Psychology topic list of research papers
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Does the walking task matter? Influence of different walking conditions on dual-task performances in young and older persons
Abstract Previous literature suggests that age-related deficits of dual-task walking are particularly pronounced with second tasks that require continuous visual processing. Here we evaluate whether the difficulty of the walking task matters as...
2013 / Rainer Beurskens, Otmar Bock -
Integrating Spatial Information Across Time
Abstract A series of experiments have examined whether spatial information (i.e., location of objects within a room) that is encoded at different points in time is readily integrated into a single mental representation during learning or whether the ...
2014 / Marios N. Avraamides -
A longitudinal examination of the moderating effects of symptoms on the relationship between functional competence and real world functional performance in Schizophrenia
Abstract Background Many individuals with schizophrenia experience remission of prominent positive symptoms but continue to experience impairments in real world functioning. Residual negative and depressive symptoms may have a...
2014 / Michael W. Best, Maya Gupta, Christopher R. Bowie, Philip D. Harvey -
Multimedia in Test Items: Animated Questions vs. Static Graphics Questions
Abstract There have been extensive studies regarding the use and efficacy of multimedia in education. Although testing and evaluation is another important stage of teaching and learning processes, few studies have been identified in the literature...
2014 / Muhterem Dindar, Işıl Kabakçı Yurdakul, Fevzi Inan Dönmez -
Graduate Student Middle School Mathematics Teachers’ Communication Abilities in the Language of Mathematics
Abstract It was aimed to investigate graduate student middle school mathematics teachers’ communication abilities in the language of mathematics. The study was designed qualitatively with fourteen middle school mathematics teachers who were graduate ...
2012 / Tangül Kabael -
Acupuncture for Depression: Patterns of Diagnosis and Treatment within a Randomised Controlled Trial2013 / H. MacPherson, B. Elliot, A. Hopton, H. Lansdown, S. Richmond
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Cognitive behaviour therapy for older adults experiencing insomnia and depression in a community mental health setting: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial2015 / Paul Sadler, Suzanne McLaren, Britt Klein, Megan Jenkins, Jack Harvey
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Anti-fat or Anti-thin Attitudes Toward Peers? Stereotyped Beliefs and Weight Prejudice in Italian Children
Abstract This study explored weight prejudice in 140 Italian pupils aged 5-10 by examining a) stereotyped beliefs that pupils have regarding overweight, underweight, and normal-weight body picture of children, b) the anti-fat attitudes, c) the...
2013 / Elisabetta Sagone, Maria Elvira De Caroli -
The Impact of a Parenting Skills Training Program on Stressed Mothers and their Children's Depression Level
Abstract In the present study, 250 elementary school children and their mothers participated. First, the mothers were screened using t he Parenting Stress Index (PSI). Based on the screening, 80 overstressed mothers were selected; ultimately, 3 8...
2013 / Bita Ajilchi, Flor Rezaei Kargar -
Prediction of treatment outcomes and longitudinal analysis in children with autism undergoing intensive behavioral intervention
Abstract Outcome prediction is an important component of treatment planning and prognosis. However, reliable predictors of intensive behavioral intervention (IBI) have not been clearly established. IBI is an evidence-based approach to the systematic ...
2013 / Javier Virues-Ortega, Víctor Rodríguez, C.T. Yu -
Short and long term improvements in quality of chronic care delivery predict program sustainability
Abstract Empirical evidence on sustainability of programs that improve the quality of care delivery over time is lacking. Therefore, this study aims to identify the predictive role of short and long term improvements in quality of chronic care...
2013 / Jane Murray Cramm, Anna Petra Nieboer -
Stages of Psychological and Pedagogical Assistance in Complex Rehabilitation Program for Children with Severe Chronic Hereditary Metabolic Diseases (at the Model of Mucopolysaccharidosis)
Abstract The diffusion of antenatal screening programmes for Down syndrome has triggered much discussion about their powerful potential. The article contains the issue of correction-pedagogical influence, depending on severity and duration of the...
2013 / Svetlana B. Lazurenko, Leyla S. Namazova-Baranova -
Contributions of social and affective neuroscience to our understanding of typical and atypical development2014 / Jennifer S. Silk, Elizabeth Redcay, Nathan A. Fox
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Safe, Stable, Nurturing Relationships as a Moderator of Intergenerational Continuity of Child Maltreatment: A Meta-Analysis
Abstract Purpose The present paper summarizes findings of the special issue papers on the intergenerational continuity of child maltreatment and through meta-analysis explores the potential moderating effects of safe, stable,...
2013 / Thomas J. Schofield, Rosalyn D. Lee, Melissa T. Merrick -
Phase resetting and its implications for interval timing with intruders
Abstract Time perception in the second-to-minutes range is crucial for fundamental cognitive processes like decision making, rate calculation, and planning. We used a striatal beat frequency (SBF) computational model to predict the response of an...
2013 / Sorinel A. Oprisan, Steven Dix, Catalin V. Buhusi -
Validation of the Thai Version of a Work-related Quality of Life Scale in the Nursing Profession
Abstract Background Currently available questionnaires for evaluating the quality of worklife do not fully examine every factor related to worklife in all cultures. A tool in Thai is therefore needed for the direct evaluation of...
2014 / Poramate Sirisawasd, Naesinee Chaiear, Nutjaree Pratheepawanit Johns, Jiraporn Khiewyoo -
Opinions of Professional Athletes from Different Branches on “Psychological Support
Abstract In our country, being a sports psychologist is not exactly settled as a status in terms of functioning. In professional teams, works to be done by sports psychologists can be carried out by different branches as well. Psychological support...
2014 / Yıldız Ö. Ulusoy -
The Many Faces of the Language ego: Exploring Tensions of Linguistic and Cultural Adaptation in Immigrants and Adult Language Learners
Abstract Immigrants and sojourners arriving to Canada represent the cohorts of additional language learners whose experience of cultural and linguistic adjustment evokes a wide range of discomforting reactions typically accompanying the act of...
2014 / Tatiana Galetcaia -
Autopoiesis and Dance in the Teaching-learning Processes
Abstract In recent times, the progresses of the human sciences and neurosciences have shown that the body experience has a deep relationship with the emotional and cognitive processes. So, think of the human being as a fusion of body, mind and...
2014 / Nicolina Pastena, Cristiana D’anna, Filippo Gomez Paloma -
The Centre for Speech, Language and the Brain (CSLB) concept property norms2013 / Barry J. Devereux, Lorraine K. Tyler, Jeroen Geertzen, Billi Randall