Publications by authors named "Murathan Kurfalı"
Article Synopsis
- Naming odors is tricky and often leads to misnaming, especially among older adults, indicating a complex connection between smell perception and language processing.
- A study of nearly 2,500 older adults in Sweden shows that many misnaming instances use vague or generalized terms, like "fruit" or "sweet," which still relate closely to the intended odor.
- The research suggests that the way people misname odors—often using familiar or related terms—can actually help predict their ability to identify those odors, highlighting the interplay between language and olfactory recognition.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Psychological Science Accelerator coordinated three large-scale psychological studies to examine the effects of loss-gain framing, cognitive reappraisals, and autonomy framing manipulations on behavioral intentions and affective measures. The data collected (April to October 2020) included specific measures for each experimental study, a general questionnaire examining health prevention behaviors and COVID-19 experience, geographical and cultural context characterization, and demographic information for each participant. Each participant started the study with the same general questions and then was randomized to complete either one longer experiment or two shorter experiments.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe COVID-19 pandemic has increased negative emotions and decreased positive emotions globally. Left unchecked, these emotional changes might have a wide array of adverse impacts. To reduce negative emotions and increase positive emotions, we tested the effectiveness of reappraisal, an emotion-regulation strategy that modifies how one thinks about a situation.
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