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Showing 1 to 20 of 51 for “"Negative behaviors"”.
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Occupational therapists management of negative behaviors in children with autism spectrum disorders
The purpose of this study was to identify the sensory and behavioral techniques that occupational therapists use during therapy sessions to modify behavior in children with autism spectrum disorders. The study also examined the therapists' and parents' perception of the effectiveness of these …
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The Association Between Adult Attachment and Attributions for Romantic Partners' Negative Behaviors
… to which attributions for romantic partners' negative behaviors explain the association between adult attachment security and romantic relationship distress. The purpose of this study was to (1) examine the association between adult attachment security and the attributions individuals' make …
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Reducing Automatic Stereotype Activation: European- And African American Photos In Situational Attribution Training
… when making attributional judgments of negative behaviors stereotypical of African Americans. The focus of the present research is to examine the repeated stereotype-consistent pairings of African American photos with the negative behaviors stereotypical of African Americans, seen during …
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Parental practices of discipline with re-adopted children: a mixed methods study
… especially as it relates to improvement in behaviors? The design of the first and primary phase of the study was quantitative, a census, to gather data from the population. The data for this study were gathered through surveys completed by parents who have re-adopted a child who was …
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The rate of decline of social skills across dementing and non-dementing individuals with intellectual disabilities: a longitudinal study
… as examining the variability of positive and negative social behaviors across diagnostic classes. Among the general population, differential rates of functional decline have been established for normal aging and dementia. This knowledge assists in making differential diagnoses of dementia, …
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Examining the Team Identification of Football Fans at the High School Level
… fandom is often stereotypically associated with negative behaviors such as poor interpersonal skills and aggressiveness, theorists have suggested that, because sport fandom provides such a social and fun atmosphere, fandom may actually be related to psychological health. ... Research for the …
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Individual case study: verbalizing emotions to reduce aggressive outbursts in an autistic adult
… study were to (a) to decrease the maladaptive behaviors displayed by the participant and (b) have the participant verbalize his feelings before they build up to cause the maladaptive behavior. The study used positive reinforcement and rewards to reinforce the positive behaviors displayed by the …
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Social and Emotional Learning in the Schools: The Effects of WhyTry as An Alternative to Suspension Program
… related to social emotional learning and behaviors of high school students who display negative behaviors and have been suspended. This mixed-model design will utilize both quantitative data such as students' percentage of class failures, attendance rate, and pre-test and post-test results …
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The Influence of the Observer-Actor Relationship on Causal Attributions for Behaviors
… have on causal attributions for interpersonal behaviors. In previous research on the actor-attribution relation, little has been done to systematically vary levels of acquaintance and behavior positivity to assess their influence on attributions. The first, exploratory study focussed on …
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The effect of character education on student behavior
… on a behavior chart listing both positive and negative behaviors. There were 19 students in the experimental group and 22 students in the control group. The study found a slight positive change in behavior for those students in the experimental group. The students in the control group showed …
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Social Welfare Systems and their Effects on Adolescent Violence, Injecting Drug Use, and Negative Health Behaviors
… emotional environments that are associated with negative behaviors and outcomes. Past environmental and social factors, such as participation in social welfare systems or institutionalization in foster care or juvenile hall, have been found to be associated with IDU-involved young adults’ health …
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NCAA Division I Athletes Preferences for Coaching Behaviors
… I athletes prefer positive and instructional behaviors more than non-responses or negative behaviors. A 2 (gender) x 3 (type of sport) MANOVA and follow-up discriminant function analysis indicated that coaching behavior preferences differed as a function of gender and type of sport played. …
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Impact of character education on a third grade inclusion classroom
… in schools in order to encourage positive behaviors. Several benefits to character education programs include reduced negative behaviors, a more positive school environment conducive to learning, and higher academic achievement. This study conducted discusses the impacts of a character …
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Harnessing Technology: Art Therapy as Early Intervention in School-Based Counseling for Latino Adolescents with Low SES
… The interventions of this program seek to reduce negative behaviors, improve social difficulties and develop positive coping skills in Bay Area public school.</p>
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Amygdala circuits underlying valence-specific behaviors
… stimuli evoke a set of distinct stereotyped behaviors, which can be categorized as negative and positive valence-related behaviors, respectively. The stereotypic nature of negative and positive valence-related behaviors suggests that threatening and rewarding stimuli engage evolutionarily …
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Social Media And The Effect On Student Engagement
… impact of social media on student engagement and behaviors in high school classrooms. The overarching research question that guided my study was: What is the impact of social media on student engagement? I used a mixed methods approach of quantitative and qualitative data to research my topic. I …
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The Effects of Conflict Management on Elementary Discipline
… at all times. This non-agreement could lead to negative behaviors and as a result the amount of discipline events on campus could increase.</p> <p>If students are educated in peer mediation techniques, they could independently solve school ground conflicts. Will a conflict management program …
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"""I'm Too Good To Be Bad"": The Moderating Role of Honesty-Humility In Aggressive and Prosocial Reactions to First and Third Party Unfairness"
… self-regulation as a determinant of workplace behaviors for some individuals, but not others (Rupp & Bell, 2010). In this paper, I consider how first and third-party injustice interacts with honesty-humility in predicting positive and negative behaviors. I manipulated first- (Study 1, N=552 …
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Parental expressed emotion and treatment outcomes in adolescents with autism spectrum disorder
… the relationship between the frequency of negative expressed emotions of parents raising children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and the youth's treatment outcomes achieved within a parent-child intervention delivered via telehealth. Characteristics of ASD have far-reaching effects on …
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The effects of character education on the behavior of 5th grade students
… character education lessons to (a) decrease negative behaviors and (b) increase positive behaviors. Three character education lessons were taught over the period of one school week. Students completed reading, writing, and listening activities both collaboratively and independently. The …
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