about the development and efficiency of using the cognitive-behavioral approaches. The article states that cognitive-behavioral approaches have proven to be verifiably effective for treating a wide range of clinical disorders such as depression. Although this approach has been used for years‚ techniques that are used to help people accept and distance themselves from harsh thoughts and emotions are less underlined because of the focus of changing the content of cognitions in Cognitive Therapy. The
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Perceptions on the Training and Development Function: An Empirical Study of the Middle East Abstract The present study aims to determine perceptions on the training and development function in Middle East organizations. Using a purposive sample of 150 HR practitioners from Saudi Arabia‚ Kuwait‚ Dubai and Lebanon‚ the study found that there is a perception that candidates for supervisory and management roles are adequately trained to take on their jobs. However‚ they were uncertain about
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Because of how stressful the life of an average American is‚ these researchers wanted to test food to determine if there was cognitive enhancing characteristics that benefit people who eat that food. The food that they decided to test was essence of chicken (EOC)‚ an aqueous chicken extract. EOC consists of proteins‚ amino acids‚ and peptides such as carnosine and anserine. It is believed that EOC enhances learning‚ memory‚ and executive function. In order to determine whether or not this is true
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Running head: COGNITIVE LEARNING Cognitive Learning Pearl Loftlin Grand Canyon University Abstract “Knowledge is learned‚ and changes in knowledge make changes in behavior possible (Woolfolk‚ p.248).” Learning is an important part of life‚ it our job as educators to teach and help children gain knowledge as they grow older. Learning takes place in the mind. Our memory is a vital part of our growth. The information process memory model examines how memory
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However‚ based on the studies in Unequal Childhoods by Dr. Annette Lareau‚ it is shown that cultural logic of child-rearing and the general success of children’s academic studies are significantly dependent and impacted by economically societal differences and family setting. Annette Lareau invites her readers to a new perspective of child-rearing‚ where people are not just individual human beings‚ but rather class subjects. Her book‚ Unequal Childhoods provides the best means to demonstrate her
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The nature of childhood Childhood is a social construction as it is something created by society‚ rather than simply a biological stage. PRE-INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY: Philippe Aries is a social historian who suggests that ‘childhood’ is a modern invention and he claims that in pre-industrial society‚ childhood did not exist and children were known as ‘little adults’ who carried out the same work and play activities as adults. There were no such things as kid’s toys etc. Aries argues that children were
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Between nearly every developmental psychology category‚ there is a common question: Does nature or nurture have a larger impact on cognitive development? The answer is a matter of opinion‚ and varies from person to person‚ and from expert to expert. In regards to personal experience and opinion‚ it is my belief that‚ not only one of these influences development‚ but a combination of both nature and nurture is required to shape a person. Nature is defined as “the inborn‚ innate character of an organism”
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In early childhood‚ children are frequently mentioned as preschoolers. In this stage‚ preschool kids learn to become more independent and do things for themselves. Moreover‚ children between 2-5-years-old are excited about learning and obtaining their knowledge through experimenting‚ imagining‚ learning‚ and interacting with others. It is very important to know that the preschool years are the principle age for children to develop. To know more about child development‚ we created a preschool to deep
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Identifying and correcting cognitive distortions Introduction Cognition is a word used to describe our thinking‚ for example cognitions consist of thoughts‚ ideas‚ expectations‚ beliefs and attitudes (Wright & McCray 2012). Cognitive distortions are habitual ways of interpreting information‚ situations and people that alter reality‚ so that an unnecessary negative view of one’s self‚ circumstances or future is generated (Wilkes‚ 1994).The main reason to resolve cognitive distortions‚ is that it
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What is cognitive psychology? The study of mental processes such as perceiving‚ remembering‚ and reasoning. Analytic introspection- analyze current perception into its elementary parts. Structuralism-complex conscious experiences can be broken down to elemental structures (component parts) of sensation and feelings. Introspection-look at a stimulus and report sensations and feelings to create a description of conscious experience School of functionalism-learn how the mind produces useful behavior
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