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Multiple deficits in developmental dyscalculia

DPG1 classroom - Department of General Psychology - via Venezia 8 Padova

28.10.2019

Gisella Decarli (Postdoc DPG)

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Neurofind: using deep learning technology to make individualized inferences in brain disorders

"Cesare Musatti" Room, Psychology Building 1, via Venezia 8, Padova

22.10.2019

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People differ: Individual differences in aesthetics

4P Room, Psychology Building 2, via Venezia 8, Padova

25.10.2019

Perhaps the most quoted maxim about aesthetics is the Latin phrase, De gustibus non est disputandum. The implication is that tastes differ so much between people that there is no point in arguing about them. For experimental aesthetics, however, the impression is sometimes that the precise opposite

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A precise organisation of forms: Exploring the aesthetics of photography

4P Room, Psychology Building 2, via Venezia 8, Padova

24.10.2019

Very few empirical studies of aesthetics use Fechner’s Method of Production, where participants actually create aesthetic objects, mostly because of practical difficulties. Photography provides a solution to that problem, most people taking photos, recognising that some are better than others, and often having views on composition. This talk will describe a number of studies on photography, particularly considering the process of ‘cropping’ – choosing how to frame a part of the visual world to produce the best result. Participants find cropping a natural and interesting process, and, unusually, professionals are also happy to take part in studies.

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Practical example of a registered report

DPG1 classroom - Department of General Psychology - via Venezia 8 Padova

24.06.2019

Prof. Massimo Grassi and Dr. Giovanna Mioni researcher at the DPG

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