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Traveling Salesperson Problem with Simple Obstacles: The Role of Multidimensional Scaling and the Role of Clustering
The objective of the traveling salesperson problem (TSP) is to find a shortest tour through all nodes in a graph. Euclidean TSPs are traditionally...
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On the Behaviour of K-Means Clustering of a Dissimilarity Matrix by Means of Full Multidimensional Scaling
In this article, we analyse the usefulness of multidimensional scaling in relation to performing K -means clustering on a dissimilarity matrix, when...
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Bayesian Inference for Multidimensional Scaling Representations with Psychologically Interpretable Metrics
Multidimensional scaling (MDS) models represent stimuli as points in a space consisting of a number of psychological dimensions, such that the...
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Examining Differential Item Functioning from a Multidimensional IRT Perspective
Differential item functioning (DIF) is a standard analysis for every testing company. Research has demonstrated that DIF can result when test items...
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Matching IRT Models to Patient-Reported Outcomes Constructs: The Graded Response and Log-Logistic Models for Scaling Depression
Item response theory (IRT) model applications extend well beyond cognitive ability testing, and various patient-reported outcomes (PRO) measures are...
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What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow? modeling numerical judgments of realistic stimuli
Research on processes of multiple-cue judgments usually uses artificial stimuli with predefined cue structures, such as artificial bugs with four...
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“Allowing Space for Voice…All Our Voices”: Understanding Ho‘ouna Pono Implementation Through Educational Leadership Perspectives in Rural Hawai‘i Schools
Epidemiological research over the past two decades has highlighted substance use disparities that affect Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander youth,...
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Modeling Complex Verbal Relations within Racial Stereoty**: A Translational Analysis of Relational Density
The present study was a translational analysis of relational density theory (RDT; Belisle & Dixon, 2020) in evaluating relational frames that may...
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Adolescents’ perceptions of hel** and aggressing at school: Salience of benefit-harm, extent of impact, and collective dyadic power
Aggressing, bullying, and hel** occur within the social context and their impact may be determined by the nature of the dyadic relationship between...
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Studyholism in the United States and Italy
Studyholism (or study obsession) is a construct Loscalzo and Giannini (
2017 ) defined as a new potential clinical condition of problematic... -
Visual and semantic similarity norms for a photographic image stimulus set containing recognizable objects, animals and scenes
We collected visual and semantic similarity norms for a set of photographic images comprising 120 recognizable objects/animals and 120 indoor/outdoor...
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Analyzing the Functional Interdependence of Verbal Behavior with Multiaxial Radar Charts
The functional analysis of complex verbal behavior requires an evaluation of topographically similar responses under multiple sources of control....
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Wheel of Fortune: a Cross-cultural Examination of How Expertise Shapes the Mental Representations of Familiar and Unfamiliar Numerals
Numerals are part of our everyday lives and are regularly viewed in less-than ideal conditions. Mistaking one numeral for another is almost an...
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The cognitive structure underlying the organization of observed actions
In daily life, we frequently encounter actions performed by other people. Here we aimed to examine the key categories and features underlying the...
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Measurement invariance of the dark triad scale
The aim of this research was to investigate the measurement invariance of Dark Triad Dirty Dozen Scale scores across gender to gather validity...
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Differential Item Functioning Analyses of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS®) Measures: Methods, Challenges, Advances, and Future Directions
Several methods used to examine differential item functioning (DIF) in Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS®) measures...
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Comparing the Grit Scales’ Structural Validity and Measurement Invariance Across Educational Attainment and Age
Researchers developed the Original Grit Scale ( Grit-O) , the Short Grit Scale (Grit-S) , and the Grit-5 to investigate the role of grit in explaining...
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Conceptual representations of uncertainty predict risky decision-making
Decisions made under uncertainty often are considered according to their perceived subjective value. We move beyond this traditional framework to...
