Summary: The chances of developing academic motivation among students in vocational education are essentially determined by the conditions of learning in schools. Appealing and motivating lessons ought to arouse interest in participation and active ...
Summary: The cognitive processing of pictorial information in acquiring knowledge is one of the major topics in the present discussion about learning with multimedia. However, the availability of the knowledge acquired depending on different codalities of ...
Summary: The specifity of learners' processing goal is an essential factor in learning and problem solving with educational hypertext. There is a reported trade-off between steady navigation and higher comprehension of general knowledge shown by learners ...
Summary: Learning from hypertext requires learners to decide on a selection and order of nodes to be visited and to integrate the contents of different nodes into a coherent situational representation. These demands should be accomplished more easily by ...
Motivation, Flow-Experience, and Performance in Learning Settings at UniversitiesAbstract: According to the cognitive-motivational model of learning, performance depends on the quality and quantity of learning activities as well as on the functional ...
E-Learning-Supported Encouragement of Self-Regulated Learning at the UniversityThis article deals with the evaluation of an e-learning supported program fostering self-regulated learning of students in higher education. The program pursues four goals: (1)...
Training of Inductive Reasoning – An Updated Meta-AnalysisKlauer and Phye’s (2008) meta-analysis of Klauer's inductive training programmes based upon 74 experimental studies with N = 1.325 participants and found that (a) the training improved fluid ...
Abstract. Learning inside and outside of traditional educational settings, is often a social activity. Scientific information, such as information based on scientific knowledge, is processed in order to acquire knowledge, to solve concrete problems and/...
Abstract. Individuals who lack the necessary skills for accurate argument evaluation will be at a significant disadvantage throughout their lives. Research has shown that simple tutorials are not effective for many students (about 30 %). The current ...
Zusammenfassung:Einleitung: Zwar ist ein schweres Delir nicht zu übersehen, leichtere reversible Störungen kognitiver Leistungen werden vielfach nicht diagnostiziert, treten jedoch -- besonders im höheren Lebensalter - häufiger auf. Die Frage für die ...Investigations on Psychopathological and Neuropsychological Symptoms of DeliriumAbstract:Introduction: A severe delirium is rarely missed diagnostically but mild reversible cognitive deficits are quite common in the elderly and they are often ...
Abstract. Whereas learning in every day life requires the inhibition of irrelevant information, standardized memory tests usually do not contain interfering stimuli. The present study aims at an initial evaluation of a new verbal learning paradigm that ...Lernen mit und ohne Ablenkung: Ein neues verbales Lernparadigma für die klinische NeuropsychologieZusammenfassung. Im Alltag erfordert Lernen die Unterdrückung irrelevanter Umgebungsreize. Demgegenüber werden ablenkende Reize in klinischen ...
Is There a (Neuro)-Psychological Perspective on Mass Murderer?In this essay I discuss whether murder or mass murder can be explained on the basis of neuropsychological concepts. In this connection it becomes evident that each attempted explanation for ...
Weltweit liegen aktuell nur sehr wenige Studien zur kognitiven Leistungsfähigkeit bei Jugendlichen mit regelmäßigem Cannabiskonsum vor und die Befundlage dazu ist nicht eindeutig. Um potentielle Leistungsunterschiede zu erheben, wurden 20 Jugendliche mit ...
Differences in verbal learning and memory between (partially) remitted patients with major depression and schizophreniaAbstract. This study investigates context dependent differences in verbal learning and memory between patients in (partial) remission ...
Computational PsychiatryAbstract. Besides of conventional clinical and preclinical research and the mutual translation thereof, ‘Computational Psychiatry’ has emerged as an innovative novel research strategy in recent years. Its goal is to establish a ...
The negative symptom apathy – a consequence of dysfunctional decision-making?Abstract. Apathy is a dimension of negative symptoms that leads to significant impairment in everyday functioning. At the same time there are no adequate treatment options. ...
Computational and cognitive approaches for the therapy development in depressionAbstract. The cognitive model of depression postulates that patients with depression – and people at increased risk – have a negativity bias in attention and memory. The ...
Extended abstractThe Importance of Sleep and Sleep Disorders for Learning and Memory in Children – a ReviewBackground: Sleep plays a decisive role for learning, memory processing, and cognitive functioning. However, sleep can be disturbed in various ...
The Plastic Human BrainOne of the most important findings of recent neuroscientific research is the discovery of the plastic nature of the human brain. Brain plasticity happens on the structural and/or functional level. Functional plasticity describes ...
Neuronal Plasticity and Learning in Old AgeBackground: Aging refers to a progressive, multidimensional process, associated with biological, physiological, psychological and social changes. In view of the increased life expectancy of our population our ...