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Showing 1 to 20 of 342 for “"Cognitive Abilities"”.
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Sporadic cerebral small vessel disease and cognitive abilities
… disease (SVD) is a leading cause of vascular cognitive impairment, contributing to multiple neurological disorders ranging from stroke, to mild cognitive impairment and dementia. However, despite a huge number of studies on the subject, we have a limited understanding of how SVD affects …
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Sex Differences in Social and Cognitive Abilities of Autistic Individuals
… given the association of social aspects with cognitive development, we aim to deepen the understanding of cognitive variables, as current research in this area is limited and inconclusive. In the first study, our results indicate that, despite comparable symptom severity, female preschoolers …
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Nondysphoric Depressive Symptoms and Cognitive Abilities in Healthy Older Adults
… shown that depression is associated with poorer cognitive performance and cognitive decline. Cognitive functions such as processing speed, language ability, memory, and executive functions have been found to be affected in older adults with depression. However, there is limited research focused …
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Cognitive Abilities in Fish: Biological Predictors and Impact on Reproductive Success
Cognitive Abilities in Fish: Biological Predictors and Impact on Reproductive Success Thesis Abstract Cognitive abilities underpin almost every animal behaviour and allow them to gather, store, process, and use information essential for survival and reproduction. Great variation in cognitive …
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Cognitive Abilities in Fish: Biological Predictors and Impact on Reproductive Success
Cognitive Abilities in Fish: Biological Predictors and Impact on Reproductive Success Thesis Abstract Cognitive abilities underpin almost every animal behaviour and allow them to gather, store, process, and use information essential for survival and reproduction. Great variation in cognitive …
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The Effects of Video Game Playing on Perceptual and Cognitive Abilities
… on a variety of visual and attentional abilities. These results counter the long supported notion that transfer of training is limited to tasks either identical or very similar to the trained task. The current study sought to replicate and extend these results. Participants were trained …
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An empirical typology of cognitive abilities in high achieving third grade students
… measure—The Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Cognitive Ability, 3rd edition (WJ-III). Students were referred for further testing based on their scores on the Indiana State Test of Educational Progress (the ISTEP+). Students were included in the study if they scored at or above the 90th …
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The Relationship between Aggressive Behavior and Social Cognitive Abilities in Preschool Children
… the relationship of these behaviors to social-cognitive abilities. Naturalistic observations and teacher reports were used to assess the aggressive behavior of 60 preschool children. Evidence was found for four categories of aggressive behavior in the preschool sample: relational-reactive, …
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The Relationship Between Balance and Cognitive Abilities of Children Agedeight to Thirteen Years
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Using nested structures to select models for developmental trajectories of cognitive abilities in adulthood
… that included longitudinal measurements of cognitive ability information over adulthood. Substantively, the results suggest that crystallized abilities change at a non-linear rate that is not adequately characterized by the commonly used quadratic or linear slope-intercept model. …
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Experimental investigations of cognitive abilities in a socially complex mammal, the spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta)
… with other animals, and that the differences in cognitive abilities between humans and other animals are a matter of degree, not kind. Currently, the leading theory to explain the evolution of intelligence is the Social Intelligence Hypothesis (SIH), which posits that complex cognitive abilities …
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A Bayesian Framework for the Unified Model for Assessing Cognitive Abilities: Blending Theory With Practicality
… psychometric models for formative assessment, or cognitive diagnosis models, as an introduction to the Reparameterized Unified Model (RUM), a statistically identifiable, practical cognitive diagnosis model developed by the author from the Unified Model of DiBello, Stout & Roussos (1995). At the …
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Investigating the modality specific cognitive abilities predictive of arithmetic competence, using a developmental trajectories approach
Mathematics is complex, with multiple cognitive abilities utilised to solve even relatively simple problems. Research highlights working memory, executive function, intelligence, and numerical acuity as possible predictors of mathematical ability however, findings are inconsistent. While the impact …
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The Interface of Personality Processes and Cognitive Abilities: A Comparative Study of Elderly and Young Adults
… cause and extent of age-related decrements in cognitive performance as well as whether such losses can be ameliorated or not, especially given societal shifts toward increased life expectancies. The present study explored the basis for shifts in personality-ability relationships in adulthood by …
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An investigation of non-spatial cognitive abilities in an asocial corvid, the Clark's nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana)
<p>A great deal of research suggests that the cognitive abilities of birds in the family Corvidae (crows and jays) are comparable in many aspects to that of apes. Scientists have posited competing hypotheses to explain how complex cognitive abilities arise in a species or group of animals. One such …
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A prospective study of prenatal cocaine exposure: language, play, and global cognitive abilities in 2-year olds
… whole group, and in the specific developmental abilities of language and play, rather than global cognitive skills. Cocaine-exposed toddlers (n = 100) were successfully group-matched with non-cocaine-exposed toddlers (n = 100) on selected maternal demographics, child characteristics, and other …
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