Dr Keith Wilson 🏳️‍🌈5d ago
“The hope, as always, has been that ‘scaling’ the models by making them bigger, would solve these problems. The new Apple paper resoundingly rebuts these hopes.” #AI #LLMs #CogSci

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Nick Byrd, Ph.D.5d ago

Can task-switching hinder decisions?

Switching between a reflection test and a fluid #IQ test lowered optimal reflection test scores and completion compared to taking the tests separately (N = 80).

Bad news for #multitasking?

https://ianburbidge.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ian-burbidge-masters-dissertation-1.pdf

#productivity #cogSci #edu

Nick Byrd, Ph.D.Jun 6

A #nudge improves a decision environment.
A #boost improves a decision competency.

This paper argues against Sunstein's suggestion that boosts are thus educative or reflective (System 2) interventions.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s11299-025-00324-1

#BehavioralScience #Policy #PhilSci #CogSci #Edu

Show threadNina WildflowerMay 31
Anyone who has a genuine interest in memory, cognition and the brain should have an interest in what COVID does to the brains of teachers and students. #CogSci #CogSciSci #WorkingMemory #WM #LTM #ClassicRock #CognitivePsychology #CogPsy www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/15...
Show threadNina WildflowerMay 31
Teachers depend on “gatekeepers” - organisations, or individuals who can process & digest this research. Are these individuals & organisations trustworthy, or are they grifters? You can use music to find out. Lemon (U2 cover) #ClassicRock #CogSciSci #CogSci #WM #LTM
Show threadNina WildflowerMay 31
Am I posting music just for the sake of it? Maybe a little bit! However, anyone who has a genuine interest in memory & the brain should have something to say about music, memory & the brain. I Can't Make You Love Me (Bonnie Raitt cover) #ClassicRock #CogSci #CogSciSci
Show threadNina WildflowerMay 31
Another good indicator is “Do they make general claims?” Experts tend to have a very narrow focus. Specialisation, not generalisation. Non-experts are comfortable making general claims. Experts know their limits. Simply The Best (Tina Turner cover) #CogSci #WorkingMemory
Show threadNina WildflowerMay 31
A recent pseudoscientific fad in teaching is “cognitive science”. Education consultants claim to focus on memory, the brain, and “research evidence”. But do they know research evidence? Cars & Girls (Prefab Sprout cover) #ClassicRock #CogSci #CogSciSci
Show threadNina WildflowerMay 31
A couple of good benchmarks are “Do they produce their own research?” and “Do they seem genuinely interested in the area where they claim expertise? Let Yourself Be Saved (original) You won't know this song - I wrote it. What processes are involved in learning songs? #CogSci
Dr Keith Wilson 🏳️‍🌈May 26
“To a man with a hammer, everything looks like a nail”… #CogSci #PhilMind #AI

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