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View article: Activities of Daily Living in Dementia Differentially Contribute to Factors of Caregiver Burden
Activities of Daily Living in Dementia Differentially Contribute to Factors of Caregiver Burden Open
Background: Performance of daily activities (Activities of Daily Living [ADLs] and Instrumental ADLs [IADLs]) is key to independent functioning in dementia, and greater I/ADL dependence contributes to burden in caregivers. We investigated …
View article: Beyond the Prompt: Investigating Retrieval-Based Monitoring in Self-Regulated Learning
Beyond the Prompt: Investigating Retrieval-Based Monitoring in Self-Regulated Learning Open
Metacognitive monitoring plays a crucial role in self-regulated learning, as accurate monitoring enables effective control, which in turn impacts learning outcomes. Most studies on metacognitive monitoring have focused on learners’ monitor…
View article: Influence of mind wandering and increased attentional demands on multitasking and implicit learning
Influence of mind wandering and increased attentional demands on multitasking and implicit learning Open
The goal of the current study was to replicate resent findings that suggest mind wandering is associated with impaired explicit learning but not implicit learning, and to extend those finding by investigating whether explicit learning is i…
View article: Individual Differences in False Memories in the Deese–Roediger–Mcdermott Paradigm: An Attention Control Account
Individual Differences in False Memories in the Deese–Roediger–Mcdermott Paradigm: An Attention Control Account Open
View article: Exploration of mental health stigma in veterinary teams in the United States before and after evidence‐based psychoeducation for burden transfer
Exploration of mental health stigma in veterinary teams in the United States before and after evidence‐based psychoeducation for burden transfer Open
Background High rates of psychological distress are present in veterinary healthcare professionals and elevated mental health stigma in the field may underlie psychological treatment reluctance. A psychoeducational programme designed to re…
View article: Undergraduate Goal Orientations Across the Globe: Does the 3 X 2 Model Hold Up?
Undergraduate Goal Orientations Across the Globe: Does the 3 X 2 Model Hold Up? Open
Recently, a large-scale study of college students’ motivation orientations when they transitioned to online learning because of the global COVID-19 pandemic found that unlike prior studies, in the 3 x 2 goal orientation framework the stand…
View article: Do verbal and nonverbal declarative memory tasks in second language research measure the same abilities?
Do verbal and nonverbal declarative memory tasks in second language research measure the same abilities? Open
A growing body of evidence demonstrates that individual differences in declarative memory may be an important predictor of second language (L2) abilities. However, the evidence comes from studies using different declarative memory tasks th…
View article: The Relationship between Executive Functions and Metacognition in College Students
The Relationship between Executive Functions and Metacognition in College Students Open
This study investigated the relationship between executive functions and metacognition. Both constructs have been well-studied, but little research has focused on their connections. The goal of the current investigation was to increase the…
View article: The associations of cultural worldviews, political orientation, and trust with COVID‐19 risk beliefs in the U.S.
The associations of cultural worldviews, political orientation, and trust with COVID‐19 risk beliefs in the U.S. Open
Given that risk beliefs predict engagement in behaviors to prevent disease, it is important to understand the factors associated with risk beliefs. In the present paper, we conducted path analyses to investigate the associations of belief …
View article: Metacognitive Cues, Working Memory, and Math Anxiety: The Regulated Attention in Mathematical Problem Solving (RAMPS) Framework
Metacognitive Cues, Working Memory, and Math Anxiety: The Regulated Attention in Mathematical Problem Solving (RAMPS) Framework Open
Mathematical problem solving is a process involving metacognitive (e.g., judging progress), cognitive (e.g., working memory), and affective (e.g., math anxiety) factors. Recent research encourages researchers who study math cognition to co…
View article: Making Sense of Data: Identifying Children’s Strategies for Data Comparisons
Making Sense of Data: Identifying Children’s Strategies for Data Comparisons Open
The statistical properties of data are not present in any individual value, but rather, emerge only by perceiving the set as a whole. Summarizing the statistical properties of sets (e.g., creating ensembles) is ubiquitous in cognition, yet…
View article: An acceptance and commitment training program reduces burden transfer, stress, and burnout among veterinary healthcare teams
An acceptance and commitment training program reduces burden transfer, stress, and burnout among veterinary healthcare teams Open
OBJECTIVE To determine whether an acceptance and commitment training (ACT) program targeting reactions to difficult client interactions would reduce burden transfer, stress, and burnout among veterinary healthcare teams. SAMPLE Small anima…
View article: Unique Mechanisms for the Availability of Declarative Memory Elements and the Strengthening of Cognitive Operations
Unique Mechanisms for the Availability of Declarative Memory Elements and the Strengthening of Cognitive Operations Open
The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of memory for prior cognitive operations and availability of declarative memory elements in long-term semantic priming. The impetus for this investigation was the role of working memory…
View article: What Did They Mean by That? Young Adults' Interpretations of 105 Common Emojis
What Did They Mean by That? Young Adults' Interpretations of 105 Common Emojis Open
DATA REPORT article Front. Psychol., 31 May 2021Sec. Human-Media Interaction https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.655297
View article: Reconceptualizing Symbolic Magnitude Estimation Training Using Non-declarative Learning Techniques
Reconceptualizing Symbolic Magnitude Estimation Training Using Non-declarative Learning Techniques Open
It is well-documented that mathematics achievement is an important predictor of many positive life outcomes like college graduation, career opportunities, salary, and even citizenship. As such, it is important for researchers and educators…
View article: Mind Wandering Probe Experiments
Mind Wandering Probe Experiments Open
View article: Emoji interpretation norms
Emoji interpretation norms Open
View article: Knowledge Monitoring Calibration: Individual Differences in Sensitivity and Specificity as Predictors of Academic Achievement
Knowledge Monitoring Calibration: Individual Differences in Sensitivity and Specificity as Predictors of Academic Achievement Open
Knowledge monitoring is an important metacognitive process, which can help students improve study habits and thereby increase academic performance. Which is more useful in predicting test performance: knowing what you know, or knowing what…
View article: Why does interleaving improve math learning? The contributions of discriminative contrast and distributed practice
Why does interleaving improve math learning? The contributions of discriminative contrast and distributed practice Open
View article: Memory processes underlying long-term semantic priming
Memory processes underlying long-term semantic priming Open
View article: Do complex span and content-embedded working memory tasks predict unique variance in inductive reasoning?
Do complex span and content-embedded working memory tasks predict unique variance in inductive reasoning? Open
View article: Eye Movements While Processing Syntactically Ambiguous Sentences in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Preliminary Outcomes and Benchmarking Data
Eye Movements While Processing Syntactically Ambiguous Sentences in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Preliminary Outcomes and Benchmarking Data Open
Research regarding eye-movements during the processing of syntactically ambiguous text provides important insights into the processes underlying text processing and comprehension.This report presents results of a pilot study that compared …
View article: Why is working memory performance unstable? A review of 21 factors
Why is working memory performance unstable? A review of 21 factors Open
In this paper, we systematically reviewed twenty-one factors that have been shown to either vary with or influence performance on working memory (WM) tasks. Specifically, we review previous work on the influence of intelligence, gender, ag…
View article: Acknowledgement of Manuscript Reviewers JNPN Volume-3 (2018)
Acknowledgement of Manuscript Reviewers JNPN Volume-3 (2018) Open
in Psychiatry and Neurology ( JNPN) would like to express their tremendous gratitude to all those individuals who participated in the peer review process during the preparation of this Volume-3 (2018).
View article: Academic Identity Status and the Relationship to Achievement Goal Orientation
Academic Identity Status and the Relationship to Achievement Goal Orientation Open
Introducción. La meta de logro y el rol de identidad han sido dos constructos que han recibido una gran atención en la investigación de la Psicología Educativa. Sin embargo, la relación entre ambos no ha recibido la atención necesaria. La …
View article: Orientación de meta de logro académico: un nuevo planteamiento
Orientación de meta de logro académico: un nuevo planteamiento Open
Introducción: La distinción entre metas de dominio y de rendimiento ha sido el planteamiento teórico dominante a la hora de estudiar la orientación de meta durante las últimas tres décadas. Las investigaciones recientes empiezan a aportar …
View article: The Effect of JOLs and Free Recall on Reading Comprehension and Study Choices
The Effect of JOLs and Free Recall on Reading Comprehension and Study Choices Open
One way to improve students' academic performance is to improve their reading comprehension. Previous investigations demonstrated that testing students on the material as well as having them use metacognitive strategies have independently …