Cognition

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Immediate and delayed memory recall patterns of chronic hemodialysis adult hispanic patients.

OBJECTIVE: To determine the most effective time to administer nutrition education to hemodialysis patients by evaluating memory recall scores before, during, and after treatment. DESIGN: Prospective, quasi experimental cohort. SUBJECTS: Sixty-two adult ...
Peggy Harum, Oscar Galvez, Luis Garcia Mayol, Robin Blanchard (J Ren Nutr, 200304)
immediate-delayed-memory-recall-patterns-chronic-hemodialysis-adult.asp

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Models-of-self and models-of-others as related to facial muscle reactions at different levels of cognitive control.

The hypotheses of this investigation were based on attachment theory and Bowlbys conception of "internal working models", supposed to consist of one mainly emotional (model-of-self) and one more conscious cognitive structure (model-of-others), which are ...
Marianne Sonnby-Borgström, Peter Jönsson (Scand J Psychol, 200304)
models-self-models-others-related-facial-muscle-reactions-different.asp

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A brief (one-hour) quantitative neuropsychological assessment with three performance-based tests: strong concordance with proficiency scores for a more extensive test battery.

Raw scores for each of several dozens of traditional and more recently developed neuropsychological tests were correlated with an impairment index composed of all of these scores from the records of 162 patients who had been assessed following impacts of ...
M A Persinger (Percept Mot Skills, 200304)
brief-one-hour-quantitative-neuropsychological-assessment-three.asp

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Effects of repeated exposure and health-related information on hedonic evaluation and acceptance of a bitter beverage.

The influence of exposure and information on sensory evaluation and acceptance of bitter flavor was assessed. Following sensory testing in the laboratory, subjects consumed a commercially-available bittersweet beverage once daily for 7days in a setting ...
Leslie J Stein, Hajime Nagai, Masashi Nakagawa, Gary K Beauchamp (Appetite, 200304)
effects-repeated-exposure-health-related-information-hedonic.asp

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Cognitive strategy and ability in endurance activities.

The purpose of this study was to ascertain whether elite athletes utilize associative strategies and, on the other hand, if nonelite athletes prefer to use dissociative strategies. 60 athletes were interviewed and the Schomers 1986 method of measurement ...
Roberta Antonini-Philippe, Eric Reynes, Gérard Bruant (Percept Mot Skills, 200304)
cognitive-strategy-ability-endurance-activities.asp

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A cognitive-behavioural analysis of mental toughness in national rugby league football teams.

This study examined the relations between demographic characteristics of rugby players and selected aspects of psychological performance in rugby league football. Mental toughness was assessed using Psychological Performance Inventory and Hardiness on ...
Jim Golby, Michael Sheard, David Lavallee (Percept Mot Skills, 200304)
cognitive-behavioural-analysis-mental-toughness-national-rugby-league.asp

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Roles of working memory capacity and long-term working memory skill in complex task performance.

In the present research, we examined the relative roles of domain-general and domain-specific individual difference characteristics in complex cognitive task performance. Specifically, we examined the impact both of working memory (WM) capacity and of ...
Young Woo Sohn, Stephanie M Doane (Mem Cognit, 200304)
roles-working-memory-capacity-long-term-working-memory-skill-complex.asp

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Parallel processing of physical and lexical auditory information in humans.

We usually process auditory information at the physical level (e.g., pitch or side of presentation) and the formal level (e.g., semantic or syntax) simultaneously. However, most physiological studies investigate either the former or the latter level of ...
Boris Kotchoubey, Simone Lang (Neurosci Res, 200304)
parallel-processing-physical-lexical-auditory-information-humans.asp

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Assessment of social cognition in frail older adults and its association with social functioning in the nursing home.

PURPOSE: The aims of this study were to reliably assess a range of social-cognitive functioning in frail seniors and to examine the association between measures of social cognition and nurses ratings of residents social functioning in a nursing home. ...
Allyson M Washburn, Laura P Sands, Pamela J Walton (Gerontologist, 200304)
assessment-social-cognition-frail-older-adults-association-social.asp

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The Guilty Knowledge Test and the modified Stroop task in detection of deception: an exploratory study.

The current study tested whether a simple Stroop paradigm can be used to detect deceptive behavior. 40 university students (34 women), half of whom committed a mock crime, were administered a Guilty Knowledge Test and modified Stroop task to detect guilt ...
Iris M Engelhard, Harald Merckelbach, Marcel A van den Hout (Psychol Rep, 200304)
guilty-knowledge-test-modified-stroop-task-detection-deception.asp