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Response Stereotypy and Retroactive Inhibition
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Behavioural correlates of the equine stereotypy phenotype
… dysfunction as a neural feature of equine oral stereotypy. <br/>In the first study, the behavioural effects of one aspect of the neural phenotype – downregualtion of dopamine transmission in the nigrostriatal pathways – were examined. Animals with the medial aspect of the dorsal striatum …
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Mechanically constrained stereotypy in agonid escape responses
In armor design, there is often a trade-off between protection and mobility—a balance that may influence the evolution of biological armor. In this study, I investigated whether the distinctive bony armor plates of Agonid fishes, specifically that of the grey starsnout poacher (Bathyagonus …
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Functional Analysis of Motor and Vocal Stereotypy: It's Not Always Automatic
… and forms of attention on motor and/or vocal stereotypy for seven children diagnosed with autism. Results suggested that specific demands, tangibles, and types of attention can contribute to the maintenance of stereotypy; even after an initial functional analysis indicate that the behaviors …
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The Effects of Pre-session Access to Competing Stimuli on Motor Stereotypy
Stereotypy – repetitive and invariant behavior that occurs independent of social consequences – is a common behavior of individuals with autism and can be detrimental, as it may negatively impact learning opportunities and interfere with social inclusion. Stereotypy is often maintained by automatic …
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The Effect of Response Preclusion on Stereotypy and Play in a Child with Autism.
This study investigates the effectiveness of response preclusion on stereotypic behavior (climbing and licking) and on play for a child with autism. Data were collected on stereotypic responses, play behavior, and the types of play materials the participant contacted. Implementation of response …
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The effects of response interruption and redirection on language skills in children with vocal stereotypy
<p>Vocal stereotypy is a common, skill-disruptive behavior in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Response interruption and redirection (RIRD), the delivery of demands contingent on the occurrence of vocal stereotypy, is an intervention that is gaining empirical support for reducing …
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Evaluating the Undesired Outcomes of Response Interruption and Redirection
<p>Stereotypy is commonly defined as “frequent repetition of the same, typically purposeless movements, gestures, vocal sounds or utterances”, (Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary, n.d.) and is a common perseverative behavior that is observed among children with autism spectrum disorder and other …
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The Effects of the Social Listener Reinforcement Protocol on the Audience Control of Stereotypy and Social Operants for Students with Developmental Delays
… control in four participants' frequency of stereotypy in a self-contained special education setting versus a general education setting. Three students with autism, and one student diagnosed with an emotional disability were participants in the study. All students had the capability of …
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Reducing Vocal Stereotypic Behavior in a Child with Fragile X Syndrome by Implementing the Response Interruption and Redirection (RIRD) Method
The study sought to reduce vocal stereotypy of a boy with Fragile X syndrome. This was done by utilizing the response interruption and redirection (RIRD) method and adding reinforcers and a negative punisher to the original method. The vocal stereotypy was targeted in two different situations; …
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Interactions of the Striatal Gene Rhes with the Dopaminergic System in Rodents
… For evaluating the role of Rhes in anxiety, stereotypy and basal motor activity, adult male and female wild-type (WT) mice, Rhes knockout (KO) mice, and mice heterozygous for the KO and WT alleles (Het) were tested. There was no genotype differences in the distance traveled in the open field. …
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Sexualita, erotika a láska v románech Manuela Puiga
… díle Manuela Puiga je spojeno i se společenskými stereotypy a dobovými fenomény masové kultury. Zpracování sexuálního tématu v autorových románech je často implicitní, bez barvitého líčení a dává prostor čtenářově vlastní představivosti.
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Jasperův dům hrůzy
… vzdať sa svojho priestoru. Komiks využíva stereotypy strašidelných príbehov, ale pracuje s nimi ironicky a obracia ich naruby. Dom sa postupne mení z miesta strachu na symbol osobného rastu, hodnôt a zmeny. Príbeh tak cez žánrovú hru a odľahčený tón otvára témy identity, samoty a potreby …
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Mechanistic Connectomics in Drosophila
… brains, enabling open questions on cell type stereotypy to be addressed. This thesis contains major cell typing efforts to identify cell types for ~3600 neurons in the Lateral Horn (LH) and extrinsic neurons of the Mushroom Body (MB). In \textit{D. melanogaster}, innate sensory processing and …
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The Determinants of Occupational Gendertyping: Two Experimental Studies of a Model
… gendertype is affected by the gender stereotypy of its task-related attribute requirements. Results from these studies support many of the model's major propositions; practical implications for modifying occupational gendertypes are also discussed.
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Konstrukce obrazu mužů a žen v lifestylových magazínech na internetu
… zejména pak s emancipací žen, vymizely stereotypy popsané v praktické části.
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