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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Vitsmunasálfræði"”.
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Recognition of Human Facial Expressions of Emotion in the Domestic Horse (Equus caballus)
n this experiment positive reinforcement was used to teach horses to select photos of either angry (n=2) or happy (n=2) human facial expressions as opposed to a neutral expression of the same individual. At the end of the experiment, two horses were operating at an accuracy level significantly …
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Cognitive function and social cognition in young first-episode psychosis patients
The aim of the present study is to examine neuropsychological- and social cognition test performance in young first-episode psychosis patients and normal controls. Furthermore, the study will examine the amount of variance in two different social cognition tests (the Hinting Task and the Facial …
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Effects of programming in relation to working memory span on cognitive ability
This study compared the effects of programming and innovation on cognitive abilities and whether the effects varied with working memory span (high vs. low). Sixty-seven children in 5th grade in one elementary school in Iceland were randomly assigned to two groups, involving seven weeks of …
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Social cognition in individuals with psychosis and healthy individuals
The primary goal of the study was to examine one factor of social cognition, Theory of Mind (ToM), using the Hinting Task. The first aim of the study was to investigate ToM abilities among healthy individuals and analyse by gender, age, and education. The second aim was to compare ToM abilities …
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Some psychometric properties of the Icelandic versions of very Short Health Anxiety Inventory (VSHAI) and the Medically Unexplained Symptoms Checklist (MUSC)
The prevalence of health anxiety and medically unexplained symptoms (MUS) is unknown in Iceland and currently no instruments are available in Icelandic that reliably measure these symptoms. In other countries MUS are estimated to account for a third of primary healthcare visits and health anxiety …
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The Negative Impact of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder on Working Memory of Icelandic University Students
Working memory is a complex cognitive system essential for everyday living. It is important for all kinds of cognitively demanding activities such as reading, writing and carrying out conversations. Working memory capacity has been compared to a resource that ,,feeds'' working memory. Is the …