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Semih Aktepe
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doctoral researcher of cognitive and statistical modeling @unimarburg.bsky.social
semihcanaktepe.github.io
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How does plausibility shape the truth effect?

In our new paper with @danielheck.bsky.social, we propose a Bayesian model specifying how repetition and plausibility jointly influence binary truth judgments in light of nonlinear transformations.

🔓 Read it for free: rdcu.be/eccDv
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Doing SDT via GLMMs is probably one of my favorite types of modelling - it was the first, relatively simple, example of doing generative stuff and inferential stuff in the same model, and not the classic two step "get estimates and -then- throw them in an ANOVA".
New preprint by @semihaktepe.bsky.social 🎉

We compare ANOVA/SDT/GLMM for binary judgments in 20 datasets of the truth effect. #lme4

Main conclusion:
"GLMMs are a theoretically sound and practically robust method and thus superior for analyzing binary judgments in social and cognitive psychology.”
January 28, 2026 at 2:56 PM
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I remember being confused by always having to aggregate data (to means, counts, etc) in grad school. I think we've gotten much better at that with multilevel models etc, and here's another paper making this point well about analysing binary judgment data.
New preprint by @semihaktepe.bsky.social 🎉

We compare ANOVA/SDT/GLMM for binary judgments in 20 datasets of the truth effect. #lme4

Main conclusion:
"GLMMs are a theoretically sound and practically robust method and thus superior for analyzing binary judgments in social and cognitive psychology.”
January 28, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Reposted by Semih Aktepe
New preprint by @semihaktepe.bsky.social 🎉

We compare ANOVA/SDT/GLMM for binary judgments in 20 datasets of the truth effect. #lme4

Main conclusion:
"GLMMs are a theoretically sound and practically robust method and thus superior for analyzing binary judgments in social and cognitive psychology.”
January 28, 2026 at 8:10 AM
Reposted by Semih Aktepe
“Overall, GLMMs are a theoretically sound and practically robust method and thus superior for analyzing binary judgments in social and cognitive psychology.”

nice work, @semihaktepe.bsky.social @danielheck.bsky.social
Analyzing Binary Judgments: A Comparison of ANOVA, Signal Detection Theory, and Generalized Linear Mixed Models in the Context of the Illusory Truth Effect: https://osf.io/xn397
January 28, 2026 at 2:10 AM
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Actually, we recently spooked away some ghosts with warnings and other scary things (with @semihaktepe.bsky.social)
October 30, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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New paper by my PhD student @semihaktepe.bsky.social now published 🚀

"Revisiting the effect of discrepant perceptual fluency on truth judgments" tinyurl.com/2eepue5y

--> Two experiments & a meta-analysis indicate that high visual contrast does not lead to higher truth judgments.
June 12, 2025 at 10:38 PM
How does plausibility shape the truth effect?

In our new paper with @danielheck.bsky.social, we propose a Bayesian model specifying how repetition and plausibility jointly influence binary truth judgments in light of nonlinear transformations.

🔓 Read it for free: rdcu.be/eccDv
March 6, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Reposted by Semih Aktepe
Counterfactual Reasoning in Children: Evidence from an Eye-Tracking Study with Turkish-Speakers: http://osf.io/e95wp_v1/
January 31, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Reposted by Semih Aktepe
Revisiting the Effect of Discrepant Perceptual Fluency on Truth Judgments: http://osf.io/rcehz_v1/
February 1, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Reposted by Semih Aktepe
New preprint by my PhD student @semihaktepe.bsky.social:

Revisiting the Effect of Discrepant Perceptual Fluency on Truth Judgments
osf.io/preprints/ps...

We could not replicate the effect that higher color contrast results in higher truth judgments in two online experiments (N=98 and N=294).
February 3, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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We have a new reproduction. Siepe et al. reproduce: "A systematic review and Bayesian meta-analysis of the acoustic features of infant-directed speech" by Cox et al. @naturehumbehav.bsky.social. Full report below.
February 3, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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We (matzekloft.bsky.social, Semih Aktepe, @danielheck.bsky.social) recently participated in a robustness reproduction of articles in Nature Human Behaviour. It was a nice learning experience to check the reproducibility of others' code and to think about useful additional robustness analyses
Our paper on the acoustic features of infant directed speech published on @naturehumbehav.bsky.social (doi.org/10.1038/s415... w @chrismmcox.bsky.social) was assessed for reproducibility and robustness by @bsiepe.bsky.social & co. The experience was pretty amazing: impressive effort, 1/
doi.org
December 3, 2024 at 5:20 PM
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New preprint by my PhD student Semih Aktepe 🥳

Modeling the Link between the Plausibility of Statements and the Truth Effect
osf.io/preprints/ps...

- formalization of simulation-based model
- nonlinear scale transformations & interactions
- Bayesian modeling in Stan
June 18, 2024 at 1:52 PM