Problem Solving

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Self-pity: exploring the links to personality, control beliefs, and anger.

Self-pity is a frequent response to stressful events. So far, however, empirical research has paid only scant attention to this subject. The present article aims at exploring personality characteristics associated with individual differences in feeling ...
Joachim Stöber (J Pers, 200304)
self-pity-exploring-links-personality-control-beliefs-anger.asp

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Vanishing dual-task interference after practice: has the bottleneck been eliminated or is it merely latent?

Practice can, in some cases, largely eliminate measured dual-task interference. Does this absence of interference indicate the absence of a processing bottleneck (defined as an inability to carry out certain stages in parallel)? The authors show that a ...
Eric Ruthruff, James C Johnston, Mark Van Selst, Shelly Whitsell, Roger Remington (J Exp Psychol Hum Percept Perform, 200304)
vanishing-dual-task-interference-after-practice-bottleneck-eliminated.asp

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The effects of group stereotypes on adolescents reasoning about peer retribution.

This study examined the effects of negative group stereotypes on adolescents reasoning about peer retribution. The sample of adolescents was drawn from central and northern Israel and consisted of 2,604 Arab and Jewish students (ages 13-17; grades 7-11). ...
Ronald O Pitner, Ron Avi Astor, Rami Benbenishty, Muhammad M Haj-Yahia, Anat Zeira (Child Dev, 200303-04)
effects-group-stereotypes-adolescents-reasoning-peer-retribution.asp

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Collaborative testing: an innovative approach to test taking.

Collaborative testing was used with second semester associate degree nursing students during their fluid and electrolyte content to enhance collaboration and joint problem solving. Student nurses were randomly assigned a partner and allowed to change ...
Nancy Mitchell, Sandra Melton (Nurse Educ, 200303-04)
collaborative-testing-innovative-approach-test-taking.asp

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Six Sigma: not for the faint of heart.

Six Sigma is an excellent quality and performance improvement tool. Like any tool, the results of using it are highly dependent on whether you use it with competence and on the right problem. This article will help you decide if your problem is ...
Anthony R Benedetto (Radiol Manage, 200303-04)
six-sigma-not-faint-heart.asp

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Perceived self-efficacy and everyday problem solving among young and older adults.

This research tested the hypothesis that age differences in both self-efficacy perceptions and problem-solving performance would vary as a function of the ecological relevance of problems to young and older adults. The authors developed novel everyday ...
Daniele Artistico, Daniel Cervone, Lina Pezzuti (Psychol Aging, 200303)
perceived-self-efficacy-everyday-problem-solving-young-older-adults.asp

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Comprehension of arithmetic word problems by fifth-grade pupils: representations and selection of information.

BACKGROUND: Understanding word problems leads to the construction of different levels of representation. Some levels specify the elements which are indispensable for solving the problem (problem model, PM) and others specify the agents, actions and ...
Stéphanie Moreau, Danièle Coquin-Viennot (Br J Educ Psychol, 200303)
comprehension-arithmetic-word-problems-fifth-grade-pupils.asp

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Theory of mind and the role of IQ in chronic disorganized schizophrenia.

BACKGROUND: Several studies have suggested a theory of mind (ToM) deficit in schizophrenic disorders. However, the role of interfering variables such as IQ, attention, memory, and severity of the disorder has remained ambiguous. METHODS: A theory of mind ...
Martin Brüne (Schizophr Res, 200303)
theory-mind-role-iq-chronic-disorganized-schizophrenia.asp

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Practically relevant research: capturing real world tasks, environments, and outcomes.

PURPOSE: Development of strategies to optimize the functional performance of older adults requires understanding the behavior of older people doing tasks in real-world settings and capturing these interactions in research protocols. This is a major ...
Sara J Czaja, Joseph Sharit (Gerontologist, 200303)
practically-relevant-research-capturing-real-world-tasks-environments.asp

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Altering the course of marriage: the effect of PREP communication skills acquisition on couples risk of becoming maritally distressed.

This longitudinal study predicted marital outcome from communication skills gained from participation in the Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program (PREP; H. J. Markman, S. L. Blumberg & S. M. Stanley, 1989; Stanley et al., 2001) by 39 women and ...
Elizabeth A Schilling, Donald H Baucom, Charles K Burnett, Elizabeth Sandin Allen, Lynelle Ragland (J Fam Psychol, 200303)
altering-course-marriage-effect-prep-communication-skills-acquisition.asp