JuniperPublishers-Psychology and Behavioral Science

Comparison of Two Continuous Performance Test in Patients with Schizophrenia Authored by Beatriz López-Luengo P  The Continuous Performance Test (CPT) is one of the most widely used tests in the research of cognitive deficits in patients with schizophrenia. However, little is known about the performance differences associated with the different versions of the test. The purpose of this study was examine the differences in performance between the CPT-II and the CPT-IP in a sample of forty-five patients with schizophrenia. Five response indices are compares (d’ as a sensitivity measurement, Ln β as response bias, hit and false alarm rates, and hits reaction time). Significant differences were found in all the measurements studied. The differences in the hit and false alarm rates, along with the response bias might indicate that each CPT measures different cognitive processes. A correlation analysis between socio demographic and clinical variables, and the CPTs was also perfor

  Dimensions of Natural Restorative Outcomes: Developing a Brief Scale for Park Research in Texas Authored by Alfred McAlister Perceived “restorative outcomes” may mediate the effects of exposure to nature on mental wellbeing. To investigate the dimensions of these outcomes and how they may be reliably, validly and briefly measured in research on state park visits in Texas, we conducted an online survey of 112 social network members in Texas. To view more... PHP in Juniper Publishers in Psychology and Behavioral Science International Journal