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UNINA9910789023703321 |
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Autore |
Maldonato Mauro |
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Titolo |
The predictive brain : consciousness, decision and embodied action / / Mauro Maldonato |
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Eastbourne, England : , : Sussex Academic Press, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (113 p.) |
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Decision making - Psychological aspects |
Cognitive neuroscience |
Brain |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1 At the Origin of the Experience of the Self; 2 The Roots of Conscious Awareness; 3 Consciousness: A Multilevel Framework; 4 Between Conscious Global Workspace and Unconscious Levels; 5 Does a Hierarchy of Nervous Functions Exist?; 6 Movement's Architectures; 7 The Origin of Movements; 8 Ecological Rationality: Intuition, Decision and Other Evolution Strategies; Index; Back Cover |
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An investigation of the working of the human mind, this book sets out to show that the brain is not only a reactive mechanism, but rather proactive, allowing people to make hypotheses, anticipate consequences, and formulate expectations. The book discusses how the evolution of motor modes of behavior, such as the ability to construct and manipulate instruments, has given rise to an "embodied logic" underpinning not only action and prediction but also gestures and syllable sequences that are the basis of human communication. This book then looks |
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UNINA9910789923803321 |
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Autore |
Jeffreys Marianne R |
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Nursing student retention [[electronic resource] ] : understanding the process and making a difference / / Marianne R. Jeffreys |
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New York, N.Y., : Springer Pub., c2012 |
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1-280-49804-8 |
9786613593276 |
0-8261-0950-0 |
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[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (375 p.) |
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Nursing - Study and teaching - United States |
Nursing students - United States - Psychology |
Nursing school dropouts - United States - Prevention |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Overview of student retention -- Student profile characteristics -- Cultural values and beliefs, self-efficacy, and motivation : important considerations -- Academic factors -- Environmental factors -- Professional integration and socialization -- Academic and psychological outcomes -- The outside climate : forecast, impact, and action -- Dropout, stopout, or go on? -- Faculty advisement and helpfulness : a culturally congruent approach -- Expanding the web of inclusion through professional events and memberships -- Promoting positive and productive peer partnerships -- Enrichment program design, implementation, and evaluation -- The nursing student resource center/nursing neighborhood : a place for linking strategies together -- Future directions : a vision for tomorrow. |
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This is the only book to offer an evidence-based model for retaining students and ensuring success across the nursing education spectrum. It is designed to assist faculty in creating, implementing, and evaluating student retention and academic success strategies. This model, Nursing Undergraduate Retention and Success (NURS), can be used effectively with all kinds of nursing programs, both traditional and nontraditional, including diploma, ADN, RN-BS, and accelerated BS. The |
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book features the Nursing Student Retention Toolkit , an easy-to-use digital toolkit for assessment and planning that is |
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