Introduction: This study measures the results of three specific treatment programs on language and cognitive processing outcomes in school aged children who are bilingual and diagnosed with specific or primary language impairment (PLI). The treatment programs are as followed: 1) non-linguistic cognitive processing treatment‚ 2) English language treatment‚ 3) Bilingual treatment. All three treatment programs were given by a Speech-Language Pathologist and administered by means of computer-based and
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American Psychological Association 0021-9010/10/$12.00 DOI: 10.1037/a0019985 Get Smarty Pants: Cognitive Ability‚ Personality‚ and Victimization Eugene Kim and Theresa M. Glomb University of Minnesota Drawing on the victim precipitation model‚ this study provides an empirical investigation of the relationship between cognitive ability and victimization at work. We propose that people high in cognitive ability are more prone to victimization. In this study‚ we also examine the direct and moderating
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different ways the person-centred and cognitive- behavioural approaches to counselling understand and make use of the counselling relationship” This essay is written to compare the counselling relationship in person-centred and cognitive-behavioural counselling by outlining both the theory and practice of the counselling relationship. This will be done by outlining the theory of the counselling relationships and the theory in practice. Both person-centred and cognitive-behavioural counselling are widely
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Cognitive Function and the Brain The brain has a major role in the area of cognition. Everything from emotion‚ problem solving‚ language‚ the way we process and categorize memories‚ and how we learn all stem from the functioning of the brain. This paper will discuss the role of the brain in cognitive functions and describe the impact that Phineas Gage’s accident had on revealing the brain’s role in cognitive function. Anatomy of the Brain Cognitive functions derive from the area of the brain
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stated that she has an impairment. The interviewer did not enclose a change or an adjustment made to the administered test‚ due to the patient has a cognitive impairment. Her psychomotor functioning appeared slight abnormal due to her answers to the interviewer. b. Cognitive functioning (memory‚ concentration‚ judgment‚ reality testing‚ coherence‚ cognitive
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I really enjoyed this article because I’ve always been very interested in cognitive enhancement. Anything that can make humans think better‚ faster‚ or easier is a huge step forward. It makes sense that doing the same thing over and over using skills you’ve already learned doesn’t make you smarter. For example‚ if you text all day everyday you aren’t paying much attention because it’s the norm. However‚ if you’re learning a new skill you constantly have to think about it because you’re not used to
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Helen B. Balois Cognitive disorder Cognitive disorders are a category of mental health disorders that primarily affect learning‚ memory‚ perception‚ and problem solving‚ and include amnesia‚ dementia‚ and delirium. While anxiety disorders‚ mood disorders‚ and psychotic disorders can also have an effect on cognitive and memory functions‚ the DSM-IV-TR does not consider these cognitive disorders‚ because loss of cognitive function is not the primary (causal) symptom. Causes vary between the different
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I. Executive summary: A. Problem statement: Optical Distortion Inc.(ODI) is a small new company‚ not yet in business‚ with a patent for an innovative product designed to prevent chickens from cannibalism behaviors toward each other. These lenses are used instead of traditional way of debeaking. ODI must develop marketing strategies about targeting‚ positioning and optimal pricing to launch its new product. B. Recommendation: The dilemma ODI faces is whether introduce its product
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Cognitive Linguistics: Basic Readings ≥ Cognitive Linguistics Research 34 Editors Dirk Geeraerts ´ Rene Dirven John R. Taylor Honorary editor Ronald W. Langacker Mouton de Gruyter Berlin · New York Cognitive Linguistics: Basic Readings Edited by Dirk Geeraerts Mouton de Gruyter Berlin · New York Mouton de Gruyter (formerly Mouton‚ The Hague) is a Division of Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG‚ Berlin Printed on acid-free paper which falls within the guidelines of the ANSI
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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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