background: based on researches done  in recent decades, there are several therapeutic approaches to increase self-esteem and achievement motivation of students. among these methods, we can refer to cognitive-behavioral therapy. the purpose of this research is assessment of effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral group training on self-esteem andachievement motivation of students. methods: the re...

background: considering the assumptions of cognitive load theory and using its reduction and optimization strategies in the design and development of instructional content is one of the main requirements for achieving effective learning. this study examined the effectiveness of instructional multimedia based on reducing the extraneous cognitive load in english language learning among nursing st...

objectives: the aim of present study was to investigate the effect of cognitive rehabilitation, a new and non-pharmacological approach to reduce memory and other cognitive deficits in alzheimer's disease. methods & materials: this study was a quasi-experimental research, in singlesubject study-with control group- and based on an a-b design. that was conducted in two groups of control and e...

the main purpose of present study was to comparison of self-talking-based cognitive therapy considering the iranian-islamic models with common self-talking-based cognitive therapy on marital conflicts of married women. this study was a semi-experimental research with post and pretest with control group. 42 women who referred to a counseling center in meybod city were selected by available sampl...

the present study examined the effect of grouped meta-cognitive therapy on meta-cognitive beliefs of patients' suffering from generalized anxiety disorder. this research is a quasi-experimental with pre-test and post-test design with control group in which two groups of experiment and control are used. the present study population includes all state universities, islamic azad universities ...

mental rotation is the ability to imagine how an object will look if rotated away from the orientation in comparison with the one which is actually presented. that is a component of spatial abilities. this research aimed at comparing mental rotation ability in those with motor and cognitive experiences. the method of this research was causal-comparative and the sample was selected purposively. ...

objectives: the main goal of this study is to determine the effect of cognitive group counseling on the anxiety and depression factors in female senior citizens staying at nursing homes. methods & materials: the method used in this pilot study is the pre-test and post -test with a control group and the statistical society in this study consists of all the elder women staying at madar nursing ho...

purpose: to investigate the effectiveness of metacognitive therapy in patients with major depressive disorder. the population of this study included all patients admitted to the army hospital no. 520 diagnosed with major depressive disorder from which 30 individuals were selected by using random sampling into experimental and control groups (n = 15 experimental and n = 15 control). materials an...