Psychology & Neuroscience: Recent submissions
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The effect of social stereotypes on eyewitness behaviour
(University of St Andrews, 1994) - ThesisEyewitness behaviour is a very important issue in social psychology. Recent years have seen a boom in research in this area; however, very little of this research has addressed the important and fundamental issues raised ... -
Human auditory information processing
(University of St Andrews, 1973) - ThesisThe purpose of this study is to investigate the flow of nonsymbolic auditory information in humans. To achieve this goal the observer adjusts the loudness of a Gaussian noise (GN) signal to match the perceived intensity ... -
Some philosophical theories of the visual perception of space and their relationships with experimental psychology
(University of St Andrews, 1981) - ThesisChapter One introduces the theory which is based on three postulates derived from pragmatism, empiricism and constructivism respectively. Veridical perception is seen not as reflecting the world as it is in some absolute ... -
Bayesian analysis for quantification of individual rat and human behavioural patterns during attentional set-shifting tasks
(University of St Andrews, 2018-06-29) - ThesisAttentional set-shifting tasks, consisting of multiple stages of discrimination learning, have been widely used in animals and humans to investigate behavioural flexibility. However, there are several learning criteria ... -
The assessment of behavioural deficits following focal cerebral ischemia
(University of St Andrews, 1997) - ThesisEvaluating the efficacy of neuroprotective drugs in rat models of focal cerebral ischemia has involved histological and behavioural batteries to examine pathology and sensorimotor function. However, the behavioural tests ...