Advances in psychology research [[electronic resource] ] . Volume 72 / / Alexandra M. Columbus, editor

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910823078703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2011
• ISBN: 1-62100-123-7
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (255 p.)
• Collana: Advances in psychology research, , 1532-723X ; ; v. 72
• Altri autori (Persone): ColumbusAlexandra M
• Disciplina: 150
• Soggetti: Psychology - Research - Methodology
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- ADVANCES IN PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH. VOLUME 72 -- ADVANCES IN PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH. VOLUME 72 -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 INTUITION IN THE SCIENTIFIC PROCESS AND THE INTUITIVE "ERROR" OF SCIENCE -- ABSTRACT -- 1. HUMAN KNOWLEDGE AND THE BASIC INTUITIONS OF SCIENCE -- 2. THE HISTORICAL GENESIS12 OF THE CONCEPT OF KNOWLEDGE: EPISTEMOLOGIES OF INTUITION -- The Genesis of Ideas Leading to the Copernican Question of World Views -- The Historical Genesis of the Empirical and Rational Descriptions of the World Before James and Mach -- Other World Views: Dualism, Materialism, Etc -- 3. THE CRITIQUE FROM WILLIAM JAMES AND ERNST MACH ON THE EXISTING WORLD VIEWS -- The Effects of Intuition on Mathematical Thought -- Emotion and the Role of Empiricism -- James and Mach‟s Genetic Questions -- 4. INTUITION AND INTROSPECTIVE CASES OF INTUITION IN SCIENCE -- Problems of Language and Concept Formation -- Intuition in Mathematics -- Methods of Thinking in Science -- Intuition in Physics -- Intuition in Science -- The Genesis of Consciousness -- Adaptive Judgement -- 5. METAPSYCHICS -- Sensations -- Meme -- Gestalt -- An Example: Implications for the Concept of Construction -- The Metapsychical -- 5. GENERAL INTUITION -- 6. CONCLUSIONS -- How to Research Intuition with Intuition Shaping Research or the Erkenntnis-Theoretical Role of Psychology -- Empirical Effects on Science Education -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 2 EFFORTFUL CONTROL: LINKAGES TO REGULATION DISORDERS AND ATTENTION-; DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER -- TEMPERAMENT AND EFFORTFUL CONTROL -- REGULATION DISORDERS -- Potential Etiology of Regulation Disorders -- ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER -- Etiology of ADHD -- TYING IT ALL TOGETHER: THE DEVELOPMENT OF SELF-REGULATION -- Behavioral Inhibition -- Evidence for Deficits in Executive Functioning -- Behavioral Disinhibition.; Environmental Factors -- ASSESSMENT -- INTERVENTIONS -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 3 INTELLIGENT SOCIAL TUTORING SYSTEM FOR CHILDREN: APPLICATION OF INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY TO THE ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL PROBLEM SOLVING -- OVERVIEW -- IMPORTANCE OF PEER RELATIONSHIPS -- SOCIAL SKILLS TRAINING WITH CHILDREN -- INTELLIGENT TUTORING SYSTEMS -- INTELLIGENT SOCIAL TUTORING SYSTEM -- Overview -- ISTS Social Learning Environment -- ISTS Training Strategies -- ISTS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT -- Software Engine -- Graphic Design -- Story Narrative -- User Interface -- Avatar Builder -- Training Ground -- Script Management System -- Calibration Scene -- Impulse Control Social Problem Solving Tasks -- Travel Log -- Mini-Game -- Performance Tracking -- INITIAL TEST RESULTS -- Study Design -- Avatar Builder Test Results -- Calibration Scene Results -- Social Problem Solving Tasks Results -- Systemic metric results -- DISCUSSION -- Summary of Results -- Implications for Assessment -- Implications for Treatment -- Future Directions -- CONCLUSION -- AUTHOR‟S NOTE -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4 CHILDREN AND ADVERTISING: WHAT DO THEY THINK ABOUT ADVERTISEMENTS, HOW ARE THEY AFFECTED BY ADVERTISEMENTS? -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- METHODOLOGY -- Sample -- Evaluation and Analysis of the Data -- FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION -- General Information on Children -- The Situation of Children‟s Watching Television -- The Average Time Children Spend Everyday for Watching Television -- The Situation of Children's Watching Television Advertise-ments -- Types of Advertisements that Children Watch the Most -- Elements in Advertisements which Children Find Attractive -- The Situation of Children Wanting to Possess the Goods and Services Seen on Advertisements -- Reasons Behind Children‟s Wanting to Possess the Goods or Services Seen on Advertisements.; The Situation of Children‟s Unnecessary Consumption Due to Advertisements -- The Situation of Whether Products and Services Carry the Characteristics Stated in Advertisements -- Children‟s Views on Advertisements -- Children‟s Views Concerning the Necessity of Advertisements -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 5 VERBAL AGITATION IN DEMENTIA: A MANIFESTATION OF A NEED FOR COMFORT? -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- METHOD -- Participants -- Variables and measures -- Descriptive characteristics. -- Comorbidity. -- Cognitive functioning and dementia. -- Functional disability. -- Agitation. -- Discomfort. -- Pain. -- Depressive symptoms. -- Sleep disturbances. -- Procedure -- Data analysis -- RESULTS -- Descriptive analyses -- Reliability of measures -- Main analyses -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 6 I CAN SEE FOR MILES AND MILES: SERENITY AND SELF-REPORTED EXTRA-SENSORY PERCEPTIONS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- ESP Research -- ESP and Serenity -- METHOD -- Participants -- Materials -- Procedure -- RESULTS -- Serenity -- Categorisation of ESPs -- ESPs by Frequency -- Serenity and ESP -- ESP and Gender -- DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- APPENDIX -- Chapter 7 "MANAGING DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIORS IN THE HEALTH CARE SETTING: PROCESS, POLICY, PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION" -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- ; BACKGROUND -- PRECIPITATING EVENTS -- CALL TO ACTION -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 8 HUMAN-CENTRED DESIGNED INTERFACE IN PROBLEM-SOLVING ACTIVITIES: THE EXAMPLE OF COMPUTERISED MEDICAL REGULATION -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MEDICAL REGULATION -- COGNITIVE BASES OF DECISION-MAKING -- ERROR-PRODUCTION MECHANISMS -- THE DESIGN OF A MEDICAL REGULATION SYSTEM IN PRACTICE -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 9 SELF-EXPANSION AS AN AID IN SMOKING ABSTINENCE AND CESSATION -- ABSTRACT -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.; Blank Page.