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Parents of children with autistic spectrum disorders : information, education and family empowerment
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2008)
There is little doubt that the diagnosis of a child with an autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) may have both negative and positive implications for the family’s wellbeing and way of life. Certainly, many families can have ...
Exploring the mnemonic functions of the human hippocampal formation using a novel disruption technique
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2006)
The n-Back Working Memory (WM) task, which requires participants to continuously
update their mental set while simultaneously responding to a stimulus presented n stimuli
previous, appears to evoke robust deactivations of ...
Constructing a social psychological model of prejudice towards minorities : social identity, relative deprivation and widespread beliefs
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2000)
A social psychological model of prejudice was developed based on Relative Deprivation and Social Identity Theory. This model emphasised social identification and comparison processes and was designed to predict prejudice ...
Thinking about what might have been : cognitive processes in counterfactual and semifactual thinking about controllable events
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2000)
In this thesis we present the results of ten experiments, involving approximately
2000 participants in total, designed to examine how people think about what might have been. We had two main aims. The first aim was to ...
A computational study of the mammalian subiculum
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2007)
The subiculum occupies a central position as the mediator of information flow between the hippocampal memory system and both cortical and subcortical brain structures. To further the goal of understanding how the subiculum ...
Temporal and spatial factors affecting the cross-modal integration of object information
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2005)
This thesis is concerned with how temporal and spatial factors influenced the
cross-modal integration of object representations across modalities. Specifically
tested was whether temporal synchrony and spatial co-location ...
Cognitive processes in causal and counterfactual thinking
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2007)
The aim of this thesis is to examine the mental representation of and cognitive processes
involved in causal and counterfactual thinking. In particular we examine differences
between different types of causes, that is, ...
The cognitive processes of young offenders
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2000)
The aim of this thesis was to contnbute to the existing body of knowledge on young offenders by investigating some cognitive processes that to date, have been given little attention in the literature. This thesis comprised ...
Molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying signal transduction in the Hippocampal formation : the role of brain-derived neurotrophic factor
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2002)
We investigated the possibility that BDNF might play a role in the modulation of synaptic function in the hippocampal formation. Our experiments have focused on the regulation of endogenous BDNF systems in spatial learning ...
Therapeutic recreation camping programmes for children with chronic illnesses, and their siblings
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2001)
Within the healthcare system, camping programmes providing a form of therapeutic recreation service are emerging as a form of intervention for children with chronic illnesses, and their siblings. In numerous instances, ...