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Examining Relations between Performance on Non-Verbal Executive Function and Verbal Self-Regulation Tasks in Demographically-Diverse Populations
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Dutra, Natália B.; Chen, Lydia; Anum, Adote; Burger, Oskar; Davis, Helen E.; Dzokoto, Vivian A.; Fong, Frankie T. K.; Ghelardi, Sabrina; Mendez, Kimberly; Messer, Emily J. E.; Newhouse, Morgan; Nielsen, Mark G.; Ramos, Karlos; Rawlings, Bruce; dos Santos, Renan A. C.; Silveira, Lara G. S.; Tucker-Drob, Elliot M.; Legare, Cristine H. – Developmental Science, 2022
Self-regulation is a widely studied construct, generally assumed to be cognitively supported by executive functions (EFs). There is a lack of clarity and consensus over the roles of specific components of EFs in self-regulation. The current study examines the relations between performance on (a) a self-regulation task (Heads, Toes, Knees Shoulders…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Self Control, Short Term Memory, Visual Perception
Visual Angle as Determinant Factor for Relative Distance Perception
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Matsushima, Elton H.; de Oliveira, Artur P.; Ribeiro-Filho, Nilton P.; Da Silva, Jose A. – Psicologica: International Journal of Methodology and Experimental Psychology, 2005
Visual angles are defined as the angle between line of sight up to the mean point of a relative distance and the relative distance itself. In one experiment, we examined the functional aspect of visual angle in relative distance perception using two different layouts composed by 14 stakes, one of them with its center 23 m away from the observation…
Descriptors: Observation, Visual Perception, Experiments, Geographic Location
Automatic Focusing of Attention on Object Size and Shape
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Galera, Cesar; von Grunau, Michael; Panagopoulos, Afroditi – Psicologica: International Journal of Methodology and Experimental Psychology, 2005
In two experiments we investigated the automatic adjusting of the attentional focus to simple geometric shapes. The participants performed a visual search task with four stimuli (the target and three distractors) presented always around the fixation point, inside an outlined frame not related to the search task. A cue informed the subject only…
Descriptors: Stimuli, Geometric Concepts, Cognitive Processes, Experiments
Identifying Gender Differences in the 3-D Visualization Skills of Engineering Students in Brazil and in the United States.
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Medina, Afonso Celso; Gerson, Helena B. P.; Sorby, Sheryl A. – 1998
Three-dimensional visualization skills are critically important to success in engineering careers. Unfortunately, studies have shown that the 3-D spatial visualization skills of women engineering students lag significantly behind those of their male counterparts. This paper examines gender differences in background and in visualization ability for…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Engineering Education, Females, Foreign Countries
Early and Late Inhibitions Elicited by a Peripheral Visual Cue on Manual Response to a Visual Target: Are They Based on Cartesian Coordinates?
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Gawryszewski, Luiz G.; Carreiro, Luiz Renato R.; Magalhaes, Fabio V. – Psicologica: International Journal of Methodology and Experimental Psychology, 2005
A non-informative cue (C) elicits an inhibition of manual reaction time (MRT) to a visual target (T). We report an experiment to examine if the spatial distribution of this inhibitory effect follows Polar or Cartesian coordinate systems. C appeared at one out of 8 isoeccentric (7[degrees]) positions, the C-T angular distances (in polar…
Descriptors: Stimuli, Reaction Time, Mathematics Activities, Cues