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Friday, November 20, 2009

Spatiotemporal distortions of visual perception at the time of saccades.

19 Oct 2009 Both space and time are grossly distorted during saccades. Here we show that the two distortions are strongly linked, and that both could be a consequence of the transient remapping mechanisms that affect visual neurons perisaccadically. We measured ... Read more...

Nonrelatives inherit colony resources in a primitive termite.

3 Oct 2009 The evolution of eusociality, especially how selection would favor sterility or subfertility of most individuals within a highly social colony, is an unresolved paradox. Eusociality evolved independently in diverse taxa, including insects (all ants ... Read more...

Modeling children's early grammatical knowledge.

3 Oct 2009 Theories of grammatical development differ in how much abstract knowledge they attribute to young children. Here, we report a series of experiments using a computational model to evaluate the explanatory power of child grammars based not on abstract ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Models, Psychological'

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• Spatiotemporal distortions of visual perception at the time of saccades. 19 Oct 2009
• Nonrelatives inherit colony resources in a primitive termite. 3 Oct 2009
• Modeling children's early grammatical knowledge. 3 Oct 2009
• Comparison of patient and caregiver reports of patient activity participation and its relationship to mental health in patients with Alzheimer's disease. 3 Oct 2009
• Anxiety and outcome in bipolar disorder. 29 Sep 2009
• Sexual behavior model among young Thai women living in slums in Bangkok, Thailand. 29 Sep 2009
• Behavior predictors of language development over 2 years in children with autism spectrum disorders. 29 Sep 2009
• The role of mindfulness in borderline personality disorder features. 29 Sep 2009
• African American women's beliefs about mental illness, stigma, and preferred coping behaviors. 29 Sep 2009
• The Health Belief Model variables as predictors of risky driving behaviors among commuters in Yazd, Iran. 29 Sep 2009
• Developmental psychopathology: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). 15 Sep 2009
• Decisions in changing conditions: the urgency-gating model. 14 Sep 2009
• Herding in humans. 9 Sep 2009
• Theory, not cultural context, will advance American psychology. 30 Aug 2009
• Toward a theory of motivational interviewing. 30 Aug 2009
• Acculturation and gender: influence on healthy dietary outcomes for Latino adolescents in California. 30 Aug 2009
• Investigating the role of attachment in social comparison theories of eating disorders within a non-clinical female population. 30 Aug 2009
• Development and preliminary testing of a computerized adaptive assessment of chronic pain. 30 Aug 2009
• Patterns of home leaving and subjective well-being in emerging adulthood: the role of motivational processes and parental autonomy support. 30 Aug 2009
• Daily family conflict and emotional distress among adolescents from Latin American, Asian, and European backgrounds. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Models, Psychological'

Definition: Theoretical representations that simulate psychological processes and/or social processes. These include the use of mathematical equations, computers, and other electronic equipment.

Descriptor UI: D008960

Alternative terms: Models, Psychological; Models, Psychologic; Model, Psychologic; Psychologic Model; Psychologic Models; Model, Psychological; Psychological Model; Psychological Models;

Related Mesh Headings: Probability Learning;

Tree Number: E05.599.695;

Online Note: use MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL to search MODELS, PSYCHOLOGIC 1968-72

History Note: 73; was MODELS, PSYCHOLOGIC 1968-72

Technical Notes: no qualif; TN 128: definition & relation to MODELS, THEORETICAL; DF: MODELS PSYCHOL