Search Results - "Bacelar, B"
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Reinforcement learning in motor skill acquisition: using the reward positivity to understand the mechanisms underlying short- and long-term behavior adaptation
Published in Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience (30-10-2024)“…Introduction According to reinforcement learning, humans adjust their behavior based on the difference between actual and anticipated outcomes (i.e.,…”
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SARS-CoV-2 IgG response in symptomatic and asymptomatic COVID-19-infected healthcare workers
Published in Occupational medicine (Oxford) (20-08-2021)“…BackgroundHealthcare workers (HCWs) accounted for a significant proportion of COVID-19 infections worldwide. Retrospective seroprevalence surveys are often…”
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Physical- and Social-Based Rain Gauges—A Case Study on Urban Flood Detection
Published in Geosciences (Basel) (01-04-2023)“…Floods are among the most frequent and costly rainfall-triggered disasters. In this context, geospatial content generated by non-professionals using geolocated…”
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Vulnerability analysis in complex networks under a flood risk reduction point of view
Published in Frontiers in physics (24-03-2023)“…The measurement and mapping of transportation network vulnerability to natural hazards constitute subjects of global interest for a sustainable development…”
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Behaviour of ultra-high performance concretes incorporating carbon nanotubes under thermal load
Published in Construction & building materials (10-12-2020)“…•Exposure of CNT-UHPCs to elevated temperatures was investigated for the first time.•Addition of CNTs reduced the occurrence of explosive spalling.•Residual…”
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OPTIMAL theory’s claims about motivation lack evidence in the motor learning literature
Published in Psychology of sport and exercise (01-09-2024)“…Motivation is commonly recognized by researchers and practitioners as a key factor for motor learning. The OPTIMAL theory of motor learning (Wulf & Lewthwaite,…”
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Meta-analyzing enhanced expectancies on motor learning: positive effects but methodological concerns
Published in International review of sport and exercise psychology (31-12-2024)“…The OPTIMAL theory of motor learning predicts enhanced expectancies facilitate learning. This meta-analysis investigated this prediction by quantifying effect…”
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Opportunities to sit and stand trigger equivalent reward-related brain activity
Published in International journal of psychophysiology (01-07-2019)“…A recent theory contends that behaviors minimizing energetic cost are rewarding (Cheval et al., 2018). However, direct experimental evidence supporting this…”
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Relationship between reward-related brain activity and opportunities to sit
Published in Cortex (01-10-2023)“…The present study tested whether energy-minimizing behaviors evoke reward-related brain activity that promotes the repetition of these behaviors via…”
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Does learning a skill with the expectation of teaching it impair the skill’s execution under psychological pressure if the skill is learned with analogy instructions?
Published in Psychology of sport and exercise (01-05-2023)“…Having learners practice a motor skill with the expectation of teaching it (versus an expectation of being tested on it) has been revealed to enhance skill…”
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On the Reproducibility of Power Analyses in Motor Behavior Research
Published in Journal of motor learning and development (01-04-2023)“…Recent metascience suggests that motor behavior research may be underpowered, on average. Researchers can perform a priori power analyses to ensure adequately…”
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P3b as an electroencephalographic index of automatic associations of exercise-related images
Published in International journal of psychophysiology (01-12-2020)“…Interest in automatic associations of exercise and physical activity as potential contributors to behavior is rising. However, the measurement of these…”
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That looks easy! Evidence against the benefits of an easier criterion of success for enhancing motor learning
Published in Psychology of sport and exercise (01-05-2023)“…OPTIMAL theory predicts providing learners with a relatively easier criterion of success during practice enhances motor learning through increased…”
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Does learning a skill with the expectation of teaching it impair the skill’s execution under psychological pressure if the skill is learned with analogy instructions?
Published in Psychology of sport and exercise (01-11-2020)“…Having learners practice a motor skill with the expectation of teaching it (versus an expectation of being tested on it) has been revealed to enhance skill…”
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Inhibitory Control Elicited by Physical Activity and Inactivity Stimuli: An Electroencephalography Study
Published in Motivation science (01-12-2021)“…The theory of effort minimization in physical activity argues that individuals have an automatic attraction toward effort minimization. To engage in a…”
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Dissociating the contributions of motivational and information processing factors to the self-controlled feedback learning benefit
Published in Psychology of sport and exercise (01-03-2022)“…Giving learners control over their feedback schedule has been shown to enhance motor learning. This effect has been attributed to enhanced intrinsic motivation…”
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Higher inhibitory control is required to escape the innate attraction to effort minimization
Published in Psychology of sport and exercise (01-11-2020)“…Recent evidence suggests humans have an automatic attraction to effort minimization. Yet, how this attraction is associated with response inhibition is still…”
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The combination of reporting bias and underpowered study designs has substantially exaggerated the motor learning benefits of self-controlled practice and enhanced expectancies: a meta-analysis
Published in International review of sport and exercise psychology (05-05-2023)“…Enhanced expectancies and autonomy-support through self-controlled practice conditions form the motivation pillar of OPTIMAL theory [Wulf, G., & Lewthwaite, R…”
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Vulnerability analysis in Complex Networks under a Flood Risk Reduction point of view
Published 21-12-2020“…The measurement and mapping of transportation network vulnerability to natural hazards constitute subjects of global interest, especially due to climate…”
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Adolescents' knowledge about adolescence, puberty and sexuality
Published in Jornal de pediatria (01-07-2002)“…The objective of this research was to evaluate the level of knowledge about adolescence, pubertal development and sexuality among adolescents from 10 to 14…”
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