Attention

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Variable-resolution displays: a theoretical, practical, and behavioral evaluation.

Variable-resolution display techniques present visual information in a display using more than one resolution. For example, gaze-contingent variable-resolution displays allocate computational resources for image generation preferentially to the area ...
Derrick J Parkhurst, Ernst Niebur (Hum Factors, 2002WINTER)
variable-resolution-displays-theoretical-practical-behavioral.asp

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The classical/relational schism and psychic conflict.

The minds ingrained need to reduce and resolve conflicting perspectives, it is argued, is at the root of struggles among "schools" of analytic thought. Focusing attention on the conflictual process in analytic work can help both patients and analysts ...
Monroe Pray (J Am Psychoanal Assoc, 2002WINTER)
classical-relational-schism-psychic-conflict.asp

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Music listening for maintaining attention of older adults with cognitive impairments.

Twelve older adults with cognitive impairments who were participants in weekly community-based group music therapy sessions, 6 older adults in an Alzheimers caregivers group, and 6 college student volunteers listened to a 3.5 minute prepared audiotape of ...
Dianne Gregory (J Music Ther, 2002WINTER)
music-listening-maintaining-attention-older-adults-cognitive.asp

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Effects of depression and Parkinsons disease on cognitive functioning.

This study compared the performance of Parkinsons disease (PD) patients with and without depression, patients with depression alone, and normal control subjects on a cognitive screening instrument, the Mattis Dementia Rating Scale (DRS) to evaluate the ...
Suzanne Norman, Alexander I Tröster, Julie A Fields, Rebecca Brooks (J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci, 2002WINTER)
effects-depression-parkinson-s-disease-cognitive-functioning.asp

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Automaticity in reading and the Stroop task: testing the limits of involuntary word processing.

We investigated the parameters of involuntary word reading in the Stroop task in 7 experiments. Experiments 1-4 varied response modality and the presence of congruent word trials in a test of the claim that presenting a Stroop color word with only one ...
Tracy L Brown, Kelly Joneleit, Cathy S Robinson, Carli Rose Brown (Am J Psychol, 2002WINTER)
automaticity-reading-stroop-task-testing-limits-involuntary-word.asp

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Collision warning timing, driver distraction, and driver response to imminent rear-end collisions in a high-fidelity driving simulator.

Rear-end collisions account for almost 30% of automotive crashes. Rear-end collision avoidance systems (RECASs) may offer a promising approach to help drivers avoid these crashes. Two experiments performed using a high-fidelity motion-based driving ...
John D Lee, Daniel V McGehee, Timothy L Brown, Michelle L Reyes (Hum Factors, 2002SUMMER)
collision-warning-timing-driver-distraction-driver-response-imminent.asp

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Transmitting false memories in social groups.

In 2 experiments, subjects studied word lists drawn from Roediger and McDermott (1995) and then participated in perceived group recall (PGR) tests that were intended to lead each subject to believe that she or he was participating in collaborative recall ...
Barbara H Basden, Matthew B Reysen, David R Basden (Am J Psychol, 2002SUMMER)
transmitting-false-memories-social-groups.asp

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The effects of magnitude and quality of reinforcement on choice responding during play activities.

Three boys with autism participated in a study of the effects of magnitude and quality of reinforcement on choice responding. Two concurrent response alternatives were arranged: (a) to play in an area where a peer or sibling was located, or (b) to play ...
Hannah Hoch, Jennifer J McComas, LeAnn Johnson, Nicky Faranda, Shayna L Guenther (J Appl Behav Anal, 2002SUMMER)
effects-magnitude-quality-reinforcement-choice-responding-play.asp

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Use of a structured descriptive assessment methodology to identify variables affecting problem behavior.

This study evaluated a variation of functional assessment methodology, the structured descriptive assessment (SDA). The SDA is conducted in an individuals natural environment and involves systematically manipulating antecedent variables while leaving ...
Cynthia M Anderson, Ethan S Long (J Appl Behav Anal, 2002SUMMER)
structured-descriptive-assessment-methodology-identify-variables.asp

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Identification of environmental determinants of behavior disorders through functional analysis of precursor behaviors.

Experimental analysis procedures have been shown to be effective means for identifying the environmental determinants of problem behaviors. A potential limitation of these procedures is that it is necessary to produce and document patterns in the ...
Richard G Smith, Robert M Churchill (J Appl Behav Anal, 2002SUMMER)
identification-environmental-determinants-behavior-disorders.asp