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Computational modeling of visual selective attention based on correlation and synchronization of neural activity
(2009)Within the broad area of computational intelligence, it is of great importance to develop new computational models of human behaviour aspects. In this report we look into the recently suggested theory that neural synchronization ...
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Conceptual change in astronomy: Models of the earth and of the day/night cycle in American-Indian children
(1997)The purpose of the present study was to examine the models of the earth and the day/night cycle formed by American-Indian children. Twenty-six Lakota/Dakota children in the first, third, and fifth grades were interviewed ...
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Conceptualizing the mediating role of power asymmetries in research communication: A social representations approach
(2014)While the issue of power within the research relationship has been evoking constructive discussions for over two decades in qualitative research, existing approaches fail to understand power both as macro-socially determined ...
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Conference Object
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Conservation and conversation types: Forms of recognition and cognitive development
(2007)While the productive role of social interaction between peers in promoting cognitive development has been clearly established, the communicative processes through which this is achieved is less clearly understood. Earlier ...
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Construct Validity of the G-CPAQ and Its Mediating Role in Pain Interference and Adjustment
(2017)The Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire (CPAQ) is a measure of pain acceptance comprised of pain willingness (PW) and activity engagement (AE; McCracken et al., 2004). Concerns about the factorial structure of the CPAQ ...
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Construct validity of the G-CPAQ and its mediating role in pain interference and adjustment.
(2018)The Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire (CPAQ) is a measure of pain acceptance comprised of pain willingness (PW) and activity engagement (AE
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The construct validity of the Santa Barbara Sense of direction scale in the Greek population
(2008)
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Construction of nearly orthogonal Latin hypercube designs
(2015)The Latin hypercube design (LHD) is a popular choice of experimental design when computer simulation is used to study a physical process. In this paper, we propose some methods for constructing nearly orthogonal Latin ...
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Book Chapter
The constructive role of asymmetry in social interaction
(Lawrence Erlbaum, 2012)
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The constructive role of gender asymmetry in social interaction: Further evidence
(2011)Two hundred and sixty-four children aged 6.5-7.5 years (first graders) took part in a pre-test, interaction, and post-test experiment working on a spatial transformation task known as the 'village task'. Cognitive progress ...
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A contemporary approach to the research and practice of generalized anxiety disorder.
(2005)Reviews the book “Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Advances in Research and Practice”, edited by Richard G. Heimberg, Cynthia L. Turk, and Douglas S. Mennin (see record 2004-16375-000). This book provides a good overview of ...
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Contemporary Perspectives on Aggressive Behavior: Exploring Trends across the Lifespan -- Brief Report on the 22nd Workshop on Aggression, 2017, Limassol, Cyprus
(2019)The 22nd Workshop on Aggression was held in Limassol, the 2nd second largest urban area in Cyprus, in November 22-25, 2017, and was organized by the University of Cyprus. There were five keynote speakers, eight symposia, ...
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Book Chapter
Contested symbols as social representations: The case of Cyprus
(Springer International Publishing, 2014)This chapter examines symbols as social representations and specifically focuses on the ways that symbolic meanings of cultural artifacts relating to intergroup conflict vary as a function of the quality of social relations ...
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Controlled motivational orientation and prejudice: The mediating role of dehumanization
(2016)This research investigates the effect of controlled versus autonomous motivation on intergroup relations. Two studies were conducted: Study 1 (N = 152 Greek Cypriot undergraduate students) showed that controlled motivational ...
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The conversational partner's perspective affects spatial memory and descriptions
(2013)We examined whether people spontaneously represent the partner’s viewpoint in spatial memory when it is available in advance and whether they adapt their spontaneous descriptions accordingly. In 18 pairs, Directors studied ...
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Coping and experiential avoidance: Unique or overlapping constructs?
(Elsevier Science, 2011)The present study examined associations between coping as measured by the Brief COPE and experiential avoidance as measured by the AAQ-II and the role of both constructs in predicting psychological distress and well-being. ...
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Coping through avoidance may explain gender disparities in anxiety
(2017)To-date no models adequately address the higher vulnerability of women to anxiety pathology, in contrast to other disorders, such as depression where ruminative thinking has been identified as accounting for women's greater ...
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Coping With Logical Fallacies: A Developmental Training Program for Learning to Reason
(2016)This study trained children to master logical fallacies and examined how learning is related to processing efficiency and fluid intelligence (gf). A total of one hundred and eighty 8- and 11-year-old children living in ...