http://www.learnmax.in/rss/rss.php en-us Copyright 2012, admin@learnmax.in admin@learnmax.in Psychology Articles http://www.learnmax.in/rss/rss.php Collection hourly 4 1901-01-01T00:00+00:00 http://www.learnmax.in/Child-Psychology/1394.html COHORT A cohort refers to a group of people that were born at the same period of time. They are likely to share some common experiences such as social, cultural, and historical influences that are unique to them. Examples of well-known cohorts include ‘‘baby boomers’’ and ‘‘Generation Xers.’’ Cohort effects ... en-us COHORT http://www.learnmax.in/rss/article_view.php?articleId=1394 Copyright 2012, 2011-10-07T00:00:00+02:00 text http://www.learnmax.in/Child-Psychology/1393.html Reflectivity and Impulsivity Reflectivity and impulsivity are polar ends of a spectrum in a third and very substantial cognitive style. Studies in this domain began in the early 1960s with several researchers, such as Jerome Kagan. One of the methods for testing this cognitive style involves administration of the Matching ... en-us Reflectivity and Impulsivity http://www.learnmax.in/rss/article_view.php?articleId=1393 Copyright 2012, 2011-10-06T00:00:00+02:00 text http://www.learnmax.in/Child-Psychology/1392.html Field-Dependence and Field- Independence Another area where individuals show differences in their abilities to discriminate events or visual, auditory, or tactile cues from their surrounding environments is known as field-dependence/fieldindependence. Herman Witkin conducted much of the original research in this area in the 1950s. A fielddependent person has difficulty finding ... en-us Field-Dependence and Field- Independence http://www.learnmax.in/rss/article_view.php?articleId=1392 Copyright 2012, 2011-10-05T00:00:00+02:00 text http://www.learnmax.in/Child-Psychology/1391.html Leveling and Sharpening Leveling and sharpening is a cognitive style that represents the way in which an individual uses previous memories when attempting to assimilate new information with prior knowledge. This cognitive style was described in the mid-1950s and was studied by Philip Holzman and George Klein, among others. Prior ... en-us Leveling and Sharpening http://www.learnmax.in/rss/article_view.php?articleId=1391 Copyright 2012, 2011-10-04T00:00:00+02:00 text http://www.learnmax.in/Child-Psychology/1390.html COGNITIVE STYLE How can several people look at one common object and describe it correctly, yet in so many different ways? Why is it that people exhibit the same variability when experiencing identical events? Psychologists believe that individual biological and psychological differences affect the ways in which people perceive events, ... en-us COGNITIVE STYLE http://www.learnmax.in/rss/article_view.php?articleId=1390 Copyright 2012, 2011-10-04T00:00:00+02:00 text