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Beck, Cornelia; Richards, Kathy; Lambert, Corinne; Doan, Rebecca; Landes, Reid D.; Whall, Ann; Algase, Donna; Kolanowski, Ann; Feldman, Zachary – Gerontologist, 2011
Purpose of the Study: Problematic vocalizations (PVs) are the most frequent and persistent disruptive behaviors exhibited by nursing home residents with dementia. Understanding factors associated with these behaviors are important to prevent or reduce them. We used the Need-Driven Dementia-Compromised Behavior model to identify the characteristics…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Verbal Stimuli, Dementia, Risk
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Penny, Helen; Haddock, Geoffrey – British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2007
The aim of the present study was to assess the content, favourability and generality of perceptions held about overweight children. The research also addressed whether anti-fat biases change with age and whether they result from a strong association between overweight and bad behaviour, a weak association between overweight and good behaviour or…
Descriptors: Obesity, Physical Activities, Stereotypes, Children
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Aase, Heidi; Sagvolden, Terje – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2006
Background: The underlying behavioral/psychological processes of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder are unclear. Motivational factors, related to dopamine dysfunction, may play an important role in the development of the behavioral symptoms. Particularly, infrequent, but not frequent, reinforcers have been suggested to be associated with…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Cartoons, Young Children, Reinforcement