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COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE [16 records]

Record 1 2025-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Examinations and Competitions (Education)
CONT

... OSCEs provide a flexible simulation method for evaluating the cognitive, psychomotor, and behavioral performance of health professionals. OSCEs can be used for both formative and summative evaluation and therefore provide competency attainment and assessment...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Docimologie
CONT

Un ECOS est composé de plusieurs stations successives selon un scénario prévu, organisé et testé à l'avance. L'examen est structuré de manière à inclure des parties de tout le programme, ainsi qu'un large éventail de compétences.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Exámenes y oposiciones (Educación)
CONT

El examen clínico objetivo y estructurado (ECOE) evalúa las competencias adquiridas por los estudiantes al terminar el grado de medicina.

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Record 2 2024-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Neuroses
  • Physical Education, Coaching and Sport Psychology
DEF

A type of competitive anxiety characterized by physiological arousal symptoms such as a rapid heart rate and tense muscles.

CONT

Based upon previous research, the hypotheses tested were :(1) somatic anxiety would predict more variance in performance than cognitive anxiety in elements requiring anaerobic power; and(2) cognitive anxiety would predict more variance in performance than somatic anxiety in elements requiring essentially working memory.

OBS

In sport psychology, competitive anxiety consists of two subcomponents: somatic anxiety and cognitive anxiety.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Névroses
  • Éducation physique, entraînement des athlètes et psychologie du sport
CONT

Étant donné que le niveau d'anxiété somatique tend à diminuer dès le début d'une compétition, on peut faire l'hypothèse que la performance sera davantage affectée par de forts niveaux d'anxiété lors d'activités sportives brèves, alors que les sportifs pratiquant des activités prolongées auront le temps de dissiper les effets somatiques.

OBS

En psychologie du sport, l'anxiété compétitive a deux volets : l'anxiété somatique et l'anxiété cognitive.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Neurosis
  • Educación física, entrenamiento de atletas y psicología del deporte
CONT

La ansiedad somática es aquella que engloba signos manifestados orgánicamente tales como dolor muscular, sequedad de la boca, taquicardia, entre otros.

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Record 3 2023-10-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Neuroses
  • Physical Education, Coaching and Sport Psychology
CONT

... competitive anxiety [comprises] two distinct parts; a cognitive component, and a somatic component, both having dissimilar effects on performance.

CONT

There is a clear conceptual link between shyness and both subtypes of competitive anxiety ... It is thus possible that skaters who experience trait shyness may also experience greater competitive anxiety.

OBS

In sport psychology, competitive anxiety consists of two subcomponents: somatic anxiety and cognitive anxiety.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Névroses
  • Éducation physique, entraînement des athlètes et psychologie du sport
CONT

[...] les ressources psychologiques des gymnastes de haut niveau se caractérisent principalement par une forte motivation d'accomplissement, une capacité à gérer l'anxiété compétitive et la pression sociale, ainsi que [...] des habiletés mentales spécifiques telles l'imagerie mentale, la gestion positive de l'échec ou la résistance à la douleur.

OBS

En psychologie du sport, l'anxiété compétitive a deux volets : l'anxiété somatique et l'anxiété cognitive.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Neurosis
  • Educación física, entrenamiento de atletas y psicología del deporte
DEF

Estado emocional inmediato, caracterizado por sentimientos de aprensión y tensión asociados a la activación del organismo que se produce en situaciones de competencia.

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Record 4 2023-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Neuroses
  • Physical Education, Coaching and Sport Psychology
DEF

Competitive anxiety characterized by an inability to concentrate, negative thoughts and disrupted attention.

CONT

Based upon previous research, the hypotheses tested were :(1) somatic anxiety would predict more variance in performance than cognitive anxiety in elements requiring anaerobic power; and(2) cognitive anxiety would predict more variance in performance than somatic anxiety in elements requiring essentially working memory.

OBS

In sport psychology, competitive anxiety consists of two subcomponents: cognitive anxiety and somatic anxiety.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Névroses
  • Éducation physique, entraînement des athlètes et psychologie du sport
DEF

Anxiété compétitive qui se manifeste par une incapacité à se concentrer, des pensées négatives et des troubles d'attention.

CONT

[...] à l'approche d'une compétition, l'anxiété cognitive augmente précocement et demeure à un niveau élevé, alors que l'anxiété somatique n'est généralement affectée qu'à l'arrivée sur le lieu de compétition.

OBS

En psychologie du sport, l'anxiété compétitive a deux volets : l'anxiété cognitive et l'anxiété somatique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Neurosis
  • Educación física, entrenamiento de atletas y psicología del deporte
DEF

Preocupación o nerviosismo que el deportista experimenta, caracterizado por pensamientos angustiosos y negativos que afectan notablemente al rendimiento y a la atención.

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Record 5 2018-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Industrial and Economic Psychology
  • Occupational Health and Safety
  • Mental health and hygiene
CONT

A second approach to cognitive fatigue could be viewed as decreased performance during acute but sustained effort.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie cognitive
  • Psychologie industrielle et économique
  • Santé et sécurité au travail
  • Hygiène et santé mentales
CONT

La fatigue mentale est une conséquence de la réalisation de tâches extrêmement difficiles impliquant principalement un traitement de l'information ou encore des tâches très longues.

Spanish

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Record 6 2017-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Phobias
  • Mathematics
CONT

Understanding mathematics anxiety. Learning mathematics can be challenging; however, not all mathematics difficulties result from cognitive difficulties. Some children and adults have mathematics anxiety(MA) which severely disrupts their performance.

Key term(s)
  • mathematic anxiety

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phobies
  • Mathématiques
OBS

La peur des mathématiques conduit souvent l'adulte à éviter cette discipline, voire à remettre en question le choix d'un programme ou d'une orientation.

Spanish

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Record 7 2015-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Informatics
  • Mathematics, Physics and Natural Sciences
  • Cognitive Psychology
DEF

... the ongoing unification of nanotechnology, biotechnology, information technology and cognitive science.

CONT

The convergence of nanotechnology, biotechnology, information technology, and cognitive science(NBIC) is creating a set of powerful tools that have the potential to significantly enhance human performance as well as transform society, science, economics, and human evolution. As the NBIC convergence becomes more understood, the possibility that we may be able to enhance human performance in the three domains of therapy, augmentation, and designed evolution will become anticipated and even expected.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Informatique
  • Mathématiques, physique et sciences naturelles
  • Psychologie cognitive
CONT

[...] la convergence NBIC (technologies nano-bio-info-cognitives) [sous-entend qu'il] existe la possibilité qu’au-delà des passerelles, nanotechnologies, biologie, sciences cognitives et informatique se rapprochent au point de ressembler à une discipline commune : c’est ce qu’on désigne par «convergence».

Spanish

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Record 8 2013-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychometry and Psychotechnology
  • Diagnostic Aids (Psychology)
DEF

[An assessment tool] that is used to evaluate the level of cognitive impairment affecting a patient in a nursing home.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychométrie et psychotechnique
  • Aides au diagnostic (Psychologie)
CONT

Enfin, les auteurs ont étudié l’impact du niveau des déficits cognitifs des sujets déments sur les chutes (patients évalués avec l’échelle de performance cognitive du Minimum data set ou MDS). Les patients sans atteintes cognitives tombaient moins que ceux qui présentaient une atteinte cognitive légère ou moyenne.

Spanish

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Record 9 2012-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cognitive Psychology
DEF

[A cognitive task that measures] the contributions of consciously controlled and automatic processes in memory.

CONT

The process dissociation procedure(PDP) was introduced as a general-purpose tool for quantifying the extent to which performance on various cognitive tasks is mediated by consciously controlled versus automatic processes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie cognitive
DEF

[Tâche cognitive qui] permet [...] de séparer les processus mémoriels conscients et inconscients.

Spanish

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Record 10 1999-07-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Personality Development
CONT

Although cognitive analysis of the contrast between constructed-response and multiple-choice test formats is essential, so is analysis of the conative(i. e., motivational-volitional) and affective aspects of performance that connect to the contrast.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Développement de la personnalité
CONT

La motivation intrinsèque peut être considérée comme un élément du système conatif car elle facilite la prise en charge par le sujet de sa démarche cognitive, ainsi que la persistance à poursuivre ladite démarche. Prise en charge qui, par ricochet, favorise l'efficacité du sujet lors d'activités d'apprentissage.

Spanish

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Record 11 1998-02-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
CONT

Neurosteroids : deficient cognitive performance in aged rats depends on low pregnenolone sulfate levels in the hippocampus(Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, December 23, 1997).

OBS

Neurosteroids potentiate the gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA) response in all possible forms of the GABA receptor.

Key term(s)
  • Preg S

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
CONT

Le taux du neurostéroïde sulfate de prégnenolone (PregS) dans l'hippocampe est plus bas chez les rats âgés que chez les adultes.

Key term(s)
  • Preg S
  • sulfate de pregnenolone

Spanish

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Record 12 1996-08-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Group Dynamics
  • Clinical Psychology
DEF

A form of CBT [cognitive behavior therapy] described by Butler et al. (1984) for the treatment of social phobia. This treatment includes such techniques as relaxation, distraction, and rational self-talk.

CONT

Short and long-term effectiveness of group anxiety management training... Cognitive therapy, analytic psychotherapy and anxiety management training for generalised anxiety disorder... The effects of anxiety management training on psychological variables and immune parameters in cancer patients... Anxiety management training as a strategy for enhancing computer user performance... The study aimed at evaluating the efficacy of complaints management training(CMT) compared to that of anxiety management training(AMT) in patients undergoing benzodiazepine withdrawal... anxiety management training was delivered at fortnightly intervals by registrars in psychiatry after a brief period of training.... [Source : PASCAL database].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dynamique des groupes
  • Psychologie clinique
OBS

«gestion de l'anxiété» : Source - base de données PASCAL. Nota : en psychologie, on utilise encore souvent les anglicismes «management comportemental» et «self-management comportemental».

CONT

L'objet de cette étude est d'apprécier les effets de la gestion de l'anxiété par la relaxation ou par une technique cognitive sur les performances de 80 jeunes adultes [...] en situation d'apprentissage sur ordinateur [...] Les sujets sont également soumis à 2 types de relation à l'ordinateur : interaction du style amical-interaction du style moins amical [...] Les résultats montrent qu'il existe des effets significatifs de l'application des 2 techniques de gestion de l'anxiété ainsi que du style d'interaction à l'ordinateur dans les performances réalisées dans l'usage de l'ordinateur [Source : base de données PASCAL].

Spanish

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Record 13 1994-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medication
CONT

By giving a cognitive enhancer, with minimal side effects, to people without a mental deficit, they may end up with cognitive credit, i. e. smarter. Some elements within the scientific establishment continue to deny the potential of cognitive enhancers. They believe that the optimal brain cannot be improved upon by throwing in, a "chemical spanner". But optimal memory can be improved, for example, by employing "mnemonics", which is as "artificial" as a chemical lift from a pill. Would they also resist cognitive enhancement by other artificial methods such as food-a "chemical spanner" if ever there was one-and education? The United States Congress has declared the 1990s the "Decade of the Brain". Smart drugs will, if regulated, treat a recently officially recognized disease, the Age-Associated Memory Impairment(AAMI)-a noticeable mental decline due to the normal ageing process. A futures analyst, Decision Resources, predicts that smart drugs could benefit 600 million people this decade, including 60 million people with AAMI, 20 million students who want to improve scholastic performance, and 270 million people hoping to improve their efficiency at work(Suppl. The World in 1994).

OBS

See "cognitive enhancer".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médicaments
OBS

amélioration: fait de devenir meilleur, plus satisfaisant. Voir améliorant.

Spanish

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Record 14 1986-10-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychometry and Psychotechnology
DEF

[Assessment of] cognitive style in perceptual tasks; useful in counseling. Description : 25 item paper-pencil test of perceptual processes including field dependence-independence. Performance related to analytic ability, social behavior, body concept, and preferred defense mechanisms. Subjects find one of eight simple figures in the complex designs, marking them in pencil.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychométrie et psychotechnique

Spanish

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Record 15 1984-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Corporate Management (General)
  • Psychology (General)
OBS

The elements of cognitive performance are grouped by Holsti into three major categories : span of attention, cognitive rigidity and time perspective.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion de l'entreprise (Généralités)
  • Psychologie (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 16 1981-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychometry and Psychotechnology
CONT

Psychological Abstracts covers the world's literature in psychology and related disciplines in the behavioral sciences. It includes major subject areas such as psychometrics and statistics, perception and motor performance, cognitive processes and motivations, neurology and physiology(...)

Key term(s)
  • motor performance
  • perception performance

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychométrie et psychotechnique
OBS

En psychométrie, la notion de performance s'applique aux tests non verbaux d'intelligence (...) qui permettent d'évaluer les fonctions mentales mises en jeu dans un certain nombre de situations concrètes, telles que l'encastrement de formes géométriques ou la reconstitution d'une mosaïque. On peut, de la sorte, être renseigné sur les capacités d'attention, d'observation, d'analyse et de synthèse, d'organisation perceptivo-motrice de la personne examinée, ainsi que sur son sens pratique.

Key term(s)
  • performance motrice
  • performance perceptive

Spanish

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