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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"Cognitive representation"”.
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Cognitive representation of facial asymmetry
… of how this variation contributes to the cognitive processes underlying face recognition. This is surprising given that measurement of facial asymmetry can reliably distinguish between even the most similar of faces. Furthermore, brain regions responsible for symmetry detection support …
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The Cognitive Representation of Mundane Social Events
… of schema-defining concepts into the representation they form? Second, when people encounter schema-unrelated events, do they encode these events separately, or do they associate them with events that exemplify the schema? I hypothesize that when people encounter events that exemplify …
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The neuro-cognitive representation of word meaning resolved in space and time.
… our brain can access a complex multidimensional representation, called semantic representation, which corresponds to its meaning. Notwithstanding decades of neuropsychological and neuroimaging work on the cognitive and neural substrate of semantic representations, many questions are left …
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Using instructional video to teach a complex motor skill
… of a dynamic visual model that helps to create a cognitive representation and serve as a standard for learning. The purpose of this project is to produce a demonstration videotape that thoroughly analyzes the basic actions involved with pitching a softball for strikes.</p>
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A Brand Entitativity Model: Metacognitive Coherence Surrounding the Conception of a Brand and Implications for Consumers' Judgment Processes
… (a) the conditions under which the metacognitive sense of coherence associated with a brand can be formed and (b) how changing the metacognitive sense associated with a brand can make consumers be more influenced by available new information for making judgments. The Brand Entitativity …
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Prosodic prominence in English
… a public speech. The second study examines the cognitive representation of prosodic contour in a corpus of imitation. Linguists claim that the information status of a word determines the types of pitch accents in English. Prior research informs us about prominence (1) in relation to the binary …
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Understanding leader representations: Beyond implicit leadership theory
… of leadership have suggested that the dynamic representations generated by the connectionist perspective is an appropriate approach to understanding how we perceive leaders. Similarly, implicit leadership theory (ILT) explains that our cognitive understandings of leaders are based on a …
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An investigation into the components of the construct of forgiveness
… content, that is, a person’s understanding or cognitive representation of the construct in the role of forgiver and forgiven. Finally, in the literature forgiveness is viewed as either a undimensional or a multidimensional construct. Research into the content of the construct would clarify the …
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The cognitive organisation of musical pitch
… organisation. Studies that examine more central cognitive constraints are discussed, and a detailed critique is made of recent cognitive-structural approaches to the representation of musical pitch. It is proposed that a significant aspect of tonal pitch organisation, diatonic structure, is …
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Individual differences in visual memory, imagery style and media experience and their effect on the visual qualities of dreams
… thesis was to investigate whether there are any cognitive factors that might influence reported dream colour. This question was prompted by the existence of a period of time in the early 20th century when the majority of people reported having greyscale dreams, and coloured dreaming was treated …
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Cognitive representations and attitudes as predictors of prosthetic use and recovery following lower limb amputation
… planned behaviour have successfully identified cognitive representations and attitudes to health behaviours, respectively, that have determined rehabilitation and health outcomes in other physical conditions. It was hypothesised therefore, that cognitive representations and attitudes towards …
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The role of self-compassion in adjustment following myocardial infarction
… was defined in terms of emotional, cognitive and behavioural response to MI. Previous empirical findings indicate that self-compassion confers resilience dealing with adversity (Leary, Tate, Adams, Batts Allen, & Hancock, 2007; Neff, Hsieh, & Dejitterat, 2005; Neff, Kirkpatrick, & …
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The use of landmark-based wayfinding strategies across the adult lifespan
… Allocentric strategy use is associated with a cognitive representation of a learned environment that allows flexible navigation, while egocentric strategy use is associated with uni-directional knowledge that only supports accurate navigation in tasks that involve reproducing learned …
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Language Planning in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Analysis of the Role of Translators as Agents in Language Change
… explored lexical selection patterns and the cognitive representation of doublets through response time and entropy analyses. The results show a preference for long-established items in both production and acceptability, although the relative distribution of established and innovative items …
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Cortico-thalamic interactions for head direction coding
… and correct for error, head direction (HD) representations must be flexible. However, the circuit mechanisms and dynamics underlying how HD is modulated are largely unknown. Retrosplenial cortex (RSC) is a key region for spatial cognition and exhibits dense interconnection with visual and …
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Who did what to whom : developmental perspectives on the meaning and communication of transitive events
… simple machinery, we are able to move a cognitive representation of an event from one person's head to another. How is this possible? In this dissertation, I examine both adult and child language to understand this capacity. Paper 1 examines the link between non-linguistic cognition and …
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Illness perception of Type 2 Diabetic patients in Malaysia
… Study 1 was conducted to investigate: (1) the cognitive representations of illness among patients suffering from type 2 diabetes in Malaysia, (2) the emotional representations of illness among patients suffering from type 2 diabetes in Malaysia, and (3) the management/coping styles adopted by …
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When do dialects become languages? A cognitive perspective
… in the brain and whether they engender similar cognitive effects as is often reported for bilingual speakers of recognised independent languages, based on the principles of Green’s (1998) model of bilingual language control.<br/><br/><b>Study 1</b> investigated whether bidialectal speakers …
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Towards a model for exploring the relationship between managerial decision problems and decision support opportunities
… support requirements. This research utilises a cognitive framework, developed in 1985 by Humphreys and Berkeley that juxtaposes the mental processes and ideas of decision problem definition and problem solution that are developed in tandem through cognitive refinement of the problem, based on …
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The Neural Underpinnings of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: From Adolescence to Adulthood
This thesis investigates the neurocognitive mechanisms underpinning compulsive behaviour in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), focusing on how these mechanisms evolve across development. OCD is a debilitating neuropsychiatric disorder typically emerging during adolescence, characterised by …