Problem Solving

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Temporal and spatial concepts in child language: conventional and configurational.

The purpose of this research was to study the temporal and spatial systems of child language. Configurational time/space refers to the location of events/objects relative to referent events/objects (e.g., before/after or across/along) and conventional ...
Richard M Weist (J Psycholinguist Res, 200205)
temporal-spatial-concepts-child-language-conventional-configurational.asp

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Learning nonlinearly separable categories by inference and classification.

Previous research suggests that learning categories by classifying new instances highlights information that is useful for discriminating between categories. In contrast, learning categories by making predictive inferences focuses learners on an abstract ...
Takashi Yamauchi, Bradley C Love, Arthur B Markman (J Exp Psychol Learn Mem Cogn, 200205)
learning-nonlinearly-separable-categories-inference-classification.asp

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Error-related brain activity in obsessive-compulsive undergraduates.

Error-related negativity (ERN/Ne) is a component of the event-related brain potential (ERP) associated with monitoring action and detecting errors. It is a sharp negative deflection that generally occurs from 50 to 150 ms following response execution and ...
Greg Hajcak, Robert F Simons (Psychiatry Res, 200205)
error-related-brain-activity-obsessive-compulsive-undergraduates.asp

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The perception of closed flat knots and completion by folding.

The aim of the present research was to study a well-defined set of line drawings that have never been analyzed before, and that are perceived as closed flat knots (CFKs). These knots are obtained by folding two-dimensional laminae. From this study it ...
Manfredo Massironi, Daniela Bressanelli (Acta Psychol (Amst), 200205)
perception-closed-flat-knots-completion-folding.asp

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How to overcome the detrimental effects of noise in social interaction: the benefits of generosity.

Interpersonal misunderstanding is often rooted in noise, or discrepancies between intended and actual outcomes for an interaction partner due to unintended errors (e.g., not being able to respond to an E-mail because of a local network breakdown). How ...
Paul A M Van Lange, Jaap W Ouwerkerk, Mirjam J A Tazelaar (J Pers Soc Psychol, 200205)
overcome-detrimental-effects-noise-social-interaction-benefits.asp

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Thought confidence as a determinant of persuasion: the self-validation hypothesis.

Previous research in the domain of attitude change has described 2 primary dimensions of thinking that impact persuasion processes and outcomes: the extent (amount) of thinking and the direction (valence) of issue-relevant thought. The authors examined ...
Richard E Petty, Pablo Briñol, Zakary L Tormala (J Pers Soc Psychol, 200205)
thought-confidence-determinant-persuasion-self-validation-hypothesis.asp

387.

Response styles among patients with minor depression and dysthymia in primary care.

Ruminative responses to depression have predicted duration and severity of depressive symptoms. The authors examined how response styles change over the course of treatment for depression and as a function of type of treatment. They also examined the ...
Karen B Schmaling, Sona Dimidjian, Wayne Katon, Mark Sullivan (J Abnorm Psychol, 200205)
response-styles-patients-minor-depression-dysthymia-primary-care.asp

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Planning youth violence prevention efforts: decision-making across community sectors.

PURPOSE: To identify practical components of decision-making for youth violence prevention program planning and to identify differences in decision-making across various provider sectors of the community. METHODS: Data were collected in seven focus ...
Melanie Lutenbacher, William O Cooper, Kathleen Faccia (J Adolesc Health, 200205)
planning-youth-violence-prevention-efforts-decision-making-across.asp

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Performance of older adults on tests of cognitive estimation.

This study provides performance data for older adults on two existing tests of cognitive estimation ability (Cognitive Estimation Test [CET] and Temporal Judgement Test [TJT]) and a novel set of estimation questions (n-EQ) that make reference to ...
David C Gillespie, Ruth I Evans, Elizabeth A Gardener, Audrey Bowen (J Clin Exp Neuropsychol, 200205)
performance-older-adults-tests-cognitive-estimation.asp

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Are you the problem?

Many CEOs have a blind spot when pushing for culture change in their organizations; they fail to grasp that they may well be the biggest obstacle to change. Self-reflection is not among the traits that drive executives to the top spot, but once there, ...
Gloria Shur Bilchik (Hosp Health Netw, 200205)
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