Psychology & Neuroscience: Recent submissions
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The effect of rumination on social problem-solving and autobiographical memory retrieval in depression : a cross-cultural perspective
(University of St Andrews, 2007-02) - ThesisPrevious research has indicated that depression and thinking style (rumination versus distraction) interact to influence cognitive processing. Depressed ruminators produce more categoric autobiographical memories (AM) ... -
The effects of female status on sex differentiated mate preferences
(University of St Andrews, 2007) - ThesisMate preferences provide an opportunity to explore the validity of evolutionary and social role origin theories of sex differences in human behaviour. In evolutionary models, preferences are sex-specific adaptive responses ... -
Bayesian and information-theoretic tools for neuroscience
(University of St Andrews, 2006-11-30) - ThesisThe overarching purpose of the studies presented in this report is the exploration of the uses of information theory and Bayesian inference applied to neural codes. Two approaches were taken: Starting from first principles, ...