The topic of seminar: The main trends of Cognitive Linguistics in works of foreign (American and European) scientists Problem task: What principles of cognitive linguistics did G. Lakoff pay much attention at ? Describe his idea. Describe the study of spatial relationships and types of movement in the conceptualization of language‚ the concept of imaginative schemes and types of schemes. Describe the study of body based consciousness and language of humans. The idea of the concept of embodiment
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Cognitive dissonance refers to a situation involving conflicting attitudes‚ beliefs or behaviors. This situation produces a feeling of discomfort or dissonance leading to an alteration in one of the attitudes‚ beliefs or behaviors to reduce the discomfort and restore balance etc. For example‚ when someone is forced to do something publicly that they privately really don’t want to do‚ dissonance is created between their cognition (I didn’t want to do this) and their behavior (I did it). The term
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Cognitive dissonance is a cognitive-behavioral theory of communication that insists that people are motivated to seek consonance if they are faced with conflicting cognitions. To understand this better‚ I will first define cognition as any belief‚ opinion‚ attitude‚ perception‚ or piece of knowledge about anything – about other persons‚ objects‚ issues‚ or oneself (Kowol) and dissonance is an inconsistency or conflict. Avoiding dissonance is just as important as needs such as safety or hunger so
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Compare and contrast Piaget’s and Vygotsky’s theories of cognitive development in children. This essay will compare Piaget’s and Vygotsky’s theories of cognitive development in children. Also‚ show the differences between the two psychologist’s theories. Thus‚ by showing their similarities like in language and adaptation theories. Further‚ differences like Piaget’s theory on cognitive developmental stages and the schemas which are build to learn or accommodate new words or things. Vygostky’s
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Cognitive Therapy Assignment: The 12 different cognitive skills: 1. The first cognitive skill is clarifying the impact of thoughts on feelings‚ actions and interpersonal relationships. Cognitive counseling and psychotherapy focuses on the central role of client’s thoughts. 2. The second cognitive skill is identifying self-talk. Self-talk is defined as automatic thoughts and cognitive patterns that impact and interact with feelings and actions. 3. The third cognitive skill is disputing
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Bulimia Nervosa in Adolescence/Young Adulthood Description: Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder in which an individual follows a binge-and-purge eating pattern. Some individuals binge-and-purge occasionally‚ others more consistently. A bulimic person will “binge” by excessive eating and then will either self-induce vomit or use laxatives to prevent the body from absorbing the calories‚ hence “purge.” According to the Center for Eating Disorders at Sheppard Pratt‚ someone is diagnosed with bulimia
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Introduction: This study measures the results of three specific treatment programs on language and cognitive processing outcomes in school aged children who are bilingual and diagnosed with specific or primary language impairment (PLI). The treatment programs are as followed: 1) non-linguistic cognitive processing treatment‚ 2) English language treatment‚ 3) Bilingual treatment. All three treatment programs were given by a Speech-Language Pathologist and administered by means of computer-based and
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Running head: PIAGET & KOHLBERG RESEARCH ON THE COGNITIVE & MORAL DEVELOPMENT THEORIES OF JEAN PIAGET & LAWRENCE KOHLBERG DONNA O. O ’CONNOR INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF THE CARIBBEAN ABSTRACT The intention of this paper is to provide an overview of the psychological theories of Jean Piaget and Lawrence Kohlberg. While Piaget ’s perspective was psychological‚ Kholberg ’s viewpoint was psychological with emphasis placed on moral development and both theories will be compared and contrasted in
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Breastfeeding’s effect on cognitive development in low birth weight infants Megan E. Sieloff Julia Landis Psychology 238: Child Development April 2‚ 2010 Abstract Aim: To compare two peer review journals which both comment on the effects of breastfeeding on children born with low birth weights. Method: Compare the articles Breastfeeding and intelligence of preschool children [1]‚ and Effect of breastfeeding on cognitive development of infants born small for
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Running Head: COGNITIVE INTERVENTIONS Cognitive Interventions Angie Skowronski University of Phoenix Cognitive Interventions There are several different cognitive interventions that are used for many different reasons. When it comes to behavioral issues‚ there is a form of psychotherapy that is commonly used called cognitive behavioral therapy (National Association of Cognitive Behavioral Therapists‚ 2007). Cognitive therapy can be combined with other forms of therapy to completely treat
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