User profiles for P Niemi

Pekka Niemi

Department of Psychology, University of Turku, Finland
Verified email at utu.fi
Cited by 10314

Foreperiod and simple reaction time.

P Niemi, R Näätänen - Psychological bulletin, 1981 - psycnet.apa.org
Reviews studies of simple visual and auditory reaction processes published since WH
Teicher (1954), with emphasis on the preparatory phase of these processes, particularly the …

Transition to formal schooling: Do transition practices matter for academic performance?

…, PL Poikonen, M Kontoniemi, P Niemi… - Early childhood …, 2011 - Elsevier
This study examined whether the transition practices implemented in preschool–elementary
school pairs contribute to children's academic development during the first year of …

Medical students' distress–quality, continuity and gender differences during a six-year medical programme

PM Niemi, PT Vainiomäki - Medical teacher, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Research observations suggest an increase in distress during the course of medical education,
but it is not known whether this distress is chronic and persistent or episodic because …

Development of the letter identity span in reading: Evidence from the eye movement moving window paradigm

T Häikiö, R Bertram, J Hyönä, P Niemi - Journal of experimental child …, 2009 - Elsevier
By means of the moving window paradigm, we examined how many letters can be identified
during a single eye fixation and whether this letter identity span changes as a function of …

Medical students' professional identity: self‐reflection during the preclinical years

PM Niemi - Medical education, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
Critical thinking, readiness for self‐reflection and professional development have recently
been emphasized as important goals of medical education. However, little is known about the …

[HTML][HTML] Expert opinion: diagnosis and treatment of proximal hamstring tendinopathy

…, J Ranne, K Mäkelä, J Sarimo, P Niemi… - … and tendons journal, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: proximal hamstring tendinopathy (PHT) is a disabilitating disease often causing
underperformance in the athletically demanding patients. The main symptom of PHT is …

Development of reading skills among preschool and primary school pupils

U Leppänen, P Niemi, K Aunola… - Reading research …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACTS This study investigated the trajectories of preschool and first‐grade children's
development of reading skills, as well as the cognitive and social antecedents of that …

Letter knowledge predicts Grade 4 reading fluency and reading comprehension

U Leppänen, K Aunola, P Niemi, JE Nurmi - Learning and instruction, 2008 - Elsevier
The present study examined the predictors of fourth graders' reading skills (reading comprehension,
text reading and word chain reading). Reading skill antecedents of 158 children of 5…

The role of inference making and other language skills in the development of narrative listening comprehension in 4–6‐year‐old children

…, E Laakkonen, M Silvén, P Niemi - Reading Research …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
In this two‐year longitudinal study, we sought to examine the developmental relationships
among early narrative listening comprehension and language skills (ie, vocabulary knowledge…

Coronary flow reserve: measurement with transthoracic Doppler echocardiography is reproducible and comparable with positron emission tomography

…, J Knuuti, JO Toikka, H Laine, P Niemi… - Clinical …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Detection of early vascular changes indicated by lowered coronary flow reserve (CFR) would
allow early treatment and prevention of atherosclerosis. The purpose of this study was to …