Browsing by Author "Hogan, Michael J."
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The adaptive functions of music listening: structure, correlates, and consequences
Groarke, Jennifer M. (2017-01-31)The current thesis involves three studies employing qualitative, quantitative and experimental methods to examine the relationship between music listening and wellbeing. Study 1 used the collective intelligence methodology, ... -
Against didacticism
Hogan, Michael J. (2006-10)Quality thinking and quality teaching are desirable but difficult to achieve. Although lectures are necessary to teach information, one cannot rely on them to promote critical and constructive thinking skills. Nevertheless, ... -
Algorithmic governance: Developing a research agenda through the power of collective intelligence
Danaher, John; Hogan, Michael J.; Noone, Chris; Kennedy, Rónán; Behan, Anthony; De Paor, Aisling; Felzmann, Heike; Haklay, Muki; Khoo, Su-Ming; Morison, John; Murphy, Maria Helen; O'Brolchain, Niall; Schafer, Burkhard; Kalpana, Shankar (SAGE Publications, 2017-09-19)We are living in an algorithmic age where mathematics and computer science are coming together in powerful new ways to influence, shape and guide our behaviour and the governance of our societies. As these algorithmic ... -
An evaluation of the measurement properties of the five cs model of positive youth development
Conway, Ronan J.; Heary, Caroline; Hogan, Michael J. (Frontiers Media SA, 2015-12-22)There is growing recognition of the need to develop acceptable measures of adolescent's positive attributes in diverse contexts. The current study evaluated the measurement properties of the Five Cs model of Positive Youth ... -
Consciousness of brain
Hogan, Michael J. (Psychological Society of Ireland, 2006)Evolved consciousness makes possible a rich variety of experience, transmissible from mind to mind via poetical and logical symbolism. Scientific experience involves mapping the energy of the system onto a correspondent ... -
Development and psychometric evaluation of the adaptive functions of music listening scale
Groarke, Jenny M.; Hogan, Michael J. (Frontiers Media SA, 2018-04-12)Music listening may serve many adaptive functions in everyday life. However, studies examining the relationship between the functions of music listening (FML) and wellbeing outcomes have produced mixed findings. The purpose ... -
Dimensionality and reliability assessment of the Pain Patient Profile questionnaire
McGuire, Brian E.; Hogan, Michael J.; Morrison, Todd G. (2008-02)Objective: To factor analyze the Pain Patient Profile questionnaire (P3; Tollison & Langley, 1995), a self-report measure of emotional distress in respondents with chronic pain. Method: An unweighted least squares factor ... -
Divided attention in older but not younger adults is impaired by anxiety
Hogan, Michael J. (Taylor and Francis, 2003)It has been hypothesized that the disruptive effects of negative emotional states, such as anxiety and depression, may contribute to poorer performance in older age. Some studies have reported that higher levels of anxiety ... -
Does mindfulness enhance critical thinking? Evidence for the mediating effects of executive functioning in the relationship between mindfulness and critical thinking
Noone, Chris; Bunting, Brendan; Hogan, Michael J. (Frontiers Media, 2016-01-19)Mindfulness originated in the Buddhist tradition as a way of cultivating clarity of thought. Despite the fact that this behavior is best captured using critical thinking (CT) assessments, no studies have examined the effects ... -
Does mindfulness enhance critical thinking? evidence for the mediating effects of executive functioning in the relationship between mindfulness and critical thinking
Noone, Chris; Bunting, Brendan; Hogan, Michael J. (Frontiers Media SA, 2016-01-19)Mindfulness originated in the Buddhist tradition as a way of cultivating clarity of thought. Despite the fact that this behavior is best captured using critical thinking (CT) assessments, no studies have examined the effects ... -
Electrophysiological and information processing variability predicts memory decrements associated with normal age-related cognitive decline and alzheimer's disease (ad)
Hogan, Michael J.; Carolan, Leigh; Roche, Richard A.P.; Dockree, Paul M.; Kaiser, Jochen; Bunting, Brendan P.; Robertson, Ian H.; Lawlor, Brian A. (Elsevier BV, 2006-11-01) -
Enhancing wellbeing: An emerging model of the adaptive functions of music listening.
Groarke, Jenny M.; Hogan, Michael J. (SAGE Journals, 2015-07-09)Affect regulation is generally considered the most important function of music listening (FML). Yet, models of wellbeing also highlight engagement, relationships, meaning, achievement, and other adaptive functions that ... -
The Evaluation of Argument Mapping as a Learning Tool
Dwyer, Christopher Peter (2011-10-07)Argument mapping (AM) is a method of visually diagramming arguments using a 'box and arrow' format with the aim of simplifying the reading of an argument structure and facilitating the assimilation of core statements and ... -
An evaluation of argument mapping as a method of enhancing critical thinking performance in e-learning environments.
Dwyer, Christopher P.; Hogan, Michael J.; Stewart, Ian (2012)The current research examined the effects of a critical thinking (CT) e-learning course taught through argument mapping (AM) on measures of CT ability. Seventy-four undergraduate psychology students were allocated to either ... -
An examination of the effects of argument mapping on students' memory and comprehension performance
Dwyer, Christopher P.; Hogan, Michael J.; Stewart, Ian (Elsevier, 2013-04)Argument mapping (AM) is a method of visually diagramming arguments to allow for easy comprehension of core statements and relations. A series of three experiments compared argument map reading and construction with ... -
Fostering students' personal development through designing a Personal Tutorship Programme in e-learning environments.
Hogan, Michael J. (2013-02)This paper addresses the importance of Personal Development of students in virtual learning environments and designs a specific approach for fostering their personal capabilities facilitated by a Personal Tutorship Programme ... -
Grappling with gene-culture co-evolution
Hogan, Michael J. (The Irish Psychologist, 2006-06)Human beings strive to understand. Understanding helps us to survive, adapt, and flourish. A central theme in the history of philosophical and religious thought has been the call to "know thyself" and to "understand thy ... -
A protocol for a randomised active-controlled trial to evaluate the effects of an online mindfulness intervention on executive control, critical thinking and key thinking dispositions in a university student sample
Noone, Chris; Hogan, Michael J. (BioMed Central, 2016-04-12)Background While most modern research focuses on the clinical benefits of mindfulness, an emerging body of work suggests that mindfulness can facilitate self-regulation of everyday thinking in typically developing ... -
The effects of cardiorespiratory fitness and acute aerobic exercise on executive functioning and eeg entropy in adolescents
Hogan, Michael J.; O’Hora, Denis; Kiefer, Markus; Kubesch, Sabine; Kilmartin, Liam; Collins, Peter; Dimitrova, Julia (Frontiers Media SA, 2015-10-19)The current study examined the effects of cardiorespiratory fitness, identified with a continuous graded cycle ergometry, and aerobic exercise on cognitive functioning and entropy of the electroencephalogram (EEG) in 30 ... -
Work-life integration
Hogan, Michael J.; Hogan, Victoria (The Irish Psychologist, 2007-05)Work is an integral part of life. Human adaptation implies acquisition of the means to sustain life. But there is more to life than work: there is personal life, family life, and life within one's social network and culture ...