Here, we present a protocol to measure the effects of emotional conditions on language learning, using an odor-based induction method which places participants in positive or negative emotional states by exposing them to a pleasant or unpleasant odor, and then asks them to perform a language learning task.

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Investigating the Effects of Emotion on Language Learning Using an Odor-Based Induction Method

Emotion has important influence on language learning. However, the effect of emotion on syntactic learning has been relatively under-researched. Most ...

Here, we present a protocol to measure the effect of positive induced emotion on grammar learning in foreign language learners using a semi-artificial language that integrates the grammatical rules of a foreign language with the lexicon of the learners&#39; native language.

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Experimental Paradigm for Measuring the Effect of Induced Emotion on Grammar Learning

Previous studies have found that emotion has significant influence on the learning of foreign language vocabulary and textual comprehension. However, ...

Here, we present a protocol to examine the age-related decline in sentence processing using a maze task that allowed us to localize the processing difficulty at each word of the sentences during reading.

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An Experimental Paradigm for Measuring the Effects of Ageing on Sentence Processing

Previous studies have found that older adults have greater difficulties in processing syntactically complex sentences than younger adults. However, the ...

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