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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"cognitive competence"”.
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The relation of attentional, emotional, and social regulation to cognitive competence, from infancy to school entry
Recent research on the sources of cognitive competence in infancy and early childhood has highlighted the role of social and emotional factors (for example, Lewis, 1993b). Exploring the roots of competence requires a longitudinal and multivariate approach. To deal with the resulting complexity, …
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The influence of child temperament on cognitive competence in a high-risk intergenerational sample : risk or protective factor?
… relationship between parental risk status and cognitive competence. Three main questions were addressed: (1) Does parental risk status predict child temperament? (2) Does child temperament act as a mediating variable between parental risk status and cognitive functioning? Importantly, does …
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Assessment of Occupational Competence in Dementia: Identifying Key Components of Cognitive Competence and Examining Validity of the Cognitive Competency Test
… persons with dementia. Re-framed as occupational competence, this is often accomplished by an evaluation of cognitive competence. Within the context of an aging population, a key question is how to best inform decisions regarding occupational competence, using cognitive competence as an indicator. …
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Credibility of first versus second child sexual abuse allegations
… been defined along two dimensions, honesty and cognitive competence (Ross, Jurden, Lindsay, & Keeney, 2003). In cases where cognitive competence (e.g., memory strength) is more salient to an allegation, then older children are typically viewed as more believable than younger children, whereas in …
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The influence of culture on neuropsychological testing in Zambia
… The test battery is sensitive to HIV neurocognitive defects and it is hoped that it can be used for clinical practice (for diagnostic and prognostic purposes) and further research in HIV in Zambia. However, none of the test components of the ZNB test battery were developed in Zambia, or …
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The influence of culture on neuropsychological testing in Zambia
… The test battery is sensitive to HIV neurocognitive defects and it is hoped that it can be used for clinical practice (for diagnostic and prognostic purposes) and further research in HIV in Zambia. However, none of the test components of the ZNB test battery were developed in Zambia, or …
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Bereaved College Students: Examining Predictors of Grief Counseling Skills Among University Counseling Center Therapists
… center therapists. Grounded in the death competence model (Gamino & Ritter, 2012), results indicated that cognitive competence and emotional competence predicted grief counseling skills, with training/experience being the most robust predictor. Future directions for research and clinical …
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Developmental change in adolescents' psychological and legal competence to consent to abortion: An empirical study and quantitative model of social policy
I present an empirical study of adolescents' competence to consent to abortion, and a mathematical model for comparing alternative social policies governing adolescent abortion. The empirical study examines the legal assumption that minors are not competent to consent to abortion, and assesses age …
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The Interaction between Affect and Meta-cognition in Language Use : The Case of Foreign Language Anxiety.
… an empirical model of interaction between meta-cognitive strategies, affect and language performance. The theoretical part examines the use of concepts of affect and meta-cognition in psychology and linguistics and the existing models of interaction between the two. Cognitive theories of affect …
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An investigation of the relationship between playfulness and self-esteem
… and Pike’s (1984) Pictorial Scale of Perceived Competence and Social Acceptance for Young Children. Neither playfulness nor externality correlated Significantly with any of the following self-perception scales: (a) cognitive competence, (b) peer acceptance, (c) physical competence, and (dad) …
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Liberian Refugee Women's Personal Narratives on the Effects of War on Motherhood
… at the undeniable connection between social and cognitive competence</p><p>and the social and physical context, with changes in these contexts influencing the</p><p>competencies parents' inculcate in their children. Furthermore,</p><p>there is sparse literature focusing specifically on African …
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Situated Language Learning Practices in an EFL Reading Class: Case Studies of Six College Students
… Thailand through the lenses of sociocultural and cognitive frameworks. With the overarching purpose to promote successful learning, the investigation examined and documented how the students' language learning development had been shaped and influenced by social practices and the effects of formal …
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Parental beliefs and expectations concerning the academic competence of learning disabled and nondisabled children
… research has shown negatively affect children's cognitive competence, 2) parental estimates of their children's performance on a series of cognitive tasks that range from Piagetian-type thru more school-related items, and 3) parental reports of the educational and occupational aspirations for …
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A study on the self-efficacy and competence of approved clinical instructors on Athletic Training educational competencies
… to gain insight into their self-efficacy and competence on the acute care of pulmonary injuries and illnesses category in the 5 th edition of the Athletic Training educational competencies. The conceptual framework guiding this study was grounded in the contributions of ACIs' self-efficacy …
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The development of children’s understanding of death
… event. By examining the impact of age, cognitive ability, religious beliefs, previous experience of death and/or serious illness, and socioeconomic status (SES) in one study, it was anticipated that a more detailed account of children’s developing death understanding would be revealed. …
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Older persons' experiences of hospital patient education and self-management of their chronic diseases once discharged home
… diagnosis of any type of cardiovascular disease, cognitive competence, length of stay in the hospital greater than 3 days, discharged home rather than to long term care facility or nursing home, first follow-up doctor visit 2-4 weeks after discharge from the hospital and English speaking. Data …
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Improving the Assessment of Practical Judgment Ability in Older Adults
… diagnosis, understanding functional and cognitive competence, and designing effective treatment plans. The Test of Practical Judgment (TOP-J) is an objective verbal measure with two versions (i.e., 9 items and 15 items) that is increasingly used by neuropsychologists; however, initial …
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Perfectionism in early childhood : an investigation of its dimensions, profiles, predictors and outcomes /
… factors within young children (e.g. acceptance, competence and control-related beliefs) and the social environment that impact the development of adaptive and maladaptive perfectionism. The study sample comprising 149 first-grade children (age 5 - 8 years, M=5.97; 72 females, 77 males; 87.9% …
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Developmental burden of childhood adversity: Insight from longitudinal perspectives
… as behavioral problems, poorer mental health and cognitive deficits. Studies have also linked adversity to alterations in cortical brain structures. To date however, almost all knowledge of the effects of adversity on outcomes has come from cross-sectional studies or longitudinal studies that used …
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Cognitive flexibility training with severely and moderately mentally handicapped persons
… is made in this thesis to measure the effects of Cognitive Flexibility Training with moderately and severely handicapped individuals.The first chapter starts by introducing various criteria adopted to classify mentally retarded people. This leads to discussion on the objectives, strategies and …