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Research and Development

Category: Developmental Psychology

Adaptive Instructional Systems and Attention Training

Introduction Attention span is the amount of time that learners can spend concentrating on tasks. Sustained attention develops through childhood and into adulthood, with a period of accelerated development occurring during early and middle childhood (Slattery, O’Callaghan, Ryan, Fortune, & McAvinue, 2022). Attention training is a part of education. Learners are trained to remain focused […]

Higher-order Theory of Mind

Art Intention and Interpretation edited by Gary Iseminger, Art, Intention, and Conversation by Noël Carroll, The Perception of Intention by Verena Dasser, Ib Ulbaek and David Premack, Design as Communication: Exploring the Validity and Utility of Relating Intention to Interpretation by Nathan Crilly, David Good, Derek Matravers and P. John Clarkson, Intention, Interpretation, and Contemporary […]

Narrative, Reflection and Wisdom

Cognitive Narratology Stories of Wisdom to Live by: Developing Wisdom in a Narrative Mode by Michel Ferrari, Nic M. Weststrate and Anda Petro, The Science of Stories: An Introduction to Narrative Psychology by János László, Narratology as a Cognitive Science by David Herman, Narrative Theory and the Cognitive Sciences by David Herman, The Cognitive Turn […]

Psychoanalytic Natural Language Processing

Psychoanalytic Literary Criticism Psychoanalytic Literary Criticism by Maud Ellmann, The Mind and the Book: A Long Look at Psychoanalytic Literary Criticism by Norman N. Holland, Examining Multiple Features for Author Profiling by Edson R. D. Weren, Anderson U. Kauer, Lucas Mizusaki, Viviane P. Moreira, J. Palazzo M. de Oliveira and Leandro K. Wives, Machine Learning […]

Developmental Narratology

Introduction Developing Narrative Structure edited by Allyssa McCabe and Carole Peterson, Event Representations, Narrative Development and Internal Working Models by Katherine Nelson, Coherence, Cohesion, and Context: Some Comparative Perspectives in Narrative Development by Maya Hickmann, Narrative Development: Six Approaches by Michael G. Bamberg, How Children Understand Stories: A Developmental Analysis by Nancy L. Stein, Transformation […]

Adaptive Instructional Systems, Interactive Storytelling, and Character Education

Introduction In response to calls for more rigorous approaches for character education programs and their evaluation (Person, Moiduddin, Hague-Angus, & Malone, 2009; Sojourner, 2012), interactive stories are indicated as being useful as exercises for both instructing and assessing learners. Adaptive instructional systems can administer these exercises to learners. To provide personalized and optimized instruction and […]

Psychometric Artificial Intelligence

Natural Intelligence Handbook of Intelligence edited by Robert J. Sternberg, The Cambridge Handbook of Intelligence edited by Robert J. Sternberg and Scott Barry Kaufman, The Neuroscience of Intelligence by Richard J. Haier, Intelligence and Cognitive Abilities as Competencies in Development by Damian P. Birney and Robert J. Sternberg and A Computational Analysis of General Intelligence […]

Observational Learning

Introduction Observational Learning by Albert Bandura, Social Learning Theory by Albert Bandura and Richard H. Walters and Perspectives on Observational Learning in Animals by Thomas R. Zentall. GlossaryImitationImitative LearningObservational LearningSocial Learning Theory Programming by Demonstration Robot Learning from Human Teachers by Sonia Chernova and Andrea L. Thomaz, Robot Learning from Demonstration by Christopher G. Atkeson […]

Neuroevolution

Evolutionary Neuroscience Evolutionary Neuroscience edited by Jon H. Kaas, Evolution of the Brain and Intelligence by Harry Jerison, Structure and Evolution of Invertebrate Nervous Systems by Andreas Schmidt-Rhaesa, Steffen Harzsch and Günter Purschke, Brain Organization and the Origin of Insects: An Assessment by Nicholas J. Strausfeld, The Evolution of Brains from Early Mammals to Humans […]

Computer-aided and Automated Educational Counseling, Career Counseling and Human Resource Planning and Management

School Counseling Introduction to School Counseling by Robert J. Wright, Handbook of School Counseling by Hardin L. K. Coleman and Christine Yeh, Introduction to Professional School Counseling: Advocacy, Leadership, and Intervention by Jered B. Kolbert, Rhonda L. Williams, Leann M. Morgan, Laura M. Crothers and Tammy L. Hughes, Counseling in Schools: Essential Services and Comprehensive […]