Cognition Processes Research Articles

Development Of A Beginning Reading Program For Slow Learners With Montessori Techniques

Reading is the basis for mastering various fields of study. Slow learners generally fail to understand basic lessons and concepts in academics, such as reading, writing, mathematics and language. This is because the above processes require a fairly complicated cognition process. So in overcoming obstacles to learning to read at the beginning of slow learners, a reading technique is needed that suits the needs of children. One of the reading techniques that can be used is the Montessori technique which is based on the Montessori method.The objectives of this study are as follows: (1) Knowing the stages of the process of developing an initial reading program for slow learners with Montessori techniques (2) Knowing the feasibility of developing an initial reading program for slow learners with Montessori techniques. The research method used in this study is a mixed research method. The final product of this study resulted in a beginning reading learning program with Montessori techniques consisting of products: (1) initial reading identification and assessment format (2) Learning program plan (3) Guidebook for teachers (4) Student worksheets (5) Module on Montessori reading techniques that have been modified for slow learner children. Based on research findings, data analysis and theoretical discussion, it can be concluded that the application of the beginning reading program in slow learners with Montessori techniques is feasible because it suits the needs of children and is able to improve initial reading skills. This program also helps teachers to know the stages of making individual learning programs for students with special needs.

Из онтологии современной археологической науки (О параллельных дискурсах и пороге взаимопонимания между Востоком и Западом)

The article outlines some aspects of the development of archaeological knowledge in the interaction, or rather in the absence of creative interaction between representatives of eastern, post-Soviet archaeology and their colleagues from Western and Central Europe and North America. In the scientific dialogue, there are clearly unhealthy tendencies that have nothing to do with science, which seriously interfere with the synergy of the cognition process. The author sees two such trends. The first is the involvement of archaeological knowledge in the illumination, or even the solution of the problems of modernity of a political and ideological nature. At the forefront of this quasi-scientific trend, there are representatives of countries experiencing various kinds of historical complexes and trying to overcome them in this way. The second is the reluctance of Western specialists to thoroughly study literature in Russian, and even more so in the national languages of the former Soviet republics. This rejection is based on a deep, ingrained confidence in the absolute superiority of the cognitive and analytical abilities of representatives of the Romano-Germanic civilization. As a result, two research paradigms are formed, which develop in parallel, having no points of contact.

Spontaneous Gestures in L2 Naturalistic Spontaneous Interaction: Effects of Language Proficiency

Gestures produced by language learners have a positive impact on interactions; however, few studies have examined natural conversation data focusing on a learner’s spoken language proficiency level. This study investigates gesture use among learners of English as a second language with varying language proficiency levels (beginner, intermediate, and advanced) to determine whether gesture use and type (e.g., iconic, deictic, metaphoric, and beat gestures) differ by language proficiency level. This study examined 17 video-recorded dyadic interactions in English consisting of mixed-level and same-level pairs. Quantitative analysis followed by a data-driven approach demonstrated that more advanced learners employed gestures with speech more frequently than other groups. During interactions, iconic gestures were used more often by the beginner group, while deictic gestures were employed more by the advanced group. Moreover, the function of the gestures produced by each group during the interactions appeared to be qualitatively varied. These results indicate that gesture use and type may relate to learners’ language profi ciency levels. This study has revealed significant differences in gesture use among learners of English as a second language with varying language proficiency levels, providing insights into learners’ cognition process during verbal communication.

High-Definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in the Right Ventrolateral Prefrontal Cortex Lengthens Sustained Attention in Virtual Reality.

Due to the current limitations of three-dimensional (3D) simulation graphics technology, mind wandering commonly occurs in virtual reality tasks, which has impeded it being applied more extensively. The right ventrolateral prefrontal cortex (rVLPFC) plays a vital role in executing continuous two-dimensional (2D) mental paradigms, and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) over this cortical region has been shown to successfully modulate sustained 2D attention. Accordingly, we further explored the effects of electrical activation of the rVLPFC on 3D attentional tasks using anodal high-definition (HD)-tDCS. A 3D Go/No-go (GNG) task was developed to compare the after effects of real and sham brain stimulation. Specifically, GNG tasks were periodically interrupted to assess the subjective perception of attentional level, behavioral reactions were tracked and decomposed into an underlying decision cognition process, and electroencephalography data were recorded to calculate event-related potentials (ERPs) in rVLPFC. The p-values statistically indicated that HD-tDCS improved the subjective mentality, led to more cautious decisions, and enhanced neuronal discharging in rVLPFC. Additionally, the neurophysiological P300 ERP component and stimulation being active or sham could effectively predict several objective outcomes. These findings indicate that the comprehensive approach including brain stimulation, 3D mental paradigm, and cross-examined performance could significantly lengthen and robustly compare sustained 3D attention.

Same but Different: Providing a Probabilistic Foundation for the Feature-Matching Approach to Similarity and Categorization

AbstractThe feature-matching approach pioneered by Amos Tversky remains a groundwork for psychological models of similarity and categorization but is rarely explicitly justified considering recent advances in thinking about cognition. While psychologists often view similarity as an unproblematic foundational concept that explains generalization and conceptual thought, long-standing philosophical problems challenging this assumption suggest that similarity derives from processes of higher-level cognition, including inference and conceptual thought. This paper addresses three specific challenges to Tversky’s approach: (i) the feature-selection problem, (ii) the problem of cognitive implausibility, and (iii) the problem of unprincipled tweaking. It subsequently supports key insights from Tversky’s account based on recent developments in Bayesian modeling of cognition. A novel computational view of similarity as inference is proposed that addresses each challenge by considering the contrast class as constitutive of similarity and selecting for highly informative features. In so doing, this view illustrates the ongoing promise of the feature-matching approach in explaining perception, generalization and conceptual thought by grounding them in principles of probabilistic inference.

THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL CONCEPT OF HISTORY AS A SYSTEM OF "MENTAL DIVISIONS" BY ROBERT VIPPER

The article deals with the methodological scheme introduced by R. Vipper, a well-known historian and historical philosopher.The process of historical cognition, mechanisms and principles of work with historical sources are distinguished in the givenarticle. Topicality of R. Vipper’s work is revealed by providing critical analysis of modern results of historical knowledge.

Can prosocial values improve brain health?

Prosocial values play a critical role in promoting care and concern for the well-being of others and prioritizing the common good of society. Evidence from population-based reports, cognitive neuroscience, and clinical studies suggests that these values depend on social cognition processes, such as empathy, deontological moral cognition, moral emotions, and social cooperation. Additionally, indirect evidence suggests that various forms of prosocial behaviors are associated with positive health outcomes at the behavioral, cardiovascular, immune, stress-related, and inflammatory pathways. However, it is unclear whether prosociality can positively influence brain health outcomes. In this perspective, we propose that prosocial values are not only influenced by brain conditions but could also potentially play a role in protecting brain health. We review studies from various fields that support this claim, including recent reports of prosociality-based interventions impacting brain health. We then explore potential multilevel mechanisms, based on the reduction of allostatic overload at behavioral, cardiovascular, immune, stress-related, and inflammatory levels. Finally, we propose potential prosociality-based interventions for improving brain health in at-risk populations, such as psychiatric and neurological patients, and individuals exposed to poverty or violence. Our perspective suggests that prosocial values may play a role in promoting and maintaining healthy brains.

Research-based learning in the education process of a higher education institution

The article examines the issue of research-based learning in the education process of institutions of higher education. The aspect of formation of research skills in students is central in our research. The following research methods have been applied: theoretical ‒ the secondary analysis of philosophical, psychological, and pedagogical sources on the issue under consideration, which has given the possibility to systematize and generalize the available data; comparative ‒ has allowed finding a new angle in the issue of the role of research-based learning in the education process of higher education institutions. Besides, in our research we also rely on the data gathered personally while implementing curriculum direted on the development of research-and-development skills in students of a higher education institution. The results of the study allow concluding that that the research-based learning involves the introduction of scientific research methods into the process of educational cognition at all its stages (from perception to application in practice), determines ways of organizing educational and extracurricular research activities of students. Its result is a set of acquired knowledge and formed skills when solving research tasks in various social and professional situations.

Evidence and proving in constitutional proceedings: doctrinal aspects

It was noted that the realities of social life, the political situation, global processes of transformation of phenomena and processes require legal accuracy in understanding the fundamental prescriptions specified by the Constitution, as well as ensuring the compliance of legislation with its provisions. Regarding the first question, there are two ways of solving it: detailing the provisions, which to a certain extent creates bulky codified texts that are difficult to apply, or clear, comprehensive formulations of constitutional norms, which provide for the establishment of fundamental principles of the functioning of state power and society, without detailed extended texts. It was noted that the institution of judicial evidence in constitutional proceedings is not as carefully regulated as in proceedings in criminal, arbitration and civil cases.
 It is indicated that the constitutional court process is a special environment that differs from other court processes existing in our country: in the field of activity, powers of judicial bodies, subjects, stages, legal force of decisions. Peculiarities of the environment where proof is carried out certainly give rise to specificity in the subject of proof, subjects, content and types of proof. This creates the need for more detailed regulation of proof and evidence in constitutional proceedings. In our opinion, proof is a type of cognitive process that is carried out in the order established by law and covers the activities of subjects involved in constitutional proceedings. And therefore, evidence in constitutional proceedings is a type of knowledge that is carried out in the order established by law and covers the activities of the subjects involved in constitutional proceedings, at the same time it represents a combination of bothcognitive and procedural activities. The cognitive component characterizes the process of cognition, and the procedural component characterizesthe special form that cognition takes within the framework of the rules of constitutional justice. At the same time, the construction of the subject of proof in constitutional proceedings follows (corresponds) to the construction of the subject of proof adopted in national law. However, we draw your attention, it would be worthwhile to normalize the specificity of the subject of proof in constitutional proceedings as a process aimed at solving legal issues.

(Re)conceptualizing movement behavior in sport as a problem-solving activity.

The use of the term problem-solving in relation to movement behavior is an often-broached topic within kinesiology. Here we present a clear rationale for the concept of problem-solving, specifically pertaining to the skilled organization of movement behaviors in sport performance, and the respective processes that underpin it, conceptualized within an ecological dynamics framework. The movement behavior that emerges in sport can be viewed as a problem-solving activity for the athlete, where integrated movement solutions are underpinned by intertwined processes of perception, cognition, and action. This movement problem-solving process becomes functionally aligned with sport performance challenges through a tight coupling to relevant information sources in the environment, which specify affordances offered to the athlete. This ecological perspective can shape our lens on how movements are coordinated and controlled in the context of sport, influencing practical approaches utilized towards facilitating dexterity of athletes. These ideas imply how coaches could set alive movement problems for athletes to solve within practice environments, where they would be required to continuously (re)organize movement system degrees of freedom in relation to dynamic and emergent opportunities, across diverse, complex problems. Through these experiences, athletes could become attuned, intentional, and adaptable, capable of (re)organizing a behavioral fit to performance problems in context-essentially allowing them to become one with the movement problem.

Nonlinear and machine learning analyses on high-density EEG data of math experts and novices

Current trend in neurosciences is to use naturalistic stimuli, such as cinema, class-room biology or video gaming, aiming to understand the brain functions during ecologically valid conditions. Naturalistic stimuli recruit complex and overlapping cognitive, emotional and sensory brain processes. Brain oscillations form underlying mechanisms for such processes, and further, these processes can be modified by expertise. Human cortical functions are often analyzed with linear methods despite brain as a biological system is highly nonlinear. This study applies a relatively robust nonlinear method, Higuchi fractal dimension (HFD), to classify cortical functions of math experts and novices when they solve long and complex math demonstrations in an EEG laboratory. Brain imaging data, which is collected over a long time span during naturalistic stimuli, enables the application of data-driven analyses. Therefore, we also explore the neural signature of math expertise with machine learning algorithms. There is a need for novel methodologies in analyzing naturalistic data because formulation of theories of the brain functions in the real world based on reductionist and simplified study designs is both challenging and questionable. Data-driven intelligent approaches may be helpful in developing and testing new theories on complex brain functions. Our results clarify the different neural signature, analyzed by HFD, of math experts and novices during complex math and suggest machine learning as a promising data-driven approach to understand the brain processes in expertise and mathematical cognition.

Stable, flexible, common, and distinct behaviors support rule-based and information-integration category learning

The ability to organize variable sensory signals into discrete categories is a fundamental process in human cognition thought to underlie many real-world learning problems. Decades of research suggests that two learning systems may support category learning and that categories with different distributional structures (rule-based, information-integration) optimally rely on different learning systems. However, it remains unclear how the same individual learns these different categories and whether the behaviors that support learning success are common or distinct across different categories. In two experiments, we investigate learning and develop a taxonomy of learning behaviors to investigate which behaviors are stable or flexible as the same individual learns rule-based and information-integration categories and which behaviors are common or distinct to learning success for these different types of categories. We found that some learning behaviors are stable in an individual across category learning tasks (learning success, strategy consistency), while others are flexibly task-modulated (learning speed, strategy, stability). Further, success in rule-based and information-integration category learning was supported by both common (faster learning speeds, higher working memory ability) and distinct factors (learning strategies, strategy consistency). Overall, these results demonstrate that even with highly similar categories and identical training tasks, individuals dynamically adjust some behaviors to fit the task and success in learning different kinds of categories is supported by both common and distinct factors. These results illustrate a need for theoretical perspectives of category learning to include nuances of behavior at the level of an individual learner.

Negative news positive effect: the change of consumers’ cognition process

ABSTRACT Development of live shopping has introduced a new form of celebrity endorsement. This study examines the impact of negative news related to streamers on viewers’ purchasing behaviour during live streaming, considering different types of negative news. Drawing on research related to celebrity endorsement and information dissemination, this study presents the results from one natural experiment and four lab experiments. The findings suggest that negative news about streamers, as well as their responses to such news, positively influence viewers’ purchasing behaviour during live streaming, which is mediated by their visit to the live streaming. Furthermore, the study reveals that negative news related to streamers’ personal behaviour has a more positive impact than negative news related to the product they are selling. The positive effect of response to negative news is weakened when the response seems to protect the wrongdoers. This study contributes to the development of endorsement theory, retests the model of the endorser effect, and expands the literature about celebrity scandals. Additionally, the findings provide practical suggestions for retailers and streamers who are dealing with negative news.

Changes in self-other boundaries modulate children's body image attitudes.

One's own face is a key distinctive feature of our physical appearance, yet multisensory visuo-tactile stimulation can alter self-other boundaries, eliciting changes in adult's self-face representation and social cognition processes. This study tested whether changing self-face representation by altering self-other boundaries with the enfacement illusion modulates body image attitudes toward others in 6-11-year-old children (N = 51; 31 girls; predominantly White). Across all ages, congruent multisensory information led to stronger enfacement (η2p = 0.06). Participants who experienced a stronger enfacement illusion showed preference for larger body size, suggesting increased positive body size attitudes. This effect was stronger in 6-7-year-olds compared to 8-9-year-olds. Thus, blurring self-other boundaries successfully modulates self-face representation and body image attitudes toward others in children. Our results suggest that increased self-resemblance through self-other blurring resulting from the enfacement illusion may reduce social comparisons between self and other and result in positive body size attitudes.

A new category of "Aha!" driven by touch: A grip sensation into the directional seam on a baseball.

We report an "Aha!" experience which differs from conventional Aha's studied over a century in psychological science. The Aha we introduce is driven by touch instead of the visual and verbal modalities widely studied to date. It can occur when gripping a baseball, with a simple input that the red seam on the ball has a direction. Aided by a symmetry analysis and subsequent survey over literature, we show how our mental and physical representation of a baseball can change suddenly by the seam direction and unravel the factors that make the tactile sense into a joyful-and-insightful sensation. Our study sets a new category of Aha driven by touch, opens a new path to investigate the role of touch in our cognition process, reveals the seam direction as a new degree of freedom in baseball aerodynamics and pitching mechanics, and deepens the insights into throwing a baseball from our fingertips.

Kompleksowość procesu prawotwórczego

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Management of the effectiveness of investment planning using economic and mathematical modeling

Introduction. When solving optimal tasks at the stage of technical and economic planning, it is necessary to establish an optimality criterion, which is mathematically written as an objective function. Minimization of the duration of the project works during its implementation within the time limit set by the investor is such a criterion in the formulation of our task. By limitations of the model, we understand such conditions, which are expressed in the limitation of resources both quantitatively and qualitatively: hence the problem of their saving, the best distribution, and effective use arises.Goal consists in the theoretical and methodological substantiation of the concept of managing the effectiveness of investment planning with the use of economic and mathematical modelingResearch methods. In the research process, general scientific and special methods of cognition were used: analysis and synthesis, theoretical generalization and formal logic, system approach, classification, statistical analysis, functional-value analysis, generalization, observation, mathematical statistics, simulation and network modeling, specification, technical and economic calculationsResults. It was found that with the help of the proposed technology «Flow» it is possible to determine: the calendar schedule of works for the optimal version of the project implementation; the calendar dates of the start and end of critical works, on which the duration of the entire project depends; actual project implementation costs. The value of the objective function shows what additional costs are necessary for the implementation of the investment project in a given period. It has been proven that the «Flow» technology allows you to determine the value of the model and, in our opinion, demonstrates the improvement of the existing solution to the tasks of project implementation within the given time and ensures the compatibility and unity of information support, and therefore allows you to receive more reliable data. The main advantages of the proposed method were evaluated: availability of raw data; a calculation algorithm that is understandable to any project participant; clarity of results; connection in a single model of the economic interests of the main participants of the project.Perspectives. Further research should be aimed at carrying out a continuous process of qualitative and quantitative assessment of the effectiveness of the project management information system and the need to create a special organizational unit - a strategic committee, which will allow the creation of mechanisms for effective management of investment projects of the territorial community, to achieve its strategic goals, and will also contribute to the implementation of strategies due to the consistent actions of the community investment development management staff.

Neuroprotective, neurogenic, and anticholinergic evidence of Ganoderma lucidum cognitive effects: Crucial knowledge is still lacking.

Ganoderma lucidum is a mushroom that has been widely used for centuries in Asian countries for its antiaging properties. It is popularly known as"Ling Zhi,""Reishi," and "Youngzhi,"and because of its benefits, it is known as the "immortality mushroom." Pharmacological assays have revealed that G. lucidum ameliorates cognitive impairments through inhibition of β-amyloid and neurofibrillary tangleformation, antioxidant effect, reduction of inflammatory cytokine release and apoptosis, genic expression modulation, among other activities.Chemical investigations onG. lucidumhaverevealed the presence of metabolites such as triterpenes, which are the most explored in this field, as well as flavonoids, steroids, benzofurans, and alkaloids; in theliterature, thesehave also been reportedto havemnemonic activity. These properties of the mushroom make ita potential source of new drugs to prevent or reverse memory disorders,as actual medications are able toonly alleviate some symptomsbut are unable to stop the progress of cognitive impairments, with no impact on social, familiar, and personal relevance. In this review, we discuss the cognitive findings of G. lucidum reported in the literature, converging the proposed mechanisms through the several pathways that underlie memory and cognition processes. In addition, we highlight the gaps that deserveparticular attention to support future studies.

International experience of organizing information and analytical activities: trends in regulatory and legal cooperation of Ukraine and foreign countries

The article is devoted to the problems of information and analytical activity through the prism of regulatory and legal cooperation between Ukraine and foreign countries. The article defines information and analytical support as one of the main elements of the organization of the system of state authorities. This activity is reduced, firstly, to information and research work aimed at supporting operative and investigative activities, and secondly, to analytical work aimed at supporting strategic decision-making in this area and coordinating the activities of these bodies. Emphasis is placed on the fact that analytical activity has increased attention to the protection of personal data. The personal nature of certain types of information, as well as the use of privacy-intrusive methods to obtain them, place particular importance on surveillance mechanisms and measures to ensure security. The development of information technologies led to a new need for personal data protection. It is noted that analytical work is one of the main elements of the process of cognition, which is carried out in the process of solving the tasks of state authorities. Analytical work makes it possible, by processing certain unfinished information, to obtain knowledge on the basis of which appropriate decisions can be made. At the same time, a necessary condition for the effective performance of analytical measures is the availability of an appropriate information system. It was concluded that the national information and analytical system cannot be recognized as full-fledged, intended for analytical support of the activities of state authorities, without an international legal system of regulation of personal data. The solution to the considered problem can be the practical implementation of an information and analytical system, which includes a set of modern information technologies in the field of analytical data processing, the use of artificial intelligence subsystems, which make it possible to compare and analyze information on the basis of multi-component modules, predict the actions of persons and their locations possible location, give recommendations on the organization of activities of state authorities.

Design-thinking skill enhancement in virtual reality: A literature study

As a methodology, design thinking involves practicing “a way of thinking” that non-designers can use as a source of inspiration instead being limited to a group of professional designers. This methodology has gained research attention because of the growing demands for social innovation and sustainability. The general public is expected to gain design-thinking skills through training or by applying design-thinking tools. Virtual reality (VR) is considered a potential tool to help accelerate augmenting design-thinking skills because it allows users to have embodied and immersive experiences. This study reviews existing literature on how VR has been used to enhance design-thinking skills. The general features of the publications such as the year of publication, design-thinking stages, VR types, targeted participants, and publication fields are analyzed for determining the latest trends and scenarios under this research topic. Further, a thematic analysis that follows creative enhancement structures is conducted to understand the role of VR in enhancing design-thinking skills, and future research directions are discussed based on the results. The review concludes that VR has the potential to enhance creativity in many aspects. Moreover, it highlights the need of gaining deeper understanding about 1) art, humanities, and societal perspectives; 2) cognition processes in VR; 3) emphasizing and defining stages in the design-thinking process; 4) technological improvements combined with the Metaverse; and 5) hybrid of the virtual and real worlds.