Saumell Andreu, Carlota (Date of defense: 2023-02-10)
[eng] During the early preschool years, the development of the concept of "the self" and "the other" has a significant impact on two socio-cognitive processes (Theory of Mind and social categorization) ...
Jarque, Maria Josep (Date of defense: 2019-01-22)
[eng] This dissertation is framed in the overlap of two disciplines: educational linguistics and theoretical linguistics. We will focus on signed languages, the visual-gestural linguistic systems of the ...
León-Cabrera, Patricia (Date of defense: 2021-05-07)
It has been proposed that the human brain is a proactive processor. Rather than passively receiving information, it is seen as continuously attempting to predict what will happen next. In the domain ...
Ramos Escobar, Neus (Date of defense: 2021-04-16)
Language is one of the main traits of humans. Language is used to transmit information about thoughts, knowledge, and feelings in a very flexible way. Since childhood, humans show an innate ability to ...
Aguado Ramírez, Borja (Date of defense: 2022-05-06)
[eng] Until the present moment, an extensive amount of research has been done on how humans estimate motion or parameters of a task, such as the timeto- contact in simple scenarios. However, most avoid ...
Ahufinger Sanclemente, Nadia (Date of defense: 2019-05-03)
This dissertation was written to answer some questions about the different roles played by memory in school-age Catalan-Spanish children with specific language impairment (SLI). Currently, a small but ...
Lerer Gornatti, Alejandro (Date of defense: 2022-02-17)
[eng] Although visual perception has been extensively studied for centuries, the underlying neural mechanisms remain puzzling. The present study aims to develop a computational model based on the low-level ...
Vaquero Zamora, Lucía (Date of defense: 2016-12-14)
It has been shown that music and language training can elicit plastic changes on brain structure and function bringing along behavioural benefits. For instance, musicians have been reported to have ...
Vicente Guirado, Unai (Date of defense: 2022-06-29)
Conformity is the act of changing one’s behaviour to adjust to other human beings. It is a crucial social adaptation that happens when people cooperate, where one sacrifices their own perception, ...
de Salvador de Arana, Núria (Date of defense: 2018-07-09)
This study aims at improving English as a Foreign Language (EFL) writing instruction at secondary level by implementing a blended instructional design that may foster self-regulation through public ...