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Alba López-Moraga; Laura Luyten; Tom Beckers – npj Science of Learning, 2024
Pervasive avoidance is one of the central symptoms of all anxiety-related disorders. In treatment, avoidance behaviors are typically discouraged because they are assumed to maintain anxiety. Yet, it is not clear if engaging in avoidance is always detrimental. In this study, we used a platform-mediated avoidance task to investigate the influence of…
Descriptors: Fear of Success, Animal Behavior, Animals, Males
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Sneddon, Elizabeth A.; Riddle, Collin A.; Schuh, Kristen M.; Quinn, Jennifer J.; Radke, Anna K. – Learning & Memory, 2021
Early life stress (ELS) experiences can cause changes in cognitive and affective functioning. This study examined the persistent effects of a single traumatic event in infancy on several adult behavioral outcomes in male and female C57BL/6J mice. Mice received 15 footshocks in infancy and were tested for stress-enhanced fear learning, extinction…
Descriptors: Fear, Trauma, Animals, Stress Variables
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Beege, Maik; Nebel, Steve; Schneider, Sascha; Rey, Günter Daniel – Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2023
The application of 360° videos raised the attention of educators and researchers, as it appears to be an approachable option to mediate complete environments in educational settings. However, challenges emerge from the perspective of educational psychology. Learning irrelevant cognitive strains might be imposed because it is necessary to navigate…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Educational Psychology, Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis
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Wong, J. Y. Hilary; Wan, Bo Angela; Bland, Tom; Montagnese, Marcella; McLachlan, Alex D.; O'Kane, Cahir J.; Zhang, Shuo Wei; Masuda-Nakagawa, Liria M. – Learning & Memory, 2021
Discrimination of sensory signals is essential for an organism to form and retrieve memories of relevance in a given behavioral context. Sensory representations are modified dynamically by changes in behavioral state, facilitating context-dependent selection of behavior, through signals carried by noradrenergic input in mammals, or octopamine (OA)…
Descriptors: Human Body, Olfactory Perception, Animal Behavior, Memory
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Ana-Simona Ilie; Paula Maria Buda; Daniela Pahome – Romanian Review of Geographical Education, 2023
In this study, we aim to analyze the effects of discovery-based learning through film viewing on students' knowledge about a specific animal species and its habitat. The following hypothesis is tested: students' knowledge about animals and their environment is greater as a result of discovering information through watching videos. The study…
Descriptors: Films, Discovery Learning, Video Technology, Learning Processes
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Bethany B. Stone; Katy Guthrie – American Biology Teacher, 2024
Many K-16 educators agree that active learning is a key component for student success in life sciences. At the same time, some instructors are frustrated by inconsistent student participation in these activities and may revert to traditional teaching strategies. Horse caregivers face a similar frustration when they lead a horse to water and it…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Learner Engagement, Biology, Science Instruction