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Teaching children with autism: a basic component skill of perspective-taking
(Wiley, 2010-09-26)Perspective-taking is an area of human functioning that is rarely studied by behavior analysts but likely entails a complex repertoire of verbal and relational behavior. Perspective-taking is generally acknowledged to be ... -
Temporal structure and inner psychophysics: A glimpse of equilibrium?
(The International Society for Psychophysics, 2010-10)It has been suggested that the synchronization of spatially distributed neural assemblies at fast frequencies in the range 20 - 80 Hz (the ¿gamma¿ band) is instrumental for binding the separate feature-elements of a figure ... -
Temporal tolerance circumscribed
(Taylor & Francis, 2005-05)Chen's topological theory of perceptual organization includes the idea that equivalences in spatial organization and the organization of subjective experiences of time may be derived by means of common expression in terms ... -
Three years of intensive applied behavior analysis: A case study
(2008)A 2 years and 10 months old child receiving an early intensive teaching program using the Comprehensive Application of Behavior Analysis to Schooling (CABAS ® ) was taught using evidence-based teaching strategies and ... -
Time for complete transparency about conflicts of interest in public health nutrition research [version 2; referees: 2 approved]
(F1000Research, 2019-03-04)We are a group of researchers and academics with decades of experience in the protection and promotion of public health. We are writing to raise our concerns about how conflicts of interest are reported in public health ... -
Toileting problems in children and adolescents with parent-reported diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder
(Springer, 2018-03-22)The current study investigated toileting problems in one hundred and twenty-seven children and adolescents with parent-reported diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder. Toileting refers to the accomplishment of various ... -
Transition program from school to employment in youths with intellectual disability: Evaluation of the Irish pilot study E-IDEAS
(Taylor & Francis, 2021-06-29)Aim: The purpose of this pilot was to evaluate the effectiveness of the E-IDEAS curriculum, specifically designed for workplace inclusion of youths with intellectual disabilities (ID) and aimed to transfer social, ... -
Transparent and reproducible pain research: a critical review
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins for International Association for the Study of Pain, 2018-09-01)Recently, the degree to which scientific publications provide a reliable source of information has come under intense scrutiny. Reports suggest that a substantial amount of published literature is likely to be biased,28 ... -
Using a Time Timer(TM) to increase appropriate waiting behavior in a child with developmental disabilities.
(Elsevier, 2009)This study aimed to examine the use of a predictive stimulus (Time TimerTM) and delayed reinforcement to increase appropriate waiting behavior in a child with developmental disabilities and problem behavior maintained by ... -
Using mixed methods to assess fidelity of delivery and its influencing factors in a complex self-management intervention for people with osteoarthritis and low back pain
(Toomey, Elaine, Matthews, James, & Hurley, Deirdre A. (2017). Using mixed methods to assess fidelity of delivery and its influencing factors in a complex self-management intervention for people with osteoarthritis and low back pain. BMJ Open, 7(8). doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-015452, 2017-08-04)Abstract Objectives and design Despite an increasing awareness of the importance of fidelity of delivery within complex behaviour change interventions, it is often poorly assessed. This mixed methods study aimed to establish ... -
Visual field and task influence illusory figure responses
(Wiley, 2008-11)In normal viewing conditions, many objects are often hidden or occluded by others, therefore restricting the information that enters the eye. One ability that the human visual system has developed to compensate for this ... -
The visual hallucinatory response to flickering polychromatic light.
(The International Society for Psychophysics, 2004)Our understanding of human visual perception generally rests on the assumption that conscious visual states represent, in some qualitative fashion, a complex interaction between spatially structured variations in the ambient ... -
Visual perception in a snapshot
(Springer, 2006-04-14)To study visual perception in its sub-second scale of time continues to be timely: we have more unsolved puzzles than bits of a firm undisputable knowledge about how our perceptions are created in a snapshot of time. ... -
Which behaviour change techniques are most effective at increasing older adults self-efficacy and physical activity behaviour? A systematic review.
(Springer Verlag, 2014-03-20)Background. Increasing self-efficacy is an effective mechanism for increasing physical activity, especially for older people. Purpose. The aim of this review was to identify behavior change techniques (BCTs) that ... -
Work readiness curriculum: How to support young adults with intellectual disabilities in the transition from school to work
(Vannini Editoria Scientifica Srl, 2022-12)Ad oggi, la ricerca sulla disabilità intellettiva si è concentrata principalmente sull’infanzia e sugli interventi precoci piuttosto che sul passaggio dalla scuola al lavoro. Il curriculum di preparazione al lavoro ... -
Work-life integration
(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 ... -
Young People, Alcohol and Sex: What's Consent Got To Do With It?
(Rape Crisis Network Ireland, 2014-01)This qualitative study explores the intersection of university students attitudes to alcohol use and consent to engage in sexual activity. The study was carried out by researchers at the School of Psychology, National ...