Sökning: "Cognitive abilities"

Visar resultat 26 - 30 av 196 avhandlingar innehållade orden Cognitive abilities.

1. 26. Pictorial Primates: A Search for Iconic Abilities in Great Apes

   Författare :Tomas Persson; Kognitionsvetenskap; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; match-to-sample; comparative cognition; categorization; Pan paniscus; Gorilla gorilla; signs; reference; iconicity; symbols; pictures; primatology; object-choice-task; enculturation;

   Sammanfattning : Pictures and other iconic media are used extensively in psychological experiments on nonhuman primate perception, categorisation, etc. They are also used in everyday interaction with primates, and as pure entertainment. LÄS MER

3. 27. Periodontitis and cognitive decline in older adults

   Författare :Helena Nilsson; Malmö universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Parodontit;

   Sammanfattning : As a result of ongoing demographic transitions, populationsthroughout the world are ageing. Cognitive decline is a leadingcontributor to dependence and disability among older adults. Declinein cognitive abilities can also influence lifestyle factors associatedwith oral health. LÄS MER

4. 28. Early-life selenium status and cognitive development

   Författare :Helena Skröder Löveborn; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Sammanfattning : Selenium is an essential element that is found in food sources such as meat, fish, and cereals. The essentiality of selenium was demonstrated in the 1950s, and the interest in its health effects has been growing ever since. Deficiency is common world-wide, particularly in Europe and south-eastern Asia. It has been estimated that 0. LÄS MER

5. 29. Dimensionality and Predictive validity of school grades : the relative influence of cognitive and social-behavioral aspects

   Författare :Cecilia Thorsen; Christina Cliffordson; Jan-Eric Gustafsson; Patrik Scheinin; Högskolan Väst; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Predictive validity criterion-referenced grades norm-referenced grades social-behavioral aspects crystallized abilities fluid abilities; Utbildningsvetenskap; Educational science;

   Sammanfattning : The purpose of the thesis is to investigate the relative influence of cognitive and social-behavioral aspects on compulsory school grades and the importance of the different dimensions for the predictive validity of grades. Data is retrieved from the Gothenburg Educational Longitudinal Database (GOLD) and the Evaluation Through Follow-up (ETF) database. LÄS MER

7. 30. Cognitive functioning in late senescence : influences of age and health

   Författare :Tarja-Brita Robins Wahlin; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :cognitive functioning; aging; health; individual differences;

   Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this doctoral thesis was to investigate potential age-related differences between groups of healthy very old adults from 75 to 96 years of age in various cognitive functions. An additional objective was to examine the influence of individual-difference variables within demographic (e.g., education, gender), psychometric (e. LÄS MER