Essays about: "neuropsychology"
Showing result 11 - 14 of 14 essays containing the word neuropsychology.
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11. Emotion and Memory: the protective functions of semantic knowledge on memory errors
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologiAbstract : The present study aimed to investigate if celebrity (knowledge/semantic memory) can have protective functions against memory errors. We examined if famous faces, based on an interaction of semantic and episodic memory can lead to a deeper encoding, and if attractive faces, based on familiarity can lead to more confusion. READ MORE
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12. Electrophysiology of stereotypes: N400 as a measure of the beautiful is good stereotype
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologiAbstract : Our tendency to associate attractive people with positive traits and unattractive people with negative traits is well documented. Stereotypes have traditionally been measured using either explicit measures such as questionnaires, or implicit measures such as the Implicit Association Test. READ MORE
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13. Neuropsychology of Semantic Memory: Theories, Models, and Tests
University essay from Institutionen för kommunikation och informationAbstract : Semantic memory is part of the long-term memory system, and there are several theories concerning this type of memory. Some of these will be described in this essay. There are also several types of neuropsychological semantic memory deficits. READ MORE
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14. Word frequency effects and inter-item associations : a study of the N400
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologiAbstract : High frequency words are easier to recall compared to low frequency words in lists of only one frequency-range. This effect disappears when words of different frequencies are mixed in a list. Word frequency effects have often been assumed to rely on associations between words. READ MORE