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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Markman"”.
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Der Gebrauch lexikalischer Erwerbsbeschränkungen bei Kindern mit Williams-Beuren-Syndrom
… werden zwei lexical constraints untersucht, die Markman (1989) für den ungestörten Lexikonerwerb postuliert. Whole object constraint (WOC): Das Kind nimmt an, dass sich ein unfamiliäres Wort auf ein ganzes Objekt bezieht. Mutual exclusivity constraint (MEC): Das Kind nimmt eine beidseitig …
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The concept of animacy versus the object bias principle in 18-month-olds' word learning
… relations or parts of that object (Woodward & Markman, 1998). This object bias is surprising given that motion is particularly salient to young infants (Poulin-Dubois, 1999). The main objective of the present experiment was to determine whether the whole object assumption could be overridden …
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Considering counterfactuals in counseling : reflections on reality
… (e.g., "I would not have been unfaithful") (Markman, Gavanski, Sherman, & McMullen, 1993). The statements allow an alternate ending to what actually occurred and they often occur spontaneously. Such statements have many variations and may evoke negative (e.g., Regret that my relationship …
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Characterizing heterogeneous treatment effects of couple relationship education : a machine learning approach
… of the program attendees (Wadsworth & Markman, 2012). Given that significant federal expenditures have been invested to disseminate CRE to diverse populations of couples (via the Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education initiative), a better understanding of the heterogeneity of CRE …
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Is Marriage Education Effective? A Meta-Analytic Review of Marriage Education Programs
… effective (Carroll & Doherty, 2003; Halford, Markman, Kline & Stanley, 2003; Reardon-Anderson, Stagner, Macomber, & Murray, 2004)? However, previous meta-analytic studies have been somewhat limited in their conclusions because they have reviewed a narrow portion of the marriage education …
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Metaphor and Content: An Embodied Paradigm for Learning
… mapping (Gentner, 1983, 1989; Gentner & Markman, 1995), this project defined an instructional design model for the design, development, and assessment of metaphor-enhanced, computer-mediated learning environments. It used the model to produce an instructional product with a metaphor-based …
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Finding the commonalities: The role of analogical mapping during similarity judgments
Similarity plays a central role in cognitive theories. Much research has been devoted to understanding what makes a pair of objects similar. This research has demonstrated that the similarity of a pair increases with its commonalities and decreases with its differences. These common and distinctive …
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Estimating Effects Of Non-Normality In Assessing Structural Equation Model Fit For Use Of Physical Science Data
… ROSE</p> <p>May 2016</p> <p>Advisor: Dr. Barry Markman</p> <p>Major: Education (Evaluation and Research)</p> <p>Degree: Doctor of Philosophy</p> <p>The purpose of this study was to evaluate the sensitivity of selected fit index statistics in determining model fit when the distribution varied …
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Pragmatic word learning in monolingual and bilingually exposed children
… (Colunga, Brojde, & Ahmed, 2012; Yow & Markman, 2011a, 2015). However, since these studies involved ignoring another conflicting cue, the results could have been related to inhibitory skills or to better attention to speaker generally, rather than to pragmatic inference per se, which …
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Integrating cognitive, motivational, and emotional self-regulation in early stage entrepreneurs
… Baron, 2007, 2008; competence approach, Markman, 2007). Practically, this research points to the meta-skills pertinent to entrepreneurial success that can be trained. Furthermore, future applications of such research are pertinent for employees as they operate in increasingly dynamic and …
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Reduction of pollution levels in the Chatty River through Sustainable Drainage Systems: A case study of the Bethelsdorp River sub-catchment
… the other two being the Motherwell Canal and the Markman Canal. The Chatty River Catchment is mainly occupied by low-income residential areas resulting in pollution from stormwater runoff, litter, and raw sewage discharge. There are growing informal settlements and limited agriculture. In recent …
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Explication, similarity, and analogy: a defense and application of philosophical method
With his 1951 publication of “Two Dogmas of Empiricism”, W.V.O. Quine launched a series of arguments against the idea that analyticity – “truth in virtue of meaning alone” – could be a philosophically explanatory notion. While his rejection represents a significant philosophical stride in its own …