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Adaptability and Survival in Populations of Small and Medium Enterprises
(2013-02-06)
There is disagreement in the literature about the relative roles of selection (competition) and adaptation in explaining industrial change. For some, the possibilities for adaptation by individual firms are highly limited, ...
Effectiveness of the use of simulation training in healthcare education
(University of Hertfordshire, 2013-02)
The focus of the research programme within this thesis is an investigation of scenario-based simulation training in undergraduate healthcare education. The aim of the main study was to determine the effectiveness of ...
The Use of Psychotherapy in Supporting People with Intellectual Disabilities Who Have Experienced Bereavement
(2013-01-30)
This study aimed to build an understanding of the internal and external
factors that affect the bereavement process in people with intellectual
disabilities (PWID). This was achieved by drawing on my previously
published ...
Computational Model-Based Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Reinforcement Learning in Humans
(2013-01-22)
The aim of this thesis is to determine the changes in BOLD signal of the human
brain during various stages of reinforcement learning. In order to accomplish that
goal two probabilistic reinforcement-learning tasks were ...
The Impact of Attending a Psycho-educational Antenatal Group on the Observed Parent-Infant Relationship
(2013-01-22)
The important implications of the attachment relationship have led researchers to
consider what the precursors to a secure attachment relationship are. Ainsworth, Bell,
and Stayton (1971) proposed that maternal sensitivity ...
Facilitating Collaboration among Children with Autism through Robot-assisted Play
(2013-01-22)
This thesis discusses how autonomous robots can be used to foster and support collaborative play among children with autism in a number of different settings. Because autism impairs one’s skills in social communication and ...
How do Clinical Psychologists Make Sense of their Early Attachments and their Work with Older Adults?
(2013-01-07)
Background: attachment theory provides an account of human behaviour across the lifespan, has a strong theoretical foundation and is clinical applicable. It is particularly relevant to older adults, who are often exposed ...