Biological sensitivity to context in Pakistani preschoolers: Hair cortisol and family wealth are interactively associated with girls' cognitive skills.
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DOI: 10.1002/dev.21981
Abstract: Many young children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) face heightened risk for experiencing environmental adversity, which is linked with poorer developmental outcomes. Children's stress physiology can shed light on why children are differentially susceptible… read more here.
Keywords: physiology; family wealth; cognitive skills; hair cortisol ... See more keywords
Scaling of Early Social Cognitive Skills in Typically Developing Infants and Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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DOI: 10.1007/s10803-020-04449-9
Abstract: We delineate the sequence that typically developing infants pass tasks that assess different early social cognitive skills considered precursors to theory-of-mind abilities. We compared this normative sequence to performance on these tasks in a group… read more here.
Keywords: developing infants; early social; typically developing; cognitive skills ... See more keywords
Intergenerational Persistence of Skills and Socioeconomic Status
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DOI: 10.1007/s10834-018-9574-7
Abstract: This paper describes how the socioeconomic status (SES) of parents relates to the formation and development of the skills and preferences of their teenage children, which have proven to be key to understanding differences in… read more here.
Keywords: intergenerational persistence; persistence skills; cognitive skills; socioeconomic status ... See more keywords
It’s not what you know but where you come from: Cognitive skills, job autonomy and latent discrimination of ethnic minorities in Israel
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DOI: 10.1007/s11159-020-09825-2
Abstract: Abstract Job autonomy – employees’ freedom to schedule and organise their work independently according to their own experience and preferences – is a major factor in job satisfaction. However, it is not granted to many… read more here.
Keywords: comp tences; autonomie professionnelle; job; job autonomy ... See more keywords
Ferulic Acid Improves Cognitive Skills Through the Activation of the Heme Oxygenase System in the Rat
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DOI: 10.1007/s12035-017-0381-1
Abstract: Over the last years, many studies reported on the antioxidant effects of ferulic acid (FA) in preclinical models of dementia through the activation of the heme oxygenase/biliverdin reductase (HO/BVR) system. However, only a few studies… read more here.
Keywords: activation heme; habituated rats; heme oxygenase; ferulic acid ... See more keywords
Understanding relational aggression during early childhood: An examination of the association with language and other social and cognitive skills
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2017.04.002
Abstract: Abstract In two studies, we examined the social and cognitive correlates of relational aggression in preschoolers. Participants were 215 4- to 6-year-olds, recruited from differing socioeconomic regions of a major metropolitan city in Iran. Given… read more here.
Keywords: relational aggression; aggression; language skills; cognitive skills ... See more keywords
Emotional intelligence and cognitive skills protecting mental health from stress and violence among Ghanaian youth
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DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03878
Abstract: This study investigates the protective mental health function of high emotional intelligence (EI), and cognitive skills (CS) among Ghanaian adolescents when exposed to stressful life-events and violence. It examines, first, how exposure to stressful life-events… read more here.
Keywords: emotional intelligence; cognitive skills; health; mental health ... See more keywords
Diverse cognitive skills and team performance: A field experiment based on an entrepreneurship education program
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2020.06.030
Abstract: Abstract Verbal and mathematical reasoning are key cognitive skills which individuals use throughout their lives to create economic value. We argue that individuals undertaking entrepreneurial tasks also draw on these skills, and we study how… read more here.
Keywords: education program; entrepreneurship education; cognitive skills; field experiment ... See more keywords
Concentrated poverty in preschools and children's cognitive skills: The mediational role of peers and teachers.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jsp.2019.05.008
Abstract: Economic inequality and ensuing economic stratification in educational and community contexts are growing in the United States. Given these patterns, it is essential to understand the implications of economic stratification in early education settings. This… read more here.
Keywords: poverty preschools; children cognitive; concentrated poverty; cognitive skills ... See more keywords
Video Commentary: Rapid-Fire Assessment of Surgical Cognitive Skills.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2020.06.037
Abstract: OBJECTIVE We describe the use of "Video Commentary", an assessment using a set of operative videos, to assess trainees' surgical cognitive skills (operative knowledge, spatial awareness, and surgical insight). DESIGN & SETTING The Video Commentary… read more here.
Keywords: commentary rapid; surgical cognitive; video commentary; assessment ... See more keywords
Divergences between effects on test scores and effects on non-cognitive skills
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DOI: 10.1080/00131911.2019.1646707
Abstract: ABSTRACT Students’ abilities are multidimensional; teachers and schools shape students’ cognitive skills, most often captured by test scores, but they also shape students’ non-cognitive skills such as character, tolerance, effort, and conscientiousness. This study reviews… read more here.
Keywords: test scores; non cognitive; cognitive skills; divergences effects ... See more keywords