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Showing 1 to 20 of 44 for “"Cognitive Capacity"”.
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The effects of writing ability and mode of discourse on cognitive capacity engagement
… of writing ability and mode of discourse of cognitive capacity engagement were investigated. Sixty-three college freshmen of varying writing abilities (basic, average, and honors) were randomly assigned to experimental treatments (descriptive writing, narrative writing, and persuasive …
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COMING OF AGE: A TALE OF TWO MATURITIES
… to legal questions about adolescent maturity: cognitive capacity, which undergirds logical thinking, and self-regulatory capacity, which comprises individuals’ ability to restrain themselves in the face of emotional, exciting, or risky stimuli. Age patterns of these constructs were assessed in …
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Proactive vs. Reactive Parental Mediation: The Influence of Mediation’s Timing at Reducing Violent TV’s Effect on Children’s Aggression-related Outcomes
… timing depends on children’s level of cognitive capacity. Children relatively high in cognitive capacity tended to have lower levels of several indicators of aggression when they received active mediation before or during their exposure to a violent TV show compared to when they heard …
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The Effects and Underlying Mechanisms of Sponsorship Disclosure in eWOM
… Study 1 found that, consistent with limited cognitive capacity theory and the Limited Cognitive Capacity Model of Mediated Message Processing, the spoken-only and written-and-spoken conditions generated incrementally higher attention when compared to written-only. However, perceived …
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Encoding Flexibility of Social Categories in Impression Formation
<p>Social categories facilitate cognitive processing because they activate expectations of behavior and other associated knowledge. Whereas most research has focused on the role of stereotypes in social perception, the present research investigated the differential processing associated with traits …
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Obsessive-compulsive homeland security: insights from the neurobiological security motivation system
… compulsive precautionary behavior rather than cognitive reassessment. It recommends 1) further study of security motivation triggers and duration of activation; 2) changes in the communication of potential threats by security practitioners; and 3) exploration of how trauma-informed practices …
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AUGMENTED REALITY SPATIAL CUES FOR TARGET ACQUISITION
… decision points that can exceed the cognitive capacity of the average Marine. By reducing extraneous cognitive demands through the use of augmented reality (AR), warfighters may gain more bandwidth to focus on essential tactical decisions. AR has the potential to enhance the speed and …
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Competencies and management strategies of successful corporate recovery executives
… that exist between the: competencies, cognitive capacity, and personality of successful corporate recovery executives, their choice of recovery strategies, their structuring of key organisational processes, and the financial success of the business organisations they manage. Two groups …
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Exploration of the Wechsler Memory Scale Fourth Edition and Measures of Executive Function Combined Components Model
… memory and executive function failed to measure cognitive capacity unique from visual and verbal processing, placing their construct validity and efficacy in question.
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Improving Introductory Computer Science Education with DRaCO
… concepts. For beginning students, the cognitive capacity required to operate with the syntactic forms of this language may overwhelm their ability to formulate a solution to a program.</p> <p>We recognize that the introductory computer science courses can be more effective if they …
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STPA Hazard Analysis of Human Supervisory Control of Multiple Unmanned Aerials Systems
… in the literature that limitations in human cognitive capacity require shifting low-level control responsibilities to automation so that human operators can focus on supervisory control. However, hazard analyses to identify related safety concerns have largely used traditional hazard analysis …
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Memory Matters II: Predictors of Self-care Behaviors in Young Adults with Type 1 Diabetes
… which indicates memory, rather than overall cognitive capacity or financial/educational resources, relates to self-care behaviors/health status. Memory, a novel factor not previously evaluated in the quest to better understand daily disease management for young adults with diabetes, is …
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Executive control in the anterior cingulate cortex
… of performance in order to effectively adjust cognitive processes. Several neuropsychological disorders, for instance schizophrenia, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and obsessive compulsive disorder, are correlated with morphological changes in the anterior cingulate cortex. …
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Factors Influencing Diploma Holders to Join University Education Program than Technical Institutions in Tanzania.
… and technical institutions to improve their capacity to meet the need of globalization. The purpose of this research was to examine factors influencing diploma holders to join university education program than technical institutions in Tanzania. The study was guided by the following …
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Immature recall ability in dream reporting with children aged 3-5
… studies on young children’s dreams and their cognitive capacity for dreaming, the present study re-examined the quantitative and qualitative features of dream reports of children aged three to five years old. The present study included parameters of testing memory skills and narrative ability …
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The Relationship Between Academic Anxiety, Metacognition, and Academic Achievement
… academic anxiety and performance. Using the Metacognitive Awareness Inventory (MAI), Academic Anxiety Inventory (AAI), and self-reported GPA scores gathered from undergraduates (N = 128), regression analyses were conducted. Results indicate that higher general trait anxiety predicts lower …
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The impact of information processing goals and capacity restrictions on attitude-memory
… these effects. The present research tests cognitive capacity restrictions and salient information processing goals as moderators of the effects of attitude on memory in a 3 (Information Processing Goal: Attitude Expressive vs. Alternative Perspective Taking vs. No Goal) X 2 (Time …
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The role of expertise, semantics, and learning in spatial memory
… are not better than one. The role of limited capacity has been implicated in the exclusive processing of multiple objects. Accordingly, the aim of this thesis is to explore possible methods that enhance cognitive capacity in a way to overcome exclusivity. These methods include expertise, …
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A Study of the Relationships between Epistemological Beliefs and Self-Regulated Learning among Advanced Placement Calculus Students in the Context of Mathematical Problem Solving
… and self-regulated learning (SRL) processing capacity influence mathematical problem-solving prowess. This multiple-case study explored the relationships between epistemological beliefs and SRL processing while advanced mathematics students engaged in problem-solving tasks and investigated …
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