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Behavioral Sciences, Volume 6, Issue 2

2016 June - 4 articles

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Articles (4)

  • Review
  • Open Access
32 Citations
8,984 Views
24 Pages

Categorization: The View from Animal Cognition

  • J. David Smith,
  • Alexandria C. Zakrzewski,
  • Jennifer M. Johnson,
  • Jeanette C. Valleau and
  • Barbara A. Church

15 June 2016

Exemplar, prototype, and rule theory have organized much of the enormous literature on categorization. From this theoretical foundation have arisen the two primary debates in the literature—the prototype-exemplar debate and the single system-multiple...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
6,922 Views
15 Pages

Can Rhesus Monkeys Learn Executive Attention?

  • Jessica Bramlett-Parker and
  • David A. Washburn

13 June 2016

A growing body of data indicates that, compared to humans, rhesus monkeys perform poorly on tasks that assess executive attention, or voluntary control over selection for processing, particularly under circumstances in which attention is attracted el...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
42 Citations
9,429 Views
14 Pages

Using Free Internet Videogames in Upper Extremity Motor Training for Children with Cerebral Palsy

  • Marisa Sevick,
  • Elizabeth Eklund,
  • Allison Mensch,
  • Matthew Foreman,
  • John Standeven and
  • Jack Engsberg

Movement therapy is one type of upper extremity intervention for children with cerebral palsy (CP) to improve function. It requires high-intensity, repetitive and task-specific training. Tedium and lack of motivation are substantial barriers to compl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
52 Citations
23,064 Views
14 Pages

Young Love: Romantic Concerns and Associated Mental Health Issues among Adolescent Help-Seekers

  • Megan Price,
  • Leanne Hides,
  • Wendell Cockshaw,
  • Aleksandra A. Staneva and
  • Stoyan R. Stoyanov

Over 50% of young people have dated by age 15. While romantic relationship concerns are a major reason for adolescent help-seeking from counselling services, we have a limited understanding of what types of relationship issues are most strongly relat...

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