A distinction has been made between two classes of anaphora. One class can take as antecedents not only linguistic constituents, but also objects and events in the extra-linguistic context. The other class accepts only certain linguistic elements as antecedents. It is not well understood why there should be two such classes, nor why a given form of anaphora is in one class rather than the other...

This study replicates, integrates, and extends prior research on the dispositional, contextual, and cognitive antecedents of feedback-seeking behavior. Regression analysis was used to analyze data collected from a sample of salespeople (N = 310) from 2 Fortune 500 companies. The study hypotheses were supported with the following results. First, the individual disposition of learning goal orient...

introduction: the present study aimed to assess the efficacy of use of combined cognitive interventions to prepare the child and parent, and distraction of child’s attention on reported intensity of pain, distress caused by lumbar puncture, and situation-related quality of life of children with cancer. method : this was a clinical trial using pretest-posttest method and a control group. study...

objectives: the present research has been carried out to investigate the effectiveness of group mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on modification of body image and quality of life in women with breast cancer undergoing mastectomy.  materials: this research is a quasi-experimental study (pretest-posttest with control). in this clinical trial, 50 voluntary patients who had undergone mastectomy ...

aim and background: the purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between cognitive intelligence and ambiguity tolerance with entrepreneurship of west azarbayjan payam noor university students, iran. methods and materials: this cross-sectional correlational research was conducted during 2010-2011 academic years. 1122 student (672 female and 450 male) were selected using stratifi...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To present the results of a principle-based concept analysis of cognitive change in patients with cancer following chemotherapy treatment. DATA SOURCES 86 English-language articles retrieved through OVID, PubMed, CINAHL®, and Web of Knowledge searches through June 2010. No time limits were imposed. DATA SYNTHESIS Analysis was based on the philosophical principles: epistem...

This paper presents research in progress. It investigates the validity of Henry and Stone’s (1995) model that identified computer self-efficacy and outcome expectation as mediating variables such as management support, ease of use, and computer experience in the prediction of job performance. The model was extended with the inclusion of additional antecedents to self-efficacy and outcome expect...

This paper proposes a conceptual model that integrates the technology acceptance model with the self-regulation concept from social cognitive theory. The model explains the antecedents to perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness of online learning systems by learner self-regulatory processes and behaviors, personality differences, and extrinsic factors such as technical support, technolog...