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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"Computer Task"”.
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The effects of rewarding on first and second grade children's computer task performance according to classroom rewarding experiences
… a relatively stable trait or specific to a given task. This study compared the computer task performances of 207 children in two schools, on the basis of their teachers' reward practices and the experimental reward conditions. Parents' reward practices, teachers' reward practices, and children's …
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The Effects of Age, Computer Self-Efficacy, and the Design of Web-Based Training on Computer Task Performance
… the Internet (Nielsen, 2002). Given the use of computers in the workplace and homes and the increase in the number of older adults in the next 20 years, the use of computers by older adults is a significant issue that should be addressed (Czaja, 1996). Computer tasks involve cognitive skills …
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Changes in spinal posture, muscle activation, center of pressure and discomfort while standing with different footrest heights during a standardized computer task
Standing aids are recommended for individuals who are expected to stand for prolonged periods of time in the workplace to reduce the risk of developing low back pain (LBP). The purpose of this study was to examine how footrest usage, and footrests of differing heights, affect measures of posture, …
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Self -Image Maintenance in an Educational Setting: A Perceptual Control Theory Study of Technical Training
… What they did and said (including performing the computer task) ultimately supported that maintenance process. However, the maintenance of the self-image was not as straightforward as expected. Unexpectedly, participants directed their behavior to the computer task, considering social disturbances …
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Performance Analysis Of Non-Linear Adaptive Control Laws Using Hardware in the Loop of an Unmanned Aerial System
… trajectory following, control activity and computer task execution time. The controllers chosen for comparison are: Basic Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID), Outer loop Non-Linear Dynamic Inversion (NLDI), Extended NLDI, and the previous three controllers augmented with an AIS for a …
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The Effects of Adding Values to an Acceptance Intervention on Willingness to Engage in a Difficult Task
… intervention on persistence in a frustrating task. Participants were randomly assigned to one of three conditions: acceptance, acceptance plus values, and suppression. Following a mood induction, participants listened to a recording of their assigned coping strategy and were then asked to use …
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The Effects of Biofeedback on Task Performance
… performance while performing a stress-provoking task. In a between subjects design 30 individual college students were divided into 2 groups. One group received auditory biofeedback and relaxation training, and the other group received no training. Both groups met the researcher for 1 hour a week …
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The Effects of DDAVP on Speed of Accessing Long-Term Memory and Incidental Learning in Healthy Male and Female Volunteers
… a vasopressin analog, were investigated using a computerized task designed to measure speed of accessing long-term memory at three levels of processing (physically identical decisions, same name decisions and same category decisions), and an unexpected free recall of the words presented. …
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Why Be Mindful?: A Profile Approach to Understanding the Role of Motivation in Emotion Regulation
… and state-level self-reports, as well as a computer task of selective attention, at several time points during a stressful encounter. A typological approach to analysis was used, in which individuals were assigned to a Mindful, Avoidant, or Vigilant motivation to observe and z-scores of the …
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Individual differences in human-computer interaction
… pertaining to individual differences in human-computer interaction. A series of experiments is then reported, designed to investigate the association between a variety of individual characteristics and various computer task and interface factors. Predictor variables included age, computer …
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Personality resources and stress reactivity : potential mechanisms in stress-related psychopathology
… students who were assigned the stress-inducing task of preparing and presenting a speech for evaluation by a panel of "judges". Stress was assessed via a mood questionnaire and heart rate. Selective attention was evaluated using a reaction time computer task in which participants responded to a …
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How Want vs Need Self-Talk Facilitates Goal-Directed Behavior
… own cell phones served as the temptation and a computer task designed to portray a career-relevant emotional intelligence training served as the long-term goal. Participants were randomly assigned toward either the long-term goal or the temptation, and primed with either want or need self-talk, …
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The Effect of Music on Impulsivity in College Undergraduate Students with Attention Deficits
… into one of two groups and were administered a computer task (CPT) to complete in an initial condition, a music condition, and a silence condition. One group of participants had no diagnosed history of ADHD while the other participant group had a history of ADHD. The initial condition served as …
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Automated posture analysis for detecting learner's affective state
As means of improving the ability of the computer to respond in a way that facilitates a productive and enjoyable learning experience, this thesis proposes a system for the automated recognition and dynamical analysis of natural occurring postures when a child is working in a learning-computer …
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Assessing levels of intoxication through behavioral observation
… 2) to evaluate the effect of alcohol on a computer-controlled critical tracking task (CTT), which assesses skills important to driving a vehicle; and 3) to examine the relationships between these two instruments and measured blood alcohol concentration (BAC). Teplin and Lutz (1985) …
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The Truth About Lying: Does a Lie Cause Ego Depletion?
… from prior acts of self-control. Several tasks cause ego depletion, including effortful cognitive tasks. I proposed that lying would create ego depletion due to the cognitive control associated with telling a lie. I further anticipated that the potential embarrassment associated with …
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Development of topographical orientation skills in seven to ten year old children
… examined children’s performance on a navigation task in a virtual museum. In Chapter 2, I described the methodology used in this experiment. The computer task comprised of an interactive game that consisted of three sections: a practice motor task, a guided tour around a virtual museum, and a …
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Evaluative conditioning of emotional expression in Autism Spectrum Disorders
… current study used an evaluative conditioning task in which social-emotional and non-social neutral expressions were paired with neutral stimuli. It was predicted that typical individuals would prefer the stimuli associated with positive emotional expressions. In contrast, this learning was …
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