Search for dissertations about: "verbal tasks"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 55 swedish dissertations containing the words verbal tasks.
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1. The power of action and knowledge in episodic memory for school-aged children
Abstract : Developmental and cognitive research suggests that there are age-related differ-ences in children’s episodic memory across school ages due to the development of knowledge, which in turn affects memory strategy use and information pro-cessing over time. However, there are controversial findings related to devel-opmental patterns and factors involved in children’s episodic memory function. READ MORE
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2. Verbal reports about strategies in probabilistic inference learning tasks
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3. Variations in Functional Lateralization
Abstract : The general aim of this thesis was to study asymmetric activation of the neocortex in normal subjects, using the rCBF technique and different cognitive tasks. The aim was also to study individual and group variations of asymmetric activation, as well as factors pertaining to these variations. The thesis is based on four investigations. READ MORE
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4. Cognitive strategies in simple addition and subtraction : Process models based on analyses of response latencies and retrospective verbal reports
Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to explore cognitive processes used by children and adults when solving simple arithmetic problems, and to develop process models for describing these processes. The studies in the thesis were based mainly on analyses of response latencies and retrospective verbal reports, separately and in combination. READ MORE
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5. Does language matter? : sources of inequivalence and demand of reading ability of mathematics tasks in different languages
Abstract : Practicing mathematics is not possible without the use of language. To communicate mathematical content, not only words in natural language are used but also non-verbal forms of communication such as mathematical symbols, graphs, and diagrams. All these forms of communication can be seen as part of the language used when doing mathematics. READ MORE