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  1. 1. To be right or to be liked? : Correlates of preschoolers’ informational and normative conformity

    Författare :Kahl Hellmer; Christine Fawcett; Gunilla Stenberg; Daniel Haun; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Conformity; Informational conformity; Normative conformity; Developmental conformity; Altruism; Altruistic behavior; Obedience; Authoritarian parental style; Extroversion; Psychology; Psykologi;

    Sammanfattning : Humans conform. That is, humans align their behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs with others to learn and adapt. When we are uncertain, naïve, or believe that others know better than us – we can conform for informational reasons and imitate behaviors or ideas observed from the majority of those around us. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Language and executive functions in Swedish preschoolers

    Författare :Signe Tonér; Tove Nilsson Gerholm; Francisco Lacerda; Sven Strömqvist; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; language development; narrative; executive functions; theory of mind; preschool; event-related potentials; selective attention; Swedish; early childhood; Linguistics; lingvistik;

    Sammanfattning : The main goals of this dissertation are to investigate the associations between language and executive functions, including selective auditory attention, in Swedish children aged 4–6, to examine possible links to factors relating to the child and his/her social environment, and to evaluate preschool interventions with regard to potential improvements in language and/or executive functions. Measures were obtained by combining results from behavioral tests, language samples in the form of narratives, parent and teacher ratings and a measure of selective auditory attention as brain activity. LÄS MER

  4. 3. ‘I don’t even remember anything’ : Optimising the choice of method when interviewing preschoolers

    Författare :Karin Fängström; Anna Sarkadi; Maria Eriksson; Rachel Calam; Steven Lucas; Sara Landström; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; child; interview method; computer-assisted interview; validity; forensic; shy; distress; emotion; Social Medicine; Socialmedicin; Psychology; Psykologi;

    Sammanfattning : There is increasing need and demand in various contexts to take children’s perspectives into account, including the views and opinions of the youngest children. However, listening to the voices of children is a challenging and complex task, and the field is normatively loaded. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Autism in preschoolers - assessment, diagnostic and gender aspects

    Författare :Gunilla Westman Andersson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; autism; early diagnosis; gender; preschool; parents; teachers;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Very early assessment of young boys and girls with suspected autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is widely advocated, but knowledge is limited. Aims: Evaluate methods used in assessment of young children with suspected ASD, identify possible gender differences in clinical presentation, and examine parent/teacher experiences of the diagnostic process. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Interviewing preschoolers: Facilitators and barriers for young children's legal testimony

    Författare :Mikaela Magnusson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; child interview; police; preschooler; young children; investigative interview; legal testimony;

    Sammanfattning : Children’s testimonies are often vital during criminal investigations of alleged maltreatment. The aim of this thesis was to improve our understanding of forensic interviews with preschool-aged children (aged 3 to 6 years). Study I consisted of a mixed-methods survey of 88 specialist child interviewers. LÄS MER