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The effects of a goal setting intervention on productivity and persistence in an analogue work task
(Taylor & Francis, 2013-02-27)The authors of this study sought to quantify the beneficial effect of goal setting on work performance, and to characterize the persistence or deterioration of goal-directed behavior over time. Twenty-six participants ... -
The effects of daily tact instruction on the emission of pure mands, tacts and conversational units in non-instructional settings by two preschool children with autism
(2009)This study examined the effects of daily intensive tact instruction on the emission of verbal operants in non-instructional settings by two preschool aged children with autism. A delayed multiple probe design across ... -
The effects of goal-setting on feedback requests.
(Irish Ergonomics Society, 2012)Prior research suggests that performance feedback enhances the effect of a goal on performance. The current study examined the effect of goal level on feedback solicitation. Participants were exposed to five ... -
Effects of stimulus synchrony on mechanisms of perceptual organization
(Taylor & Francis, 2001-06-05)When neurons adopt a synchronized, oscillatory response to stimulus Gestalten, the phase of those oscillations almost always varies relative to stimulus activity. This has been taken to indicate that form-coding mechanisms ... -
The effects of subthreshold synchrony on the perception of simultaneity
(Springer, 2007)We aimed to examine the effects of subthreshold synchrony and asynchrony on the perception of simultaneity. We rendered simultaneous or asynchronous luminance changes below detection thresholds by embedding them in a ... -
The effects of subthreshold synchrony on the perception of simultaneity.
(Springer, 2007)We aimed to examine the effects of subthreshold synchrony and asynchrony on the perception of simultaneity. We rendered simultaneous or asynchronous luminance changes below detection thresholds by embedding them in a ... -
Electrophysiological correlates of flicker-induced color hallucinations
(Elsevier, 2009-03)In a recent study, Becker and Elliott [Becker, C., & Elliott, M. A. (2006). Flicker induced color and form: Interdependencies and relation to stimulation frequency and phase. Consciousness & Cognition, 15(1), 175-196] ... -
Electrophysiological correlates of flicker-induced form hallucinations
(The International Society for Psychophysics, 2010-10)Form hallucinations can be reliably induced using temporally modulated light within a specific frequency range (15-30Hz). The neural substrates of such states have yet to be established with certainty. Brain activity of 5 ... -
Electrophysiological correlates of similarity-based interference during detection of visual forms
(MIT Press, 2006-06)Illusory figure completion demonstrates the ability of the visual system to integrate information across gaps. Mechanisms that underlie figural emergence support the interpolation of contours and the filling-in of form ... -
Electrophysiological entropy in younger adults, older controls and older cognitively declined adults.
(Elsevier, 2012-03-22)The current study examined electrophysiological entropy in younger adults, older adults, and older cognitively declined adults across four experimental conditions - eyes closed, eyes open, and during both encoding and ... -
Emotional eating: feeding and fearing feelings - what psychologists need to know
(The Psychological Society of Ireland, 2017-06)This article reviews the psychological theories of emotional eating and introduces to a little known model, Affect Phobia, which combines both learning and psychodynamic theory -
Enhanced GABA-A inhibition enhances synchrony coding in human perception
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2000-10-20)The benzodiazepine, lorazepam enhances the efficiency of local, inhibitory GABAA synapses in the cortex, which stabilize postsynaptic, excitatory activity by synchronizing their own discharges at around 40 Hz. Treatment ... -
Enhancing wellbeing: An emerging model of the adaptive functions of music listening.
(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 ... -
Enlightened happiness and pragmatic systems science & positive psychology meets Colin Feltham's anthropathology thesis
(The Irish Psychologist, 2009)Consider two books: Sonja Lyubomirsky positive psychology book, The How of Happiness [1], and Colin Feltham's negative psychology book, What's Wrong with Us?: The Anthropathology Thesis [2]. Sonja Lyubomirsky and Colin ... -
Epilepsy in autism spectrum disorder
(Elsevier, 2014-02-07)The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of the research on epilepsy in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Topics explored are the prevalence of epilepsy in ASD, the importance of studying epilepsy, as well as the ... -
An evaluation of argument mapping as a method of enhancing critical thinking performance in e-learning environments.
(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 ... -
Evidence for 40-Hz oscillatory short-term visual memory revealed by human reaction-time measurements
(American Psychological Association, 2000-05)Four experiments show that presentation of a synchronous premask frame within a 40-Hz, flickering premask matrix primes subsequent detection of a Kanizsa-type square by generation of a 40-Hz prime. Reaction time (RT) priming ... -
Evidence for impaired integration-segmentation processes and slowed synchrony coding in dyslexics
(Pabst Science Publishers, 2001)Using a primed figure-detection task we were able to reveal the existence of two distinct groups of dyslexics. One group is characterized by a significant impairment of visual integration-segmentation processes, resulting ... -
Evidence for impaired visuo-perceptual organization in developmental dyslexics and its relation to temporal processes.
(Taylor & Francis, 2005-07)An analysis of normal and dyslexic readers' reaction-time (RT) performance in a standard visualdetection task (Experiment A) and in temporally primed visual detection (Experiment B) reveals a tendency for significantly ... -
An examination of gender differences in the impact of individual and organisational factors on work hours, work-life conflict and psychological strain in academics
(Routledge / Taylor & Francis, 2015-04-21)The current study used multi-group structural equation modelling (SEM) to test a fully and partially mediated Extended Rational Model of Work-Life Conflict and examine the impact of job involvement, workaholism, work ...