Monday, November 4, 2013

Cohabitation Negatively Affects Downstream Relationship Quality

The Tempo of Sexual Activity and Later Relationship Quality

Full citation:
Sassler, S., Addo, F. R. and Lichter, D. T. (2012), The Tempo of Sexual Activity and Later Relationship Quality. Journal of Marriage and Family, 74: 708–725. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2012.00996.x

Thursday, August 22, 2013

Your Vocal Pitch Gives and Indication of Your Comfort with Authority


Cross-Language Use of Pitch: An Ethological View


Ohala, John J. "Cross-language use of pitch: an ethological view." Phonetica 40.1 (1983): 1-18.

Relation of Pitch Height to Perception of Dominance/Submissiveness in Musical Passages

David Huron and Daryl Kinney 
School of Music, Ohio State University 

Kristin Precoda 
Speech Technology and Research Laboratory 
SRI International

Monday, August 12, 2013

School Transitions Introduce Learning Disruptions

Achievement Loss Associated with the Transition to Middle School and High School

Full citation:
Alspaugh, John W. "Achievement loss associated with the transition to middle school and high school." The Journal of Educational Research92.1 (1998): 20-25.

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

The Familiarity of the Sound of New Words Affects How Fast We Learn Them


Learning New Words: Phonotactic Probability in Language Development


Full citation:
Storkel, Holly L. "Learning new words: Phonotactic probability in language development." Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research 44.6 (2001): 1321.