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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Ambiguity tolerance"”.
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Investigating the Theory of Ambiguous Loss: The Role of Ambiguity Tolerance in Pre-Death Grief for Caregivers of Individuals with Dementia
… sought to investigate the relationship between ambiguity tolerance and caregiver grief within the framework of ambiguous loss theory. Thirty-one family caregivers completed a quantitative survey comprising two pre-existing scales and several demographic questions designed to assess level of …
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Rethinking cognitive style in psychology
… Chapter 2 focuses on the construct of intolerance of ambiguity, and shows how - in the manner of Danziger's (1985) "methodological circle" - universalistic assumptions have become incorporated into measurement instruments; and how all evidence of individual variability in cognitive style …
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The Role of Bicultural Self-Efficacy and Cognitive-Affective Factors on Psychological Well-Being
… factors of emotional intelligence (EI) and ambiguity tolerance (AT) and psychological well-being. Immigrant and international students (N = 176) completed measures of Bicultural Self-Efficacy Scale (BSES; David, Okazaki, & Saw, 2009), Trait-Meta Mood Scale (TMMS; Salovey, Mayer, Goldman, …
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Hemispheric Laterality and Cognitive Style
… defined primarily by Dogmatism, Rigidity, and Ambiguity Tolerance scores; (3) Maximum multiple prediction of individual and composite laterality scores from individual cognitive style tests, cognitive style factor scores, and additional scores accounted for 11% to 25% of laterality variance; …
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Investigating effective social marketing campaigns: the direct and indirect impacts of fear, challenge, and fear mixed with challenge appeals on help-seeking intentions
… a-priori individual differences such as tolerance of ambiguity, tolerance of negative emotions, involvement with the advertisement, response efficacy and self-accountability to unveil the unique information processing patterns among consumers exposed to the emotional advertising. The …
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Predictors of acquisition of Russian language listening skills by army intelligence specialists
… ability, critical thinking, self confidence and ambiguity tolerance variables in the final equation (predictor set Multiple R = .516 vs baseline = .244). Additional insights were provided from the analysis of information gathered during interview sessions with Army Russian linguists in field …
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Ethical Decision-Making Regarding Multiple Relationships Between Therapist and Client
… need for cognition, need for closure or tolerance of ambiguity, and gender) and ability (i.e. “ethical sensitivity”) element (e.g., type of ethics training, experience as a clinician, knowledge of the current Ethics Code [APA, 2002], and empathy) in their willingness to expend cognitive …
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Architecture Live Projects acquiring and applying missing practice-ready skills
… levels of risk and liability, uncertainty and ambiguity, often requiring greater creative leadership and commercial risk-taking in order to succeed. The need for architects to acquire three skillsets to cope with these conditions imposes changing expectations around the architect's role in …