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60-10 Preguntas y respuestas de práctica para la Prueba de Aptitud Académica
(2023-03-01)Esta obra brinda una oportunidad de familiarización con el tipo de ítem que aparecerá el día de las aplicaciones de la PAA. Las 50 preguntas y sus respectivas soluciones han sido escritas para que potencie su desempeño en ... -
A Comparison of Nutritional Habits, Physical Function and Psychological Constructs between Urban and Rural Costa Rican Older Adults
(2019)Purpose: To compare nutritional habits, physical function and psychological constructs between Costa Rican older adults from urban and rural zones. Methods: Male and female older adults aged ≥ 65 yr. from urban (n = 185) ... -
A comparison of physical function, nutritional habits and neurocognitive constructs between urban and rural Costa Rican older adults
(2019)Purpose: To compare nutritional habits, physical function and psychological constructs between Costa Rican older adults from urban and rural zones. Methods: Male and female older adults aged ≥ 65 yr. from urban (n = 185) ... -
A systematic review of the relationship between familism and mental health outcomes in Latino population
(2016-10-25)Background: Familismo or familism is a cultural value frequently seen in Hispanic cultures, in which a higher emphasis is placed on the family unit in terms of respect, support, obligation, and reference. Familism has been ... -
El abordaje del tema de desarrollo cognitivo con énfasis en desarrollo conceptual en las tesis de grado de las Escuelas de Preescolar y Psicología de las universidades públicas, periodo 2007-2011
(2012)Los conceptos se refieren a las “representaciones mentales que guardan correspondencia con las categorías de cosas que encontramos en el mundo” (Gelman, 2006; p. 687) y son esenciales en la organización e interpretación ... -
Acculturation and Psychological Adaptation
(2003)This volume addresses the psychological impact of interethnic contact and acculturation in Latin American settings, focusing on the effects of acculturation on self-esteem among adolescents. Opening with an account of ... -
Acculturative Stress, Perceived Social Support, and Mental Health: The Mediating Effect of Negative Emotions Associated with Discrimination
(2022-12)The role of perceived social support in the acculturation process of immigrants remains unclear. In this study, we jointly evaluated the associations between acculturative stress and negative emotions associated with ... -
Acercamientos para una definición de novela neopolicial costarricense
(2022)Por sus características, las obras Mariposas negras para un asesino (2005) y El laberinto del verdugo (2010), de Jorge Méndez Limbrick, se acercan a la condición de novela neopolicial costarricense, inscrita en lo neopolicial ... -
Action control bridges the planning-behavior gap: A longitudinal study on physical exercise in young adults
(2015)Objectives: Maintaining physical exercise levels may not only require motivation and planning but also action control which is supposed to mediate between planning and exercise. Design: Behavioural intention, action ... -
Actitudes de la población general en Costa Rica hacia las personas mayores como aprendices y usuarias TIC
(2022)En Costa Rica se pueden identificar varios factores básicos que dificultan el aprendizaje sobre las TIC y su uso en la vida cotidiana por parte de las Personas Adultas Mayores, entre ellos destaca apoyo inadecuado o ... -
Actitudes hacia el matrimonio y la unión civil gay en Costa Rica: ¿religiosidad, homofobia, autoritarismo o desconocimiento?
(2011)En los últimos años, el reconocimiento del matrimonio y la unión civil entre personas del mismo sexo ha sido objeto de debates en diversos países del mundo, particularmente en América Latina. El presente estudio explora ... -
Actitudes hacia la divulgación de la ciencia en la investigación académica
(2018-05-14)La presente investigación tuvo como objetivo conocer las actitudes del personal docente que investiga en la Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR) en torno a los procesos de comunicación de la ciencia, específicamente la divulgación. ... -
La actividad del "mundo interno" como variable inherente del envejecimiento activo
(2013)Introducción: La Gerontología, consciente de su impacto sobre los procesos de toma de decisión en la agenda pública y política, debe lanzar también un desafío para la deliberación, la investigación y la renovación de las ... -
Actualidades en Psicología: avances y derroteros en acceso abierto
(2014-01-14)Póster presentado en la III Conferencia Internacional de Acceso Abierto, Preservación Digital y Datos científicos (Biredial-SIBD) 15-17 de octubre de 2013. -
Acute stress and fear scales during the COVID-19 pandemic: development and evaluation in a Costa Rican sample
(2023-12-11)Objective: In the context of the pandemic due to SARS-CoV-2, concerns were raised about how to adequately assess its impact on the wellbeing of the population. The main reason of this paper is to present the preliminary ... -
Acute stress differentially affects grooming subtypes and ultrasonic vocalisations in the open-field and home-cage test in rats
(2020-06)Grooming behaviour in rodents has been associated with emotional distress, especially in unfamiliar and aversive contexts. However, the biological function of grooming in such situations is still unclear. We hypothesised ... -
Adaptación castellana de la Lista de Síntomas Orgánicos de Friburgo (1986)
(1986)The Spanish adaptation of the Freiburg Symptom Check List, originally developed by Jochen Fahrenber (University of Freiburg, Federal Republic of Germany) is presented. The adaptation study includes classical item analysis, ... -
Advantages of the Rasch Model for Analysis and Interpretation of Attitudes: the Case of the Benevolent Sexism Subscale
(2018)This paper describes how the use of Rasch Analysis (RA), compared with the Classical Test Theory (CTT) and other Item Response Theory (IRT) approaches, could enhance the study and interpretation of attitudinal scales. ... -
Aerobic fitness and neurocognitive performance in older adults from Kansas and Costa Rica
(2021)Background and Objectives: There is a dearth of comparative studies on the association between aging, cognitive function and cardiorespiratory fitness in older adults from developed and developing countries. The purpose ... -
Age, experience, and neurobehavioral domain: dissociable effects of environmental enrichment and social isolation on brain and behavior in adult and aged rats
(2019)In rats, environmental enrichment (EE) is a form of physical-social stimulation used for modeling the impact of optimal developmental conditions on animal’s phenotype. When implemented during early life, EE improves animal’s ...