Goals

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Stimulus-driven and goal-driven control over visual selection.

This article explored the extent to which stimulus-driven control over visual selection is modulated by goal-driven factors. Observers searched for a no-onset color target among 3 distractors and signaled its location either manually or with a saccade. ...
Casimir J H Ludwig, Iain D Gilchrist (J Exp Psychol Hum Percept Perform, 200208)
stimulus-driven-goal-driven-control-over-visual-selection.asp

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Perceptions of competence, implicit theory of ability, perception of motivational climate, and achievement goals: a test of the trichotomous conceptualization of endorsement of achievement motivation in the physical education setting.

To test and extend the conceptualization of the endorsement of achievement goals in the physical education setting Mastery, Performance-approach, and Performance-approach goals, Perception of the physical education competence, Implicit theory about sport ...
F Cury, D Da Fonséca, M Rufo, P Sarrazin (Percept Mot Skills, 200208)
perceptions-competence-implicit-theory-ability-perception.asp

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Independence as a practice issue in occupational therapy: the safety clause.

This article reports findings from interviews that explored the meanings occupational therapists attach to independence as a value and a therapeutic goal in interactions with elderly clients. Through a historical review of the literature, we trace the ...
Cherry Russell, Maureen H Fitzgerald, Peter Williamson, Debra Manor, Samantha Whybrow (Am J Occup Ther, 200207-08)
independence-practice-issue-occupational-therapy-safety-clause.asp

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Clarifying the contribution of subjective norm to predicting leisure-time exercise.

OBJECTIVE: To clarify the contribution of subjective norm to exercise intention and behavior by considering the influence of descriptive as well as injunctive social norms related to family and friends. METHODS: A sample of 530 college students completed ...
Morris A Okun, Paul Karoly, Rafer Lutz (Am J Health Behav, 200207-08)
clarifying-contribution-subjective-norm-predicting-leisure-time.asp

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Auditory-visual interactions subserving goal-directed saccades in a complex scene.

This study addresses the integration of auditory and visual stimuli subserving the generation of saccades in a complex scene. Previous studies have shown that saccadic reaction times (SRTs) to combined auditory-visual stimuli are reduced when compared ...
B D Corneil, M Van Wanrooij, D P Munoz, A J Van Opstal (J Neurophysiol, 200207)
auditory-visual-interactions-subserving-goal-directed-saccades.asp

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Parting gifts: termination rituals in group therapy.

A patients termination from group therapy is a powerful experience for the departing patient, the therapist, and all group members. Unless the feelings evoked are channeled into constructive expression, they may undermine this potentially valuable phase ...
Elizabeth L Shapiro, Rachel Ginzberg (Int J Group Psychother, 200207)
parting-gifts-termination-rituals-group-therapy.asp

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Attaining personal goals: self-concordance plus implementation intentions equals success.

The present article includes separate meta-analyses showing that self-concordance and implementation intentions are significantly positively associated with goal progress. Study 1 confirmed the positive relations of both self-concordance and ...
Richard Koestner, Natasha Lekes, Theodore A Powers, Emanuel Chicoine (J Pers Soc Psychol, 200207)
attaining-personal-goals-self-concordance-plus-implementation.asp

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Limit setting: a useful strategy in rehabilitation.

Limit setting is a concept familiar to most mental health clinicians, but much less familiar to staff not specifically trained in mental health care. This paper presents guidelines developed for rehabilitation staff on the strategy of limit setting. The ...
Julie Sharrock, Nonie Rickard (Aust J Adv Nurs, 200206-09)
limit-setting-useful-strategy-rehabilitation.asp

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The Hephaestus Smart Wheelchair System.

The Hephaestus Smart Wheelchair System is envisioned as a series of components that clinicians and wheelchair manufacturers will be able to attach to standard power wheelchairs to convert them into "smart wheelchairs." A prototype of the system has been ...
Richard C Simpson, Daniel Poirot, Francie Baxter (IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng, 200206)
hephaestus-smart-wheelchair-system.asp

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Psychiatric care and home care service - an exploration of the professional world encountered by persons with long-term mental illness.

Psychiatric care and home care service - an exploration of the professional world encountered by persons with long-term mental illness This study focuses on the views of professional health care providers within a geographical district in Sweden. A total ...
Maria Nyström, Kim Lützén (Scand J Caring Sci, 200206)
psychiatric-care-home-care-service-exploration-professional-world.asp