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Direct linkRutjens, Bastiaan T.; van Harreveld, Frenk; van der Pligt, Joop; Kreemers, Loes M.; Noordewier, Marret K. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 2013
Stage theories are prominent and controversial in science. One possible reason for their appeal is that they provide order and predictability. Participants in Experiment 1 rated stage theories as more orderly and predictable (but less credible) than continuum theories. In Experiments 2-5, we showed that order threats increase the appeal of stage…
Descriptors: Developmental Stages, Theories, Role, Prediction
Peer reviewedEkman, Sirkka-Liisa; And Others – International Journal of Aging & Human Development, 1995
Video-recorded seven demented Finnish immigrants during morning care together with bilingual and monolingual Swedish-speaking caregivers. Showed bilingual caregivers communicated more multidimensionally with patients. Found that even if monolingual interaction started in a positive manner, it became negative when parties realized they could not…
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Attendants, Bilingualism, Caregiver Speech
Peer reviewedRondal, Jean A.; Comblain, Annick – Down Syndrome Research and Practice, 2002
Several cross-sectional studies and one longitudinal study were conducted on the language abilities of various cohorts of persons with Down syndrome (ages 14-50). A gradual decrease in global cerebral metabolic rate (CMR) for both hemispheres and for each participant was documented, however, no language deterioration could be associated with CMR…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Alzheimers Disease, Brain Hemisphere Functions
