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Visuospatial inattention and processing speed: Predictors of long-term outcome and patterns of change after ischemic stroke
(2019-11-05)
Impairments of visuospatial attention, language, and processing speed (PS) are common early after stroke and have been associated with unfavorable short-term functional outcomes but little is known about this relationship ...
Noise and Music - A Matter of Risk Perception?
(2006-10-05)
The prevalence of tinnitus and hearing impairments among adolescents seems to increase as a
consequence of exposure to loud noise. Several studies have highlighted the negative auditory
effects of exposure to loud music ...
Birth cohort differences in cognitive aging: Secular trends in cognitive functioning and decline over 30 years in three population-based Swedish samples
(2018-05-04)
The overarching aim of this thesis was to investigate birth cohort differences in level of cognitive functioning and change in later life in three population-based representative samples drawn from the Gerontological and ...
Eliciting admissions from suspects in criminal investigations
(2016-08-12)
The psycho-legal literature is scarce with respect to specific interviewing tactics aimed at eliciting
new and critical information (admissions) from suspects in criminal cases. The first major aim of this
thesis was to ...
Memory, attention and interaction in early development : exploring individual differences among typical children and children with autism
(2007)
This thesis aimed to study differences in early memory ability, social attention and interaction and how these different areas affect language and cognitive development. This was done using a longitudinal approach where a ...
Perception of Value of Money in Unfamiliar Currencies
(Psykologiska institutionen, Göteborgs universitet, 2005)
The real value of money as well as the perceived value of money is subject to changes. Inflation and deflation are examples of changes in real value. It has been shown that these changes do not always correspond to changes ...
Growing together: Participation in and outcomes of programs for parents of adolescents
(2018-05-25)
This thesis is focused on parenting during children’s adolescence and its overarching aim was to investigate universal supports offered to parents of adolescents, specifically group-based parenting programs. The thesis ...
Age Differences in Experience and Regulation of Affect
(2014-04-24)
The overall aim of the thesis is to investigate differences in how younger and older adults view and control affect. Study I and Study II investigate how participants view their happiness and what factors influence their ...
CCTV, Live and Videotapes: How Presentation Mode Affects the Evaluation of Witnesses
(2008-04-29)
Videotaped and closed circuit testimonies are often used in legal procedures, but little is known about the psychological effects of these courtroom technologies. The present thesis examines how different presentation modes ...
Temperament - a psychobiological approach to harm avoidance and novelty seeking
(Psykologiska institutionen, Göteborgs universitet, 2006)
This thesis explores if rats can be said to have a temperament, and if that is the case, how it changes with age and how it is related to brain neurochemistry. Using the hole board and canopy tests (considered to measure ...