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Showing 1 to 20 of 165 for “"Social behaviors"”.
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Models and frameworks for studying social behaviors
Studies on social systems and human behavior are typically considered domain of humanities and psychology. However, it appears that recently these issues have attracted a strong interest also from the scienti�c community belonging to the hard sciences {in particular from physics, computer science …
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The Effects of Noise Reduction on Social Behaviors
… with generalized improvements in untreated social behaviors. It is not clear that this generalized effect can be assumed with different behaviors in different settings. In addition, the results of previous studies were obtained by utilizing interval time sampling measurement procedures as …
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Multimodal Recognition of Social Behaviors and Personality Traits in Small Group Interaction
… situations in which the multimodal analysis of social signals can be used to extract relevant information about the group and about individuals. In particular, we show how the same type of social signals can be used to reconstruct apparently disparate and diverse aspects of social and individual …
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Using wearable technology to gain insight into children's physical and social behaviors
Due to social and financial demands, at least 61% of households have both parents working. Parents and children spend 8 to 10 hours away from each other on a daily basis. During this time, there is very limited communication between parents and the children. Parents have little visibility into what …
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Assessing the Meaningful Social Behaviors of Girls in a Structured Leisure Time Activity
… to identify those skills that help demonstrate social competency in a structured leisure time activity. By using a contextual assessment approach to identify social behaviors that are valued by multiple stakeholders in Girls Scout troops, it may be possible to develop social skills interventions …
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Intergenerational Programming Involving Adults with Dementia: An Observational Assessment of Social Behaviors and Affect
… scale was utilized to assess the elders' social behavior and affect during IGP. Control observations were conducted during adult-only activities representative of traditional dementia-care programming, and qualitative data were collected through participant interviews and facilitator …
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Characteristics of Group Relationships that Predict Compliance with Group Expectations for Health and Social Behaviors
… perform and past performance of the four health behaviors (exercising, drinking alcohol, smoking cigarettes, going to a tanning bed) and four social behaviors (studying, going to a party, volunteering for community service, and going to a religious service). Results showed that motivation to …
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Operant Conditioning of Foot Thrusts in Infants and Concomitant Effects on Non-Reinforced Social Behaviors
… It has been reported by some investigators that behaviors not directly reinforced increase during the course of operant conditioning with infants. Specifically, smiling and cooing appear to emerge as the result of exposure to operant contingencies designed to increase motor responding. Previous …
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The Relationship between Social Behaviors and Working Memory in School-Age Children with Language Impairment
… with language impairment (LI) have notable social problems (Brinton & Fujiki, 2004). Research has shown that children with LI often have deficits in working memory (Kirchner & Klatsky, 1985; Stark, Poppen, & May, 1987). The relationship between working memory and social behaviors has not …
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Effects of Aquatic Therapy on Vagal Tone and Social Behaviors in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder
… with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) including social and swimming skills. The mechanism through which aquatic therapy has these effects has not been demonstrated. It is noted that several aspects of swimming programs such as deep breathing, physical exercise and cold exposure have been shown to …
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The Effect of Total Communication on the Language and Social Behaviors of an Autistic Child: A Case Study.
Autism is a syndrome that has received widespread attention from the media and from the medical and educational professions in recent years. Though it has often been surrounded by much mystery it is, in fact, one of the most devastating of the developmental disorders.
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An Examination of the Strong Start Intervention to Support the Pro-Social Behaviors in At-Risk Head Start Students
… and diverse families are at a higher risk for social-emotional and academic difficulties. Implementation of early childhood interventions plays a crucial role in the healthy development of children’s social-emotional development. Merrell’s Strong Kids (Merrell et al., 2009), a commonly used SEL …
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The Domestic Chick as a Model for Studying Early Social Behaviors and Dopaminergic Dysfunctions in Autism and Fragile X Syndrome
The ability to engage in social interactions is essential for survival and adaptation, relying on an intricate interplay of innate orienting mechanisms, motivation, and reinforcement learning. Crucially, early life represents a sensitive window for the emergence of such social abilities, and …
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Longitudinal relationships between children's popularity and social behaviors: the effects of friendship network structures and teacher's knowledge of classroom peer ecologies
… classrooms on longitudinal relationships between social behaviors and popularity. Longitudinal multilevel analyses with two-time points (fall and spring) were conducted on a sample of 901 fourth- and fifth-graders from 46 classrooms. At the individual level, prior aggression was a positive …
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The Diverse Nature Of Corporal Punishment: An Investigation Of The Relationship Between Students’ Perceptions Of The Discipline Method, Academic Performance, And Social Behaviors
… performance (Hickmon, 2010) and negative social behaviors (Hicks-Pass, 2009). Disparities exist in who has received corporal punishment (Rollins, 2012). Although there is much research pertaining to corporal punishment, there have been few studies conducted where students' opinions of it …
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An Analysis of the Effects of a Self-Control Training Program on the Acquisition and Generalization of Social Behaviors in a Work Setting
… the acquisition and generalization of two social behaviors. Specifically, the effects of a self-instructional training package in increasing the percentage of self-initiated contacts with the supervisor when employees run out of work materials and/or need assistance were examined across …
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The relationship between maternal stress and mothers' perceptions of their preschool children's social behaviors: A cross-cultural study of immigrant Korean mothers in the United States and Korean mothers in Korea.
… stress as it relates to the mothers' perceived social behaviors of their preschool children in both immigrant Korean families in the US and Korean families in Korea. The subjects included 49 immigrant Korean mothers in the US and 52 Korean mothers in Seoul, Korea. This study is relevant to …
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