Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

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Development of the Attitudes Toward Pharmacological Cognitive Enhancement Scale

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Year: 2023, 2023
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Patton, Heather, Thesis advisor (ths): Peters, Kevin R, Degree committee member (dgc): Humphreys, Terry, Degree committee member (dgc): Brown, Liana E, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>Pharmacological cognitive enhancement is the use of prescription drugs to improve cognitive functioning in healthy individuals. Multiple ethical concerns have been raised by such use. The purpose of this project was to develop a reliable and valid measure to assess public attitudes about this issue. Participants were university students in Studies 1 (N = 465), 2 (N = 580) and 3 (N = 156… more

The Role of Multiple Nights of Sleep in the Consolidation of an Engaging and Complex Motor Learning Task

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Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Higginson, Caitlin, Thesis advisor (ths): Peters, Kevin R, Degree committee member (dgc): Smith, Carlyle T, Degree committee member (dgc): Brown, Liana E, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>The present study examined the role of multiple nights of sleep in the consolidation of a complex motor learning task. Participants were 24 Trent undergraduates, 12 in the learning group (Mage = 20.33, SD = 1.87, 10 female) and 12 in the control group (Mage = 21.92, SD = 3.42, 7 female). Participants underwent 5 consecutive nights of polysomnographic recordings, with a Rock Band learning… more