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30Meta-Analytic Evidence for a Reversal Learning Effect on the Iowa Gambling Task in Older AdultsFrontiers in Psychology 8 298425. 2017.Iowa Gambling Task (IGT) is one of the most widely used tools to assess economic decision-making. However, the research tradition on aging and the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT) has been mainly focused on the overall performance of older adults in relation to younger or clinical groups, remaining unclear whether older adults are capable of learning along the task. We conducted a meta-analysis to examine older adults’ decision-making on the IGT, to test the effects of aging on reversal learning (45 stu…Read more
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20Are Humans Prepared to Detect, Fear, and Avoid Snakes? The Mismatch Between Laboratory and Ecological EvidenceFrontiers in Psychology 10. 2019.Since Seligman's 1971 statement that the vast majority of phobias are about objects essential to the survival of a species, a multitude of laboratory studies followed, supporting the finding that humans learn to fear and detect snakes (and other animals) faster than other stimuli. Most of these studies used schematic drawings, images, or pictures of snakes, and only a small amount of fieldwork in naturalistic environments was done. We address fear preparedness theories, and automatic fast detect…Read more
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17Examining Portuguese High School Students’ Attitudes Toward Physical EducationFrontiers in Psychology 11. 2020.Portugal ranks fourth among countries with the highest rate of overweight population, considering that 67.6% of the Portuguese population over the age of 15 is overweight or obese. To our knowledge, limited studies have investigated students’ attitudes toward physical education in Portugal. Such research is necessary because it can provide valuable insights for policy and application in the curriculum development for physical education, which may eventually increase participation in physical and…Read more
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17Coach Training Within the Covid-19 Pandemic: Challenges and Potential PathwaysFrontiers in Psychology 12. 2021.In this article we aim to provide insights about the challenges stakeholders in Portugal and across the globe may face throughout the Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic to reorganize coach training programs and suggest strategies to help coaches learn. Such reflection may help stakeholders across socio-cultural contexts consider the consequences of the changes made to coach training programs, the rationale for these decisions and the need to acknowledge existent challenges such as lower course co…Read more
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16Mental Health, Sport, and Positive Youth Development in Prison Systems: How Can We Move Research and Practice Forward?Frontiers in Psychology 12. 2021.
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11Martins Sarmento Society LibraryCultura 137-150. 2006.Quantas vezes nos deslocamos para tão longe, à procura dos segredos da nossa história local, quando temos bem próximo de nós a resposta, se não na totalidade, pelo menos de forma parcial. É isso que pretendemos mostrar neste artigo sobre a Sociedade Martins Sarmento, enquanto espaço privado de leitura pública, marco que deixou marcas na história local de Guimarães e que, rapidamente,conseguiu que o seu reconhecimento ultrapassasse fronteiras. Porque surgiu? Como surgiu? São perguntas a que est…Read more
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9T-pattern analysis of offensive and defensive actions of youth football goalkeepersFrontiers in Psychology 13. 2022.Nowadays, football goalkeepers play an important role in the team's organization, namely, considering the offensive and defensive processes. The purpose of our investigation focuses on the notational and T-pattern analysis of the offensive and defensive actions of elite young football GKs. The participating GKs presented 8 years of experience in the specific position, were internationally selected for the national team of Portugal, and competed in the national U-17 championship of Portugal. Thir…Read more
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8Corrigendum: Examining Portuguese High School Students' Attitudes Toward Physical EducationFrontiers in Psychology 12. 2021.
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3The Power of Love: The Moral Use of Knowledge Among the Amuesga of Central PeruBloomsbury Academic. 1991.An exploration of the moral use of knowledge among the Amuesga of Central Peru.
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2João B. Ventura, Bibliotecas e Esfera Pública, Oeiras, Celta, 2002Cultura 375-376. 2005.No livro de J. B. Ventura, há algumas ideias que nos parece da maior importância reter. Em primeiro lugar, a de que se alguns aspectos podem ser discutidos na sociedade e discutíveis por ela, outros há que apresentam um carácter paradoxal e indiscutivelmente marginal, no sentido de se encontrarem à margem de qualquer reflexão teórica sobre o papel que desempenham na sociedade. É o que acontece relativamente às bibliotecas. Recolhendo, organizando e mediatizando o acesso à informação e a nov...