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Satz, Paul; And Others – Psychological Assessment, 1996
Four validity scales were developed for the Neuropsychology Behavior and Affect Profile using data from clinical and nonclinical samples. A second study, which involved 157 subjects, indicated that combinations of the clinical and validity scales effectively differentiated dissemblers from brain injury patients, even when dissemblers were highly…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Clinical Diagnosis, Diagnostic Tests
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Hemsley, David R. – Behavior Modification, 1996
Proposes a cognitive model of schizophrenia stating that schizophrenic behavior is caused by a disturbance in sensory input and stored material integration. Cites research to support this model. Outlines the manner in which a disturbance in sensory input integration relates to schizophrenic symptoms and discusses the model's relevance for…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Patterns, Epistemology, Experimental Psychology
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Baird, Samera M.; Ingram, Rebecca; Peterson, JoEllyn – Infant-Toddler Intervention: The Transdisciplinary Journal, 1998
In this study of maternal interpretations of infant behaviors, seven mothers of infants with Down syndrome identified 18 of 22 subcategories of potentially meaningful infant behavior previously identified by mothers of typically developing infants. These seven mothers also identified an additional category: developmental status-abilities.…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Downs Syndrome, Early Intervention, Infant Behavior
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Hagiwara, Taku – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2002
This article introduces some approaches that educational practitioners can use to assess the academic skills of students with Asperger syndrome (AS), while emphasizing the need for a comprehensive assessment system involving both formal and informal assessment methods as part of educational interventions. Academic characteristics of students with…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Asperger Syndrome, Autism, Behavior Patterns
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Nussbaum, E. Michael – Elementary School Journal, 2002
Explored in two studies disparities between how students with different degrees of extroversion and introversion engaged in small-group discussions requiring construction and critique of arguments. Found that extroverted students exhibited a greater tendency to use conflictual discourse, whereas introverted students worked with one another…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Elementary School Students, Extraversion Introversion, Grade 6
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Williams, David J.; Thomas, Adrian; Buboltz, Walter C., Jr.; McKinney, Maribel – Journal of College Counseling, 2002
Several attitudes that predicted binge drinking on campus were identified by focus groups. A brief classroom intervention led to self-reported attitude change among university students. This type of intervention may be useful to college counselors interested in redefining normative perceptions of alcohol use to decrease the prevalence of binge…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitude Measures, Behavior Patterns, College Students
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Siller, Michael; Sigman, Marian – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2002
Comparison of caregiver behaviors of children with either autism, developmental delay, or typical development found no difference between groups in caregiver synchronization with the child's focus of attention. Also, caregivers of children with autism who showed higher levels of synchronization during initial play interactions led to superior…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Patterns, Caregiver Child Relationship, Caregiver Role
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Shively, Randy – Reclaiming Children and Youth, 2002
The EQUIP Program teaches antisocial youth to think and behave more pro-socially and addresses motivating youth to use these tools. The Equipped for Life game is a motivational tool, which provides students with opportunities for social learning. Topics revolve around community reintegration and can be easily adapted to any cognitive behavioral…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Modification, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems
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Nishida, Hiroko; Hammer, Mitchell R.; Wiseman, Richard L. – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1998
Results of a study involving 340 Japanese and 272 U.S. college students and another study with 206 Japanese and 681 U.S. college students found that 21 scenarios did contain different Japanese and American behavioral rules. Results of the second study showed the multidimensionality of the behavioral rules and the difficulties of intercultural…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Processes, College Students, Cross Cultural Studies
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Bjarnason, Thoroddur; Sigurdardottir, Thordis J.; Thorlindsson, Thorolfur – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1999
Used data from the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Drug Use for 1,879 female and 1,931 male 10th graders in Iceland to study violent victimization among adolescents. Violent behavior was found to be the major risk for violent victimization. Discusses some gender differences. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Crime, Foreign Countries
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Zener, Rita Schaefer – NAMTA Journal, 1999
Defines normalization and deviations in child development. Discusses the three different levels in the normalization process. Asserts that guiding the process of normalization should drive the practice of Montessori education. Concludes that whenever there are brief episodes of normalization, the true nature of the child shows itself. (JS)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Development, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems
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Schulenberg, John; Maggs, Jennifer L.; Long, Stephen W.; Sher, Kenneth J.; Gotham, Heather J.; Baer, John S.; Kivlahan, Daniel R.; Marlatt, G. Alan; Zucker, Robert A. – Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 2001
Article represents a symposium that examined the problem of college drinking. Findings are presented and integrated from four longitudinal studies that involved nationally representative samples and single university samples. The primary goal was to better understand what motivates and inhibits risky drinking from a developmental perspective, and…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Behavior Patterns, College Environment, Health Behavior
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Rotunda, Rob J.; Doman, Kathy – American Journal of Family Therapy, 2001
Substance use disorders affect not only the identified client but significant others as well. This article contrasts the enabling and codependency constructs, reviews empirical studies of enabling, and offers a conceptualization of partner responses to addiction that could enhance future research efforts and clinical applications in this area. (BF)
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Patterns, Coping, Emotional Response
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Northup, John; Gulley, Veronica; Edwards, Stephanie; Fountain, Laura – School Psychology Quarterly, 2001
Single-case analyses were conducted of the dosage and time-course effects of methylphenidate on disruptive classroom behavior, math and reading performance, and social engagement. In contrast to previous studies, clear individual differences were demonstrated: across children; across academic, behavioral, and social domains of functioning; for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Modification, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems
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van Nieuwenhuijzen, M.; Bijman, E. R.; Lamberix, I. C. W.; Wijnroks, L.; de Castro, B. Orobio; Vermeer, A.; Matthys, W. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2005
Abstract: Background Most research on children's social problem-solving skills is based on responses to hypothetical vignettes. Just how these responses relate to actual behaviour in real-life social situations is, however, unclear, particularly for children with mild intellectual disabilities (MID). Method: In the present study, the spontaneous…
Descriptors: Social Problems, Problem Solving, Conflict, Interpersonal Competence
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