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SOUZA, PAULO ROBERTO MENEZES DE. "EXECUTIVE COACHING AND BEHAVIORAL CHANGE PROCESS." PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2011. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=18773@1.
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A arena de competição dos negócios está se transformando cada vez mais
rapidamente e as organizações precisam de pessoas preparadas para liderar as
adaptações e inovações necessárias. O Coaching vem ocupando um espaço no
esforço de cumprir a missão de apoiar o desenvolvimento de comportamentos e
competências nos executivos, para que as empresas possam perseguir seus
objetivos. Para que os executivos experimentem os benefícios do processo de
Coaching é fundamental que o coachee tenha clareza e entendimento de que
existem comportamentos a melhorar e ter disposição para querer mudar e persistir
ao longo do tempo necessário para que o novo comportamento desejado se torne
um hábito. O objetivo deste trabalho é analisar a importância e efetividade de se
avaliar a capacidade adaptativa e o estágio de mudança do indivíduo no início e
no final de um programa de Coaching, como uma etapa estratégica de assessment
e melhor planejamento do processo, de forma a escolher com mais rapidez e
segurança as ferramentas a serem utilizadas em cada caso. Para cumprir este
objetivo, utilizando a Escala de Estágios de Mudanças/EEM, que foi desenvolvida
por McConnaughy, Prochaska e Velicer (1983) e o Design de Processo de
Coaching, de Souza (2005), foram acompanhados oito executivos num processo
de Coaching durante três meses. Os resultados deste estudo sugerem que os
programas de Coaching de executivos podem ser ainda mais eficientes utilizando
ferramentas de avaliação como a Escala de Estágios de Mudanças. Apesar disso,
não podemos perder de vista que se trata de um processo que requer extrema
flexibilidade de acordo com cada caso que esteja sendo conduzido. Por isso é
desejável que não se padronize os procedimentos de forma genérica. Algumas
limitações do modelo foram observadas, conforme abordadas em capítulo próprio,
e algumas recomendações de outros estudos e pesquisas também foram
mencionadas.<br>The arena of business competition is becoming ever faster and organizations
need people prepared to lead the necessary adaptations and innovations. Coaching
has been occupying a space in an effort to fulfill the mission of supporting the
development of skills and behaviors in the Executive, so that companies can
pursue their goals. For executives to experience the benefits of the process of
coaching is essential that the coachee has clarity and understanding that there are
behaviors to improve and a willingness to want to change and persist over time to
the desired new behavior becomes a habit. The objective of this study is to
analyze the importance and effectiveness of assessing the adaptive capacity and
the individual s stage of change at the beginning and end of a coaching program as
a strategic step for better assessment and planning process in order to choose more
speed and security tools to be used in each case. To meet this goal, using the
Stages of Change Scale / MES, which was developed by McConnaughy,
Prochaska and Velicer (1983) and the Design Process Coaching, de Souza (2005),
were followed eight executives in the process of skills development for three
months. The results of this study suggest that executive coaching programs can be
even more efficient by using assessment tools such as the Stages of Change Scale.
Nevertheless, we can not lose sight that this is a process that requires extreme
flexibility according to each case that is being conducted. Therefore it is desirable
not to standardize the procedures in a generic way. Some limitations of the model
were observed, as discussed in a separate chapter, and some recommendations
from other studies and research were also mentioned.
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Huh, Kenneth K. "Strategic resource development process : a behavioral view." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2013. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/57722/.
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The Resource-based view (RBV) of the firm sees a firm as a bundle of resources, and proposes that organisational performance differences arise from firms possessing heterogeneous sets of resources. However, there have been a limited number of research studies that explore how firms come to possess a particular resource set. The Dynamic RBV postulates that firm resource heterogeneity arises from subjective managerial processes. More specifically, firms come to possess a heterogeneous resource system via two managerial processes: resource conceptualisation and resource management. This thesis follows the notion of the Dynamic RBV and examines a resource-developing managerial process using three empirical studies. The first study observes two group-based resource conceptualisation processes and identifies two different orientations towards the resource system being conceptualised; namely systemic vs. discrete orientation. Having a systemic orientation is found to enhance the structure of the group resource conceptualisation process and improve effectiveness of cognitive conflict. The second study is conducted to further explore the notion of the effectiveness of cognitive conflict, by incorporating the concept of mental model convergence as part of a group strategy decision process. The study, through observation of the strategy development processes of six groups, finds evidence of two processes of mental model convergence: first, a group-driven convergence process where members harmoniously converge their mental models through deeply embedded trust between the members; and second, an individual-driven convergence process where the convergence is achieved via active discussion and cognitive conflict between the group members. The last empirical study tests another notion developed from the finding of the first empirical study: the role of systemic understanding in managing a resource system. The study confirms that managers who develop a systemic understanding of the resource system engage in an effective resource management process by adopting proactive resource management behaviour, making less biased decisions, and achieving effective learning from their performance. Through the three research studies, the doctoral research postulates that managerial processes affect the development of a firm’s resource system.
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Kapoor, Shekhar. "Process level test generation for VHDL behavioral models." Thesis, This resource online, 1994. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05022009-040753/.
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Polaha, Jodi. "The Pediatric Behavioral Telehealth Clinic: Process and Outcome." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2007. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/6614.
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Dinehart, Jared Micah. "Melioration and the Behavioral Addiction Process: An Experimental Analysis." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2004. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd509.pdf.
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Li, Liangda. "Influence modeling in behavioral data." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/53879.
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Understanding influence in behavioral data has become increasingly important in analyzing the cause and effect of human behaviors under various scenarios. Influence modeling enables us to learn not only how human behaviors drive the diffusion of memes spread in different kinds of networks, but also the chain reactions evolve in the sequential behaviors of people. In this thesis, I propose to investigate into appropriate probabilistic models for efficiently and effectively modeling influence, and the applications and extensions of the proposed models to analyze behavioral data in computational sustainability and information search.
One fundamental problem in influence modeling is the learning of the degree of influence between individuals, which we called social infectivity.
In the first part of this work, we study how to efficient and effective learn social infectivity in diffusion phenomenon in social networks and other applications. We replace the pairwise infectivity in the multidimensional Hawkes processes with linear combinations of those time-varying features, and optimize the associated coefficients with lasso regularization on coefficients.
In the second part of this work, we investigate the modeling of influence between marked events in the application of energy consumption, which tracks the diffusion of mixed daily routines of household members. Specifically, we leverage temporal and energy consumption information recorded by smart meters in households for influence modeling, through a novel probabilistic model that combines marked point processes with topic models. The learned influence is supposed to reveal the sequential appliance usage pattern of household members, and thereby helps address the problem of energy disaggregation.
In the third part of this work, we investigate a complex influence modeling scenario which requires simultaneous learning of both infectivity and influence existence. Specifically, we study the modeling of influence in search behaviors, where the influence tracks the diffusion of mixed search intents of search engine users in information search. We leverage temporal and textual information in query logs for influence modeling, through a novel probabilistic model that combines point processes with topic models. The learned influence is supposed to link queries that serve for the same formation need, and thereby helps address the problem of search task identification.
The modeling of influence with the Markov property also help us to understand the chain reaction in the interaction of search engine users with query auto-completion (QAC) engine within each query session. The fourth part of this work studies how a user's present interaction with a QAC engine influences his/her interaction in the next step. We propose a novel probabilistic model based on Markov processes, which leverage such influence in the prediction of users' click choices of suggested queries of QAC engines, and accordingly improve the suggestions to better satisfy users' search intents.
In the fifth part of this work, we study the mutual influence between users' behaviors on query auto-completion (QAC) logs and normal click logs across different query sessions. We propose a probabilistic model to explore the correlation between user' behavior patterns on QAC and click logs, and expect to capture the mutual influence between users' behaviors in QAC and click sessions.
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Wicks, John A. "An efficiency rating tool for process-level VHDL behavioral models." Diss., This resource online, 1996. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06062008-151205/.
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Hornyak, Robert. "Knowledge Worker Behavioral Responses and Job Outcomes in Mandatory Enterprise System Use Contexts." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2012. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/cis_diss/47.
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The three essays that comprise my dissertation are drawn from a longitudinal field study of the work process innovation of sourcing professionals at a large multinational paper products and related chemicals manufacturing firm. The focus of this study is an examination of how characteristics of the work process innovation context impact enterprise system (ES) acceptance, rich ES use behavior and the resulting individual-level job outcomes realized by knowledge workers in a strategic business process. The ES, an enterprise sourcing application, was introduced to innovate the work processes of employees who perform the sourcing business process.
Over a period of 12 months, we collected survey data at four points in time (pre-implementation, immediately following training on the new system; following six months of use; and, following 12 months of use) to trace the innovation process as it unfolded. The three essays that comprise my dissertation focus on three key gaps in understanding and make three corresponding key contributions.
The first research essay focuses on the transition from an emphasis on behavioral intention to mental acceptance in mandatory use environments. This essay contributes to the technology acceptance literature by finding that work process characteristics and implementation characteristics are exogenous to beliefs about the technology and that these beliefs are important to understanding mental acceptance as well in mandatory use contexts. The second and third research essays emphasize the transition from lean use concepts to conceptualizing, defining and measuring rich use behaviors and show that use must be captured and elaborated on in context. This is pursued through the development of two rich use constructs reflective of the sourcing work context and the complementary finding of countervailing factors in the work process that may impede the positive impact of rich use behaviors on job benefits.
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Baier, Thomas, Ciccio Claudio Di, Jan Mendling, and Mathias Weske. "Matching events and activities by integrating behavioral aspects and label analysis." Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10270-017-0603-z.
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Nowadays, business processes are increasingly supported by IT services that produce massive amounts of event data during the execution of a process. These event data can be used to analyze the process using process mining techniques to discover the real process, measure conformance to a given process model, or to enhance existing models with performance information. Mapping the produced events to activities of a given process model is essential for conformance checking, annotation and understanding of process mining results. In order to accomplish this mapping with low manual effort, we developed a semi-automatic approach that maps events to activities using insights from behavioral analysis and label analysis. The approach extracts Declare constraints from both the log and the model to build matching constraints to efficiently reduce the number of possible mappings. These mappings are further reduced using techniques from natural language processing, which allow for a matching based on labels and external knowledge sources. The evaluation with synthetic and real-life data demonstrates the effectiveness of the approach and its robustness toward non-conforming execution logs.
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Budajeva, Snezjana. "OCD as behavioral addiction and the reward process : A systematic review." Thesis, Högskolan i Skövde, Institutionen för biovetenskap, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:his:diva-20174.
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Studies have shown that aberrant activity in some brain regions involved in the pathology of OCD overlaps similarly with individuals with addiction disorders. The reduced anxiety following a compulsion together with findings of diminished activation in the striatum during reward anticipation proposes a view of OCD being a behavior addiction. To investigate if there are consistent results across studies that support this view a systematic search of the literature was conducted. The keywords in the final search string used were: Obsessive-compulsive disorder, OCD, reward, risk, functional MRI, MRI, fMRI. Databases used for the search were Web of Science and PubMed. The inclusion criteria were studies that compared the neural activity during the anticipation phase of reward between OCD patients and healthy controls. The intervention and brain imaging used in the included studies were the monetary incentive delay task and fMRI. The main data extracted were the alterations in the striatum. Four studies were included in this review with inconsistent results. Three studies did not find any significant difference between OCD and healthy controls and therefore the findings in principle did not support the view of OCD being a behavior addiction. However, differences in study design between studies could be an explanation for the conflicting findings.
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Dihego, da Silva Oliveira Jose. "Algebraic laws for process subtyping." Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, 2011. https://repositorio.ufpe.br/handle/123456789/2660.
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Previous issue date: 2011<br>Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico<br>Uma abordagem formal e crucial na especificação e desenvolvimento de sistemas complexos.
Inspirado pela engenharia, o desenvolvimento de software deve preterir a abordagem
empirica e seguir uma abordagem estruturada, formal, passível de repetição e
prova face ao advento de sistemas mais complexos, paralelos e concorrentes.
Este trabalho apresenta uma extensão conservativa de OhCircus, uma linguagem de
especificação oncorrente, que integra CSP, Z, orientação a objetos e um calculo de re-
finamento. Esta extensão suporta a definição de heranca de processo, onde
uxo de
controle, operações e componentes de estado em um superprocesso, podem ser reusados
por seus subprocessos. Neste trabalho nos apresentamos a gramatica estendida de OhCir-
cus, acompanhada por um conjunto de regras de tipos que lidam com as novas construções
da linguagem.
Nos apresentamos, em termos da Unifying Theories of Programming definida por
Hoare e He, a semântica formal de heranca de processo e suas construções de suporte.
A principal contribuição deste trabalho e um conjunto, formalmente provado, de leis
algebricas que lidam com herança de processo. Nós também explanamos informalmente
como essas leis podem contribuir para uma teoria de completude para OhCircus. Finalmente
nossas leis são exercitadas atraves de um estudo de caso
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Silva, Ricardo João Besteiro e. "A behavioral analysis tool for models of software systems." Master's thesis, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/4023.
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Trabalho apresentado no âmbito do Mestrado em Engenharia Informática, como requisito parcial para obtenção do grau de Mestre em Engenharia Informática<br>Process calculi are simple languages which permit modeling of concurrent systems so that they can be verified for correctness. We can analyze concurrent systems based on process calculi by either comparing a representation of the actual implementation with a simpler specification for equivalence, or by verifying whether desired properties described in an adequate logic hold.
Strong bisimulation equivalence is one of many equivalence relations defined on process calculi to aid in the verification of concurrent software. This equivalence relation relates processes which exhibit the same behavior, i.e. perform the same transitions, as equivalent regardless of
internal implementation details.
Logics to reason about processes range from those which describe temporal properties – how properties evolve during the course of a process’ life – behavioral properties – which actions a process is capable of performing – and spatial properties – what components compose a process and how are they connected.
Model checking consists of verifying if a model, in our case a process, satisfies a given property. Model checking techniques are quite popular in conjunction with process calculi to aid in the verification of the correctness of concurrent systems.
In this thesis we address the problems of checking bisimilarity between processess using characteristic formulae, which are formulae used to fully describe a process’ behavior. We implement some facilities to allow bisimilarity verification in the Spatial Logic Model Checker tool. As a result of adding these facilities we also extend the SLMC tool with an extra modality
in the logic it uses to reason about processes. We have also added the possibility to define mutually recursive properties in the tool and enhanced the model checking algorithm with a cache to prevent redundant, time-consuming checks to be performed.
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Axelrad, Mary, Laurie Webb, Kimberly Mann, and Amanda Stoltz. "Improving the Referral Process for Behavioral Health Using a Patient-Centered Approach." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2019. https://dc.etsu.edu/asrf/2019/schedule/213.
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Behavioral counseling is integral for the overall health of individuals with a mental health diagnosis. For instance, diabetic patients treated with cognitive behavioral therapy (“CBT”) for depression have been shown to have better glycemic control and patients with coronary artery disease treated with CBT for stress management have decreased risk for recurrent myocardial infarction. Above all, for nearly all mental health diagnoses, behavioral counseling is an effective treatment strategy for achieving remission.
In primary care, mental health therapy oftentimes starts with a referral to a counseling center or psychiatric professional. With strong patient commitment, behavioral therapy can ultimately improve health outcomes and the day to day functioning for that patient. Unfortunately, the initial step can be the most difficult and the journey never begins.
In our clinic, a residency clinic in a semi-rural area with a high percentage of underinsured, we noticed that a lower than preferred number of patients that we refer to our most accessible behavioral counseling center do not even schedule their first appointment. Additionally, we are limited by a scarcity of affordable psychiatric resources and this counseling center is often our only option for referral.
For this purpose, we implemented the following changes consecutively to the referral process. First, our in-house referrals coordinator made the first appointment, instead of the patient having to call themselves. Next, we took this a step further, and an employee from the counseling center came onsite to initiate the intake process on the day of the referral or at the patient’s convenience. We then measured their success by comparing the percentage of patients that completed the intake process before and after each implementation. There was a statistically significant increase in the mean percentage of intakes completed after each intervention.
We conclude that although the reason patients are unable to follow-up with a behavioral health referral is often multi-factorial, simplifying the process for the patient seems to help a great deal. While this is encouraging, more evaluation is needed to determine if patient outcomes are improved, and if these interventions are cost effective and sustainable options.
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Quinonez, Bonnie. "Influence of Dual Process Decision-Making Theory in Patients Diagnosed With Cancer." Thesis, Walden University, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10639411.
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<p> Each year millions of people face the medical decision-making cycle that comes with a diagnosis of cancer. For patients and their families, this can be a rollercoaster of confusion and fear. Researchers have indicated that the complexity of the decision-making process is underrepresented in the current approach of informed decision-making. The purpose of this study was to add to scientifically-validated research expanding the identification of factors that influence decision-making for individuals diagnosed with cancer. Fuzzy trace theory (FTT) is the dual process memory theory used as the framework for this study. Qualitative data were collected using semistructured interviews with 10 participants. The sampling strategy included purposeful sampling and snowball or chain sampling. The audio-recorded interviews were transcribed and analyzed. Software tools were used to aid in the creation of word mapping and clusters and a naming structure emerged. A comprehensive thematic analysis was completed. Participants detailed experiences with family and social dynamics, psychological or emotional stress, external influencing factors to the decision-making process, and experiences with cancer advertising. This research can create positive social change through the advancement of scientifically-validated research to support patients during the decision-making process.</p><p>
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Grissom, Priscilla Fletcher. "THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SELECTED PROCESS AND OUTCOME MEASURES IN CONJOINT BEHAVIORAL CONSULTATION." NCSU, 2001. http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/theses/available/etd-20011114-165614.
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<p>Conjoint behavioral consultation, an extension of traditional behavioral consultation, is a relatively new model of structured problem-solving. No published study exists that systematically examines the relationship between process and outcome variables in CBC. In an effort to expand on the process-outcome research in traditional behavioral consultation, a relational communication perspective was adopted to examine the presence of relational control in CBC and its relationship to outcomes. CBC was initiated for 20 clients who were elementary and middle school students identified as having a disability such as behavioral or learning disorders. Consultants were 16 advanced graduate students trained in CBC, and consultees were 23 school-based professionals and 20 parents. Consultant, teacher, and parent control was measured within the Conjoint Problem Identification Interview of each case using the Family Relational Communication Control Coding System (Heatherington & Friedlander, 1987). This coding system, an extension of the Rogers and Farace (1975) Relational Coding System, allows for patterns of relational control regarding the process of consultation to be examined. For each speaker, two measures of relational control were calculated, domineeringness and dominance. Domineeringness is the number of one-up messages by speaker A divided by the total number of messages for speaker A. Dominance is the number of one-up messages by speaker A responded to with one-down messages by speaker B. Outcomes were assessed at the conclusion of CBC regarding the acceptability of CBC, consultant effectiveness, and client improvement. Correlational results suggest that parent control (i.e., dominance) toward the consultant is associated with less favorable teacher ratings regarding model acceptability, r(19) = -49, p = .01, and less favorable parent ratings of client improvement, r(14) = -61, p = .01. Additionally, parent-to-teacher control was associated with less favorable parent ratings of client improvement, r(14) = -58, p = .01. In contrast to behavioral consultation's focus on teacher behavior, the results of this study suggest that greater importance should be paid to parent relational control with respect to outcomes of CBC.<P>
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Johansson, Anna. "TECHNOLOGY ENHANCED BEHAVIORAL CHANGE PROCESSES : Changing an organizational change process with ICT." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för teknikvetenskaplig kommunikation och lärande (ECE), 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-180708.
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In our rapidly developing society, companies and education have to continuously reflect upon their ways of working in order learn and improve. Learning within organizations can be measured by studying behavioral change, and research has shown that behavioral change can be achieved with technology enhanced interventions and coaching. The purpose of this study is to explore how the participants perceive a behavioral change process when it is matched with technology, what aspects of the process that effect the participants’ learning and behavior, and to find a technological solution which enables coaching for behavioral change. This has been done by a user-centered designed process where the participants used surveys to assess their behavior and attitudes. The data collected was then used as basis for coaching, reflection and feedback. In conclusion, this study showed a perceived change in behavior due to reflection and increased transparency into the change process, both facilitated by the technology added to the process.<br>I vårt snabba utvecklingssamhälle måste företag och utbildning ständigt reflektera över sitt arbetssätt för att lära sig och utvecklas. Lärande inom organisationer kan mätas genom att studera förändringar i beteende, och forskning har visat att beteendeförändring kan åstadkommas med teknikförstärkta interventioner och coaching. Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka hur deltagarna uppfattar en process för beteendeförändring när den matchas med teknik, vilka aspekter av processen som påverkar deltagarnas lärande och beteende, samt att hitta en teknisk lösning som möjliggör coaching för beteendeförändring. Detta har gjorts genom en användarcentrerad designprocess där deltagarna använde enkäter för att skatta sina beteende och attityder. Den data som samlades in användes sedan för coaching, reflektion och återkoppling. Sammanfattningsvis visade studien en upplevd beteendeförändring på grund av reflektion och ökad transparens i förändringsarbetet, vilka underlättades av teknikförstärkningen.
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Bell, Mary Ann 1953. "Losing connections: A process of decision-making in late life suicidality." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/284294.
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Late life suicide is a major public health problem in the U.S. with elderly white men at highest risk of completed suicide. This grounded theory study explored individual perspectives of suicidality with men aged 67 to 83 years. A basic social psychological process, Losing Connections, was identified from interviews. Three stages of this process were identified during which the effect of cumulative losses culminated in depression, prompted suicidal ideation, and led to a decision point for the individual. Loss was the key theme in stage one. Relationship, health, and role losses were identified with professional role loss being the most prominent. The second stage was characterized by depression and despair during which suicidal ideation was prominent. Progressive alienation and the resolution to die characterized this phase. In stage three, the struggle between wanting to die and deciding to do so presented a decision point. The decision point was surrounded by a balance of triggers and barriers, which was modulated by ambivalence. The informant perceived they had reasons to die (triggers), but made the decision not to die because of perceived consequences (barriers). Triggers prompting the decision point were thoughts of a deceased spouse, emotional pain, health problems, and feelings of uselessness and/or hopelessness. The most common barrier to suicide was consequences to family members. Religion was not a significant barrier. Instead, there was a general lack of religious connections among informants. Likewise, social isolation was not prominent, as informants retained connections with family members, friends, and community.
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Dunn, Leonard K. "Hiring manager's consideration process for ex-offender job applicants| A grounded theory study." Thesis, Capella University, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10258419.
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<p> This dissertation explores a gap in understanding about how hiring managers determine whether an ex-offender job applicant passes or fails a selection and hiring process based on their subjective evaluations of the applicant. The research question posed was <i>how do hiring managers describe the process of considering ex-offender job applicants?</i> A grounded theory design was selected to answer the research question so that a concept, model, and/or theory could be developed. The larger population for this dissertation research included hiring managers within organizations residing in the state of Oregon. The sample was recruited from publicly available Chamber of Commerce directories, and consisted of eight voluntary participants from five small businesses who had varied experiences with considering ex-offender applicants for employment. These experiences were analyzed using systematic grounded theory data analysis techniques to develop a theory. The proposed theory explains the concepts and processes that participants used when evaluating an ex-offender applicant for employment and includes 32 detailed concepts and considerations for hiring decisions model. The model explains how participants weighed applicant offense history, severity of crime, and job position requirements when evaluating an applicant. The proposed theory contains three phases, which include a hiring manager’s worldview concerning ex-offenders, such as a belief that employing ex-offenders is a service to the community that reduces crime; a hiring manager’s cognitive and psychological processes related to recruitment, selection, and integration of ex-offenders into his or her organization; and the primary phase where the decision undergoes additional scrutiny when the applicant is an ex-offender. Movement through these phases appeared to assist participants in arriving at a decision to hire or not hire an ex-offender applicant. Further research is suggested to test and refine the proposed theory and its components.</p>
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Cohen, Rachel Mara. "Implementing school-wide positive behavior support : exploring the influence of socio-cultural, academic, behavioral, and implementation process variables." [Tampa, Fla] : University of South Florida, 2006. http://purl.fcla.edu/usf/dc/et/SFE0001607.
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Dorflinger, Lindsey. "The Interpersonal Process and Predictors of Consent in Tissue Donation Requests." VCU Scholars Compass, 2011. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/2577.
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The present study examined the interpersonal process during tissue donation requests and evaluated demographic and interpersonal/behavioral predictors of consent or refusal to donate. One hundred and two audiorecordings of tissue donation requests were evaluated using several different observer measures of interpersonal behavior and decision making. Results showed that tissue requesters (TRs) and next-of-kin (NOKs) tended to match one another’s level of affiliation, and complemented one another on interpersonal dominance. TRs infrequently used negative or disapproving statements during the request, but when they did NOKs were less friendly, more disapproving, and more likely to express concern. Overall there were few differences in interpersonal behavior as a function of demographic variables, however female NOKs and those with more education were perceived as more affiliative, and TRs with more experience used more statements of approval and support during requests than those with less experience. There were also few differences in interpersonal behavior related to gender or race “match” between TRs and NOKs. Consistent with hypotheses, results showed significant correlations between positive/collaborative behavior of the TR and NOK. Logistic regressions were used to examine predictors of consent or refusal to donate. NOKs were more likely to consent to donation when they were themselves more willing to donate their own tissues or organs, and when TRs did not use negative/disapproving statements, asked fewer questions, were more supportive, and discussed with NOKs that donation would not result in mutilation or significant change to the deceased’s body. The findings suggest that each interactant’s interpersonal behavior during tissue donation requests elicits certain responses from the other, and that some interpersonal variables significantly predict the NOKs donation decision. The findings indicate that training for tissue requesters that addresses interpersonal behavior and discussion of certain key topics may impact consent rates.
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Petersen, Hans-Georg. "Transformation process after five years: behavioral adaptation and institutional change : the polish case." Universität Potsdam, 1995. http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/volltexte/2008/1608/.
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Contents:
- Monetary Stabilization and Budgetary Reforms
- Restructuring the Tax System
- Privatization
- The Open Gap: Transfers
- Social Reform: Acceptance and Feasibility
- Some Public Choice Remarks
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Ramnerö, Jonas. "Behavioral Treatments of Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia : Treatment Process and Determinants of Change." Doctoral thesis, Stockholm University, Department of Psychology, 2005. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-404.
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<p>The present dissertation comprises four empirical studies within the area of behavioral treatment of panic disorder with agoraphobia. The focus is on studying issues pertaining to outcome, treatment process and determinants of change. The first study is a randomized controlled treatment study of 73 patients undergoing 16 sessions of either exposure in vivo (E), or cognitive behavior therapy (CBT). Both treatments showed clear improvements at post-treatment that were well maintained at 1-year follow up, and there were no significant differences between the treatments.</p><p>The second study concerned prediction of outcome in the same sample. From a variety of pre-treatment characteristics severity of avoidance was the one most related to outcome. Most predictors were found unrelated. Two approaches of prediction were also compared: treating outcome as a categorical vs. continuous variable. The different approaches yielded a somewhat dissimilar picture of the impact of pre-treatment severity of avoidance. The third study examined different aspects of the therapeutic relationship, and their relation to outcome. Clients’ perceptions of therapists and their ratings of the working alliance were generally not related to outcome at any point. On the other hand, therapists’ perceptions of patients as showing goal-direction and active participation were related to outcome from early on in therapy. The fourth study examined different aspects of change. It was found that change in indices of the frequency of panic attacks was not closely related to change in agoraphobic avoidance at post-treatment. Change in avoidance was also more related to other aspects of outcome. At one-year follow-up, a more unitary picture, regarding the different aspects of change was observed.</p>
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Hahn, Brian A. "Analyzing the critical elements of behavioral safety and their impact on process implementation /." Available to subscribers only, 2006. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1203572641&sid=9&Fmt=2&clientId=1509&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
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Ramnerö, Jonas. "Behavioral treatments of panic disorder with agoraphobia : treatment process and determinants of change /." Stockholm : Department of Psychology [Psykologiska institutionen], Stockholm University, 2005. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-404.
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Marsh, Barnaby. "Making the best choice : judgement and strategic decision making under conditions of risk and uncertainty." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.311983.
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Chen, Yan Qiong 1966. "Shopping orientation as an outcome of the acculturation process among Chinese consumers." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/278288.
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In this research consumer acculturation was investigated to explore the relationship between shopping orientations of ethnic consumers and their involvement in the acculturation process. A consumer acculturation model was proposed which described the entire process of learning consumer behavior across cultural boundaries and discovered the relationships among the variables. A survey was conducted among 400 Chinese consumers residing in Tucson. Factor analysis and multiple regression were employed to derive common factors and test hypotheses. The results suggested that most shopping orientations, as well as acculturation variables were influenced by individual characteristics such as individuals' ethnicness, language ability, lifestyle activities, length of stay in the U.S., and willingness to stay. Individuals' demographic characteristics such as sex, age, income, marital status, and student/employment status, however, had less influence on shopping orientations and acculturation variables.
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Hess, Sherry Marchand. "The effects of a case formulation approach on process and outcome in the treatment of depression /." Full text (PDF) from UMI/Dissertation Abstracts International, 2000. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/fullcit?p9992816.
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Dover, Thomas J. "Implementing a Complex Social Simulation of the Violent Offending Process| The Promise of a Synthetic Offender." Thesis, George Mason University, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10131433.
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<p> There are limitations to traditional methods of capturing the dynamics of violent interactions. These limitations are due to outcome driven approaches, data sampling issues, and inadequate means to capture, express, and explore the complexity of behavioral processes. To address these challenges, it is proposed that “violent offending” be re-framed as an emergent feature of a complex adaptive social system. This dissertation abstracts and computationally implements a theoretical framework that forms the basis of a complex social simulation of the violent offending process. The primary outcome of this effort is a viable synthetic offender that emerges from simulated interactions between potential offenders (subjects) and potential victims (targets) within an environment. The results of calibrating this model to a real-world murder series are discussed, as well as, the comparison metrics used to assess goodness-of-fit of simulated and real-world event-sites. A synthetic offender promises valuable insights into individual offending trajectories, offender tactical processes, and the emergence of geospatial and temporal behaviors. Furthermore, this approach is capable of reproducing the violent offending process with sufficient detail to contribute new scientific understanding and insights to criminology and the social sciences.</p>
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Murase, Toshio. "Measuring multilevel constructs theoretical and methodological features of team behavioral process under compilational models." Doctoral diss., University of Central Florida, 2011. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/4812.
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Since at least the 1950s, researchers interested in studying the dynamics of small groups have struggled with how best to measure interaction processes. Although team process measurement issues are not particularly unique in terms of content, measuring multilevel phenomena presents an interesting problem because structural aspects are integral components of emergence. The elemental content of multilevel phenomena is wholly unique and distinguishable from the elemental content of composite units, and emerges as individual behaviors compile to higher levels of analyses. Analogous to chemical structures, behavioral phenomena manifest at higher levels in different structural patterns as members connect to one another through dynamic interactions. Subsequently, multilevel phenomena are more appropriately characterized in terms of pattern in addition to the traditionally measured intensity. The vast majority of teams research conceptualizes and operationalizes multilevel phenomena based on compositional (i.e., additive) models. This approach impedes the further advancement of the science of team effectiveness by capturing content and intensity, but not structure. This dissertation argues that compilational models better capture content, intensity, and structure, and therefore represent a preferred alternative for conceptualizing and operationalizing team processes. This dissertation details measurement issues associated with compositional models in teams research, and provides concepts helpful for reconceptualizing team processes as compilational forms.<br>ID: 030646236; System requirements: World Wide Web browser and PDF reader.; Mode of access: World Wide Web.; Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Central Florida, 2011.; Includes bibliographical references (p. 202-235).<br>Ph.D.<br>Doctorate<br>Psychology<br>Sciences<br>Psychology; Industrial and Organizational Psychology Track
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Rae, J. M. "Behavioral process models : The development of principles and practice in the sphere of economics." Thesis, University of York, 1987. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.380542.
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Rizaldi. "Behavioral adjustment of Japanese macaques in the process of rank acquisition and successive aggression." 京都大学 (Kyoto University), 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2433/136950.
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Sarah, Meshberg Cohen. "Expressive Writing as a Therapeutic Process for Drug Dependent Women." VCU Scholars Compass, 2009. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/2013.
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Women with Substance Use Disorders (SUD) have high rates of trauma and PTSD, which is linked to greater physical and mental health problems and poorer SUD treatment outcomes. While research affirms trauma should be addressed during SUD treatment, the majority of addiction programs do not offer such services. One promising intervention is Pennebaker’s expressive writing paradigm, which includes disclosure of traumatic/stressful experiences through 20-minute writing sessions over 3-5 consecutive days. While expressive writing has been linked to improvements in mental and physical health, the intervention has not been studied in persons with SUDs. The present study was a randomized clinical trial comparing expressive writing to control (neutral topic) writing. Conducted in a residential SUD program for women, the study: 1) compared psychological and physical health profiles in SUD women with and without co-morbid PTSD and/or trauma; 2) compared 2-week and 1-month outcomes for the experimental and control groups; and 3) examined immediate and more distal levels of psychological distress following expressive writing. Study participants were N=149 women randomized to either the expressive writing or control writing condition. All women completed 20-minute writing sessions daily for 4 consecutive days. As predicted, SUD women reported high rates of trauma and PTSD, and those with such co-morbidities had more severe psychological and physical health problems. At 2-week follow-up, expressive writing participants showed greater reductions in post-traumatic symptom severity and anxiety scores than control writing participants. While no group differences were found at 1-month follow-up, this was due largely to significant improvements for both groups over the course of residential treatment. Finally, expressive writing participants showed increased negative affect immediately after each writing session, but there were no differences in pre-writing negative affect scores between groups the following day. By the final writing session, participants were able to write about traumatic/stressful events without having a spike in negative affect. Study results suggest expressive writing may be a brief, cost effective, adjunct to SUD treatment. Furthermore, expressive writing, when implemented in a residential SUD setting, appears safe, and warrants further study as a strategy for addressing trauma and PTSD in tandem with SUD treatment.
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Noyes, Emily T. "Exploring the Decisional Process behind Alcohol Use: Converging Evidence Across Multiple Theories." Scholar Commons, 2018. https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/7555.
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Understanding the etiological and maintaining processes of problematic drinking continues to be a challenge. There has been a growing amount of research focusing on the decisional processes that act to maintain addictive behaviors. Elucidating this underlying process is key to understanding the range of drinking behavior observed among individuals. Rather than relying on one theory, examining overlap between multiple theories of alcohol use may lead to a better understanding of such a process. Using a construct validation approach, this study utilized motivational (Ambivalence Model of Craving), cognitive (Alcohol Outcome Expectancy Theory), and behavioral theories (Behavioral Economics) of alcohol use to examine the extent to which they tap into a common underlying decisional process of alcohol use behaviors. Two methods were used including establishing motivational profiles using latent profile analysis and an experimental manipulation of situational context to examine the effect of setting on constructs of interest. Results from the two studies provided partial support for the overlap between these theories as it pertains to a common underlying process.
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Crump, Sharlyn. "The efficacy of an academic behavior assessment tool for the functional behavior assessment process." Thesis, Pepperdine University, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3714452.
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<p> Since the reauthorization of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act in 1997 and then later, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act in 2004, students that display behaviors that impede learning require that a Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) be conducted for the development of a behavior plan that is focused on Positive Behavior Support (PBS) strategies. The traditional FBA measures and analyzes environmental variables that trigger problem behaviors; however, it does not measure adaptive academic behavior skills that are needed for academic success in the classroom environment. This study’s literature review examines the reasons for incorporating a strength-based model for measuring academic behaviors for a more comprehensive analysis of a student’s strengths as well as deficits. Adaptive/academic behavior skill measurements are also appropriate for identifying and teaching replacement skills. This study examined an academic behavior tool that helps educators to identify both the student’s adaptive academic behavior strengths as well as behavior deficits during the FBA process. In addition, psychometric properties for the statistical relationships between behavior variables were measured for consistency, standardization, and better overall assistance for the classroom educator. </p><p> The findings of this analysis support that the psychometrics properties of the academic behavior assessment tool meets the measurements for a reliable and valid tool. The Alpha Cronbach Reliability test measured .96. The principle components factor analysis with a varimax rotation was measured. The factor analysis identified the connections between the studies demographic variables, and the relationship that existed amongst the 25 survey items of the tool. The eigenvalues greater than 1.0 resulted in a four-factor solution that accounted for 69.81% of the variance. Given that the first factor was six times or more times larger than any other factor, a decision to retain only one factor and retain all 25 items to create a total score. </p><p> Based on the psychometric measurements of this study, this academic behavior assessment tool possibly will help classroom educators address problem behaviors by identifying the appropriate replacement skills needed for the development of the BIP, interventions, and the FBA process. Additional findings suggest that, used as a screening tool, it may identify skill deficits with preschool-aged children, primary students, special education, and the RtI model, to connect both the academic and behavioral components needed to be taught for academic success.</p>
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Renoult, Louis. "Do we still process the meaning of highly repeated words? A behavioral and electrophysiological investigation." Thesis, McGill University, 2010. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:8881/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=92319.
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Jaster, Mary Frances. "Storytelling in the transformative process of cultural self-awareness." Scholarly Commons, 2010. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/749.
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The research project asks the question: What role does storytelling have in enhancing cultural self-awareness and achieving perspective transformation in terms of values, attitudes, and assumptions about the world? The study group comprised people who participated between 1995 and 2009 in a year-long Colorado Vincentian Volunteer (CVV) program for young adults. It combined an online survey with 1-hour follow-up interviews by phone with nine individuals. This data is augmented with written stories produced during their volunteer year by the interviewees. The study shows that over 90% of those surveyed agree that regular, structured reflective story-telling sessions helped consolidate their learning and foster perspective transformation as defined by Mezirow (1990). Analysis of interviews plus evidence from written stories supports these claims and also illustrates volunteer development of cultural self-awareness as described by Yoshikawa (1980). I conclude that storytelling can be a significant emotional, psychological, and intellectual support to people involved in voluntary intercultural experiences.
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Mock, D. Jim. "The Process of Couples' Experiences in a Brief Intervention." DigitalCommons@USU, 2014. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/2187.
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Though distress in couple relationships is common, many partners are resistant to formal interventions (e.g., couple therapy; couple and relationship education) due to time constraints, financial costs, and stigma. The relationship checkup offers a new alternative developed to address these concerns, but the limited research of this format warrants additional exploration. This study presents findings from qualitative research of couples’ and their clinicians’ experience with this format. Using a convenience sample, ten couples were recruited along with the six clinicians who administered the intervention. Partners were interviewed together and their clinicians individually using a semi-structured interview. Using a phenomenological approach, each interview was then analyzed and coded to explore couple process in the intervention. Prevalent themes that epitomized couples’ experience as identified by the couples include couple motivation, therapeutic environment, internal and external change, and program response. Themes that emerged among clinicians included couple characteristics, couple motivation, therapeutic relationship, and therapeutic change. Themes between couples and clinicians were compared, and considerable agreement was found between participant and clinician themes. These themes indicate that the intervention was successful in a number of ways, including facilitating change in couple relationships, attracting couples in various states of distress, allowing couples to overcome the typical obstacles to treatment, while fostering a more positive attitude towards future treatment. Implications and suggestions for future research are discussed.
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Francis, Cesar A. "The recruitment process of the shining path and MRTA guerrilla groups: a political psychological perspective." FIU Digital Commons, 1997. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/3332.
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This thesis is an analysis of the recruitment process of the Shining Path -SP- and Revolutionary Movement “Tupac Amaru” -MRTA- guerrilla groups. Although SP was considered more aggressive, it gained more followers than MRTA. This thesis tries to explain why. Social Revolution Theory and Social Movement Theory provide explanations based on issues of “poverty”, disregarding the specific characteristics of the guerrilla groups and their supporters, as well as the influence of specific persuasive processes between the leaders of the groups and their followers. Integrative complexity theory, on the contrary, provides a consistent method to analyze cognitive processes: because people tend to reject complex and sophisticated explanations that require mental efforts, simplicity was the key for success. To prove which guerrilla group provided a simpler worldview, a sample of official documents of SP and MRTA are compared. Finally, content analysis is applied through the Paragraph Completion Test (P.C.T.).
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Moldovan, Cornelia Didina. "Lexical and semantic processing during the translation process in highly proficient bilinguals: Behavioral and electrophysiological measures." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/283266.
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L’objectiu d’aquesta tesi ha estat caracteritzar els processos d’activació léxica i semàntica que es produeixen durant el reconeixement de traduccions en bilingües de Català i Castellà. Aquests bilingües són molt competents i balancejats i viuen immersos en un context on les dues llengües estan molt presents, fent un ús regular de les dues. La tesi es composa de quatre estudis. En un d’ells s’ha desenvolupat una base de parells de paraules relacionades semànticament, i que no tenen relació associativa entre elles. Aquesta base s’há utilitzat per obtenir els materials experimentals d’alguns dels estudis inclosos a la tesi. En els altres tres estudis s’ha avaluat als participants en una tasca de reconeixement de traduccions en la qual s’ha manipulat el tipus de parells de paraules que es presenten. Aquestes poden ser traduccions correctes (p.ex., ruc-burro), o poden ser paraules relacionades formalment o semànticament entre llengües. Pel que fa a les relacions formals, s’han avaluat parells que són veïns lèxics (p.ex., ruc-ruso) i parells que són veïns de traducció (p.ex., ruc-berro). Pel que fa a les relacions semàntiques, s’han avaluat parells amb una forta relació semàntica (p.ex., ruc-caballo) i parells amb una relació no tan forta (p.ex., ruc-oso). En dos dels estudis s’há manipulat la direcció de traducció i s’han registrat mesures conductuals (temps de resposta i errades). En l’altre estudi, s’han enregistrat també potencials evocats cerebrals (ERPs). Els resultats han mostrat que els processos d’activació lèxica i semàntica poden estar modulats per les característiques de les paraules (com la seva semblança entre llengües) i dels bilingües (com l’ús i exposició a les dues llengües). Aquests resultats es discuteixen en relació amb els models més influients de la memòria bilingüe, com són el RHM (Kroll & Stewart, 1994), el BIA (Dijkstra & Van Heuven, 1998) o el DRM (De Groot, 1992)<br>La tesis trata los procesos de activación léxica y semántica durante el reconocimiento de traducciones en bilingües muy competentes y balanceados de catalán y castellano, inmersos en un contexto en el que las dos lenguas se usan de forma regular. La tesis consta de cuatro estudios. Uno de ellos, es una base de datos de pares de palabras relacionadas semánticamente, y sin relación asociativa. En los otros tres estudios se ha evaluado a los participantes en una tarea de reconocimiento de traducciones en cual se les presentaban pares de palabras y ellos deberían decidir si la segunda palabra del par era la traducción correcta de la primera (p.ej., ruc-burro). Además de las traducciones correctas se utilizaron pares críticos: a) relaciones formales (p.ej., vecinos léxicos: ruc-ruso y vecinos de traducción: ruc-berro) y b) relaciones semánticas (p.ej., mas semejante: ruc-caballo y menos semejante en el significado: ruc-oso). Las medidas fueron conductuales (tiempos de respuesta y errores) y registrado de potenciales evocados cerebrales (ERPs). Los resultados muestran que los procesos de activación léxica y semántica pueden ser modulados por las características de las palabras (como la semejanza entre lenguas) y de los bilingües (como el uso y exposición a las dos lenguas). Estos resultados se discuten en relación con los modelos más influyentes de la memoria bilingüe, como son el RHM (Kroll & Stewart, 1994), el BIA (Dijkstra & Van Heuven, 1998) o el DRM (De Groot, 1992).<br>The present thesis approach the lexical and semantic processing during translation recognition in highly proficient and balanced Catalan-Spanish bilinguals who use both languages on a regular basis. The thesis includes four studies. One study provides normative ratings for a set of semantically (and non-associatively) related pairs. In the other three studies, the performance of Catalan-Spanish bilinguals was assessed in a translation recognition task. In this task, the participants were presented with pairs of words and they had to decide where the second word of the pair was the correct translation of the first one (e.g., ruc-burro [donkey]). Additionally, there were critical pairs: a) form relatedness (e.g., lexical neighbors: ruc-ruso [Russian] and translation neighbors: ruc-berro [watercress] as well semantically related words (e.g., highly similar: ruc-caballo [horse] and less similar in meaning: ruc-oso [bear]). Behavioral measures (response times and percentage of errors) and event related potentials (ERPs) were recorded. The results show that lexical and semantic activation can be modulated by words’ characteristics (i.e., semantic similarity) as well as by bilinguals’ characteristics (such as languages use). These results are discussed within the framework of the most influential models of bilingual memory, such as the RHM (Kroll & Stewart, 1994), the BIA model (Dijkstra & Van Heuven, 1998) or the DRM (De Groot, 1992).
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JASIN, GRACE RIZZO. "THE EFFECT OF COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL THERAPY, THERAPIST COMPETENCY, AND GROUP PROCESS ON DEPRESSION AMONG THE ELDERLY." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/183841.
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The major purpose of this study was to examine the relative effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral group psychotherapy in the treatment of unipolar depressed elderly outpatients as compared to a nontherapy control group experiencing minimal supportive treatment. In addition, it was designed to explore the possible effect of therapist competency and quality of group process on treatment benefit. A total of 56 older adults, age 65 or older, were randomly assigned to receive either an active anti-anxiety medication or a matched placebo drug. Medication was provided to subjects during a weekly, twenty minute clinical management session with a psychiatrist blinded to treatment. The cognitive-behavioral group treatment was conducted with four groups led by male-female co-therapist teams trained in this modality. The Hamilton Depression Scale and the Beck Depression Inventory were used as depression measures prior, during, at treatment end, and during follow-up. Samples of videotaped sessions were rated for therapist competency utilizing the Cognitive Therapy Scale and for group process utilizing the Hill Interaction Matrix-G. Analysis of variance with the combined cognitive-behavioral therapy group as compared to the nontherapy control group demonstrated significance (p < .05) over time for the cognitive-behavioral group on the Beck Depression Inventory but not the Hamilton Depression Scale. The lack of significance on this scale may be the result of its high somatic components which may cause it to be overreactive as an estimate of depression given the natural physiologic aging process of the elderly age group. A validational assessment examining selective attrition between the cognitive-behavioral group treatment and the nontherapy control group indicated that the control group experienced a statistically significant higher attrition rate which appeared to be the result of dissatisfaction due to poor clinical response. No determination of the effect of therapist team competency on depression can be reached due to the lack of variability displayed among groups. All therapist teams functioned at equivalent competency levels within the satisfactory to good range on the Cognitive Therapy Scale. No conclusions regarding the level of group process and its effect on depression can be reached, also due to lack of significant variability between groups. Recommendations are made to improve the present design of the study and to extend the scope of future research. (Abstract shortened with permission of author.)
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Guo, Yu-yau. "Behavioral modeling and simulaitons [sic] of mixed-signal integrated circuits with process variations and physical defects /." View online ; access limited to URI, 2003. http://0-wwwlib.umi.com.helin.uri.edu/dissertations/dlnow/3115630.
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Beatty, Keturi D. Anderson Karen Ann. "Mediated chameleons an integration of nonconscious behavioral mimicry and the parallel process model of nonverbal communication /." [Denton, Tex.] : University of North Texas, 2009. http://digital.library.unt.edu/permalink/meta-dc-9934.
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Beatty, Keturi D. "Mediated chameleons: An integration of nonconscious behavioral mimicry and the parallel process model of nonverbal communication." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2009. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc9934/.
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This study explored the state of art education in Turkey as revealed by pre-service art education university instructors, and the potential of incorporating visual culture studies in pre-service art education in Turkey. The instructors' ideas about visual culture, and popular culture, the impact it might have, the content (objects), and the practices within the context of Turkey were examined. Visual culture was examined from an art education perspective that focuses on a pedagogical approach that emphasizes the perception and critique of popular culture and everyday cultural experiences, and the analysis of media including television programs, computer games, Internet sites, and advertisements. A phenomenological human science approach was employed in order to develop a description of the perception of visual culture in pre-service art education in Turkey as lived by the participants. In-person interviews were used to collect the data from a purposive sample of 8 faculty members who offered undergraduate and graduate art education pedagogy, art history, and studio courses within four-year public universities. This empirical approach sought to obtain comprehensive descriptions of an experience through semi-structural interviews. These interviews employed open-ended questions to gather information about the following: their educational and professional background; their definitions of art education and art teacher education and what it means for them to teach pre-service art education; critical reflections on the educational system of Turkey; perceptions of visual and popular culture; and finally individual approaches to teaching art education. This study was conducted for the purpose of benefiting pre-service art teacher education in general and specifically in Turkey. It provided the rationale, the nature, and pedagogy of visual culture as well as the why and how of visual culture art education in the context of Turkey. Furthermore, it provided insights into the potential contribution of the concept of visual culture to the understanding of art and improvement of art teacher training in the context of Turkey.
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Weber, Deisi Luana Diel. "Sourcing decision: a behavioral perspective, a replication of david hall teses." Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, 2015. http://www.repositorio.jesuita.org.br/handle/UNISINOS/5224.
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Previous issue date: 2015-12-10<br>UNISINOS - Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos<br>This research presents an investigation about the decision-making process regarding Make or Buy, trying to understand which variables most influence this decision to insource some activities, to outsource others, or to better estimate a percentage to combine both. The dependent variable on our research is the behavioral decision-making process, measuring the influence received by cost, quality, and monitoring. Trying to understand if differences between these independent variables influence how managers make their decision in the context of insource or outsource production. In order to test this model empirically, an experiment research was conducted, on the basis of eight different scenarios, which simulate a purchasing decision situation ranging the variables costs, quality, and monitoring of suppliers between High and Low, to understand the relationship of these constructs with the decision-making process of Brazilian managers. It was performed with a sample of 211 students from the Production Engineer course at Universidade do Rio dos Sinos (Unisinos). The data was analyzed using statistical technique ANOVA. The results demonstrate that managers consider cost variation to decide about how much to internalize and how much to outsource. They change their choices when quality is higher in their suppliers than inside the company. They also evaluate manager capability to control costs over their suppliers and on their process inside the company. However, they do not change their sourcing decision due to supplier’s monitoring variation, neither when quality monitoring is considered. This issue was already addressed in Hall’s study (2012) conducted in the United States. Thus, we decided to replicate his in Brazil in order to check if in a different environment, with other economic, politic, social, and regulatory situation, the manager will change their decisions. Nevertheless, after comparing both studies, we realize that the same hypothesis was supported in both studies, what means that even in another context the same variables are considered to base managers sourcing decision.
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Heighway, Michael. "The Content Validation of an Employment Selection Process for Vehicle Mechanics." TopSCHOLAR®, 2010. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/150.
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The current study is a significant portion of a content validation study conducted to evaluate new selection tools developed by an organization. In it I assessed the content validity of a structured interview through the following steps: conducting a literature review to establish best practices, reviewing the data gathering process, conducting data analyses, recommending item weights, evaluating the validity of the interview, suggesting standardized materials, creating a plan for training for interview use, and ensuring documentation is kept as required by law.
The data were collected internally by the organization and were provided for analyses. Analyses included one-way ANOVAs, and the calculation of r*wg for the Subject Matter Expert (SME) importance ratings. Results indicated that the SME ratings exhibited acceptable interrater agreement and that all competencies were important. Therefore, the interview based on these ratings has acceptable content validity. Recommendations were provided to the organization regarding possible alternatives and the impact that the decisions made would have on the resulting validity.
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Fishwick, Nancy Jean. "Health care encounters of women in abusive relationships: A process of protecting personal integrity." Case Western Reserve University School of Graduate Studies / OhioLINK, 1993. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1057080397.
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Sah, Vivek. "Asset Acquisition Criteria: A Process Tracing Investigation into Real Estate Investment Decision Making." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2009. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/real_estate_diss/6.
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Choosing the right investment option by a fund manager or analyst is the first step that contributes to the overall performance of any portfolio of assets. The decision making process is complicated. Markowitz portfolio theory (1952, 1959) laid the theoretical foundations for asset selection and management. However the decision maker is influenced by parameters outside the realm of financial theory and mathematical models (French and French 1997; French 2001). The actual behavior of decision makers can deviate from this normative model. This can be due to the problem solving behavior of the human brain. Human problem solving theory began with the work of Newell and Simon (1972) and Simon (1978). They argue that the human memory is characterized by limitations in terms of processing capacities (Newell and Simon 1972). Given the amount of data the decision maker has to analyze, the process of asset selection is complicated and difficult. Besides the volume of data, the information items may provide information relating to the same aspect of the asset making some of the data set redundant. Besides that, some of information contained in the data set might provide contradictory signals about the performance or characteristics of the asset. Thus the information set available to a decision maker is large, multi-channeled (different data providing different information) and multi-dimensional (for example real estate assets have information pertaining to legal aspects, financial aspects, physical aspects etc.). The limitations in the decision maker’s processing capabilities and the characteristics of the information cues make the asset selection process exceedingly difficult. French (2001) in a study of fund managers from U.K finds that asset allocation uses two sets of hard information during the process, namely historic data and current market perceptions. The study also finds differences between exposure levels of the funds dictated by theory (as per portfolio theory) and actual decisions made by companies (true asset allocations of funds). Gallimore, Gray and Hansz (2000) find medium-sized and small companies’ investment decision making does not follow any normative model due to the diverse nature of property markets in the United Kingdom. Past literature in the field of decision making finds that an expert’s decision making behavior differs from that of a novice. (Bedard and Mock (1992), Bouwman (1984) and Jacoby et al. (1984, 1985, 1986, 1987)). The primary purpose of this study is to understand the impact of experience on the decision making behavior of investors and see if their behavior differs from that of inexperienced individuals. In a controlled experiment design, two groups of subjects are tested. One group is composed of experienced subjects (experts) represented by real estate professionals such as acquisition analysts, fund/portfolio managers or real estate investors (experienced individuals investing either their own money or a client’s money in real estate). The other group tested is composed of students, who are inexperienced subjects (novices). Both groups are asked to choose between two investment cases in two different cities. The two options offered are both class A office properties, institutional grade. Fifteen sets of data are given for each investment option. Data for the cases is sourced from investment management companies, involved in managing funds on behalf of institutional clients. Using a process tracing technique, each subject’s behavior is observed and recorded while making the investment choice. These observations will give us insight into the actual (descriptive) behavior of experienced real estate professionals and inexperienced novices. It will help in isolating the impact of experience on the decision making behavior of real estate investors. This study finds mixed evidence relating to the difference in the behavior of novices and experts. On the five aspects that the two groups are tested, evidence that their behavior differs in three has been uncovered. They are search pattern, number of steps and time on task. However, for the other two aspects, sequencing and cue utilization, no difference was found.
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Crawford, Erika. "THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN YOUTH INVOLVEMENT, THERAPIST BEHAVIORS, AND ANXIETY SYMPTOMS IN THE TREATMENT OF YOUTH ANXIETY." Diss., Temple University Libraries, 2019. http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/587646.
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Psychology<br>Ph.D.<br>Objective: Therapeutic processes that occur within session have been identified as a factor that may influence youth anxiety outcomes. The present study examined the relationships between positive and negative youth involvement, therapist therapeutic and nontherapeutic behaviors, and anxiety outcomes. Method: Sixty youth (aged 7-17) received cognitive-behavioral therapy for an anxiety disorder. Weekly session videos were rated by observers. Measures of anxiety severity were completed weekly and at posttreatment. Regression analyses examined the association between therapeutic processes and post-treatment outcomes. Univariate and bivariate latent difference score (LDS) models evaluated whether changes in one factor were prospectively associated with later changes in the same factor and in other factors. Results: Positive youth involvement significantly predicted reduced anxiety severity, greater improvement, and remission of principal anxiety disorder at posttreatment. Youth negative involvement during psychoeducation sessions predicted a reduced likelihood of remission. Therapist therapeutic behaviors during psychoeducation sessions predicted lower anxiety severity, greater improvement, and treatment response. Nontherapeutic behaviors in psychoeducation sessions were associated with increased anxiety severity, less improvement, and a reduced likelihood of treatment response and remission of principal anxiety disorder. When entered simultaneously, only nontherapeutic behaviors were significantly associated with increased anxiety severity. LDS models resulted in poor model fit, thus, the temporal sequence among involvement, therapist behaviors, and anxiety severity was not established. Conclusions: Youth involvement and therapist behaviors are associated with beneficial outcomes. Therapist nontherapeutic behaviors are strongly associated with poorer outcomes. Findings are discussed in relation to previous findings and future directions are proposed.<br>Temple University--Theses
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Muehl, Karen. "Experiences of Post-Processing in Group Psychotherapy." VCU Scholars Compass, 2009. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/1863.
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This qualitative study utilized a phenomenological research approach (Moustakas, 1994) to examine the question How do group psychotherapy clients experience post-processing? The conceptual framework for the study was Yalom’s interpersonal process approach to group psychotherapy (Yalom & Leszcz, 2005). Participants were 12 university counseling center clients who were members of an interpersonal process-oriented psychotherapy group at a large urban university. Data collection consisted of in-depth interviews. Data analysis procedures followed recommendations by Smith and Osborn (2003) and Creswell (2007). In order to increase the trustworthiness and rigor of the study, the researcher engaged in reflexive journaling, member checking, and the use of two external auditors. Results of the study are presented as a description of how participants experienced post-processing, and are organized within two domains: (a) Experiences of post-processing; and (b) Contextual pieces. Within the first domain, eight categories emerged: (a) verbal report card; (b) silent observer phenomenon; (c) leader expertise; (d) emotional homework; (e) light bulb moments; (f) validation and reinforcement; (g) connections; and (h) final chapter experiences. Categories were made up of one or more related themes. Within the second domain were four related themes: (a) intensity or depth; (b) outside stressors; (c) group constellation; and (d) time in group. Quotes from participants are included to illustrate the findings. The role of the researcher as an instrument in the study is described. The results are discussed in relation to the theoretical framework of the study and the existing literature. Implications for research and practice of group psychotherapy are identified. Strengths and weaknesses of the study are included, as well as suggestion for future research.
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Eriksson, Funke Lina, and Alexandra Sandberg. "Är anchoring och framing ett problem vid rådgivning?– En explorativ studie om rådgivningsprocessen inom private banking." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Nationalekonomi, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-129835.
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Bakgrund: I takt med att antalet miljonärer ökat i Sverige har antalet private banking-kunder ökat. Private bankings främsta syfte är att genom rådgivning uppnå kundens finansiella mål, utan att falla i psykologiska fallgropar. För att kunna upprätthålla en effektiv rådgivning krävs en djupare kunskap om förekomsten av psykologiska fallgropar och deras påverkan på rådgivningsprocessen inom private banking.Syfte: Syftet med uppsatsen är att kartlägga private banking rådgivares kännedom och strategier inom rådgivningsprocessen med fokus på problematiken med anchoring och framing. Uppsatsen syftar även till att, med utgångspunkt i ämnets relevanta teorier och tidigare forskning, analysera och utvärdera hanteringen av anchoring och framing i rådgivningsprocessen inom private banking.Genomförande: Uppsatsens explorativa tillvägagångssätt och kvalitativa ansats kombinerar en litteraturstudie med intervjuer och tester med tio verksamma rådgivare inom private banking. Den insamlade empirin utgör grunden för kartläggningen av private banking rådgivarnas kännedom och strategier i rådgivningsprocessen kopplat till problematiken kring anchoring och framing. En kartläggning som tillsammans med ämnets relevanta teorier och tidigare forskning analyseras och utvärderas för att addera mervärde till rådgivningsprocessen.Slutsats: Anchoring och framing förekommer inom rådgivningsprocessens samtliga delar och hanteras omedvetet av private banking rådgivarna. Rådgivarna har en låg ingående kännedom om fenomenen anchoring och framing men banken har ett intresse i att fördjupa sin kunskap inom forskningsområdet. Anchoring och framing är inte ett problem av avgörande bemärkelse vid rådgivning inom private banking.<br>Background: As the number of millionaires increased in Sweden, the number of private banking clients increased. The primary purpose within private banking is to achieve the client's financial goals through advising, without falling into psychological biases. In order to maintain an effective consulting requires a deeper knowledge of the existence of the psychological biases and their impact on the consulting process in private banking.Aim: The purpose of this thesis is to identify private banking advisers knowledge and strategies in the consulting process with a focus on the problematics of anchoring and framing. The thesis also aim to, based on relevant theories and previous research, analyze and evaluate the handling of anchoring and framing in the consulting process in private banking.Completion: The thesis exploratory and qualitative approach combines a literature review with interviews and tests with ten active advisers within private banking. The collected empirical data form the chart of private banking advisers knowledge and strategies in the consulting process with focus on the problematics of anchoring and framing. A chart which together with relevant theories and previous research is analyzed and evaluated in order to add value to the consulting process.Conclusion: Anchoring and framing exists in all parts of the consulting process and the private banking advisers handled their existence unconsciously. The advisers have a low ingoing knowledge of the phenomena anchoring and framing, but the bank has an interest to deepen their knowledge of the research field. Anchoring and framing is not an issue of vital sense in consulting process within private banking.