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Psychological factors affecting equine performance [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
For optimal individual performance within any equestrian discipline horses must be in peak physical condition and have the correct psychological state. This review discusses the psychological factors that affect the performance of the horse and, in turn,
McBride, Sebastian D., Mills, Daniel
core   +2 more sources

Unconfirmed identity as an indicator of social failure of personality in different age periods [PDF]

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences, 2020
Personal identity studies in psychology demonstrate the relevance of studying this phenomenon and the concomitant problem of selecting methods that would allow the researcher to obtain information about the underlying layers of the personality.
Makarevskaya Yuliya, Ryabikina Zinaida
doaj   +1 more source

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

Associative Learning of Stimuli Paired and Unpaired With Reinforcement: Evaluating Evidence From Maggots, Flies, Bees, and Rats

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2018
Finding rewards and avoiding punishments are powerful goals of behavior. To maximize reward and minimize punishment, it is beneficial to learn about the stimuli that predict their occurrence, and decades of research have provided insight into the brain ...
Michael Schleyer   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Language(s) in education

open access: yesDiSlaw
In this chapter the complexities and intricacies of the psychology of language in education are explored. The chapter draws primarily on the South African socio-political context to investigate shifting perceptions on language use in educational ...
Irma Eloff
doaj   +1 more source

Learning to become an expert : reinforcement learning and the acquisition of perceptual expertise [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
To elucidate the neural mechanisms underlying the development of perceptual expertise, we recorded ERPs while participants performed a categorization task. We found that as participants learned to discriminate computer-generated "blob'' stimuli, feedback
Holroyd, Clay   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Risk as reward: Reinforcement sensitivity theory and psychopathic personality perspectives on everyday risk-taking [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
This study updates and synthesises research on the extent to which impulsive and antisocial disposition predicts everyday pro- and antisocial risk-taking behaviour.
Andershed   +50 more
core   +4 more sources

The Neuroscience of Moral Judgment: Empirical and Philosophical Developments [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
We chart how neuroscience and philosophy have together advanced our understanding of moral judgment with implications for when it goes well or poorly.
Haas, Julia   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Reinforcement Learning: A Survey [PDF]

open access: yes, 1996
This paper surveys the field of reinforcement learning from a computer-science perspective. It is written to be accessible to researchers familiar with machine learning.
Kaelbling, L. P.   +2 more
core   +9 more sources

A Bio-Logical Theory of Animal Learning [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
This article provides the foundation for a new predictive theory of animal learning that is based upon a simple logical model. The knowledge of experimental subjects at a given time is described using logical equations.
A Blaisdell   +32 more
core   +2 more sources

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