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Child-‐Directed Action Promotes 2-‐Year-‐Olds’ Imitation, Rebecca Williamson, Rebecca J. Brand
Child-‐Directed Action Promotes 2-‐Year-‐Olds’ Imitation, Rebecca Williamson, Rebecca J. Brand
Psychology Faculty Publications
Children are voracious learners and adults are ubiquitous teachers. This project investigates whether the special infant-‐ directed action modifications parents use when teaching their children (called “motionese”; Brand, Baldwin, & Ashburn, 2002) improves two-‐year-‐olds’ imitation. Children saw an adult perform a series of acts on four novel objects, using either an infant-‐directed style (including larger range of motion and enhanced boundary marking) or an adult-‐directed style. Children’s imitation of the acts was higher in the infant-‐ directed relative to the adult-‐directed condition, and both types of demonstration increased imitation relative to baseline (no demonstration). We propose that motionese may also …
Interest Level Improves Learning But Does Not Moderate The Effects Of Interruptions: An Experiment Using Simultaneous Multitasking, Maureen A. Conard, Robert F. Marsh
Interest Level Improves Learning But Does Not Moderate The Effects Of Interruptions: An Experiment Using Simultaneous Multitasking, Maureen A. Conard, Robert F. Marsh
Psychology Faculty Publications
It has become common practice for people to multitask with electronic devices in everyday situations. We examined the effects of interrupting participants with instant messages while they watched a video presentation in a situation that resembled commonplace events such as a business meeting, a training presentation, or a classroom lecture. We compared them to participants who were not interrupted. We also investigated how interest in the topics presented affected learning. Results showed that interruptions reduced learning, by a small but statistically significant margin, which is consistent with the findings of similar studies. Importantly, interest level was as strong a predictor …
Naturalistic Decision Making In After-Action Review Meetings: The Implementation Of And Learning From Post- Fall Huddles, Roni Reiter-Palmon, Victoria Kennel, Joseph A. Allen, Katherine J. Jones, Anne M. Skinner
Naturalistic Decision Making In After-Action Review Meetings: The Implementation Of And Learning From Post- Fall Huddles, Roni Reiter-Palmon, Victoria Kennel, Joseph A. Allen, Katherine J. Jones, Anne M. Skinner
Psychology Faculty Publications
The purpose of this study was to add to our understanding of naturalistic decision making (NDM) in health care and how after-action reviews (AARs) can be utilized as a learning tool to reduce errors. The study focused on the implementation of a specific form of AAR, a post-fall huddle, to learn from errors and reduce patient falls. Utilizing 17 hospitals that participated in this effort, information was collected on 226 falls over a period of 16 months. The findings suggested that the use of self-guided post-fall huddles increased over the time of the project, indicating adoption of the process. Additionally, …