Search for dissertations about: "stroop interference"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the words stroop interference.

  2. 1. Development of the Stress Strategy Test as a personnel selection instrument

    Author : Rolf Federmann; Institutionen för psykologi; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; military personnel selection.; stress; cognition; personality; personnel selection; Serial Colour Word Test; Stroop effect; Stroop test; Stress Strategy Test;

    Abstract : The thesis concerns the development of a computerised test, termed the Stress Strategy Test (SST), intended for use in a personnel selection and placement context. A similar but less extended form of that test, termed the Stroop Strategy Test, developed first, was adjudged to be somewhat less effective as a selection instrument. READ MORE

  4. 2. Cognitive-behavioral treatment and theory in posttraumatic stress disorder

    Author : Nenad Paunović; Terence Keane; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; acute PTSD; crime victims; prevention; chronic PTSD; refugees; cognitive-behavior therapy; exposure therapy; Stroop task; attentional and memory bias; preattentive bias; face recognition.; psykologi; Psychology;

    Abstract : The present dissertation contains four empirical studies. The first two investigated the efficacy of cognitive-behavioral (CBT) treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) by randomizing patients to two different groups. The last two are experimental studies that tested parts of the cognitive theory of PTSD. READ MORE

  5. 3. The pill and the will : pharmacological and psychological modulation of cognitive and affective processes

    Author : Myrto Sklivanioti Greenfield; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background: Impairments in cognition are components of practically all psychiatric disorders and in that sense transdiagnostic factors. In both clinical and non-clinical populations, ‘hot’ and ‘cold’ cognitive control, i.e. READ MORE

  6. 4. On the Value of Pictures in Verbal Cognition

    Author : Susanne Wiking; Institutionen för psykologi; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology; study-time; comprehension; illustrations; text enhancement; object-names; affective information; pictures; facial expressions; Psykologi;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to analyze the value of pictures in a number of cognitive tasks that are predominantly verbal in nature. Three studies, with three experiments each, are included in the thesis. The first study found automatic interference effects from pictures (facial expressions) on the affective evaluation of words. READ MORE

  7. 5. Balance control in people with multiple sclerosis : mechanisms, experiences, design and feasibility of an exercise trial

    Author : Andreas Wallin; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background: Everyday living entails navigating complex environments and perform-ing activities often requiring simultaneous motor and cognitive actions/tasks (dual-tasking). Disease-related impairments in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) often impact sensorimotor and cognitive functions, both of which may contribute to a vicious cycle of decreased mobility, muscular weakness, impaired balance control, walking limitation, falls, and fall-related injuries. READ MORE