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The Relationship Between Executive Functions And Metacognitive Strategy Learning And Application, Eva Mashock Jansiewicz
The Relationship Between Executive Functions And Metacognitive Strategy Learning And Application, Eva Mashock Jansiewicz
Psychology Dissertations
This project examined whether the executive functions of set maintenance and switching, as assessed by neuropsychological testing, were predictors of set maintenance and switching within a more ecologically valid task that used metacognitive strategies during reading comprehension tasks as a framework for evaluation. Gaze times to key words during reading were used as an indirect measure of strategy use. A few significant relationships were found between set maintenance and set switching on the neuropsychological measures and the strategy learning and application tasks. Participants were more likely to switch to appropriate strategies in a situation in which they were given free …
Neuroimmunoendocrine Pathology And Cognitive Function In Type 2 Diabetes, Krista Wild
Neuroimmunoendocrine Pathology And Cognitive Function In Type 2 Diabetes, Krista Wild
Psychology Dissertations
Cognitive impairment among older adults with type 2 diabetes may worsen health outcomes via negative impact on compliance with medical self-care recommendations. Results of several previous studies indicate that cognitive deficits are present in older European American adults with type 2 diabetes under some conditions, particularly related to glucose dysregulation (as evidenced by high glycated hemoglobin, i.e., HbA1c). Despite the fact African Americans are disproportionately affected by diabetes and suffer significantly greater numbers of complications and more severe complications relative to European Americans, no published studies have examined cognitive functioning among older African American adults with type 2 diabetes. Further, …