Search for dissertations about: "age-differences."

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  2. 1. Age differences in first language attrition : A maturational constraints perspective

    Author : Emanuel Bylund Spångberg; Kenneth Hyltenstam; Niclas Abrahamsson; Silvina Montrul; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; first language attrition; age differences; maturational constraints; critical period; language acquisition; bilingualism; international adoptees; conceptual proficiency; language aptitude; Bilingualism; Tvåspråkighet; tvåspråkighetsforskning; Bilingualism;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates age-related differences in first language (L1) attrition in a second language (L2) setting. The thesis is based on four individual studies. READ MORE

  4. 2. Age differences in memory : a dual-deficit hypothesis of localization of the decline

    Author : Leslie P. Shaps; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

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  5. 3. Age Differences in Experience and Regulation of Affect

    Author : Pär Bjälkebring; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Affect; Age;

    Abstract : The overall aim of the thesis is to investigate differences in how younger and older adults view and control affect. Study I and Study II investigate how participants view their happiness and what factors influence their perception of happiness. In Study I we found weak negative association between age and happiness. READ MORE

  6. 4. A naïve sampling model of intuitive confidence intervals

    Author : Patrik Hansson; Peter Juslin; Ralph Hertwig; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; overconfidence; subjective probability; sampling model; short-term memory; age-differences.; Psychology; Psykologi;

    Abstract : A particular field in research on judgment and decision making (JDM) is concerned with realism of confidence in one’s knowledge. An interesting finding is the so-called format dependence effect, which implies that assessment of the same probability distribution generates different conclusions about over- or underconfidence depending on the assessment format. READ MORE

  7. 5. Interference control in working memory : neurobehavioral properties and age differences

    Author : George Samrani; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : working memory;

    Abstract : This doctoral thesis aimed to investigate the basic processes of interference control (IC) in working memory (WM). We sought to unravel some of the underlying mechanisms of IC by examining brain correlates, while also trying to understand the differences that arise with advancing adult age. READ MORE