Sökning: "OSPAN"

Hittade 4 uppsatser innehållade ordet OSPAN.

  1. 1. Effects‌ ‌of‌ ‌Multilingualism‌ ‌on‌ ‌Working‌ ‌Memory‌ ‌and‌ ‌Subjective‌ ‌Memory‌ ‌in‌ ‌Older‌ ‌Adults‌

    Kandidat-uppsats, Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik och samhälle

    Författare :Damian King; [2020]
    Nyckelord :Bilingualism; Multilingualism; Older adults; Successful Ageing; Working Memory; Complex span task; Subjective Memory;

    Sammanfattning : To investigate whether multilingualism can be used to predict working memory in older adults this study has used a categorical variable as well as a continuous variable to measure multilingualism. This was done while also accounting for possible confounding variables such as intelligence. LÄS MER

  3. 2. EXPRESSIVE WRITING: QUALITY OF LIFE, PRONOUNS AND WORKING MEMORY - A PILOT STUDY

    Master-uppsats, Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Författare :Helén Lindgren; [2018]
    Nyckelord :Expressive writing; time management; working memory; AOSPAN; OSPAN; flexible use of pronouns; first-person pronoun singular. physical health; psychological health; optimism; LOT-R; Quality of Life; BBQ; JASP.; Expressivt skrivande; tidsanvändning; arbetsminne; AOSPAN; OSPAN; flexibel pronomenanvändning; första person pronomen singular; fysisk hälsa; psykologisk hälsa; optimism; LOT-R; Quality of Life; livskvalitet; BBQ; JASP.;

    Sammanfattning : For 30 years researchers have studied Expressive Writing (EW) - writing emotionally about a trauma 3-5 times for 15-30 minutes, while controls (CW) objectively write about, most often, time management. Previous research has documented associations, in the trauma condition, between flexible use of pronouns and physical health, or between trauma writing and improvement of working memory (WM). LÄS MER

  4. 3. Second language proficiency and its effects on cognitive functions: : Relations between bilingualism and tactile and visual versions of the Simon task

    Kandidat-uppsats, Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Författare :Nicole Birbas; Linda Terneborg; [2015]
    Nyckelord :Bilingualism; cognitive science; executive functions; Simon effect;

    Sammanfattning : Bilinguals have repeatedly shown to have better results than monolinguals in non-verbal cognitive tasks that require inhibition of distracting stimuli. Evidence suggests that this enhanced performance is due to training effects of non domain specific executive functions, and that this gain in cognitive performance can contribute to a cognitive reserve in old age. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Intentional Forgetting of Stereotypes

    Magister-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Författare :Helena Lundström; [2013]
    Nyckelord :Stereotypes; Directed forgetting; in-group; out-group; working memory capacity; IAT; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : This study investigates the possibility of intentional forgetting of congruent and incongruent stereotypes belonging to either the in-group or an out-group. Previous research has shown that we perceive people differently depending on whether they belong to our in-group or an out-group. LÄS MER