Sökning: "cognitive skills"
Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 207 avhandlingar innehållade orden cognitive skills.
11. Blindness and Second Language Acquisition : Studies of Cognitive Advantages in Blind L1 and L2 speakers
Sammanfattning : The aim of this study is to investigate whether blind individuals display cognitive advantages over sighted individuals with regard to second language acquisition. Previous studies from neuropsychology have indicated that this is the case. LÄS MER
12. Individual Differences in Multitasking : Support for Spatiotemporal Offloading
Sammanfattning : In both the private and work spheres, multitasking among three or more activities has become and is continuing to evolve as a pervasive element of everyday life, and recent technological advances only seem to be exacerbating the process. Despite attempts to understand the mental processes that let humans successfully multitask, little is known about the functional cognitive level at which these mental processes take place. LÄS MER
13. Creating Safety in Air Traffic Control
Sammanfattning : Is flying safe? Indeed it is -- statistics tell us that it is far more dangerous to drive a car or take the train. But flight safety does not just happen. Instead, as it is argued in this book, it is created by a well-developed air traffic control system that continues to be highly effective -- despite increasing volumes of traffic. LÄS MER
14. Heavy Metal Exposure in Early Life - Health and Labour Market Perspectives
Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of three empirical studies on the effects of exposure to heavy metal pollution in early childhood on a broad set of individual outcomes. The first study analyses how accumulated exposure to metal pollution during childhood affects long-run outcomes. LÄS MER
15. Studies in Human Capital, Ability and Migration
Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of an introductory chapter followed by four separate papers. The papers deal with various aspects of human capital, ability and migration. LÄS MER