Conceptual Exhibits: Model Diagrams & Simulation Figures (psychrev-conceptual-exhibits)

When to trigger

• The theory is built and derived; now it must be shown
• Your figure is boxes-and-arrows with no specified dynamics
• You have a model but no plot of what it does
• A reviewer will ask "show me the model's behavior, not just its architecture"

The two figure types Psychological Review actually uses

Figures here carry theoretical work. They are almost never plots of an experiment you ran (you ran none). There are two legitimate kinds: