Publications by authors named "Greg Maciejewski"

Countries have instigated different restrictions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. For instance, nationwide, strict "lockdown" in Scotland was enacted with breaches punishable by law, whereas restrictions in Japan allowed for travel and interaction, with citizens rather than to conform. We explored the impact of these differential strategies on health behaviours and wellbeing.

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  • The study explored how COVID-19-induced social isolation affects cognitive function in the general population, focusing on a diverse sample aged 18-72.
  • Performance on cognitive tasks improved as social interactions increased, indicating that social isolation negatively impacts cognitive abilities.
  • The research highlights the importance of considering social isolation's effects on cognitive health, particularly during prolonged lockdowns.
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The United Kingdom and Scottish governments instigated a societal lockdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Subsequently, many experienced substantial lifestyle changes alongside the stresses of potentially catching the virus or experiencing bereavement. Stressful situations and poorer health behaviors (e.

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Semantic ambiguity has been shown to slow comprehension, although it is unclear whether this ambiguity disadvantage is attributable to competition in semantic activation or difficulties in response selection. We tested the two accounts by examining semantic relatedness decisions to homonyms, or words with multiple unrelated meanings (e.g.

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Antonym pair members can be differentiated by each word's markedness-that distinction attributable to the presence or absence of features at morphological or semantic levels. Morphologically marked words incorporate their unmarked counterpart with additional morphs (e.g.

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