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Showing 1 to 20 of 39 for “"Cognition in children"”.
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Psychological and Genetic Contributions to the Development of Social Cognition in Children
<p>This study examined the development of social cognition in children with and without autism spectrum disorder (ASD), as well as the influence of behavioral and molecular genetics on these higher-order cognitive abilities. Specifically, it was hypothesized that children with ASD would perform …
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Do Parent and Teacher Ratings of Behavior Measure What They Are Intended to Measure?
This study involves an examination of the neurocognitive correlates of subscales of the Conners' Rating Scale - Revised (CRS-R), an ADHD behavioral rating form, in both a child (n=72) and an adolescent (n=49) sample. While both behavioral rating forms and neuropsychological measures are commonly …
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Social Cognitive Functioning and Social Competence in Children and Adolescents with Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus: Social Cognitive Neuroscience As a Model
<p>The purpose of the current study was to examine social cognition in children with spina bifida and congenital hydrocephalus (SBH) and to determine whether deficits in these domains are associated with poor social competence, utilizing concepts from social cognitive neuroscience. To build upon …
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The role of indegenous music and games in the promotion of cognitive developement in Zambian children in Senanga and Shangombo Districts of Western Province
… present study was designed to assess the role of indigenous music and games in the promotion of cognitive development in Zambian children with specific focus on Western Province of Zambia as the area of study. Using an ethnographic approach, the study involved 44 participants using purposive …
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An Examination of the Biopsychsocial Risk Factors for Cognitive Development of Children with Sickle Cell Disease
… and social (biopsychosocial) risk factors for children diagnosed with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) have been found to impact their cognitive functioning; however few studies have investigated the possible interactions of these risk factors. SCD is a chronic, hereditary, hemoglobinopathy which is …
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Testing Ronald Goldman's theory of children's religious thinking and learning at three primary chools in Lusaka district
… study sought to test Ronald Goldman's theory of children's’ religious thinking in Zambian context with particular attention to the methods of teaching, materials used and content for Primary school Religious Education. Goldmans’ theory is a “no Bible teaching” to children under the age of 13 …
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Testing Ronald Goldman's theory of children's religious thinking and learning at three primary chools in Lusaka district
… study sought to test Ronald Goldman's theory of children's’ religious thinking in Zambian context with particular attention to the methods of teaching, materials used and content for Primary school Religious Education. Goldmans’ theory is a “no Bible teaching” to children under the age of 13 …
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Auditory resynthesis abilities of black and white first- and third-grade children
Thesis (M.A.)--Michigan State University. Dept. of Audiology and Speech Sciences, 1970
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Predictors of academic achievement and social competence in adolescence : facilitation, inhibition and general cognitive processing /
… cognitive and social adaptive behaviour was examined in an adolescent sample. Unlike previous research, the influence of both inhibitory and facilitory aspects of attention were studied. In addition, contributions made by these attentional processes were compared with traditional psychometric …
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Social cognition in South African children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Research on the social-cognitive profile of individuals with prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) has confirmed poorer social skills in these children compared to healthy controls, independent of overall cognitive functioning. However, although children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) are …
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