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The concreteness effect in healthy ageing; An attenuation or preservation?
Shipp, Nicholas; Sells, Anthony; Anthony, Susan (2019)Previous research has shown that adults process concrete words faster when they share a taxonomic (similarity) relationship, and process abstract words faster when sharing a thematic (association) relationship (Crutch, ... -
Conjuring up creativity: The effect of performing magic tricks on divergent thinking
Wiseman, Richard; Wiles, Amy; Watt, Caroline (2021-04-15)Research suggests that learning to perform magic tricks can promote both physical and psychological wellbeing. The current study extended this work by examining the impact of learning magic tricks on divergent thinking. A ... -
Connectionist modelling in psychology : a localist manifesto
Page, M.P.A. (2000)Over the last decade, fully distributed models have become dominant in connectionist psychological modelling, whereas the virtues of localist models have been underestimated. This target article illustrates some of the ... -
Connectionist modelling of short-term memory
Norris, D.; Page, M.P.A.; Baddeley, A. (1995) -
Connectionist models of short-term memory for serial order
Page, M.P.A. (Taylor & Francis Group, 2005) -
Consistency of flashbulb memories of September 11 over long delays : implications for consolidation and wrong time slice hypotheses
Kvavilashvili, L.; Mirani, J.; Schlagman, S.; Foley, K.; Kornbrot, D. (2009)The consistency of flashbulb memories over long delays provides a test of theories of memory for highly emotional events. This study used September 11, 2001 as the target event, with test–retest delays of 2 and 3 years. ... -
A content analysis of involuntary autobiographical memories : examining the positivity effect in old age
Schlagman, S.; Schulz, J.; Kvavilashvili, L. (2006)Although research on autobiographical memory is growing steadily, very little is known about involuntary autobiographical memories that are spontaneously recalled in everyday life. In addition, very few studies have examined ... -
Creation of a new measure of self-control assessing thoughts, emotions and behaviours
Georgiou, George (2009) -
Creativity and ease of ambiguous figural reversal
Wiseman, Richard; Watt, Caroline; Gilhooly, Kenneth; Georgiou, George (2011-08)Two studies examined the relationships between self-rated and objectively measured creative ability and ease of perceiving alternative interpretations of the ambiguous Duck Rabbit figure. The studies found empirical support ... -
Current issues in understanding interactions between short-term and long-term memory
Thorn, A.S.C.; Page, M.P.A. (Taylor & Francis Group, 2009) -
Deficits in Spontaneous Cognition as an Early Marker of Alzheimer’s Disease
Kvavilashvili, Lia; Niedzwienska, Agnieszka; Gilbert, Sam; Markostamou, Ioanna (2020-04)In the absence of a pharmacological cure, finding the most sensitive early cognitive markers of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is becoming increasingly important. In this article we review evidence showing that brain mechanisms ... -
Detecting elder financial abuse : Cues used by health, social care and banking professionals in classifying cases as true instances of financial abuse.
Gilhooly, M. L.; Cairns, D.; Davies, M.; Harries, P.; Gilhooly, K.; Gilbert, A.; Stanley, D. (2011-11-02)The aim of this study was to examine decision-making by health, social care and banking professionals in relation to the detection of elder financial abuse. Three research questions guided this study: 1 What are the cues ... -
Detection of disease change from a biological marker : using CA125 in ovarian cancer as an example
Qian, Wendi; Hall, Marcia; Rustin, Gordon J.; Kornbrot, Diana (2012)Objectives: In Oncology drug development, the great majority of phase 3 trials are negative. New strategies are required to rapidly identify novel agents prior to large randomised trials. The CA125 doubling trial successfully ... -
Detection of disease change using a biological marker and clinical application: CA125 in ovarian cancer patients
Qian, Wendi; Hall, Marcia; Rustin, Gordon J.; Kornbrot, Diana (2012)In Oncology drug development, the great majority of phase 3 trials are negative.. New strategies are required to rapidly identify novel agents prior to large randomised trials. The CA125 doubling trial successfully showed ... -
Development and Validation of the Body Compassion Questionnaire
Beadle, Emily; Cain, Alison; Akhtar, Shazia; Lennox, Joyce; McGuire, Lauren; Troop, Nicholas (2021-11-21)Background: The associations between compassion, self-compassion, and body image are well established. However, there is not yet a compassion-informed measure of body compassion that can be applied to any aspect of one’s ... -
The development of long-term lexical representations through Hebb repetition learning
Szmalec, Arnaud; Page, M.P.A.; Duyck, Wouter (2012)This study clarifies the involvement of short- and long-term memory in novel word-form learning, using the Hebb repetition paradigm. In Experiment 1, participants recalled sequences of visually presented syllables (e.g., ... -
The development of prospective memory in children : Methodological issues, empirical findings, and future directions
Kvavilashvili, Lia; Kyle, Fiona; Messer, David (Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2008) -
Development of the Paranormal and Supernatural Beliefs Scale using classical and modern test theory
Dean, Charlotte E; Akhtar, Shazia; Gale, Tim M; Irvine, Karen; Wiseman, Richard; Laws, Keith R (2021-06-23)Background: This study describes the construction and validation of a new scale for measuring belief in paranormal phenomena. The work aims to address psychometric and conceptual shortcomings associated with existing ... -
Differential effects of age on involuntary and voluntary autobiographical memory
Schlagman, S.; Kliegel, M.; Schulz, J.; Kvavilashvili, L. (2009)Research on aging and autobiographical memory has focused almost exclusively on voluntary autobiographical memory. However, in everyday life, autobiographical memories often come to mind spontaneously without deliberate ... -
Differential effects of age on prospective and retrospective memory tasks in young, young-old, and old-old adults
Kvavilashvili, L.; Kornbrot, D.; Mash, V.; Cockburn, J.; Milne, A. (2009)Remembering to do something in the future (termed prospective memory) is distinguished from remembering information from the past (retrospective memory). Because prospective memory requires strong self-initiation, Craik ...