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Thoughts of a Neo-Academic contains the ramblings of a professor of industrial/organizational psychology, which covers the application of psychological principles to the workplace. Primary topics of interest are the use of technology in training and education.
Richard Landers
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- September 22, 2011
- 10:00 AM
- 190 views
Unfolding the IKEA Effect: Why We Love the Things We Build
by Richard Landers in Thoughts of a Neo-Academic
The IKEA Effect refers to the tendency for people to value things they have created/built themselves more than if made by someone else – in fact, nearly as much as if an expert had created the same item. I recently came across a fascinating article by Norton, Mochon and Ariely[1] in the Journal of Consumer [...]
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Norton, M., Mochon, D., & Ariely, D. (2011) The IKEA effect: When labor leads to love. Journal of Consumer Psychology. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcps.2011.08.002
- May 31, 2011
- 10:00 AM
- 275 views
Understanding Presence in Virtual Worlds
by Richard Landers in Thoughts of a Neo-Academic
In a recent issue of the Journal of Virtual Worlds Research, Beck et al.[1] examine the role of the psychological construct “presence” in the context of virtual enviornments (VE). They do this by exploring the study of presence across several disciplines of study. I’ll summarize them here:
Mass Communication: This is a discipline studying how mass [...]... Read more »
Beck, D., Fishwick, P., Kamhawi, R., Coffey, A. J., & Henderson, J. (2011) Synthesizing presence: A multidisciplinary review of the literature. Journal of Virtual Worlds Research, 3(3). info:other/
- May 16, 2011
- 10:00 AM
- 325 views
Stats and Methods Urban Legend 4: Effect Size vs. Hypothesis Testing
by Richard Landers in Thoughts of a Neo-Academic
Yet another article in the null hypothesis significance testing (NHST) and effect size testing (EST) debate. Perhaps we should use both?... Read more »
Cortina, J., & Landis, R. (2010) The Earth is not round (p . Organizational Research Methods, 14(2), 332-349. DOI: 10.1177/1094428110391542
Cohen, J. (1994) The earth is round (p . American Psychologist, 49(12), 997-1003. DOI: 10.1037//0003-066X.49.12.997
- May 3, 2011
- 10:00 AM
- 337 views
Stats and Methods Urban Legend 3: Myths About Meta-Analysis
by Richard Landers in Thoughts of a Neo-Academic
In what I can only assume is a special issue of Organizational Research Methods, several researchers discuss common statistical and methodological myths and urban legends (MUL) commonly seen in the organizational sciences (for more introduction, see the first article in the series). Third up: Aguinis et al.[1] write “Debunking Myths and Urban Legends About [...]... Read more »
Aguinis, H., Pierce, C., Bosco, F., Dalton, D., & Dalton, C. (2010) Debunking myths and urban legends about meta-analysis. Organizational Research Methods, 14(2), 306-331. DOI: 10.1177/1094428110375720
- April 27, 2011
- 10:00 AM
- 289 views
Stats and Methods Urban Legend 2: Control Variables Improve Your Study
by Richard Landers in Thoughts of a Neo-Academic
The use of control variables to purify statistical analyses is most often an invalid approach to solving the problem of poor methodology and design.... Read more »
Spector, P., & Brannick, M. (2010) Methodological urban legends: The misuse of statistical control variables. Organizational Research Methods, 14(2), 287-305. DOI: 10.1177/1094428110369842
- April 25, 2011
- 10:00 AM
- 673 views
Stats and Methods Urban Legend 1: Formative Measurement
by Richard Landers in Thoughts of a Neo-Academic
There are two models of the relationships between constructs and measures: reflective and formative. And formative's got some issues.
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The Lies That Data Tell
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Edwards, J. (2010) The fallacy of formative measurement. Organizational Research Methods, 14(2), 370-388. DOI: 10.1177/1094428110378369
- March 28, 2011
- 04:00 PM
- 561 views
Twitter vs. Student Engagement and Grades
by Richard Landers in Thoughts of a Neo-Academic
Student engagement and semester GPA were both improved through the addition of Twitter to a course.
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Best Buy Hired Based on Twitter Followers
Twitter Predicts Box Office Revenue
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Junco, R., Heiberger, G., & Loken, E. (2011) The effect of Twitter on college student engagement and grades. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 27(2), 119-132. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2729.2010.00387.x
- March 25, 2011
- 10:00 AM
- 641 views
How People Have Bad Experiences on Online Social Networks
by Richard Landers in Thoughts of a Neo-Academic
Recent research by Tokunaga[1] in Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Networking derives ten categories of bad experiences that people have on online social networks. Here they are, in descending order of how commonly they were reported: The person initiates a friend request which is denied or ignored by the person he sends it to. The person [...]
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Tokunaga, R. (2011) Friend me or you'll strain us: Understanding negative events that occur over social networking sites. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 2147483647. DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2010.0140
- March 21, 2011
- 10:00 AM
- 594 views
Succeeding at Games Doesn’t Mean Players Enjoy Them
by Richard Landers in Thoughts of a Neo-Academic
If players succeed at a game (play well), they only enjoy the game if they feel they were responsible for that success.
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Setting the Difficulty of Serious Training Games
College Courses as Live Games
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Trepte, S., & Reinecke, L. (2011) The pleasures of success: Game-related efficacy experiences as a mediator between player performance and game enjoyment. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 2147483647. DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2010.0358
- March 10, 2011
- 09:00 AM
- 877 views
Recruit Top Talent with Web Sites That Combat Industry Stereotypes
by Richard Landers in Thoughts of a Neo-Academic
Potential applicants may never apply to work in your organization if your website does nothing to combat stereotypes about industry culture.
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Don’t Use Foursquare To Improve Your Workplace
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De Goede, M., Van Vianen, A., & Klehe, U. (2011) Attracting Applicants on the Web: PO fit, industry culture stereotypes, and website design. International Journal of Selection and Assessment, 19(1), 51-61. DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2389.2010.00534.x
- February 23, 2011
- 09:00 AM
- 676 views
Designing Learning Games to Maximize Engagement
by Richard Landers in Thoughts of a Neo-Academic
Research explores the cognitive-affective states students experience during learning games. Surprisingly, the state of confusion leads to student engagement.
Some related articles on Neo-Academic:How Do We Design Effective Video Games for Learning? (VG Series Part 4/10)
Pre-Teaching Interventions to Maximize Learning
College Courses as Live Games
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Rodrigo, M. (2010) Dynamics of student cognitive-affective transitions during a mathematics game. Simulation , 42(1), 85-99. DOI: 10.1177/1046878110361513
- February 18, 2011
- 09:00 AM
- 748 views
There Are Four Kinds of Social Media Users
by Richard Landers in Thoughts of a Neo-Academic
There are four general classifications of social media users, according to recently published research: introvert, novel, versatile, and expert-communicator.
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Faculty Apparently Use Social Media
Call for Participants in NSF Proposal to Integrate Social Media in Undergraduate Education
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Alarcón-del-Amo, M., Lorenzo-Romero, C., & Gómez-Borja, M. (2011) Classifying and Profiling Social Networking Site Users: A Latent Segmentation Approach. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 2147483647. DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2010.0346
- February 16, 2011
- 09:00 AM
- 639 views
Surprise: Social People Use Facebook
by Richard Landers in Thoughts of a Neo-Academic
New research reveals that social people tend to use Facebook more often than asocial people. I guess the Internet is not just for nerds anymore.
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Inappropriate Work-related Facebook Checkups
Montana Job Applications Required FaceBook Password
... Read more »
Gosling, S., Augustine, A., Vazire, S., Holtzman, N., & Gaddis, S. (2011) Manifestations of Personality in Online Social Networks: Self-Reported Facebook-Related Behaviors and Observable Profile Information. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 2147483647. DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2010.0087
Landers, R.N., & Lounsbury, J.W. (2006) An investigation of Big Five and narrow personality traits in relation to Internet usage. Computers in Human Behavior, 22(2), 283-293. DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2004.06.001
- February 4, 2011
- 09:00 AM
- 570 views
Online Plagiarism and Cybercheating Still Strong – 61.9%
by Richard Landers in Thoughts of a Neo-Academic
In a study of 1222 undergraduates, Selwyn examined differences in cybercheating levels between a variety of majors and student types. Overall results? 61.9% of students cheat.... Read more »
Selwyn, N. (2008) Not necessarily a bad thing..: A study of online plagiarism amongst undergraduate students. Assessment , 33(5), 465-479. DOI: 10.1080/02602930701563104
- January 27, 2011
- 10:30 AM
- 619 views
Legal Protections for Working Women in US Law Might Have Been a Joke
by Richard Landers in Thoughts of a Neo-Academic
In a fascinating article in the Industrial-Organizational Psychologist, Scott Highhouse[1] discusses why legal protections provided to women under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 might have been included by lawmakers as a joke – or more specifically, as a way to make the bill so ridiculous that it would not pass a [...]
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Highhouse, S. (2011) The history corner: Was the addition of sex to Title VII a joke? Two viewpoints. . The Industrial-Organizational Psychologist, 48(3), 102-107. info:/
- December 20, 2010
- 09:30 AM
- 934 views
How to Conduct Research in Second Life
by Richard Landers in Thoughts of a Neo-Academic
In a recent issue of the Journal of Virtual Worlds Research, Minocha, Tran and Reeves (2010)[1] discuss considerations when conducting research in the 3D virtual world, Second Life. They cover a pretty large array of information, including how to explain virtual worlds to IRBs, additional ethical concerns when interacting with natives in virtual worlds, differences [...]... Read more »
Minocha, S., Tran, M. Q., & Reeves, A. J. (2010) Conducting empirical research in virtual worlds: Experiences from two projects in Second Life. Journal of Virtual Worlds Research, 3(1). info:/
- December 15, 2010
- 09:00 AM
- 764 views
Personality Drives Us Toward Violent Videogames
by Richard Landers in Thoughts of a Neo-Academic
It's only a couple of weeks since my massive coverage of video games research, but another interesting article has come up on the topic. This time - an exploration of personality as it can be used to explain attraction to violent video games.... Read more »
Chory, R., & Goodboy, A. (2010) Is Basic Personality Related to Violent and Non-Violent Video Game Play and Preferences?. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 2147483647. DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2010.0076
- December 7, 2010
- 09:00 AM
- 568 views
Technical Difficulties Decrease Learning, Motivation in Training
by Richard Landers in Thoughts of a Neo-Academic
Technical difficulties in training lead to higher attrition rates and reduced learning, all with a clever study design.... Read more »
Sitzmann, T., Ely, K., Bell, B., & Bauer, K. (2010) The effects of technical difficulties on learning and attrition during online training. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 16(3), 281-292. DOI: 10.1037/a0019968
- November 29, 2010
- 10:00 AM
- 675 views
Profiling Cheaters in College
by Richard Landers in Thoughts of a Neo-Academic
Cheaters can be identified by their scores on the Dark Triad: narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy. But now that we can profile them, what comes next?... Read more »
Williams, K., Nathanson, C., & Paulhus, D. (2010) Identifying and profiling scholastic cheaters: Their personality, cognitive ability, and motivation. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 16(3), 293-307. DOI: 10.1037/a0020773
- November 19, 2010
- 09:00 AM
- 727 views
How Do Typical Gamers Play Games? (VG Series Part 10/10)
by Richard Landers in Thoughts of a Neo-Academic
Part 10 of my series examining research evidence for the value of video games. This time: understanding the psychology of typical gamers (i.e. no mental disorders this time!).... Read more »
Barnett, J., & Coulson, M. (2010) Virtually real: A psychological perspective on massively multiplayer online games. Review of General Psychology, 14(2), 167-179. DOI: 10.1037/a0019442
Olson, C. (2010) Children's motivations for video game play in the context of normal development. Review of General Psychology, 14(2), 180-187. DOI: 10.1037/a0018984
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