A standardized procedure to evaluate the perceived quality of multimodal systems is still lacking. Previous research has however shown that the quality ratings for a multimodal system are equal to the weighted sum of the quality ratings of its individual modalities, with the modality that is more frequently used having a stronger influence. These findings suggest, that if the choice of modality...

Children with reading disabilities (RD, n=17), mathematical disabilities (MD, n=22), combined reading and mathematical disabilities (RD+MD, n=28) and control peers (n=45) were tested on behavioral inhibition with a Go/no-go task in a picture, letter and digit-modality. In contrast to children without RD, children with RD made significantly more commission errors on alphanumeric (letter and digi...

This research describes which modalities are preferred in particular contexts when interacting with a multi-modal dialogue system. The trade-off between three factors is investigated: (i) speech recognition performance, (ii) efficiency of input modality and (iii) the system’s output modality. Four versions were developed of a multimodal examinator to be used in elementary school. The versions d...

Implicit statistical learning (ISL) is exclusive to neither a particular sensory modality nor a single domain of processing. Even so, differences in perceptual processing may substantially affect learning across modalities. In three experiments, statistically equivalent auditory and visual familiarizations were presented under different timing conditions that either facilitated or disrupted tem...

Background: Intrusive trauma memories are a key symptom of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), so disrupting their recurrence is highly important. Intrusion development was hindered by visuospatial interventions administered up to 24 hours after analogue trauma. It is unknown whether interventions can be applied later, and whether modality or working-memory load are crucial factors. Objective...