Theses - Psychology
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Structural and functional brain plasticity for statistical learning
(2018-11-24)Extracting structure from initially incomprehensible streams of events is fundamental to a range of human abilities: from navigating in a new environment to learning a language. These skills rely on our ability to extract ... -
Development of matrices abstract reasoning items to assess fluid intelligence
(2018-07-20)Matrices reasoning tests, which contain missing pieces in matrices that participants attempt to figure out, are one of the most popular types of tests to measure general intelligence. This thesis introduces several methods ... -
Emerging Parental Sensitivity: the Transition to Parenthood Through the Lens of Family Systems Theory
(2018-07-20)Parents’ capacity to represent and sensitively respond to their children as individuals, is a particularly pertinent ability during infancy. This thesis contributes to theoretical understanding of the nature of parental ... -
A COMPARISON OF PSYCHOLOGICAL ADJUSTMENT AND COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING BETWEEN ADOPTED AND INSTITUTION-REARED CHILDREN IN CHILE
Many studies have shown that adopted children show higher levels of psychological adjustment than children living in institutions. However, there is little research comparing the behaviour and cognitive abilities of adopted ...
