Intelligence

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Late sequelae of low birthweight: mediators of poor school performance at 11 years.

This study examined the effect of low birthweight on school achievement and the mediating roles of cognitive and behavioural factors. The sample (115 females, 100 males) was selected from a longitudinal study of first-born singleton children, born ...
Diana Weindrich, Christine Jennen-Steinmetz, Manfred Laucht, Martin H Schmidt (Dev Med Child Neurol, 200307)
late-sequelae-low-birthweight-mediators-poor-school-performance-years.asp

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Apathy and cognitive performance in older adults with depression.

OBJECTIVES: Recent studies have linked apathy to frontal lobe dysfunction in persons with dementia, but few studies have explored this relationship in older, depressed persons without dementia. We examined the association between apathy and cognitive ...
Denise Feil, Jill Razani, Kyle Boone, Ira Lesser (Int J Geriatr Psychiatry, 200306)
apathy-cognitive-performance-older-adults-depression.asp

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Initiation of breastfeeding among mothers of very low birth weight infants.

OBJECTIVE: To examine factors that predict the initiation of expressed milk feedings and the transition to direct breastfeedings among mothers of very low birth weight (VLBW) infants. METHODS: The sample consists of 361 mother-infant pairs enrolled in a ...
Melanie M Smith, Maureen Durkin, Veronica J Hinton, David Bellinger, Louise Kuhn (Pediatrics, 200306)
initiation-breastfeeding-mothers-low-birth-weight-infants.asp

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How specific are deficits in mismatch negativity generation to schizophrenia?

BACKGROUND: Mismatch negativity (MMN) is an auditory event-related potential that provides an index of auditory sensory memory. Deficits in MMN generation have been repeatedly demonstrated in chronic schizophrenia. Their specificity to schizophrenia has ...
Daniel Umbricht, René Koller, Liselotte Schmid, Anja Skrabo, Claudia Grübel, Theo Huber, Hans Stassen (Biol Psychiatry, 200306)
specific-deficits-mismatch-negativity-generation-schizophrenia.asp

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Age and task parameters in continuous performance tests for preschoolers.

66 children (M=56.2 mo., SD=10.9), recruited from preschool and daycare centers, were administered two continuous performance tests, one auditory and one visual. Both tests utilized a format with one target and one nontarget. Interstimulus interval was ...
Kathleen M Hagelthorn, Jennifer R Hiemenz, Joseph P Pillion, E Mark Mahone (Percept Mot Skills, 200306)
age-task-parameters-continuous-performance-tests-preschoolers.asp

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Central coherence and cognitive shifting in relation to social improvement in high-functioning young adults with autism.

The objective of this prospective study was to evaluate the possible role of two cognitive styles--weak central coherence and poor cognitive shifting--in predicting social improvement in patients with autistic disorder. Thirty patients, largely similar ...
Hans J C Berger, Francisca H T M Aerts, Karel P M van Spaendonck, Alexander R Cools, Jan-Pieter Teunisse (J Clin Exp Neuropsychol, 200306)
central-coherence-cognitive-shifting-relation-social-improvement-high.asp

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Health and school performance of teenagers born before 29 weeks gestation.

OBJECTIVE: To ascertain the health and school performance of teenagers born before 29 weeks gestation (extremely low gestational age (ELGA)) and to compare those in mainstream school with classroom controls. METHODS: Three geographically defined cohorts ...
A Johnson, U Bowler, P Yudkin, C Hockley, U Wariyar, F Gardner, L Mutch (Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed, 200305)
health-school-performance-teenagers-born-weeks-gestation.asp

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About the power for detecting severe impairment in older adults with the Faces test from Wechsler Memory Scale-III: simply guess and save face.

The Faces test from Wechsler Memory Scale-III is a widely used instrument for detecting impairment in visual memory. However, the degree to which this test actually achieves its purpose may be seriously hampered by error due to guessing. This problem ...
Levy Boaz (J Clin Exp Neuropsychol, 200305)
power-detecting-severe-impairment-older-adults-faces-test-wechsler.asp

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The psychosocial functioning of children and spouses of adults with ADHD.

BACKGROUND: It is unclear what the impact of parental ADHD is on the day-to-day life of the rest of the family and how it contributes to the intergenerational transmission of this disorder. METHOD: The psychosocial functioning of 23 spouses and 63 ...
Klaus Minde, Laurel Eakin, Lily Hechtman, Eric Ochs, Rachelle Bouffard, Brian Greenfield, Karl Looper (J Child Psychol Psychiatry, 200305)
psychosocial-functioning-children-spouses-adults-adhd.asp

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Repressive coping style and positive self-presentation.

OBJECTIVE: This paper reviews 59 studies looking at cognitive, individual differences and physiological correlates of the repressive coping style, as defined by Weinberger, Schwartz, and Davidson (1979). A central aim is to evaluate the relative ...
Adrian Furnham, K V Petrides, Grant Sisterson, Bahman Baluch (Br J Health Psychol, 200305)
repressive-coping-style-positive-self-presentation.asp