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Showing 1 to 20 of 67 for “"Cognitive effects."”.
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Cognitive Effects of Estrogens During Aging
… could play an important role in mediating the effects of estrogens on executive function.
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Cognitive Effects And Academic Consequences Of Video Game Playing
… findings. Recent studies suggested positive effects vgp may have on cognitive skills, particularly improvements in visuospatial skills, processing speed, working memory, multitasking, and problem solving skills. By contrast, other studies have suggested that vgp leads to lower academic …
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Evaluating social and cognitive effects of video games using electroencephalography.
… here to show new insights into the social and cognitive factors of gaming. The research presented in this thesis shows that player experience related to the social environment of a game does not necessarily arise from gameplay, but instead relies more on the expectations of a player than the …
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An investigation into the cognitive effects of instructional interface visualisations.
An investigation is conducted into the cognitive effects of using different computer based instructions media in acquisition of specific novel human skills. With recent rapid advances in computing and multimedia instructional delivery, several contemporary research have focussed on the best …
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iGeneration: The Social Cognitive Effects of Digital Technology on Teenagers
… to keep up with it, let alone reflect on the effects it has on our lives. Although Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter, did not exist a mere decade ago, they are now ubiquitous forms of media and communication in our culture. Today’s generation of teenagers, born in the 1990s, aptly labeled the …
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Hopeful feelings : inducing the feelings of hope and examining its social and cognitive effects
… goal pursuit, thus limiting our knowledge of the cognitive and social implications of hopeful feelings. Four studies tested various manipulations intended to induce hopeful feelings distinct from general positive mood. Images of baby faces and tree saplings were found to successfully induce …
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Minimal Brain Dysfunction with Hyperactivity: a Comparison of the Behavioral and Cognitive Effects of Pharmacological and Behavioral Treatments
… aim of the study: to compare the behavioral and cognitive effects of pharmacological and behavioral therapies in the short-term, clinical treatment of minimal brain dysfunction; and, to compare the behavioral and cognitive effects of stimulant (methylphenidate) and antidepressant (imipramine) …
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The Attitudinal And Cognitive Effects Of Interdisciplinary Collaboration On Elementary Pre-Service Teachers Development Of Biological Science Related Lesson Plans
There is a need for STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education to be taught effectively in elementary schools. In order to achieve this, teacher preparation programs should graduate confident, content strong teachers to convey knowledge to elementary students. This study …
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The cognitive effects of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome (OSAS) : a comparison between untreated patients and patients on at least 3 months Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) treatment
… from the South African population showed any cognitive impairment relative to healthy individuals from the same population, and to assess whether or not untreated OSAS patients and patients on CPAP treatment differed in their cognitive functioning.
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Looking within: a grounded theory study of the internal socialization of recently promoted leaders
… deeper insight into the emotional, physical, and cognitive effects of both the challenges and mistakes leaders encounter while providing a better understanding of what and who facilitates learning amidst this critical transition.
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Congruence of Parent-Report, Self-Report, and Performance-Based Neuropsychological Functioning in Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Survivors
… Leukemia (ALL) is thought to have long-term cognitive effects, and clinicians often rely on parent report to screen for cognitive impairment during survivorship, despite limited congruence with neuropsychological performance and susceptibility to parental factors such as stress. This study …
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A Systematic Review of the Psychological Effects of Heat Stress on Subjects in Uncooled, Sealed, Environment Suits
… literature is sufficient to understand the cognitive effects of heat stress for individuals in uncooled pressure suits and the timeline when these effects would occur. Recent growth in the commercial spaceflight industry has led to renewed interest in environment suits to protect against …
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Sensation vs. perception : a study and analysis of two methods affecting cognition
… thesis I discuss methods of projects that create cognitive effects that can be categorized into two situations: through sensation (outside stimulations/objective/bottom-up processing in neuroscience) or through perception (arousing background knowledge of inner mind/subjective/top-down processing …
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Depressive Feedback Utilization: The Feedback-Related Negativity as an Index of the`Catastrophic Response to Perceived Failure'
… is known to be associated with a number of cognitive effects, including deficits in executive functioning. Beats, Sahakian, and Levy (1996) have suggested that executive deficits in depression may be related to a `catastrophic response to perceived failure,' which can lead to performance …
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EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL AND ACAMPROSATE, AN ALCOHOL USE DISORDER TREATMENT, ON NONHUMAN PRIMATE BEHAVIOR AND MEMORY
… use of alcohol impairs various behavioral and cognitive functions such as attention and memory and disrupts normal communications between brain regions. These disruptions in communication can occur after single administrations of alcohol and can become permanent through repeated abuse. This …
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The role of video game violence in hostile affect, cognitions and attributional style among adolescent players: Volume 1
… were directed at establishing psychological effects of video games, which are causally related to game violence. A series of experiments examined short-term changes in adolescent players following various types of video game play. Experiment 1 identified a number of important game dimensions …
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Speech and Enchantment in Early Greek Thought from the Archaic to the Hellenistic Period
<p>When describing complex aesthetic or cognitive experiences, speakers often reach for idiomatic language. For ancient Greeks, one major cache of idiomatic terms comes from the language of enchantment. This dissertation accounts for how and why ancient Greeks used words related to θέλγω, κηλέω, …
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Effects of Group Size on Arousal Elicited From Viewing a Violent Stimulus
… assess the extent to which the physiological and cognitive effects of viewing violent media were mediated by the presence of other people. It was hypothesized that individuals who watched a violent film clip by themselves would exhibit greater physiological arousal, and would rate the film clip as …
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Human-centered systems analysis of mixed equipage in ocean air traffic control
… paths in parallel with future enhanced CNS. The cognitive effects of the mixed equipage environment were studied through field studies and experimental analysis. Field studies at New York Center, Oakland Center, and Reykjavik Center in Iceland were conducted to identify human-centered systems …
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