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The perception of prosocial agents by chimpanzees and humans

open access: yesRoyal Society Open Science
The human propensity for prosocial behaviour has no equal, not even in our closest living relatives, the chimpanzees. However, it remains unclear whether this difference is grounded in the sheer perception and cognitive evaluation of prosociality.
Sarah Brocard   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Influence of Social Priming on Speech Perception [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Speech perception relies on auditory, visual, and motor cues and has been historically difficult to model, partially due to this multimodality. One of the current models is the Fuzzy Logic Model of Perception (FLMP), which suggests that if one of these ...
Broussard, Sierra N
core   +1 more source

Dynamical complexity in the perception-based network formation model

open access: yes, 2016
Many link formation mechanisms for the evolution of social networks have been successful to reproduce various empirical findings in social networks. However, they have largely ignored the fact that individuals make decisions on whether to create links to
Jo, Hang-Hyun, Moon, Eunyoung
core   +1 more source

Positive change with Ménière’s disease [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
This is the author's accepted manuscript. The final published article is available from the link below. Copyright © 2009 The British Psychological Society.Objective - The aims of this study were twofold: to determine in what way people with a non-fatal ...
Dibb, B
core   +1 more source

The skills required for transition to university and study in biological sciences: A student perspective

open access: yesFEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Bioscience students were asked for their opinions on the value and teaching of skills. 204 responded that teamwork, time management and study skills are necessary to reach University, that scientific writing, research, laboratory and presentation skills are taught effectively during their studies, while other skills are gained inherently through study ...
Janella Borrell, Susan Crennell
wiley   +1 more source

Short-term dynamic changes in mental well-being under stress: Exploring trajectories with latent growth model analysis

open access: yesJournal of Pacific Rim Psychology
The change patterns of well-being when under stress are contentious issues. The hedonic adaptation theory and sustainable happiness theory suggest divergent patterns, potentially tied to the distinction between hedonic and eudemonic well-being.
Jinjin Ma   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Students as Rational Decision-Makers: The Question of Beliefs and Attitudes [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Rational choice theorists have analysed rates of participation in post-compulsory education, and, in particular, class differentials in these rates. Various claims have been made about the motivations of student decision-makers, but these claims have not
Sullivan, Alice
core   +3 more sources

Why human connection is the true metric of research success

open access: yesFEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Human‐centred mentorship can be shaped by mentor attributes, actions, intrinsic drive and career ambition. Drawing on reflections across Singapore and France, as well as workshop insights from FEBS‐IUBMB ENABLE 2024, this article shows that human‐centred mentorship creates the conditions for sustainable growth, well‐being and retention in research ...
Timothy Lin Yun Tan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrative processing of touch and affect in social perception: an fMRI study

open access: yesFrontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2016
Social perception commonly employs multiple sources of information. The present study aimed at investigating the integrative processing of affective social signals.
Sjoerd eEbisch   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

COVID-19 Barometer: Social Opinion – What Do the Portuguese Think in This Time of COVID-19?

open access: yesPortuguese Journal of Public Health, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic brought new challenges to the global community, reinforcing the role of public health in society. The main measures to combat it had (and still have) a huge impact on the daily lives of citizens. This investigation aimed to identify
Ana Rita Pedro   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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