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Showing 1 to 20 of 80 for “"Cognitive Resources"”.
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Cognitive resources in audiovisual speech perception
… will be used to further examine the role of cognitive factors on audiovisual speech perception. The main focuses of this thesis will be to examine the influences of cognitive load and selective attention on audiovisual speech perception, as well as the integration of auditory and visual …
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Utilizing ESL Learners’ Socio-Cognitive Resources to Enhance General Academic Vocabulary Acquisition
… Language Learner (ESL) graduate students’ socio-cognitive resources (the combination of culturally relevant imagery and first language (L1) facilitate their Second Language (L2) general academic vocabulary acquisition in a social learning setting. The study investigated whether the use of …
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The Effects of Business Process Management Cognitive Resources and User Cognitive Differences on Outcomes of User Comprehension
… outcomes are jointly affected by the (1) BPM cognitive resources available to each manager (including the type of GPM, BPI, and user educational training and experience), and (2) cognitive differences between individual BPM managers (such as their mental workload, cognitive styles and …
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Effect of Attentional Focus on Learning and Performance in Youth Sports
… elite athletes in several domains that include cognitive resources, working memory, automaticity of motor movements, conscious control for propensity, attentional focus, and acquisition of motor-skills. Due to significant differences between athletes, not all instructions and feedback provided …
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Cognitive mechanisms underlying emotion regulation
… of an emotional response or modulate it via cognitive reappraisal. Antecedent strategies involve avoidance behaviour i. e. avoiding situations in which the emotional response is likely to occur. Recent evidence has now demonstrated, however, that the cognitive and emotional systems are highly …
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Lonely Consumers: When, How, and Why Does Loneliness Influence Consumer Behavior?
… responses based on the availability of cognitive resources. Specifically, participants who are cognitively depleted tend to rely on responses evoked by the loneliness primes (showing the intended loneliness priming effect) while those with abundant cognitive resources are not affected by …
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A Framework for Adaptive e-Learning
… content to suit the pedagogical preference and cognitive ability of a learner in real time. This thesis discusses the manifestation of measurable cognitive traits in an online learning environment and identifies cognitive resources, within instructional content, that can be used to stimulate …
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Effects of a Disengagement Intervention on Cognitive Performance in Those with a Mild Head Injury
… (MHI) is a major public health concern and cognitive fatigue following injury is one of the most commonly reported and debilitating symptoms that interfere with everyday life. The ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) is especially susceptible during injury and is an important brain region …
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Well-being of educators in selected secondary schools in Namibia
… of educators. Work-role fit, job enrichment and resources affected emotional engagement. Commitment was affected by work-role fit, job enrichment, co-worker relations, supervisor support, sense of coherence, psychological meaningfulness and autonomy. Educator turnover increased with poor …
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The Neural and Psychological Constituents of Placebo and Distraction
… series of experiments examined the neural and cognitive processes that constitute these two psychological forms of analgesia. Study 1 provides evidence that overlapping cognitive resources are involved in both pain and executive attention and working memory. Study 2 provides evidence that these …
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The Multi-Scale Dynamics of Executive Function
<p>Cognitive control is a central issue in developmental psychology. Traditional theories of psychology solve this problem by positing a top-down central executive, which coordinates cognitive resources in pursuit of goals. We propose an alternative explanation: cognitive control arises from …
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Does sex really matter? : the cognitive and emotional effects of sexual explicitness in video advertisements
… imagery in video ads impact the way young adults cognitively and emotionally process advertising. Experimentation included a psychophysiological assessment of skin conductance and heart rate, as well as self-report measures. Skin conductance was used to measure arousal while heart rate measured …
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Factors Influencing how Electrotactile Stimuli are Consciously Perceived
… of stimulation, biological sex, age, and cognitive-perceptual load. In this dissertation, I provide a comprehensive examination of the factors influencing tactile perception, and how they interact, in young and older adults who are neurologically intact. By gaining a deeper understanding …
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The Influence of Warning Label Presentation in Memory Recognition of Aging Adults
… aging adults typically have a reduction in cognitive resources, it was hypothesized that older adults would require the aid of additional warning information to assist in the retrieval process of this information. Therefore, it was predicted that aging adults will be able to retrieve …
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Is Trait Boredom About What You Feel or How You Want to Respond to Boring Situations?
If state boredom signals that ones cognitive resources are not engaged in a situation and pushes an individual to seek cognitive engagement, then this study tested the idea that trait boredom moderates the impact of a boring situation on individuals response motivations, as opposed to individuals …
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The relationship between visual attention and prospective memory
… in examining the allocation of attentional resources in prospective memory is that a direct measure of these resources does not exist. The current study attempted to address this issue by introducing methods applied in the area of visual attention (i.e., eye tracking). The results of the …
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The Role of Multiracial Identity Integration in Developing Leader Adaptability
… However, few studies have examined the cognitive resources needed to support this adaptability. This study examined the relationship between multiracial identity integration (MII) and leader adaptability, exploring the cognitive mechanisms of paradox mindset and attributional complexity. …
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Age-Related Changes in Listening Effort for Various Types of Masker Noises
… effortful because it requires them to exert more cognitive resources (Desjardins et. al., 2009). The purpose of the present study was to directly evaluate the relationship between cognitive function, listening effort and speech recognition for a group of younger and older normal hearing adults, …
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The graphic side of fear: The effects of anti-tobacco graphic threat appeals
… smokers may be at greater risk for experiencing cognitive overload and reallocating cognitive resources to defensive responses. Implications of these findings and recommendations for future research and message design are discussed.</p>
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The Influence of Afrocentric Phenotype On Promotion Decisions For African American Males
… employment context. Finally, the availability of cognitive resources is investigated as a potential moderator of the influence of Afrocentric phenotype bias on promotion-related rating.</p>
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