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2013 Stony Brook University, B.A.
2017 Binghamton University, M.S.
2021 Binghamton University, Ph.D.
General Psychology
Fundamentals of Biopsychology and Learning
Statistics and Experimental Methods I and II
Kenneth Houghton examines the psychology of reading. His recent research in this area has included how readers' thinking is impacted by misinformation, the experiences of story characters, and the contents of text messages.
Representative Publications:
Houghton, K. J., Poirier, R. C., & Klin, C. M. (2022). Credible narrators and misinformed readers. Memory & Cognition, 51, 825-844. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13421-022-01368-1
Houghton, K. J. & Klin, C. M. (2019). Do readers remember what story characters remember? Discourse Processes, 57, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/0163853X.2019.1571782
Houghton, K. J., Upadhyay, S. S. N. & Klin, C. M. (2018). Punctuation in text messages may convey abruptness. Period. Computers in Human Behavior, 80, 112-121. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.10.044