Sentences with phrase «based social stimulation»

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Spending a few minutes each day on reward - based basic obedience or simple trick training — a great method for mental stimulation and appropriate social interaction, especially in less mobile animals.

• Introduced and implemented an integrated process of academic, social and post-secondary development • Developed 6 different course outlines for students which were based on academic stimulation and reflect spontaneous developments • Led the Buddy System which brought about a great increase in mutual student help and interest in school activities

Recent theoretical work suggests that bullying might arise out of early cognitive deficits — including language problems, imperfect causal understanding, and poor inhibitory control — that lead to decreased competence with peers, which over time develops into bullying.14, 15 A small number of studies provide circumstantial evidence that such a hypothesis might have merit7: 1 study found a link between poor early cognitive stimulation and (broadly defined) inappropriate school behavior, 16 and another found cognitive stimulation at age 3 years to be protective against symptoms of attention - deficit disorder at age 7 years.17 A study of Greek children found that academic self - efficacy and deficits in social cognition were related to bullying behavior.18 A large US national survey found that those who perceive themselves as having average or below - average academic achievement (as opposed to very good achievement) are 50 % to 80 % more likely to be bullies.8 Yet these studies are based on cross-sectional surveys, with the variables all measured at a single point in time.