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The impact of attention on eyewitness identification and change blindness
(Ubiquity Press, 2015-08-03)The current study investigated whether differences exist in eyewitness identification and change blindness when manipulating attention. 126 undergraduate students were randomly assigned to either a full or divided attention ... -
Implementing Aistear – the Early Childhood Curriculum Framework across varied settings: Experiences of early years educators and infant primary school teachers in the Irish context
(Routledge, 2021-06-17)Aistear: The Early Childhood Curriculum Framework, was launched in Ireland in 2009. The framework is applicable in all settings where children in the 0-6-year range are present; this includes all early years settings and ... -
Improving medication management in multimorbidity: development of the MultimorbiditY COllaborative Medication Review And DEcision Making (MY COMRADE) intervention using the Behaviour Change Wheel
(2015-09-24)Background: Multimorbidity, the presence of two or more chronic conditions, affects over 60 % of patients in primary care. Due to its association with polypharmacy, the development of interventions to optimise medication ... -
In-game motion dynamics provide a means of exploring the cognitive dynamics of deception
(IEEE, 2018-07-15)User interfaces that produce an immersive and intuitive in-game experience depend on a strong coupling between user input and the motion of game objects. Such user interfaces require a high sensitivity to user movement ... -
Increased perceptual resolution: temporal event structure coding in autism spectrum disorders
(Public Library of Science, 2012-03-21)Cognitive functions that rely on accurate sequencing of events, such as action planning and execution, verbal and nonverbal communication, and social interaction rely on well-tuned coding of temporal event-structure. Visual ... -
Individual predictors of adolescent adjustment to maternal cancer: The role of perceived stress, coping, social support, attachment and self-efficacy
(Wiley, 2018-10-30)Background Cancer is among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality around the world. The National Cancer Registry of Ireland reported in 2015 that there were 9312 new cases of female cancers per year, breast cancer ... -
Interacting with dementia: The MARIO approach
(IOS Press, 2017-09-13)This paper presents the results from trials of MARIO interacting with people with dementia (PWD). MARIO aims to help PWD to battle isolation and loneliness by enabling them to stay socially active. In this paper, results ... -
The interactive effects of physical fitness and acute aerobic exercise on electrophysiological coherence and cognitive performance in adolescents.
(Springer, 2013)The current study examined the effects of physical fitness and aerobic exercise on cognitive functioning and coherence of the electroencephalogram in 30 adolescents between the ages of 13 and 14 years. Participants were ... -
An interdisciplinary approach to secondary qualitative data analysis: what why and how
(Edward Elgar, 2021-02-16)Living in global data-rich societies implies the development of critical appraisal to evaluate the quality, authenticity and meaning of data that is increasingly more accessible. Data is readily available, which is an ... -
Introducing the social robot MARIO to people living with dementia in long term residential care: Reflections
(Springer Verlag, 2019-06-14)MARIO is a social robot developed with and for people living with dementia (PLWD) to promote social connectivity and reduce loneliness and isolation by providing access to a number of applications that PLWD can access, via ... -
Introduction to domestic violence, abuse and coercive control for counsellors: An evaluation of the impact of training
(Wiley, 2020-11-06)In the context of a global pandemic which has witnessed a significant increase in domestic violence, and therefore has also increased the demand for support provision; this article is reporting on the impact of a domestic ... -
An investigation of anxiety in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder
(Elsevier, 2014-11-17)Anxiety-related concerns are among the most common presenting problems for school-age children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in clinical settings. The current study examined the relationship between ... -
An investigation of cognitive dysmetria in developmental dyslexia
(Pion Ltd, 2006)An alternative to theories positing visual or phonological deficits, the 'cognitive dysmetria' hypothesis proposes the aetiology of dyslexia to take the form of a general functional coordination deficit or cognitive ... -
An investigation of comorbid psychological disorders, sleep problems, gastrointestinal symptoms and epilepsy in children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder
(Elsevier, 2012-08-15)The current study investigated comorbidity in eighty-nine children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Ireland. Comorbidity is the presence of one or more disorders in addition to a primary disorder. The ... -
An investigation of comorbid psychological disorders, sleep problems, gastrointestinal symptoms and epilepsy in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: A two year follow-up
(Elsevier, 2016-11-26)Research has recently focused on studying comorbidity in the autism spectrum but little research has been conducted on follow-up studies or conducting longitudinal research into these conditions. Mannion, Leader, and Healy ... -
An investigation of comorbid psychological disorders, sleep problems, gastrointestinal symptoms and epilepsy in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: A two year follow-up
(Elsevier, 2015-11-26)Research has recently focused on studying comorbidity in the autism spectrum but little research has been conducted on follow-up studies or conducting longitudinal research into these conditions. Mannion, Leader, and Healy ... -
An investigation of gelotophobia in individuals with a diagnosis of high-functioning autism spectrum disorder
(Springer Verlag, 2018-07-03)Samson et al. (Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 41:475 483, 2011) conducted the first empirical investigation examining the fear of being laughed at (gelotophobia) and its prevalence in individuals with high ... -
An investigation of the age and severity of autism spectrum disorder diagnosis in children and adolescents with and without a co-occurring diagnosis
(The Psychological Society of Ireland, 2017-04)The aim of this study is to investigate the age of diagnosis of children with a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in comparison to children with a diagnosis of ASD and comorbid disorders. It will also look at ... -
Is a therapist's attachment style predictive of stress and burnout in a sample of Irish therapists?
(IACP Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, 2017)The current study investigated whether attachment style, as measured by levels of attachment anxiety and avoidance, in a sample of (N = 137) therapists predicted stress and burnout. A series of hierarchical multiple ...