The assumption of a reliable instrument and other pitfalls to avoid when considering the reliability of data (open access)

The assumption of a reliable instrument and other pitfalls to avoid when considering the reliability of data

This article helps researchers avoid common pitfalls associated with reliability including incorrectly assuming that measurement error always attenuates observed score correlations, different sources of measurement error originate from the same source, and reliability is a function of instrumentation.
Date: April 12, 2012
Creator: Nimon, Kim F.; Zientek, Linda Reichwein & Henson, Robin K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Virtual Reality for Research in Social Neuroscience (open access)

Virtual Reality for Research in Social Neuroscience

This article discusses the potential of virtual reality for enhancing ecological validity while maintaining experimental control in social neuroscience research.
Date: April 16, 2017
Creator: Parsons, Thomas D.; Gaggioli, Andrea & Riva, Giuseppe
System: The UNT Digital Library
An ecological measure to screen executive functioning in Multiple Sclerosis: the Picture Interpretation Test (PIT) 360° (open access)

An ecological measure to screen executive functioning in Multiple Sclerosis: the Picture Interpretation Test (PIT) 360°

This article's aim was to compare the efficiency of the Picture Interpretation Test 360° (PIT 360°) with traditional measures on executive dysfunction in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis (PwMS) and Healthy Controls (HC). Overall, the PIT 360° was concluded to be a quick, sensitive, and ecological tool that captures real-world executive dysfunction in PwMS. This engaging measure is sensitive for the detection of executive deficits since the early phases of the disease.
Date: April 5, 2019
Creator: Realdon, Olivia; Serino, Silvia; Savazzi, Federica; Rossetto, Federica; Cipresso, Pietro; Parsons, Thomas D. et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library