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Margaret Anne DefeyterProfessor of Psychology, Northumbria University Verified email at northumbria.ac.uk Cited by 2782 |
Systematic review of acute physically active learning and classroom movement breaks on children's physical activity, cognition, academic performance and classroom …
AJ Daly-Smith, S Zwolinsky… - BMJ open sport & …, 2018 - bmjopensem.bmj.com
Objective To examine the impact of acute classroom movement break (CMB) and physically
active learning (PAL) interventions on physical activity (PA), cognition, academic …
active learning (PAL) interventions on physical activity (PA), cognition, academic …
[HTML][HTML] Food insecurity in advanced capitalist nations: A review
Food insecurity is a substantial problem in nearly every advanced capitalist nation, with
sizable portions of residents in many affluent countries struggling to eat healthily every day …
sizable portions of residents in many affluent countries struggling to eat healthily every day …
Immunity to functional fixedness in young children
TP German, MA Defeyter - Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 2000 - Springer
In the candle problem (Duncker, 1945), subjects must attach a candle to a vertical surface,
using only a box of tacks and a book of matches. Subjects exhibit functional fixedness by …
using only a box of tacks and a book of matches. Subjects exhibit functional fixedness by …
Acquiring an understanding of design: evidence from children's insight problem solving
MA Defeyter, TP German - Cognition, 2003 - Elsevier
The human ability to make tools and use them to solve problems may not be zoologically
unique, but it is certainly extraordinary. Yet little is known about the conceptual machinery …
unique, but it is certainly extraordinary. Yet little is known about the conceptual machinery …
A low glycaemic index breakfast cereal preferentially prevents children's cognitive performance from declining throughout the morning
This study investigated whether the glycaemic index (GI) of breakfast cereal differentially
affects children's attention and memory. Using a balanced cross-over design, on two …
affects children's attention and memory. Using a balanced cross-over design, on two …
The picture superiority effect in recognition memory: A developmental study using the response signal procedure
MA Defeyter, R Russo, PL McPartlin - Cognitive Development, 2009 - Elsevier
Items studied as pictures are better remembered than items studied as words even when
test items are presented as words. The present study examined the development of this …
test items are presented as words. The present study examined the development of this …
[HTML][HTML] Mental well-being in UK higher education during COVID-19: Do students trust universities and the government?
This paper draws upon the concept of recreancy to examine the mental well-being of
university students during the Covid-19 pandemic. Briefly, recreancy is loss of societal trust …
university students during the Covid-19 pandemic. Briefly, recreancy is loss of societal trust …
[HTML][HTML] Investigation of summer learning loss in the UK—Implications for holiday club provision
J Shinwell, MA Defeyter - Frontiers in Public Health, 2017 - frontiersin.org
This study sought to examine whether summer learning loss occurs in spelling and word
reading in a population of 77 primary school aged children aged between 5 and 10 years …
reading in a population of 77 primary school aged children aged between 5 and 10 years …
Impact of school closures on the health and well-being of primary school children in Wales UK: a routine data linkage study using the HAPPEN Survey (2018–2020)
M James, E Marchant, MA Defeyter, J Woodside… - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives This study aimed to explore the relationship between initial school closures and
children's health by comparing health and well-being outcomes collected during school …
children's health by comparing health and well-being outcomes collected during school …
Competence and performance in belief-desire reasoning across two cultures: The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth about false belief?
There is a change in false belief task performance across the 3–5 year age range, as
confirmed in a recent meta-analysis [Wellman, HM, Cross, D., & Watson, J.(2001). Meta …
confirmed in a recent meta-analysis [Wellman, HM, Cross, D., & Watson, J.(2001). Meta …