IRT‐based response style models and related methodology: Review and commentary
British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract We provide a review and commentary on recent methodological research related to item response theory (IRT) modelling of response styles in psychological measurement. Our review describes the different categories of IRT models that have been proposed, their associated assumptions and extensions, and the varying purposes they can serve.
Daniel M. Bolt, Lionel Meng
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CRISPR is easy: Exposure to Last Week Tonight enhances knowledge about gene editing. [PDF]
PLoS OneEichmeier AA, Xenos MA.
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Are we hallucinating or can psychedelic drugs modulate the immune system to control inflammation?
British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.Psychedelic drugs that activate 5‐HT2A receptors have been long used for cultural, medicinal and recreational purposes. Interest in psychedelics for treating psychiatric disorders has resurged recently and is well documented; less well recognised are their anti‐inflammatory properties. Growing evidence now demonstrates that psychedelics modulate immune
Omar Qureshi +10 more
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On Patient Safety: Could Surgical Fads Have Something in Common With the World's Most Famous Secret Agent? [PDF]
Clin Orthop Relat ResKanto K +6 more
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Children &Society, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Civically and politically participating children and teens encounter contrasting societal beliefs about their identities and actions. Some portray them as heroes, others as naive or rebellious; some celebrate their efforts, while others dismiss or diminish them.
Markéta Supa +3 more
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Medical assistants' comic styles and their potential for positive functioning at work: a cross-sectional study including a subgroup analysis. [PDF]
BMC Prim CareRaecke J, Proyer RT.
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Effects of political identity activation and inaccurate metaperceptions on attitudes toward wolves
Conservation Biology, EarlyView.Abstract Polarization between groups can undermine durable conservation outcomes. Activating group identities (i.e., an individual's sense of self derived from membership in a group) can exacerbate differences, especially when people hold inaccurate perceptions of their peers and rivals.
Alexander L. Metcalf, Justin W. Angle
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The impact of verbal behavior on audience engagement in Chinese talk shows: Based on a novel mediation model. [PDF]
HeliyonLi YM, Zhang YQ, Li X.
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The underlying mechanisms of the persuasiveness of different types of satirical news messages. [PDF]
Discourse ProcessDroog E, Burgers C.
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From Markets to Metafiction: satires of the literary marketplace at the dawn of two new centuries [PDF]
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