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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 ...