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Learning and Studying Strategies Used by General Chemistry Students with Different Affective Characteristics
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Chan, Julia Y. K.; Bauer, Christopher F. – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2016
Students in general chemistry were partitioned into three groups by cluster analysis of six affective characteristics (emotional satisfaction, intellectual accessibility, chemistry self-concept, math self-concept, self-efficacy, and test anxiety). The at-home study strategies for exam preparation and in-class learning strategies differed among the…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Cognitive Style, Chemistry, Affective Behavior
Temperament-Based Learning Styles of Palestinian and US Children
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Oakland, Thomas; Alghorani, Mohammed Adnan; Lee, Dong Hun – School Psychology International, 2007
Temperament styles of 400 Palestinian children living in Gaza are described, examined for possible gender and age differences, and compared with those of 3,200 US children in light of Jung's theory of temperament as modified by Myers and Briggs. The results show that Palestinian children generally prefer practical to imaginative, feeling to…
Descriptors: Extraversion Introversion, Personality Traits, Foreign Countries, Age Differences
Causal Attributions of Shy Subjects.
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Teglasi, Hedwig; Hoffman, Mary Ann – Journal of Research in Personality, 1982
Causal attributions of shy students (N=36) were compared with those of a comparison group of students (N=36) in ten situations. Significant differences between the two groups emerged when explaining outcomes of situations considered to be problematic for shy individuals. Causal attributions may reflect realistic and situation-specific…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Attribution Theory, Cognitive Style, College Students
Hot Temperatures, Hostile Affect, Hostile Cognition, and Arousal: Tests of a General Model of Affective Aggression.
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Anderson, Craig A.; And Others – Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 1995
Used a general model of affective aggression to generate predictions concerning hot temperatures. Results indicated that hot temperatures produced increases in hostile affect, hostile cognition, and physiological arousal. Concluded that hostile affect, hostile cognitions, and excitation transfer processes may all increase the likelihood of biased…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Aggression, Antisocial Behavior, Arousal Patterns
Conflict and Withdrawal during Marital Interaction: The Roles of Hostility and Defensiveness.
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Newton, Tamara L.; And Others – Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 1995
Examined whether hostile and defensive personality characteristics contribute to conflict and withdrawal within marriage. Analysis of 90 newly wed couples' discussions showed that, among husbands, high levels of hostility combined with low levels of defensiveness accompanied increased conflict. This same personality pattern led to an increase in…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Style, Comparative Analysis
Learning Styles of African American Children Which Correspond to the MBTI.
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Melear, Claudia T.; Richardson, Susan – 1994
Studies were undertaken in four counties in North Carolina to determine if the learning styles of African American children described by J. Hale (formerly Hale-Benson) (1986) could be identified among African American high school males through the use of the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). Learning style differences between minority (n=184)…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Black Students, Cognitive Style, Comparative Analysis