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Phenotypic Association Analyses With Copy Number Variation in Recurrent Depressive Disorder
(Elsevier, 15-02-20)Background Defining the molecular genomic basis of the likelihood of developing depressive disorder is a considerable challenge. We previously associated rare, exonic deletion copy number variants (CNV) with recurrent ... -
Daily exercise can shift the endogenous circadian phase.
(1988)Body temperature is elevated during and for a short time following strenuous exercise. The general question of interest is whether habitual exercise can have an entraining effect on the circadian rhythm of body temperature ... -
The affective primacy hypothesis: Affective or cognitive processing of optimally and suboptimally presented primes?
(Ubiquity Press, 1996)The aim of the present study was to pursue the research on the affective primacy hypothesis, which claims that positive and negative affective reactions can be evoked with minimal stimulus input and virtually no cognitive ... -
Concreteness and emotional valence ratings of 399 Dutch nouns
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Effects of Complexity on Visuo-spatial Working Memory
(Taylor and Francis, 1999)Four experiments are reported in which the effect of complexity on short-term retention of visuo-spatial material was explored. The determinants of complexity can be separated into a quantitative factor, which sets an upper ... -
The Role of Working Memory in a Double Span Task
(Ubiquity Press, 1999)This paper introduces a double span task to activate all three components of A. D. Baddeley and G. J. Hitch's (1974) working memory model simultaneously. 40 Ss were presented with sequences of words or pictures which ... -
Effects of Complexity on Visuo-spatial Working Memory
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2000-09-21)Four experiments are reported in which the effect of complexity on short-term retention of visuo-spatial material was explored. The determinants of complexity can be separated into a quantitative factor, which sets an upper ... -
The Development of Working Memory: Exploring the Complementarity of Two Models
(Elsevier, 2000-10)The aim of the paper was to further explore the complementarity of the working memory models postulated by Pascual-Leone and Baddeley. Five-, six-, eight- and nine-year-old children were assessed on two working memory ... -
Complexity effects in visuo-spatial working memory: Implications for the role of long-term memory
(Taylor and Francis, 2001)Several studies have shown that the capacity of visuo-spatial working memory is limited by complexity. Using a variant of the Corsi blocks task, this paper investigated the effect of complexity of the to-be-remembered path ... -
Illusory correlation and stereotype formation: making sense of group differences and cognitive biases
(Cambridge University Press, 2002)Women are more romantic than men. Scientists are duller than artists. We often make such judgements about groups. Some of these judgements are based on folklore, others are based on observation or experience. When we do ... -
Behavioural measurements of sleep onset: A comparison of two devices.
(20042004)Daytime fatigue as a result of reducing nocturnal sleep in order to work longer hours is a common problem in modem societies. Recent research has shown that a nap of 10 minutes in length can increase people's awareness and ... -
The role of perspective taking in anger arousal
(Elsevier, 2007)Although there are strong grounds to expect that perspective taking deficits are associated with anger arousal following an interpersonal provocation, there has been little research directly testing this hypothesis. In ... -
Can the Theory of Planned Behaviour improve our understanding of the influence of organisational factors on workers’ behaviour?
(The Australian Psychological Society, 2007)Understanding and changing workers’ behaviour are key goals of Organisational Psychology. The Theory of Planned Behaviour has the potential to make an important contribution to our understanding of how organisational factors ... -
Promoting forgiveness in violent offenders: a more positive approach to offender rehabilitation?
(Elsevier, 2008)In this paper we suggest that the effectiveness of many offender rehabilitation programs may be further enhanced by the inclusion of interventions that build on existing motivation to change. Taking the example of anger ... -
Chronotype differences in circadian rhythms of temperature, melatonin, and sleepiness as measured in a modified constant routine protocol
(Dove Press, 2009)Evening chronotypes typically have sleep patterns timed 2–3 hours later than morning chronotypes. Ambulatory studies have suggested that differences in the timing of underlying circadian rhythms are a cause of the sleep ... -
Self-medication with over-the-counter drugs and complementary medications in South Australia's elderly population
(BioMed Central Ltd, 2009)A number of surveys have examined use of complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) in Australia. However, there are limited Australian data on use of CAM and over-the-counter (OTC) medicines in the elderly population. ... -
An investigation of temperament endophenotype candidates for early emergence of the core cognitive component of eating disorders
(Cambridge University Press, 2009)This study was designed to investigate potential temperament endophenotypes for clinically significant importance of shape and weight. Seven temperament risk factors for eating disorders and the Eating Disorder Examination ... -
Post-traumatic amnesia and the nature of post-traumatic stress disorder after mild traumatic brain injury
(Cambridge University Press, 2009)The prevalence and nature of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) is controversial because of the apparent paradox of suffering PTSD with impaired memory for the traumatic ... -
Association between dietary saccharide intake and self-reported memory performance in middle-aged adults
(Cambridge University Press, 2009)The aims of the present study were to assess dietary intake of saccharides in middle-aged adults, and to determine whether intakes of these sugar nutrients were related to self-reported memory performance. A population-based ...