Perception and cognition at University of Padua. Open Science, kayak, and Venetian rowing, possibly mixed together. Coordinator of “The Music Ensemble” multilab.https://bsky.app/profile/masssimo006.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/masssimo006.bsky.social/post/3m5duqqii4c2iI'm reading an old, classic psychoacoustic experiment (N=3). It is written by 3 authors, and 2 are also subjects. In the procedure authors write: "Subjects [...] were encouraged to "bracket" the match before making the final adjustment". I'm wondering how authors were encouraging themselves.11 Nov 2025 09:57 +0000at://did:plc:rdqa2btsymjn6o7falvjowmp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5duqqii4c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/masssimo006.bsky.social/post/3m4ybzsx3kk2nFinally out! Do musicians have better short-term memory than nonmusicians? This is what we investigated in a multilab that joined together 33 research units from 15 different countries. https://doi.org/10.1177/2515245925137943206 Nov 2025 19:23 +0000at://did:plc:rdqa2btsymjn6o7falvjowmp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4ybzsx3kk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/masssimo006.bsky.social/post/3m3ttlty3zs2vDoes this happen in your country (Italy here)? Do you receive communications from the head of the university that include sentences such as "working actively for the continuous improvement of" teaching, research or dissemination. Which is usually translated into a set of nonsense numerical indexes?23 Oct 2025 07:29 +0000at://did:plc:rdqa2btsymjn6o7falvjowmp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3ttlty3zs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/masssimo006.bsky.social/post/3m24pot2yms2wWe are back! 🎉 Cognitive Science Arena 2026 📍 Brixen-Bressanone (IT) 📅 February 5–7 📢 Call for papers: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vTGbcBbWzQF5ZbnwCrk2ldMTYzw4s-0daxXAuNjRj_Q/edit?usp=sharing Join Us! After the mighty @michelenuijten.bsky.social , this year’s smart talk will be given by the legendary Open Science black belt: Zoltan Dienes! 🥋 RT RT RT01 Oct 2025 09:22 +0000at://did:plc:rdqa2btsymjn6o7falvjowmp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m24pot2yms2whttps://bsky.app/profile/masssimo006.bsky.social/post/3lznz24makc2nLittle stat I update every now and then (source Scopus). In psychology only we published 33575 papers about COVID-19. I think it is about time we begin to read these papers.25 Sep 2025 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:rdqa2btsymjn6o7falvjowmp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lznz24makc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/masssimo006.bsky.social/post/3lzkov6ylgc2rMy cat has a rather peculiar habit. He pees in his litter box and then cleans the area outside it. I have to admit, his method is surprisingly efficient. He cleans so well that I’ve never found the slightest trace of pee outside the box24 Sep 2025 05:20 +0000at://did:plc:rdqa2btsymjn6o7falvjowmp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzkov6ylgc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/masssimo006.bsky.social/post/3lywxhs3j7s2tFor those working with headphones and that need precise intensity level. Calibrate your equipment often, and replace it regularly! I just measured the output of the headphones of the lab and... well, I'm buying a new pair of headphones 😬16 Sep 2025 09:00 +0000at://did:plc:rdqa2btsymjn6o7falvjowmp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lywxhs3j7s2thttps://bsky.app/profile/masssimo006.bsky.social/post/3lupjye4xzs2a24 Jul 2025 12:30 +0000at://did:plc:rdqa2btsymjn6o7falvjowmp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lupjye4xzs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/masssimo006.bsky.social/post/3ltx73775tk27One small step and it is done. Just one more small step. What a journey!14 Jul 2025 20:11 +0000at://did:plc:rdqa2btsymjn6o7falvjowmp/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltx73775tk27https://bsky.app/profile/masssimo006.bsky.social/post/3ltway2rxcc2lG*Power. Unbelievable. Every time I read a power analysis calculated with G*Power, no matter the input values, the output is invariably N=24. Is that software calculating anything or is just returning a fixed output?14 Jul 2025 11:12 +0000at://did:plc:rdqa2btsymjn6o7falvjowmp/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltway2rxcc2l