Browsing School of Psychology (Scholarly Articles) by Issue Date
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Extinction of over-selected stimuli causes emergence of under-selected cues in higher-functioning children with autistics spectrum disorders
(Springer, 2008-09-12)Two experiments examined whether over-selectivity is the product of a post-acquisition performance deficit, rather than an attention problem. In both experiments, children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder were presented ... -
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 ... -
Risk factors for challenging behaviors among 157 children with autism spectrum disorder in Ireland
(Elsevier, 2008-11-25)The aim of this study was to identify risk factors for the occurrence of challenging behavior along with the specific topographies of challenging behavior shown by a sample of children with autism spectrum disorder in ... -
Six reports of children with autism spectrum disorder following intensive behavioral intervention using the Preschool Inventory of Repertoires for Kindergarten (PIRK®)
(Elsevier, 2009)The current study presents case reports of 6 children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder who received intensive applied behavior analysis within the Comprehensive Application of Behavior Analysis to Schooling (CABAS®) ... -
The Effect of Stimulus Salience on Over-selectivity
(Springer, 2009)The influence of stimulus salience on over-selective responding was investigated in the context of a comparator theory of over-selectivity. In Experiments 1 and 2, participants were presented with two cards, each displaying ... -
Comparison of behavioral intervention and sensory-integration therapy in the treatment of self-injurious behavior.
(Elsevier, 2009)The current study investigates the comparative effects of sensory-integration therapy and behavioral interventions on rates of self-injurious behaviour (SIB) in a nine-year-old boy with a diagnosis of autism. A functional ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
On spirituality and education: keynote paper.
(2009)It is a mistake to ignore the scientific study of spirituality. Research examining the structure and function of concepts such as 'spirit' and 'spirituality' is likely to reveal new insights into the relationship between ... -
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 computation of shape orientation in search for Kanizsa figures
(Pion Ltd, 2009-01-29)Previous studies of visual search for illusory figures have provided equivocal results, with efficient search for Kanizsa squares (eg Davis and Driver, 1994 Nature 371 291-293) contrasting with inefficient search for Kanizsa ... -
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] ... -
Extended visual simultaneity thresholds in patients with schizophrenia
(Oxford University Press, 2009-07)Clinical observations suggest that the experience of time phenomenology is disturbed in schizophrenia, possibly originating disorders in dynamic cognitive functions such as language or motor planning. We examined the ... -
General practitioner views about discussing sexual issues with patients with coronary heart disease: a national survey in Ireland
(2010)Background: Sexual problems are common among people with coronary heart disease and can adversely affect patients' quality of life. GPs are ideally placed to deal with these problems. Research suggests that GPs are reluctant ... -
Process timing and its relation to the coding of tonal harmony.
(American Psychological Association, 2010)Advances in auditory research suggest that gamma-band synchronization of frequency-specific cortical loci could be responsible for the integration of pure tones (harmonics) into harmonic complex tones. Thus far, evidence ... -
Bandpass characteristics of high-frequency sensitivity and visual experience in blindsight
(Elsevier, 2010-03)Patient RP suffers a unilateral right homonymous quadrant anopia but demonstrates better than chance discrimination for stimuli presented in the blind field at temporal frequencies between 33 and 47 Hz (all significant at ... -
Atypical behavioural effects of lorazepam: Clues to the design of novel therapies?
(Elsevier, 2010-04)Aside from their pharmacokinetic properties, e.g. their speed of action and the duration of residual effects, benzodiazepines are still considered as equivalent in terms of their effects on cognition. Here we review evidence ... -
Relational frame theory and intelligence
(Taylor & Francis, 2010-06-10)The current paper re-examines the concept of intelligence using Relational Frame Theory (RFT) and suggests a theoretical framework for the analysis of “intelligent” behaviors. We begin by introducing the practices of the ... -
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 ...