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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 ...
Cognitive advantages of immersion education after 1 year: Effects of amount of exposure
(Elsevier Science Inc, New York, 2017)
Previous studies with bilingual children have shown that the nature of their second-language instruction has an effect on the development of their cognitive abilities. The aim of this study was to determine whether children ...
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 ...
Contemporary Militant Extremism: A Linguistic Approach to Scale Development
(Amer Psychological Assoc, Washington, 2010)
In this article, the authors describe procedures used in the development of a new scale of militant extremist mindset. A 2-step approach consisted of (a) linguistic analysis of the texts produced by known terrorist ...
Sadism, the Intuitive System, and Antisocial Punishment in the Public Goods Game
(Sage Publications Inc, Thousand Oaks, 2017)
In public goods situations, a specific destructive behavior emerges when individuals face the possibility of punishing others: antisocial punishment, that is, costly punishing cooperative individuals. So far, little is ...
Assessing maladaptive cognitions related to online gaming: Proposing an adaptation of online cognitions scale
(Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford, 2015)
In light of the recent research indicating differences between Internet addiction and online gaming addiction, in this study, we propose an adaptation of Online Cognitions Scale (OCS) developed by Davis, Flett, and Besser ...
Symmetry, complexity and perceptual economy: Effects of minimum and maximum simplicity conditions
(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, Abingdon, 2001)
According to Gestalt theory, the perceptual system works on economic principles and tends to reach the maximum efficiency (i.e., increase of quality, goodness, and accuracy) with minimum invested energy (i.e., reduction ...
A Cross-Cultural Study of Distress during COVID-19 Pandemic: Some Protective and Risk Factors
(MDPI, Basel, 2021)
Previous studies on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health in different countries found an increase in anxiety, stress, and an exacerbation of previous mental health problems. This research investigated some ...
Disintegration: A reconceptualization of psychosis proneness as a personality trait separate from the Big Five
(Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science, San Diego, 2017)
A nine-facet hierarchical taxonomy of "Disintegration", a trait-like disposition that causes variations in psychotic-like behavior, is proposed, along with the scales to assess it. Strong correlations were demonstrated in ...