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Showing 1 to 20 of 32 for “"negative behavior"”.
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Resonance and double negative behavior in metamaterials
… is shown to exhibit frequency dependent double negative effective properties. We develop a rigorous method for calculating the frequency intervals where either double negative or double positive effective properties appear and show how these intervals imply the existence of propagating Bloch …
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The development and implementation of a secondary peer mentoring program
… some of the obstacles, which cause their negative behavior. The focus of the study was to help identify those young men who can be mentors as well as young men who need to be mentored. This project helped provide another way to help some of the ninth grade boys to channel their energy in …
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Investigation of success rate of deciduous teeth proximal restoration materials with orthodontic hand
… this procedure is highly recommended for the negative behavior children in dental clinic.
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Attachment style, affect and construal of interpersonal conflict
The relationships between attachment style, negative affect, and attribution were examined. Male undergraduates (n=72) were asked to report on their style in intimate relationships, anger and attributions about negative behavior by an actual girlfriend. Results indicated that those with an Avoidant …
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The effects of cultural orientation on perceptions of power threat
… interpretation of and responses to the negative behavior of service personnel. These interpretations and reactions also depended on whether the service person held a high service rank (e.g., hotel vice-president) versus a low rank (e.g., hotel receptionist). Consistently, consumers whose …
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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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Feeling Good, Being Green: The Emotional Drivers of Proenvironmental Action
… which distinct emotions most strongly influence behavior. Emerging research suggests that anticipating positive emotions, such as pride, for performing proenvironmental actions may especially impact sustained and broader forms of environmental engagement, or the extent to which people persist in …
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Analysis of small learning communities on suburban schools
… or those students who gain attention through negative behavior, to blend into the student body for four years without being noticed. Across the nation the move to create smaller learning communities has been an attempt to solve the ills that plague our inner city schools. The intended question …
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Utilizing Social Norms Theory to Delay the Sexual Debut of Early Adolescents: An Intervention Strategy
… the prevalence and consequences of risky sexual behavior among adolescents. Despite these efforts, the United States is second highest of industrialized nations in unintended pregnancy rates and sexually transmitted infections among its youth, with a disproportionately high incidence among …
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Evaluating teacher stress and its effect on student behaviors in an alternative school
… was to evaluate teacher stress and its effect on negative student behaviors in an alternative school setting. Teacher stress is defined as a negative state held by a teacher that includes unpleasant emotions, such as anger or sadness, as a result of their work and it appears when events and …
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The Effects of Yoga Practice on Classroom Management in an Elementary School Setting
… from their classmates. The problem involves behavior and emotional disturbances that are often accelerated by external influences. The purpose of this research is to explore the use of yoga as an approach to reducing stress, increasing self-confidence and reducing negative behavior in a fifth …
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The use of the student behavior description questionnaire in distinguishing behavioral problem students from nonbehavioral problem students
… whether the twelve subtests of the Student Behavior Description Questionnaire (SBDQ) could distinguish behavioral problem from nonbehavioral problem students. The population consisted of all seventh and eighth grade students enrolled in five intermediate schools in a large suburban school …
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A Case Study: The Effects of Intervention on a Struggling First-Grade Reader
… phonemes and was lacking knowledge of digraphs. Behavior data collected revealed that the student had difficulty in focusing attention on the teacher and staying on-task. The student had many instances of not wanting to be on-task. Forcing the student to do tasks caused negative behavior. …
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Development of a School-Based Restorative Practices Training for Parents: Impacts on Parent and Child Outcomes
… of positive student discipline: building behavioral competence, addressing negative behavior, and fostering school climate. While educators are trained to use RP preventatively and reactively, parents are often only given information to use RP reactively. Strategies for proactively …
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Maternal Responses to Children's Success and Failure and Children's Achievement -Related Processes
… performance, responses to failure and maternal negative evaluation, and internalizing symptoms. Third, the research investigated the ways that mothers react to children's failure in achievement-related contexts and the association between such reactions and achievement-related processes. …
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Behavioral Change in a Summer Treatment Program for Children with ASD and ADHD
… associated with common impairments in social and behavioral functioning (Craig et al., 2016; Golstein & Schwebach, 2004; Grzadzinski et al., 2016; Karalunas et al., 2018; Mayes et al., 2012; Ronald et al., 2014; Sokolova et al., 2017). Less is known about the population of children who have …
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Examining individual differences as predictors of reinforcement and punishment behaviors within romantic couples dealing with substance use : an application of inconsistent nurturing as control theory
… attempts to show support end up worsening the negative behavior. Understanding what may predict one’s actions towards a partner who smokes or drinks can help to alleviate some of the difficulty associated with these interactions. Therefore, this study was designed to examine how issues of …
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Examining the Implementation of School-Wide Positive Discipline Intervention and Its Impact on Teacher Beliefs, Values and Practices
The frequent occurrence of negative student behaviors such as bulling, verbal abuse, and disrespect remain a key concern for teacher. Teachers report instances of simple disrespect, noncompliance, poor peer interactions, cursing, making fun of one another, grabbing, pushing and being of-task as …
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The mediating and moderating effects of women's attachment style on interrelationships among emotional abuse, physical aggression and relational stability.
… abuse on women, it is likely that these behaviors would also affect attachment. A model proposing that women's attachment style mediated and moderated the relationship between partners' physical and emotional abuse and the stability of women's relationships was tested. Archival data were …
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Situativ erfolgreiches Verhandeln in Geschäftsbeziehungen. Transaktionsanalytische Konzeption und empirische Evaluierung
… transcribed and analyzed regarding situational behaviors of salespersons and customers but especially interactions of both. Customer satisfaction was queried after each recording by a questionnaire. Success of the salespersons was taken by real data of their company. Regarding the behaviors of …
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