Group dynamic assessment (G-DA) grounded in Vygotsky’s socio-cultural theory (SCT) is believed to have the potential to provide a context for capturing a group of learners’ Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) (Poehner & Lantolf, 2010; Shabani, 2010). The present study aims at testing the applicability of G-DA in identifying the mediational strategies offered by a mediator during his G-DA interac...

Humans are sensitive to complexity and regularity in patterns [YKM13, FK97]. The subjective perception of pattern complexity is correlated to algorithmic (Kolmogorov-Chaitin) complexity as defined in computer science [LV08], but also to the frequency of naturally occurring patterns [HGS10]. However, the possible mediational role of natural frequencies in the perception of algorithmic complexity...

The aim of this study is to research the mediational role smartphone addiction on relationship between nomophobia and aggression level university students. data collected through convenience samples over Internet has reached a wider audience. group consisted 307 Smartphone Addiction Scale Short Form, Buss Perry Aggression Nomophobia were used during process. In addition, Relational survey metho...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, racial minorities in United States were left a double bind when deciding to wear face masks prevent spread of virus: risk being racially profiled or COVID-19. Two studies examine Black and Asian individuals’ experiences race-related social identity threat wearing during COVID-19, its impact on safety health behaviors. Black, Asian, White participants responded surv...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to test whether alexithymia mediates the relationship between childhood maltreatment and self-injurious behaviors (SIB) in college women. METHOD The sample was comprised of 100 female undergraduate students. Measures were the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire [D. Bernstein, L. Fink, Manual for the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, The Psychological Corporation, ...

To date, the relation between anxiety and risky behavior engagement among adolescents is unclear. While some research has shown a positive association, other research has indicated that anxious symptoms and such engagement are inversely related. In the current multi-wave, longitudinal study, the prospective relationship between stress, anxiety symptom clusters, and risky behavior engagement is ...