What we’ve published
2024
Agnoli, S., & Rapp, D. N. (2024). Understanding and supporting thinking and learning with generative artificial intelligence. https://doi.org/10.1037/mac0000203 [paper pdf]
Andrews-Todd, J., & Rapp, D. N. (2024). Adverse Consequences of Collaboration on Spatial Problem-Solving. In Collective spatial cognition (pp. 127–145). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003202738-9
Ge, L. W., Hedayati, M., Cui, Y., Ding, Y., Bonilla, K., Joshi, A., Ottley, A., Bach, B., Kwon, B. C., Rapp, D. N., Peck, E., Padilla, L. M., Correll, M., Borkin, M. A., Harrison, L., & Kay, M. (2024). Toward a More Comprehensive Understanding of Visualization Literacy. Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1145/3613905.3636289 [paper PDF]
McCrudden, M. T., & Rapp, D. N. (2024). Inquiry worldviews, approaches to research, and mixed methods in educational psychology. In Handbook of educational psychology (pp. 48–70). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429433726-5
Rapp, D. N., Holohan, J. A., & Withall, M. M. (2024). The influence and continued influence of misinformation: A review. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-15754-7.00069-9
Rapp, D. N., & Withall, M. M. (2024). Confidence as a metacognitive contributor to and consequence of misinformation experiences. Current Opinion in Psychology, 55, 101735. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2023.101735 [paper PDF]
2023
Rich, P. R., Donovan, A. M., & Rapp, D. N. (2023). Cause typicality and the continued influence effect. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 29(2), 221. https://doi.org/10.1037/xap0000454 [paper PDF]
Robertson, D. J., Shephard, M. P., Anderson, A., Huhe, N., Rapp, D. N., & Madsen, J. K. (2023). The psychology of fake news on social media, who falls for it, who shares it, why, and can we help users detect it? In Frontiers in psychology (Vol. 14, p. 1236748). Frontiers Media SA. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1236748 [paper PDF]
Salovich, N. A., Mason, C. E., & Rapp, D. N. (2023). Evaluating tweets reduces the influence of inaccurate content, but does “liking” a tweet reflect evaluation? Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition. https://doi.org/10.1037/mac0000149 [paper PDF]
Salovich, N. A., & Rapp, D. N. (2023). How susceptible are you? Using feedback and monitoring to reduce the influence of false information. Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, 12(3), 352. https://doi.org/10.1037/mac0000074 [paper PDF]
2022
Imundo, M. N., & Rapp, D. N. (2022). When fairness is flawed: Effects of false balance reporting and weight-of-evidence statements on beliefs and perceptions of climate change. Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, 11(2), 258. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jarmac.2021.10.002 [paper PDF]
Salovich, N. A., Imundo, M. N., & Rapp, D. N. (2022). Story stimuli for instantiating true and false beliefs about the world. Behavior Research Methods, 55(4), 1907–1923. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13428-022-01904-6 [paper PDF]
Spikes, M. A., & Rapp, D. N. (2022). Examining instructional practices in news media literacy: Shifts in instruction and co-construction. Information and Learning Sciences, 123(1/2), 26–44. https://doi.org/10.1108/ILS-08-2021-0072
2021
Andrews-Todd, J., Salovich, N. A., & Rapp, D. N. (2021). Differential effects of pressure on social contagion of memory. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 27(2), 258. https://doi.org/10.1037/xap0000346 [paper PDF]
Lewandowsky, S., Cook, J., Schmid, P., Holford, D. L., Finn, A., Leask, J., Thomson, A., Lombardi, D., Al-Rawi, A. K., Amazeen, M. A., Anderson, E. C., Armaos, K. D., Betsch, C., Bruns, H. H. B., Ecker, U. K. H., Gavaruzzi, T., Hahn, U., Herzog, S., Juanchich, M., Kendeou, P., Newman, E. J., Pennycook, G., Rapp, D. N., Sah, S., Sinatra, G. M., Tapper, K., Vraga, E. K (2021). The COVID-19 vaccine communication handbook. [paper PDF]
Mensink, M. C., Kendeou, P., & Rapp, D. N. (2021). Do different kinds of introductions influence comprehension and memory for scientific explanations? Discourse Processes, 58(5–6), 491–512. https://doi.org/10.1080/0163853X.2021.1904754 [paper PDF]
Walter, N. & Salovich, N. A. (2021). Unchecked vs. uncheckable: How opinion-based claims can impede corrections of misinformation. Mass Communication & Society, Advanced online publication, https://doi.org/10.1080/15205436.2020.1864406 [paper pdf] [twitter thread]
Salovich, N. A. & Rapp, D. N. (2021). Misinformed and Unaware? Metacognition and the Influence of Inaccurate Information. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory & Cognition, (), 1-18. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/xlm0000977 [paper pdf] [twitter thread]
Salovich, N. A., Donovan, A. M., Hinze, S. R., & Rapp, D. N. (2021). Can confidence help account for and redress the effects of reading inaccurate information? Memory & Cognition, 49, 293-310. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13421-020-01096-4 [paper pdf] [twitter thread]
2020
Donovan, A. M., & Rapp, D. N. (2020). Look it up: Online search reduces the problematic effects of exposures to inaccuracies. Memory & Cognition, 48, 1128-1145. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13421-020-01047-z [paper pdf]
Lewandowsky, S., Cook, J., Ecker, U., Albarracin, D., Kendeou, P., Newman, E. J., Pennycook, G., Porter, E., Rand, D. G., & Rapp, D. N. (2020). The debunking handbook 2020. https://doi.org/10.17910/b7.1182 [paper PDF]
Rapp, D. N., Donovan, A. M., & Salovich, N. A. (2020). Assessing and modifying knowledge: Facts vs. constellations. In P. Kendeou, P. Van Meter, A. List, & D. Lombardi (Eds.), The Handbook of Learning from Multiple Representations and Perspectives. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429443961 [paper pdf]
2019
Rapp, D. N., Imundo, M. N., & Adler, R. M. (2019). Do individual differences in conspiratorial and political leanings influence the use of inaccurate information? In P. Kendeou, D. H. Robinson, & M.T. McCrudden (Eds.), Misinformation and Fake News in Education (pp.103-122). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
2018
Nzinga, K., Rapp, D. N., Leatherwood, C., Easterday, M., Rogers, L. O., Gallagher, N., & Medin, D. L. (2018). Should social scientists be distanced from or engaged with the people they study? Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 115(45), 11435–11441. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1721167115 [paper pdf]
Rapp, D. N., & Salovich, N.A. (2018). Can’t we just disregard fake news? The consequences of exposure to inaccurate information. Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 5, 232-239. [paper pdf]
Donovan, A. M., Zhan, J., & Rapp, D. N. (2018). Supporting historical understandings with refutation texts. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 54, 1-11. [paper pdf]
Donovan, A. M., Theodosis, E., & Rapp, D. N. (2018). Reader, interrupted: Do disruptions during encoding influence the use of inaccurate information?. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 32(6), 775-786. [paper pdf]
Donovan, A. M., & Rapp, D. N. (2018). Updating of character information when reading multiple texts for pleasure. In Handbook of multiple source use (pp. 303-319). Taylor and Francis.
2017
2014
Rapp, D.N., & Braasch, J.L.G., eds. (2014). Processing Inaccurate Information: Theoretical and Applied Perspectives from Cognitive Science and the Educational Sciences. MIT Press. [selected chapters]
Hinze, S.R., Slaten, D.G., Horton, W.S., Jenkins, R., & Rapp, D.N. (2014). Pilgrims Sailing the Titanic: Plausibility effects on memory for facts and errors. Memory & Cognition: 42, 305-324. [paper pdf]
2013
Komeda, H., Tsunemi, K., Inohara, K., Kusumi, T., & Rapp, D.N. (2013). Beyond disposition: The processing consequences of explicit and implicit invocations of empathy. Acta Psychologica: 142, 349-355.
Sauter, M., Uttal, D.H., Rapp, D.N., Downing, M., & Jona, K. (2013). Getting real: The authenticity of remote labs and simulations for science learning. Distance Education: 34, 37-47.
Hinze, S.R., Williamson, V.M., Deslongchamps, G., Shultz, M.J., Williamson, K.C., & Rapp, D.N. (2013). Textbook treatments of electrostatic potential maps in general and organic chemistry. Journal of Chemical Education, 90 (10): 1275-1281.
Hinze, S.R., Rapp, D.N., Williamson, V.M., Shultz, M.J., Deslongchamps, G., & Williamson, K.C. (2013). Beyond the ball-and-stick: Students’ processing of novel STEM visualizations. Learning and Instruction, 26: 12-21.
Hinze, S.R., Williamson, V.M., Shultz, M.J., Williamson, K.C., Deslongchamps, G., & Rapp, D.N. (2013). When do spatial abilities support student comprehension of STEM visualizations?. Cognitive Processing, The International Quarterly of Cognitive Science, 14: 129-142.
Komeda, H., Tsunemi, K., Inohara, K., Kusumi, T., & Rapp, D.N. (2013). Beyond disposition: The processing consequences of explicit and implicit invocations of empathy. Acta Psychologica, 142: 349-355.
Sauter, M., Uttal, D.H., Rapp, D.N., Downing, M., & Jona, K. (2013). Getting real: The authenticity of remote labs and simulations for science learning. Distance Education, 34: 37-47.
2012
Bruny, T.T., Mahoney, C.R., Rapp, D.N., Ditman, T., & Taylor, H.A. (2012). Caffeine enhances real-world language processing: Evidence from a proofreading task. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied: 18, 95-108.
McMaster, K.L., van den Broek, P., Espin, C., White, M.J., Rapp, D.N., Kendeou, P., Bohn-Gettler, C., & Carlson, S. (2012). Making the right connections: Differential effects of reading intervention for subgroups of struggling comprehenders. Learning and Individual Differences: 22, 100-111.
2011
Rapp, D.N. (2011). Comic books’ latest plot twist: Enhancing literacy instruction. Phi Delta Kappan: 93, 64-67.
Bohn-Gettler, C.M., & Rapp, D.N. (2011). Depending on my mood: Mood-driven influences on text comprehension. Journal of Educational Psychology: 103, 562-577.
Bohn-Gettler, C.M., Rapp, D.N., van den Broek, P., Kendeou, P., & White, M.J. (2011). Adults’ and children’s monitoring of story events in the service of comprehension. Memory & Cognition: 39, 992-1011.
Jona, K., Roque, R., Skonik, J., Uttal, D., & Rapp, D.N. (2011). Are remote labs worth the cost? Insights from a study of student perceptions of remote labs. International Journal of Online Engineering: 7, 48-53.
Mensink, M.C., & Rapp, D.N. (2011). Evil geniuses: Inferences derived from evidence and preferences.Memory & Cognition: 39, 1103-1116.
Peshkam, A., Mensink, M.C., Putnam, A.L., & Rapp, D.N. (2011). Warning readers to avoid irrelevant information: When being vague might be valuable. Contemporary Educational Psychology: 36, 219-231.
Rapp, D.N., Komeda, H., & Hinze, S.R. (2011). Vivifications of literary investigation. The Scientific Study of Literature: 1, 123-135.
Sparks, J.R., & Rapp, D.N. (2011). Readers’ reliance on source credibility in the service of inference generation. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition: 37, 230-247.
White-Schwoch, T., & Rapp, D.N. (2011). Comprehending Comics and Graphic Novels: Watchmen as a Case for Cognition. Sequential Art Narrative In Education: 1, 1-16.
2010
Sparks, J.R., & Rapp, D.N. (2010). Discourse processing: Examining our everyday language experiences.Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science: 1, 377-381.
2009
Rapp, D. N., & Kendeou, P. (2009). Noticing and revising discrepancies as texts unfold. Discourse Processes: 1-24.
Kurby, C.A., Magliano, J.P, & Rapp, D.N. (2009). Those voices in your head: The activation of auditory images during reading. Cognition: 112, 457-461.
2008
Bruny, T., Rapp, D. N. & Taylor, H. A. (2008). Representational flexibility and specificity following spatial descriptions of real world environments. Cognition: 418-443.
Lea, R. B., Rapp, D. N., Elfenbein, A., Mitchel, A. D., & Swinburne-Romine, R. (2008). Sweet silent thought: Alliteration and resonance in poetry comprehension. Psychological Science: 709-716.
Rapp, D. N. (2008). How do readers handle incorrect information during reading?. Memory & Cognition: 688-710.
Maddox, K., Rapp, D. N., Brion, S., & Taylor, H. A. (2008). Social influences on spatial memory. Memory & Cognition: 479-494.
Rapp, D.N., & Kurby, C.A (2008). The “ins and outs” of learning: Internal representations and external visualizations. in J.K. Gilbert, M. Reiner, & M. Nakhleh (Eds.), Visualization: Theory and Practice in Science Education (pp. 29-52). Springer.
2007
Rapp, D. N., Culpepper, S. A., Kirkby, K., & Morin, P. (2007). Fostering students’ comprehension of topographic maps. Journal of Geoscience Education: 5-16.
Rapp, D. N., van den Broek, P., McMaster, K. L., Kendeou, P., & Espin, C. A. (2007). Higher-order comprehension processes in struggling readers: A perspective for research and intervention. Scientific Studies of Reading: 289-312.
Rapp, D. N. & Kendeou, P. (2007). Revising what readers know: Updating text representations during narrative comprehension. Memory & Cognition: 2019-2032.
Wolf, M. S., Davis, T. C., Shrank, W., Rapp, D. N., Bass, P. F., Connor, U. M., Clayman, M., & Parker, R. M. (2007). To err is human: Patient misinterpretations of prescription drug label instructions. Patient Education and Counseling: 293-300.
2006
Rapp, D. N., & Gerrig, R. J. (2006). Predilections for narrative outcomes: The impact of story contexts and reader preferences . Journal of Memory and Language: 54, 54-67.
Rapp, D.N. (2006). The value of attention aware systems in educational settings. Computers in Human Behavior: 22, 603-614.
Rapp, D.N. (2006). What readers do: Reader-guided processes in discourse comprehension. Information Design Journal: 14, 109-113.
Rapp, D. N., & Uttal, D. H. (2006). Understanding and enhancing visualizations: Two models of collaboration between earth science and cognitive science in Manduca, C. & Mogk, D. (Eds.) , Earth and Mind: How Geologists Think and Learn About the Earth (pp. 121-127). Geological Society of America Press.
Taylor, H.A., & Rapp, D.N. (2006). Updating human spatial memory in M.F. Brown and R.G. Cook (Eds.), Animal Spatial Cognition: Comparative, Neural, and Computational Approaches.
Bruny, T.T., Taylor, H.A., Rapp, D.N., & Spiro, A.B (2006). Learning procedures: The role of working memory in multimedia learning experiences. Applied Cognitive Psychology: 917-949.
Rapp, D. N., Klug, J. L., & Taylor, H. A. (2006). Character movement and the representation of space during narrative comprehension. Memory & Cognition: 1206-1220.
2005
Rapp, D. N., & Van den Broek, P. (2005). Dynamic text comprehension: An integrative view of reading. Current Directions in Psychological Science: 14, 276-279.
Van den Broek, P., Rapp, D. N., & Kendeou, P. (2005). Integrating memory-based and constructionist processes in accounts of reading comprehension. Discourse Processes: 39, 299-316.
Rapp, D.N. (2005). Mental models: Theoretical issues for visualizations in science education in Gilbert, J.K. (Ed.), Visualization in Science Education Springer.