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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"social cognition theory"”.
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The relationship between a child's affect regulation and their social cognition (theory of mind and empathy)
… human development and is crucial for successful social functioning and emotional health. Similarly social cognitive skills like empathy and Theory of Mind (ToM) are also necessary for successful social understanding and interaction in childhood. Researchers have reported associations between …
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Social cognition in individuals with psychosis and healthy individuals
… goal of the study was to examine one factor of social cognition, Theory of Mind (ToM), using the Hinting Task. The first aim of the study was to investigate ToM abilities among healthy individuals and analyse by gender, age, and education. The second aim was to compare ToM abilities among the …
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Recognizing and Exploiting New Opportunities in Times of Chaos and Unintended Impacts
… as to how the environment influences the recognition and exploitation process in times of chaos and change. The current study draws on social cognition theory and emergence theory to better understand the characteristics of the experience.</p> <p>The study uses a quantitative survey within …
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Psychological and Genetic Contributions to the Development of Social Cognition in Children
<p>This study examined the development of social cognition in children with and without autism spectrum disorder (ASD), as well as the influence of behavioral and molecular genetics on these higher-order cognitive abilities. Specifically, it was hypothesized that children with ASD would perform …
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Justice for children: The development of autonomy
… upon the norm of autonomy, and consider how social institutions might be arranged and resources might be distributed so as to allow for due respect---but also, at a prior stage, allow for the proper cultivation---of persons' autonomy. In other words, I systematically argue that it is …
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An empirical investigation into the uptake, motivations and constraints and the factors affecting farmers’ renewable energy investment intentions
… on extant research literature (institutional theory, social cognition theory, theory of planned behaviour and the resource based view) a novel comprehensive and multidimensional model of entrepreneurial intentions was developed and tested using principal component, path and multivariate …
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The Use of Digital Video Games in an Elementary Teacher Education Program: Exploring Teacher Candidates’ Attitudes and Interest towards Physics
For decades, digital video games (DVGs) have been used in various educational contexts. However, there has been limited exploration into how they could be used in teacher education programs to investigate how DVGs, in their play, could affect teacher candidates’ (TCs) attitudes towards and …
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The Preterm Social Brain
Nearly 15 million babies are born prematurely (
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Relationship between Social Cognition, Language, Executive Functioning and Theory of Mind Ability in High-Functioning Autism
… autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have deficits in theory of mind, or the ability to understand that other people have thoughts and to infer or predict what those thoughts might be, the relationship of this deficit to other aspects of ASD is still debated. This study examined the relationship …
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Theory of Mind Measurements and Mechanisms: An Investigation of Construct Validity and Cognitive Processes in Theory of Mind Tasks
… the perspectives of others is a critical skill. Theory of mind (ToM) is an essential ability for social competence and communication, and it is necessary for understanding behaviors that differ from our own (Premack and Woodruff, 1978). Although all individuals possess a ToM to varying degrees, …