Sentences with phrase «including verbal learning»

The tests evaluated multiple modes of cognition, including verbal learning and memory and visuospatial working memory / processing speed.

Not exact matches

The research contradicts the findings of earlier studies, including one by researchers at Florida Tech in 2003, which suggested that heading in soccer may result in the short term in weaker mental performance, including a decline in cognitive function, difficulty in verbal learning, planning and maintaining attention and reduced information processing speed.

Two 2003 studies suggest that heading in soccer may result in weaker mental performance, including a decline in cognitive function, difficulty in verbal learning, planning and maintaining attention and reduced information processing speed, but a critical review of the literature in 2010 by an expert panel of the American Academy of Pediatrics found no support for such a finding, and a 2012 study in the journal Neurosurgery concluded that it was «unlikely» that the subtle cognitive differences detected were sufficient to affect the daily lives of players.

Cognitive testing before and after treatment included assessment of verbal memory, specifically recall of spoken words (using the California Verbal Learning Test, Second Ediverbal memory, specifically recall of spoken words (using the California Verbal Learning Test, Second EdiVerbal Learning Test, Second Edition).

The benefits from ALCAR supplementation include increased physical and mental energy that lasts for several hours, improved cognitive processing speed, attention span, focus, memory and verbal fluency, improved mood and increased learning rate.

In posture focus, we demonstrate a particular yoga pose, including alignment guidelines, verbal guidance, modifications, hands - on assists, benefits and contraindications, and then, to stabilize our learning, we practice teaching what we just learned.

School - related gender - based violence (SRGBV), which includes verbal or sexual harassment, sexual abuse, corporal punishment and bullying, can result in increased absenteeism, poor performance, school dropouts, low self - esteem, depression, pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections such as HIV, all of which have a detrimental impact on learning and wellbeing.

Students in classrooms across Southern Illinois face profound obstacles to learning due to «Adverse Childhood Experiences» or ACEs, which include one or more of the following: verbal, physical or sexual abuse; family dysfunction (an incarcerated, mentally ill, or substance - abusing family member); domestic violence; or absence of a parent because of divorce or separation.

Students will learn various verbal and nonverbal communication techniques used among individuals in various settings, including personal, academic and professional settings.

Service dogs must undergo basic dog obedience training, which includes learning to obey verbal cues and not engaging in inappropriate behavior.

Power naps can alleviate our so - called sleep deficits, but they can also boost our brains, including improvements to creative problem solving, verbal memory, perceptual learning, object learning, and statistical learning.

These include complex attention, processing speed, certain aspects of academic skills, verbal intellectual ability, verbal problem solving and reasoning, and learning / memory...

• Excellent time - management and organizational skills • Proficient in Microsoft Office and able to accurately type 35 WPM • Friendly and helpful attitude • Flexible to adapt to changing circumstances and willing to learn new skills • Strong written and verbal communications skills, including creating professional correspondence and resolving disputes with customers in a courteous manner

This study found the most significant problem identified by siblings was the disruption caused by the behaviour of the child with the condition.Examples of this disruptive behaviour included physical and verbal aggression, out - of - control hyperactivity, emotional and social immaturity, academic underachievement and learning problems, family conflicts, poor peer relationships, and difficult relationships with extended family.

Children's development of the cognitive and social skills needed for later success in school may be best supported by a parenting style known as responsive parenting.1 Responsiveness is an aspect of supportive parenting described across different theories and research frameworks (e.g. attachment, socio - cultural) as playing an important role in providing a strong foundation for children to develop optimally.2 - 4 Parenting that provides positive affection and high levels of warmth and is responsive in ways that are contingently linked to a young child's signals («contingent responsiveness») are the affective - emotional aspects of a responsive style.5 These aspects, in combination with behaviours that are cognitively responsive to the child's needs, including the provision of rich verbal input and maintaining and expanding on the child's interests, provide the range of support necessary for multiple aspects of a child's learning.6