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Abduction, inference to the best explanation, and scientific practise: The case of newton’s optics
(2016)Hintikka (1997, 1998) argues that abduction is ignorance-preserving in the sense that the hypothesis that abduction delivers and which attempts to explain a set of phenomena is not, epistemologically speaking, on a firmer ...
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Abductive inference in late vision
(2015)In earlier work (Raftopoulos 2009), I analyzed early vision, which I claimed is a cognitively impenetrable (CI) stage of visual processing. In contradistinction, late vision is cognitively penetrated (CP) and involves the ...
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Abnormal functional activation and maturation of fronto-striato-temporal and cerebellar regions during sustained attention in autism spectrum disorder
(2014)Objective: Sustained attention problems are common in people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and may have significant implications for the diagnosis and management of ASD and associated comorbidities. Furthermore, ASD ...
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Accept Pain for a Vital Life: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for the Treatment of Chronic Pain
(Springer International Publishing, 2018)This chapter presents an overview of the complex multifaceted phenomenon of chronic pain that entails both physical and psychological components. It discusses the deleterious impact of chronic pain on mood, mental health, ...
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Achievement testing with the Wechsler Quicktest: An examination of its psychometric properties and applied utility with a Greek-Cypriot sample
(2011)The study aimed to field-test a Greek version of the Wechsler Quicktest and to examine its psychometric properties. The Quicktest was individually administered to 208 students, aged 5-14 years, along with a reading test. ...
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The acquisition of morphology: Learning the contribution of suffixes to the meanings of derivatives
(1993)This study explored the development of students’ knowledge of the meanings of 10 common English suffixes. A test was constructed to assess students’ knowledge of the contribution of suffixes to the meanings of derivatives. ...
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Adaptive and maladaptive emotion processing and regulation, and the case of alexithymia
(2019)In this conceptual review, we discuss models of emotion and its regulation and identify a spectrum of processes that characterise adaptive adjustment to the affective environment. We describe a dynamic-phasic model of ...
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Adolescents’ cognitive capacity reaches adult levels prior to their psychosocial maturity: Evidence for a “maturity gap” in a multinational, cross-sectional sample.
(2019)All countries distinguish between minors and adults for various legal purposes. Recent U.S. Supreme Court cases concerning the legal status of juveniles have consulted psychological science to decide where to draw these ...
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Adolescents’ reasons for consuming energy drinks: Validation and factor structure of a new scale
(2019)Energy drinks (EnDs) are popular caffeinated beverages, especially among youth. Despite high consumption, links with risky behaviors, and adverse health effects, very few measures exist for examining reasons that drive ...
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Advancing the health and quality-of-life of girls and women after traumatic brain injury: Workshop summary and recommendations
(2012)Purpose: To disseminate findings from an international workshop regarding priority issues for girls' and women's health and quality-of-life after sustaining a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Methods: A workshop was held prior ...
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Affective startle potentiation differentiates primary and secondary variants of juvenile psychopathy
(Cambridge University Press, 2016)Individuals with psychopathic traits show an attenuated emotional response to aversive stimuli. However, recent evidence suggests heterogeneity in emotional reactivity among individuals with psychopathic or callous–unemotional ...
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Age and Gender Differences in Performance on a Spatial Rotation Test
(2003)This study investigated differential group performance on a spatial rotation test. A 19-item multiple-choice test was administered to a random sample of 107 students in grades 5 to 8 in an elementary school and a gymnasium ...
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Age Patterns in Risk Taking Across the World
(2018)Epidemiological data indicate that risk behaviors are among the leading causes of adolescent morbidity and mortality worldwide. Consistent with this, laboratory-based studies of age differences in risk behavior allude to ...