Interest, Comprehensibility, or Achieve Learning Outcomes? by Hardway, Christina, Seitchik, Allison E., Kurdziel, Laura B. F., Stroud, Michael J., LaTorre, Joseph T., LeBert, Cassidy

“…This study examined whether a video illustration of a complex phenomenon promoted learner interest, perceived comprehensibility, and better learning in online-…”
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Search for Two Categories of Target Produces Fewer Fixations to Target-Color Items by Menneer, Tamaryn, Stroud, Michael J, Cave, Kyle R, Li, Xingshan, Godwin, Hayward J, Liversedge, Simon P, Donnelly, Nick

“…Searching simultaneously for metal threats (guns and knives) and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in X-ray images is less effective than 2 independent…”
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More than Just Finding Color: Strategy in Global Visual Search Is Shaped by Learned Target Probabilities by Williams, Carrick C, Pollatsek, Alexander, Cave, Kyle R, Stroud, Michael J

“…In 2 experiments, eye movements were examined during searches in which elements were grouped into four 9-item clusters. The target (a red or blue "T") was…”
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Summoning Prior Knowledge Through Metaphorical Graphics: An Example in Chemistry Instruction by Stroud, Michael J., Schwartz, Neil H.

“…The present investigation was designed to determine if the learning benefits of metaphors and graphics could be combined into one instructional device-a…”
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Why is it difficult to search for two colors at once? How eye movements can reveal the nature of representations during multi-target visual search by Stroud, Michael J

“…Visual search consists of locating a known target amongst a field of distractors. Often times, observers must search for more than one object at once. Eye…”
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Why is it difficult to search for two colors at once? How eye movements can reveal the nature of representations during multi-target visual search by Stroud, Michael J

“…Visual search consists of locating a known target amongst a field of distractors. Often times, observers must search for more than one object at once. Eye…”
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