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An eye-tracking study examining the relationship between males’ eating disorder symptomatology, body mass index, and expectations about character behaviour in text (2021)
Journal Article
Ralph-Nearman, C., Hooper, M. A., & Filik, R. (2021). An eye-tracking study examining the relationship between males’ eating disorder symptomatology, body mass index, and expectations about character behaviour in text. Cognition and Emotion, 35(8), 1543-1558. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699931.2021.1987862

Eating disorder prevalence is increasing in males, perhaps more rapidly than in females. Theorists have proposed that cognitive biases are important factors underpinning disordered eating, especially those related to food, body, and perfectionism. We... Read More about An eye-tracking study examining the relationship between males’ eating disorder symptomatology, body mass index, and expectations about character behaviour in text.

Irony as a Test of the Presupposition-Denial Account: An ERP Study (2021)
Journal Article
Filik, R., Ingram, J., Moxey, L., Leuthold, H., & Ingram, J. (2021). Irony as a Test of the Presupposition-Denial Account: An ERP Study. Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 50(6), 1321-1335. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10936-021-09795-y

According to the Presupposition-Denial Account, complement set reference arises when focus is on the shortfall between the amount conveyed by a natural language quantifier and a larger, expected amount. Negative quantifiers imply a shortfall, through... Read More about Irony as a Test of the Presupposition-Denial Account: An ERP Study.

Emoji as a Tool to Aid the Comprehension of Written Sarcasm: Evidence from Younger and Older Adults (2021)
Journal Article
Garcia, C., Țurcan, A., Howman, H., & Filik, R. (2022). Emoji as a Tool to Aid the Comprehension of Written Sarcasm: Evidence from Younger and Older Adults. Computers in Human Behavior, 126, Article 106971. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2021.106971

There is evidence for an age-related decline in the ability to understand non-literal language such as sarcasm. There is also evidence to suggest that devices such as emoticons/emojis may influence sarcasm comprehension in younger adults. However, re... Read More about Emoji as a Tool to Aid the Comprehension of Written Sarcasm: Evidence from Younger and Older Adults.