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Ko, Linda K.; Turner-McGrievy, Gabrielle M.; Campbell, Marci K. – Health Education & Behavior, 2014
Podcasting is an emerging technology, and previous interventions have shown promising results using theory-based podcast for weight loss among overweight and obese individuals. This study investigated whether constructs of social cognitive theory and information processing theories (IPTs) mediate the effect of a podcast intervention on weight loss…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Handheld Devices, Intervention, Health Education
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Im-Bolter, Nancie; Johnson, Janice; Ling, Daphne; Pascual-Leone, Juan – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2015
The current study tested 2 models of inhibition in 45 children with language impairment and 45 children with normally developing language; children were aged 7 to 12 years. Of interest was whether a model of inhibition as a mental-control process (i.e., executive function) or as a mental resource would more accurately reflect the relations among…
Descriptors: Inhibition, Children, Language Impairments, Comparative Analysis
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Ranellucci, John; Muis, Krista R.; Duffy, Melissa; Wang, Xihui; Sampasivam, Lavanya; Franco, Gina M. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2013
Background: Research is needed to explore conceptual change in relation to achievement goal orientations and depth of processing. Aims: To address this need, we examined relations between achievement goals, use of deep versus shallow processing strategies, and conceptual change learning using a think-aloud protocol. Sample and Method:…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Academic Achievement, Cognitive Processes, Protocol Analysis
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Pos, Alberta E.; Greenberg, Leslie S.; Warwar, Serine H. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2009
In this study, we measured emotional processing and the alliance across 3 phases of therapy (beginning, working, and termination) for 74 clients who each received brief experiential psychotherapy for depression. Using path analysis, we proposed and tested a model of relationships between these 2 processes across phases of therapy and how these…
Descriptors: Path Analysis, Psychotherapy, Depression (Psychology), Models
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Jastrzembski, Tiffany S.; Charness, Neil – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 2007
The authors estimate weighted mean values for nine information processing parameters for older adults using the Card, Moran, and Newell (1983) Model Human Processor model. The authors validate a subset of these parameters by modeling two mobile phone tasks using two different phones and comparing model predictions to a sample of younger (N = 20;…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Telecommunications, Cognitive Processes, Models
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Taylor, James C.; Evans, Glen – Instructional Science, 1985
Outlines a path analytic interpretation of data collected in light of the theoretical formulation of a dynamic model of memory. An investigation of industrial trainees' capacity to differentiate various ferrous and nonferrous metals is described which emphasizes the role of relational, strategic, and empirical knowledge in cognitive skill…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Independent Study, Industrial Training