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Enactive theorists do it on purpose: on why the enactive approach demands an account of goals and goal-directedness.
(Springer Netherlands, 2007)The enactive approach to cognitive science involves frequent references to “action” without making clear what is intended by the term. In particular, no definition or account is offered of goals which can encompass not ... -
Evidence for the reliability and validity, and some support for the practical utility of the two-factor consideration of future consequences scale-14 (Pre-published version)
(Elsevier, 2016)Researchers have proposed 1-factor, 2-factor, and bifactor solutions to the 12-item Consideration of Future Consequences Scale (CFCS-12). In order to overcome some measurement problems and to create a robust and conceptually ... -
An examination of adolescent mental and physical well-being in Scottish school children: A cross-sectional study
(Open Access Text (OAT), 2017)Recent research has suggested that Scottish girls are more at risk of higher levels of psychosomatic symptomatology and lower levels of mental well-being that their male peers. We report the results of a cross-sectional ... -
Exploring the influence of early screen use in the home on psychological development from an ecological perspective
(2023-10-23)The present research focuses on the influence that early screen use in the home has on young children’s psychological development. While a large body of research has been conducted on the influence that screens have on ... -
The factorial validity and reliability of three versions of the aggression questionnaire using confirmatory factor analysis and exploratory structural equation modelling (Pre-published version)
(Elsevier, 2016)The Aggression Questionnaire (AQ) measures aggression in four domains: Anger, Hostility, Physical Aggression and Verbal Aggression. Moreover, a number of shorter versions of the AQ have emerged. The present study used a ... -
Functional connectivity anomalies in adolescents with psychotic symptoms
(Public Library of Science, 2017)Background Previous magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) research suggests that, prior to the onset of psychosis, high risk youths already exhibit brain abnormalities similar to those present in patients with schizophrenia. ... -
How does the left hand know what the right hand is doing?: An investigation of the mechanisms underpinning the intermanual transfer of acquired skilled hand movement as postulated by the Proficiency, Callosal Access and Cross Activation Models.
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2013)This thesis proposes that the data conflicts observed in studies of three models of intermanual transfer (the Proficiency Model (Laszlo, Baguley, & Bairstow, 1970), the Callosal Access Model (Taylor & Heilman, 1980) and ... -
How mean is the mean?
(Frontiers, 2013)In this paper we voice concerns about the uncritical manner in which the mean is often used as a summary statistic in psychological research. We identify a number of implicit assumptions underlying the use of the mean and ... -
How we undo the past: counterfactual thinking about enablers
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Indicative and Counterfactual 'only if' conditionals'.
(Elsevier, 2009-11)We report three experiments to test the possibilities reasoners think about when they understand a con-ditional of the form ‘A only if B’ compared to ‘if A then B’. The experiments examine conditionals in the indicative ... -
An introduction to local and global health behaviors using a Collaborative Online International Learning exchange
(University of Groningen Press, 2023-11)Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) uses technology to facilitate the engagement of students from different countries in collaborative coursework and sharing of cultural perspectives. This practice paper ... -
It’s good to talk!
(Early Childhood Ireland, 2017)Talking is an essential human skill in order to communicate our wants, needs, hopes, dreams and to make social connections with others. While infants can make their needs known it takes some time for children to achieve ... -
Leaving the North: migration and memory, Northern Ireland 1921-2011 [book review] (pre-print version)
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Loud crisis, quiet crisis: Varela’s proposal resonates in contemporary psychological science
(Constructivist Foundations, 2017)Open peer commentary on the article “Varela’s Radical Proposal: How to Embody and Open Up Cognitive Science” by Kristian Moltke Martiny. Upshot: Varela’s proposal that science should be open to the phenomena of experience ... -
Measuring time perspective in adolescents: Can you get the right answer by asking the wrong questions? (Pre-published version)
(Elsevier, 2015)Time perspective continues to evolve as a psychological construct. The extant literature suggests that higher future orientation and lower present orientation are associated with better developmental outcomes. However, the ... -
Mental toughness and transitions to high school and to undergraduate study (Pre-published version)
(Routledge, 2016)Mental toughness can be conceptualised as a set of attributes that allow people to deal effectively with challenges, stressors, and pressure. Recent work has suggested that it may be a valuable construct to consider within ... -
Mental toughness in education: exploring relationships with attainment, attendance, behaviour and peer relationships (Pre-published version)
(Routledge, 2014)Mental toughness has frequently been associated with successful performance in sport; however, recent research suggests that it may also be related to academic performance in Higher Education. In a series of three exploratory ... -
Mental toughness in higher education: Relationships with achievement and profession in first-year university sports students (Pre-published version)
(Elsevier, 2014)Research into mental toughness has largely been confined to elite sport but should theoretically be important across other performance domains. We examined mental toughness in 161 first year sport students at a UK University ... -
Mentally tough athletes are more aware of unsupportive coaching behaviours: Perceptions of coach behavior, motivational climate, and mental toughness among athletes (Pre-published version)
(Sage, 2016)In this study, we tested an a priori model that included coach behaviour, motivational climate, and mental toughness among 290 athletes. Structural equation modelling demonstrated that supportive coach behaviours were ...