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Comparing the temporal dynamics of thematic and taxonomic processing using event-related potentials
(Public Library Science, San Francisco, 2017)
We report the results of a study comparing the temporal dynamics of thematic and taxonomic knowledge activation in a picture-word priming paradigm using event-related potentials. Although we found no behavioral differences ...
To call a cloud 'cirrus': sound symbolism in names for categories or items
(PEERJ Inc, London, 2017)
The aim of the present paper is to experimentally test whether sound symbolism has selective effects on labels with different ranges-of-reference within a simple noun-hierarchy. In two experiments, adult participants learned ...
Parental Decision-Making on Childhood Vaccination
(Frontiers Media Sa, Lausanne, 2018)
A growing number of parents delay vaccinations or are deciding not to vaccinate their children altogether. This increases the risk of contracting vaccine-preventable diseases and disrupting herd immunity, and also impairs ...
Perceived social support as a moderator between negative life events and depression in adolescence: implications for prediction and targeted prevention
(Springer International Publishing Ag, Cham, 2017)
Aim and background The role of the perceived social support in prevention of depression in adolescence still remains an insufficiently explored problem. By integrating the results of the previous studies of moderator role ...
The role of inter-ethnic online friendships in prejudice reduction in post-conflict societies: Evidence from Serbia, Croatia and Cyprus
(Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford, 2017)
Direct contact between members of ethnic groups is proven to reduce intergroup prejudice. Recent research, however, explores the effects of alternative types of contact, amongst them via social networks in virtual space. ...
The Mentalization Scale (MentS): A Self-Report Measure for the Assessment of Mentalizing Capacity
(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, Abingdon, 2018)
The psychometric properties of a new 28-item self-report measure of mentalization, the Mentalization Scale (MentS), were examined in 2 studies: with a sample of employed adults and university students (N-1 = 288 + 278) and ...
Psychological predictors of addictive social networking sites use: The case of Serbia
(Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford, 2014)
The popularity of social networking sites (SNS) changed to a great extent not only media environment, but also everyday life activities of modern humans. Despite their obvious benefits in terms of communication, there is ...
In the Absence of Animacy: Superordinate Category Structure Affects Subordinate Label Verification
(Public Library Science, San Francisco, 2013)
Theoretical accounts as well as behavioral studies reporting animacy effects offer inconsistent and sometimes contradictory results. A possible explanation for these inconsistencies may be inadvertent biases in the stimuli ...
GR gene BclI polymorphysm changes the path, but not the level, of dexamethasone-induced cortisol suppression
(Elsevier Science BV, Amsterdam, 2014)
Background: The hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) axis self-regulation is achieved via cortisol binding to mineralocorticoid (MR) and glucocorticoid receptors (GR). It is often disturbed in mental disorders, ...
Individual differences in cognitive biases: Evidence against one-factor theory of rationality
(Elsevier Science Inc, New York, 2015)
In this paper we seek to gain an improved understanding of the structure of cognitive biases and their relationship with measures of intelligence and relevant non-cognitive constructs. We report on the outcomes of a study ...