Essays about: "Carl Delfin"

Found 2 essays containing the words Carl Delfin.

1. 1. The neural basis of aberrant salience attribution in unmedicated patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders

   University essay from Högskolan Kristianstad/Sektionen för lärande och miljö

   Author : Carl Delfin; [2014]
   Keywords : schizophrenia spectrum; aberrant salience attribution; fMRI; BOLD; ventral striatum; associations; pavlovian conditioning;

   Abstract : Due to abnormal functioning of the brain’s reward and prediction system patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders are thought to assign salience to non-relevant objects and events and to form context-inappropriate associations. The brain’s ventral striatum is critical in the formation of associations, and aberrant associations are believed to create delusional content during psychosis. READ MORE

3. 2. A Critique on the Use of Statistical Inference in Criminological Research

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaper, SV; Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Carl Delfin; [2013]
   Keywords : NHST; null hypothesis significance testing; probability theory; statistics; statistical inference; NHST; nollhypotes; signifikanstestning; sannolikhetslära; statistik; statistisk inferens;

   Abstract : The comprehensive over-representation of quantitative methods in criminological research is discussed in relation to the frequent misinterpretations of statistical results and methods. The study leads off with an introduction to essential probability theory together with a historical review of the rise of probability theory and statistics. READ MORE