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Contextual Abductive Reasoning with Side-Effects

open access: yes, 2014
The belief bias effect is a phenomenon which occurs when we think that we judge an argument based on our reasoning, but are actually influenced by our beliefs and prior knowledge.
Dietz, Emmanuelle-Anna   +2 more
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Perceptions of relationship satisfaction and addictive behavior: Comparing pornography and marijuana use [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Background and aims: Research indicates that excessive pornography use can negatively impact romantic relationships. However, it is unclear whether these negative outcomes are different than negative outcomes produced by other compulsive or addictive ...
Bridges, Ana J., Pyle, Tara M.
core   +1 more source

Pavlovian conditioning and cross-sensitization studies raise challenges to the hypothesis that overeating is an addictive behavior

open access: yesTranslational Psychiatry, 2014
Elevated glucocorticoid levels and sign tracking (ST) in Pavlovian conditioning are potential biomarkers of compulsive behaviors such as addiction. As overeating is sometimes viewed as a form of addictive behavior, we hypothesized that murine Pavlovian ...
Mazen R. Harb, O. Almeida
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Social Determinants of Health and Health‐Related Quality of Life: The Potential Mediating Role of Social Activities, Access to Medical Services, and Access to Social Services

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explored the mediating influences of access to social activities, social services, and health and medical services on the relationship between social determinants of health and health‐related quality of life. A survey of 602 adults was conducted in a regional area of Australia.
Candice Oster   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Optimal inference with suboptimal models:Addiction and active Bayesian inference [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
When casting behaviour as active (Bayesian) inference, optimal inference is defined with respect to an agent's beliefs - based on its generative model of the world.
Adams   +89 more
core   +2 more sources

‘Somewhere We Can Call Home and…Be Normal’: Findings From the Justice Housing Programme Evaluation

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The relationship between homelessness or unstable housing and reincarceration is well documented. The initial month after a person is released from custody is a period of particular vulnerability, with an increased risk of homelessness and return to prison.
Helen Taylor, Lorana Bartels
wiley   +1 more source

Involvement of Protein Degradation by the Ubiquitin Proteasome System in Opiate Addictive Behaviors [PDF]

open access: bronze, 2012
Nicolas Massaly   +11 more
openalex   +1 more source

Cue-Triggered Addiction and Natural Recovery [PDF]

open access: yes
In this paper we propose a model of natural recovery, a widespread yet unexplained aspect of addictive behavior, starting from the recent theory developed by Bernheim and Rangel (2004).
Chiara MOcenni   +2 more
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Affect and the computer game player: the effect of gender, personality, and game reinforcement structure on affective responses to computer game-play [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Previous research on computer games has tended to concentrate on their more negative effects (e.g., addiction, increased aggression). This study departs from the traditional clinical and social learning explanations for these behavioral phenomena and ...
Chumbley, J, Griffiths, MD
core   +1 more source

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