We introduce a connectionist model that reproduces the attentional blink effect during a rapid serial visual presentation task. The model is composed of two layers, a competitive one that acts as an identification layer and a recurrent one that acts like short term memory where the main mechanisms is the presence of an inhibition gate and a neural fatigue. Simulations show that the model genera...

This study examines who hears what secrets, comparing two similar secrets-one that is highly stigmatized and one that is less so. Using a unique survey representative of American adults and intake forms from a medical clinic, I document marked differences in who hears these secrets. People who are sympathetic to the stigmatizing secret are more likely to hear of it than those who may react nega...