Patterns Of Thinking Research Articles

ANALISIS ATURAN ASOSIASI KESALAHAN STATISTIKA SISWA KELAS X-11 SMA NEGERI 10 SAMARINDA BERDASARKAN KRITERIA WATSON

Mathematics plays an important role in forming systematic thinking patterns, logic, and financial management skills. However, many students have difficulty in understanding mathematical concepts due to various factors, which affect the success of learning. This study aims to identify and classify common errors of class X-11 students of SMA Negeri 10 Samarinda in solving statistics problems using mixed quantitative and qualitative methods. solving statistics problems using mixed methods, namely quantitative and qualitative. Using the apriori algorithm with a minimum support of 20% and 80% confidence, four types of errors were found that were often made by students, namely incorrect data errors, procedural errors, missing conclusions, and skill hierarchy problems. Data analysis and interviews showed a strong correlation between these errors, where errors in data collection often lead to data manipulation and incorrect conclusions. To overcome this problem, the school has implemented more effective learning strategies, such as additional guidance, material adjustments, and contextual approaches. These strategies are expected to improve students' conceptual understanding, reduce errors, and improve academic achievement in statistics.

MDES and Movie Watching: Examining Thought Patterns During Movie Watching Task

Multi dimensional experience sampling (MDES) occurs when questions are asked to participants while they are completing a certain task, and to assess and examine various facets and thought processes of participant’s experience while encountering that particular activity (Wallace et al., 2024). For instance, examining a participant's emotional state. This sampling method was applied to a movie watching study completed over the duration of May to August 2024. The study included 15 participants, who each observed a total of 15 film clips, in person in the lab located in Kingston, Ontario. The clips each ranged from one to three minutes, and comprised of various film genres. Participants would then complete an MDES questionnaire after observing each film clip. Once the data was obtained, a Principal Component Analysis (PCA) was completed. It was discovered that four components of thought were found including intrusive distraction, sensory engagement, episodic knowledge, and narrative comprehension of the clips. Episodic knowledge highlights the participant’s attention fixating on past events and their emotions and focuses less on current deliberate thoughts, and narrative comprehension concentrates on the participant’s problem-solving skills to understand the content occurring in the clips. Whereas, participant’s sensory engagement features their focus to sounds and images in the clips, and intrusive distraction aids in displaying that their focus is poor while viewing the clips, but their intrusive thoughts are high. Using the data it can be assumed that various thought processes can occur while an individual observes movies. It also aided in identifying any factors that could help or hinder participants' ability to focus on the movie clip task. The data can be beneficial in furthering our understanding of an individual's attentional abilities when viewing various genres and pieces of media. Works Cited Wallace, R. S., Mckeown, B., Goodall-Halliwell, I., Chitiz, L., Forest, P., Karapanagiotidis, T., Mulholland, B., Turnbull, A. G., Vanderwal, T., Hardikar, S., Alam, T. G., Bernhardt, B., Wang, H.-T., Strawson, W., Milham, M., Xu, T., Margulies, D., Poerio, G. L., Jefferies, E., … Smallwood, J. (2024). Mapping Patterns of Thought onto Brain Activity during Movie-Watching, 1–38. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.01.31.578244

The mediational role of hearing acuity in the association between personality and memory: Evidence from the health and retirement study and the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing

ObjectivesPersonality traits (i.e., the enduring patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors) are associated with cognition across adulthood. There is interest in identifying potential mechanisms to explain this association, but none has focused on sensory function. Therefore, the present study examined whether an objective measure of hearing acuity mediates the association between personality and memory. MethodsParticipants were from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS, N = 5497, 60 % women, Mean age = 65.66, SD = 9.00) and the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA, N = 4706, 57 % women, Mean age = 64.47, SD = 7.59). In the HRS, participants had data on personality and demographic variables in 2012/2014, hearing acuity in 2016/2018, and memory in 2020. In ELSA, participants had data on personality and demographic variables measured in 2010/2011, hearing acuity in 2014/2015, and memory in 2018/2019. ResultsIn both HRS and ELSA, higher hearing acuity partially mediated the association between lower neuroticism (4 % and 5 % proportion effect mediated), higher conscientiousness (6 % and 15 %) and higher openness (3 % and 7 %) and better memory performances at follow-up. ConclusionsThe present study provides novel evidence that hearing acuity mediates the association between personality and cognition.

Identities of Farming Culture in Jiangnan: The Creation of Animation to Inherit Folk Customs of Polder Rice Farming in Water Towns

Background and Aim: Jiangnan farming culture, a custom culture formed by Jiangnan people in their long history of agricultural production and life, highlights the features and connotations of the region. Recent years have witnessed a shift from a traditional agricultural society to a modernized and urbanized one, which is influencing the traditional agricultural cultural system deeply. In the context of increasingly globalized and intelligentized economic development, factors such as differences in survival and consciousness caused by the special geographical environment in Jiangnan (southern Yangtze River) have accelerated the modernization of farming civilization in the region. Confronting such a crisis, this study adopts an interdisciplinary research thinking pattern to protect, inherit, and spread Jiangnan farming culture in animation works by establishing a connection between the culture and animation art as well as combining theories such as semiotics, design, and communication. Materials and Methods: Data was collected through literature research, field investigation, and expert interviews to analyze the value, connotation, and characteristics of Jiangnan farming culture, as well as extract its symbolic and animation elements. Results: The research found that Jiangnan farming culture as a typical polder rice farming culture in China is featured by its unique Jiangnan water town characteristics, which serve as a foundation for creating animation works in this article with polder rice farming as the theme to inherit and spread Jiangnan farming culture. Conclusion: 1. As an independent art category, the animation plays a key role in building a farming cultural space and shaping the image of farming culture in cross-cultural communication. 2. Through the narrative expression of animation art, farming ideas are spread and passed on through animation lenses, allowing people to further understand the origin of Jiangnan farming culture. 3. Animation brings unlimited creative space to Jiangnan farming culture, which can promote its future innovation and sustainable development.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Adults Living With Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Distress: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

The bidirectional relationship between disease activity and mental health in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has prompted investigations into the efficacy of psychotherapeutic interventions such as acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) on biopsychosocial outcomes. We aimed to examine the efficacy of an ACT program (intervention) in comparison with a cognitive behavioral therapy-informed psychoeducation program (active control) for individuals with IBD and coexistent psychological distress. Both programs were delivered online through a hybrid format (i.e., therapist-led and participant-led sessions). A total of 120 adults with IBD were randomized to either the intervention (N = 61) or active control groups (N = 59). Efficacy was determined using linear mixed models for group differences, in rate of changes in study outcomes, between baseline, postintervention, and 3-month follow-up. The primary outcome health-related quality of life significantly improved in the intervention group when compared with the active control group, with a significantly different rate of change observed from baseline to postintervention ( t [190] = 2.15, P = 0.033) in favor of the intervention group with a medium effect size (β = 0.41, mean difference = 0.07, 95% confidence interval 0.01-0.12, P = 0.014). Similarly, the secondary outcome Crohn's disease activity significantly reduced in the intervention group when compared with the active control group, with a significantly different rate of change observed from baseline to 3-month follow-up ( t [90] = -2.40, P = 0.018) in favor of the intervention group with a large effect size (β = -0.77, mean difference = -9.43, 95% confidence interval -13.72 to -5.13, P < 0.001) ( P = 0.014). Furthermore, when observing the rate of change in outcomes over time for the groups separately, anxiety symptoms and pain significantly improved in the intervention group only, and conversely, ulcerative colitis activity and stress symptoms significantly improved in the active control group only. All other outcomes (N = 14) significantly improved over time in both groups including IBD activity, gastrointestinal unhelpful thinking patterns, visceral anxiety, fatigue interference, fatigue severity, fatigue frequency, psychological inflexibility, self-efficacy, resilience, current health status, depression symptoms, IBD control, and pain catastrophizing; however, these changes were not significantly different between the groups. Both programs were of benefit to people with IBD and distress. However, ACT offers a significant added benefit for health-related quality of life and self-reported Crohn's disease activity and may be a useful adjuvant therapy in integrated IBD care.

Innovative exploration of designing the ‘Host Defense and Immunology’ course based on the concept of seamless learning

Abstract Objectives The ‘Host Defense and Immunology’ course is compulsory for undergraduate students majoring in clinical medicine at Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine. In order to promote students’ self-directed and active learning, we innovated teaching activities around ‘seamless learning’ which is emphasising learner-centredness. Methods Guided by the concept of seamless learning, we integrated teaching content, constructed course resources, innovated course-teaching modes, and reformed assessment and evaluation. Then two survey questionnaires were provided to students to get feedback on the course achievement. One set of survey questionnaire with written descriptions was designed to collect feedback on the overall evaluation of the course. Another survey questionnaire was presented in the form of multiple-choice questions to get feedback on more specific questions. Results 294 questionnaires were distributed to eight-year clinical medicine students in years 2021–2022, and 234 were valid. Overall student feedback revealed that the students mastered the immunological basic theories, research techniques and have acquired integrated systematic thinking. The students also deepened their application ability, pursued clinical rigor and logic, and shaped their clinical thinking patterns. The survey questionnaire revealed that the comprehensive immunological mind map was highly beneficial for analysing clinical immunological problems, understanding immunological principles, grasping interrelationships between knowledge points, and fostering self-learning abilities. Case-based learning (CBL), micro-lecture videos, and learning about scientists’ and doctors’ stories also had positive effects on students’ active learning, understanding, logical thinking, innovation, and humanistic literacy, with over 79 % of students reporting benefits. Conclusions Based on seamless learning, students acquired integrated systematic thinking through the course, shaped clinical thinking patterns, developed communication and collaboration skills, and enhanced their ability to analyse and solve clinical problems. The exploration and practice of the ‘Host Defense and Immunology’ course provides a good example for the integration of seamless learning concepts into teaching.

Grappling with wicked problems: teacher professionalism and pedagogical mappings for reparative futures

ABSTRACT Wicked problems confront educators to consider whether K-12 education is fulfilling its promise for more equitable futures. This challenge demands teachers understand how past and present are implicated in the formation of injustice and its repair as central to their professional practice. In this context, we ask: How can the professional educator grapple with a history of systemic violence without being paralyzed or overwhelmed? To answer this question, we draw on our experience as teacher educators in a course on teacher professionalism. More specifically, we use pedagogical mappings to trace the difficult work of teacher candidates and teacher educators in self-examination when dealing with wicked problems in education. We suggest that teachers’ ability to identify the thinking and affective patterns that prevent them from engaging with difficult histories is key in committing to reparative futures. We close by offering three provocations to think about how these patterns can help teacher candidates and teacher educators alike forge a professional identity committed to the repair of educational injustices.

Unveiling the interoception impairment in various major depressive disorder stages.

The intricate pathophysiological mechanisms of major depressive disorder (MDD) necessitate the development of comprehensive early indicators that reflect the complex interplay of emotional, physical, and cognitive factors. Despite its potential to fulfill these criteria, interoception remains underexplored in MDD. This study aimed to evaluate the potential of interoception in transforming MDD's clinical practices by examining interoception deficits across various MDD stages and analyzing their complex associations with the spectrum of depressive symptoms. This study included 431 healthy individuals, 206 subclinical depression individuals, and 483 MDD patients. Depressive symptoms and interoception function were assessed using the PHQ-9 and MAIA-2, respectively. Interoception dysfunction occurred in the preclinical phase of MDD and further impaired in the clinical stage. Antidepressant therapies showed limited efficacy in improving interoception and might damage some dimensions. Interoceptive dimensions might predict depressive symptoms, primarily enhancing negative thinking patterns. The predictive model based on interoception was built with random split verification and demonstrated good discrimination and predictive performance in identifying MDD. Early alterations in the preclinical stage, multivariate associations with depressive symptoms, and good discrimination and predictive performance highlight the importance of interoception in MDD management, pointing to a paradigm shift in diagnostic and therapeutic approaches.

The Impact of the Preferences of High School Students on Art on Their Personality Traits

Art has long been regarded as a reflection of the human experience, with its diverse forms and styles offering glimpses into the depths of human emotions, thoughts, and beliefs. Thus, it is widely acknowledged that art appreciation is subjective. Starting from our subjective initiative, from a certain perspective, art preferences are related to the inherent personality characteristics of individuals, and even a group of people with similar personality characteristics have the same art preferences, which leads to one intriguing area of investigation revolves around the potential connection between art preference and personality traits. Art preference refers to an individuals subjective liking for specific artistic styles, genres, or themes. It is a personal aspect of aesthetic experience that has long fascinated scholars and art enthusiasts. Meanwhile, personality captures enduing patterns of thoughts, feelings and behavior that shape our interaction with the world.

Criminal Thinking Patterns of Inmates in Light of Some Personal Variables: A Field Study on a Sample of Inmates of the Swaqa Correctional and Rehabilitation Center

The study aims to identify the nature of criminal thinking patterns among inmates in light of certain personal variables by conducting a field study on a sample of inmates at the Swaqa Rehabilitation and Correctional Center. To achieve the study's objectives, the descriptive-analytical method was used, employing a questionnaire as the study tool. The study sample consisted of 223 inmates selected through a non-probability convenience sampling method. The results showed that the criminal thinking pattern of "blaming others" had a high degree, with a mean score of 3.69. In contrast, the criminal thinking patterns of "non-interaction with others" (antisocial) and "closed mindedness" (rigidity in opinion) were moderate, with mean scores of 3.08 and 3.29, respectively. The results also revealed statistically significant differences in criminal thinking patterns based on variables such as age, family monthly income, life satisfaction, and the number of crimes committed. Based on these findings, the study recommended reconsidering and developing rehabilitation programs to help modify criminal thinking patterns among inmates.

The Impact of a Digital Game-Based AI Chatbot on Students’ Academic Performance, Higher-Order Thinking, and Behavioral Patterns in an Information Technology Curriculum

In the age of intelligence, information technology (IT) education has become the focus of attention in the education sector. However, traditional teaching methods fall short in motivating students and fostering higher-order thinking and have difficulty providing a personalized learning experience. Although AI chatbots can provide instant feedback as an innovative teaching tool, it is still challenging to fully enhance learner engagement. Based on this, this study developed a digital game-based AI chatbot system to enhance students’ learning experience through digital game-based learning strategies. This study utilized a quasi-experimental design with the experimental group using a digital game-based AI chatbot and the control group using a traditional AI chatbot. A comparison was made between the two groups concerning student learning performance in IT courses, higher-order thinking (including problem-solving, computational thinking, and creativity), learning motivation, and flow experience. In addition, the behavioral patterns of high-achieving and low-achieving students in the experimental group were analyzed. The results showed that the experimental group was significantly better than the control group in academic performance, problem-solving, computational thinking, learning motivation, and flow experience, but there was no significant difference in creativity tendency. Behavioral pattern analysis showed that high-achieving students in the experimental group showed more systematic learning strategies, while low-achieving students relied more on immediate feedback and external help, but both high- and low-achieving groups were able to actively talk to the AI chatbot and actively explore problem-solving strategies in the digital game. Therefore, AI chatbots based on digital games can be effectively used in IT courses to help students construct knowledge and develop higher-order thinking.

Martin Seligman's Theory in the Perspective of Positive Psychology

Happiness is people's eternal pursuit of the goal, but in the pursuit of the road, some people will lose themselves because of the arrival of setbacks and difficulties, forget their original heart, or because of the pressure of modern social life leads to a variety of psychological problems. People should keep their positive and optimistic attitude to achieve their goals in today's society. Through the collection and analysis of literature review, this paper mainly introduces several theories related to happiness from the perspective of positive psychology by Martin Seligman, the father of positive psychology, with the purpose of allowing people to understand how negative thinking patterns are produced and some measures can be taken to improve their positive thinking. At the same time, this paper also points out the limitations of these theories and some critical thinking and makes an in-depth exploration of the emergence and formation of these theories.

CURRENT STATE OF PSILOCYBIN-ASSISTED THERAPY IN MOOD DISORDERS.

Psychedelics are currently undergoing a scientific renaissance, with modern studies investigating therapeutic efficacy of psychedelic-assisted therapy in a range of psychiatric conditions. In particular, psilocybin-assisted therapy (PAT) has been suggested to have positive effects on patients suffering from depression and psychiatric distress associated with life-threatening disease - contexts with growing needs for alternative treatments - in a therapeutic setting involving fewer doses and less important adverse effect compared to that of classic psychotrope administration. Psychedelics are partial agonists of the serotonin 2A (5-HT2A) G protein-coupled receptors, whose activation likely mediates the acute psychoactive effects. Furthermore, psychedelics seem to induce a hyper-plastic state which allows for adaptation of inflexible pathological thinking patterns. Post-acutely, they are suggested to induce rapid, robust and sustained neuroplasticity. Eight clinical PAT trials have been conducted between January 1st 2001 and March 31st 2023 and are reviewed here. Five of them evaluate the effect on depressive symptomatology in an otherwise general population. The other three evaluate effect on depression and anxiety in patients suffering from somatic life-threatening disease. The studies reviewed here show that PAT is safe and feasible to administer in current clinical models. Preliminary efficacy shows significant improvements in depressive and anxious symptomatology which are immediate and partially sustained. One study comparing PAT to selective serotonergic reuptake inhibitors showed no significant difference of efficacy between the two treatments. Preliminary results regarding efficacy of PAT on mood disorders are promising, but further research is warranted for stronger inferences, with a particular focus on larger, multicentric studies, more diverse populations and a stronger control for expectancy and unblinding.

Analysis and Study of Visual Thinking in Visual Communication Design

In conducting visual communication design, if designers can flexibly utilize and fully understand visual thinking patterns, the final designs can exhibit greater artistic and personalized effects. This can attract attention and meet the current societal demands for personalized art.

“Enlightened Man Incarnate”: Mediating Enlightenment in Eighteenth‐Century Literary Reviews

Abstract‘Crucial to the Enlightenment’, Roy Porter argued, was the work of ‘critics, knowledge‐mongers, and opinion‐makers’; the critic was ‘enlightened man incarnate’. In order to enhance our understanding of the ways in which exponents of print culture sought to orient public opinion and promote recognizably liberal principles and values, this article will examine both the polemical discourses of prolific literary journalists and the intellectual context of key issues, highlighting the work of the lawyer Owen Ruffhead. In often substantive commentaries, Ruffhead and his fellow critics referenced a distinctive set of natural law principles: they celebrated the norms of right reason, of equity and liberty. Amongst the values expounded in the Reviews were Lockean political precepts congruent with core features of liberal theory. From the mid‐eighteenth century, an early and unfamiliar ‘liberal’ vocabulary and agenda can be traced as civil liberties and rights were advocated, including the rights of the colonists, the underprivileged and the exploited. Decades before the term liberalism was devised, critics contributed to the shaping and diffusion of recognizably liberal patterns of thinking. Such an inquiry into a vibrant domain of ideas engages in ongoing historiographical debates, providing a new perspective on the formation and diffusion of influential ethical and socio‐political modes of thought.

Depression: Symptoms, Causes, and Effective Coping Strategies

Depression is not merely feeling sad; it encompasses a range of symptoms that can affect various aspects of life. The exact cause of depression isn't fully understood, even though biological factors like imbalance in neurotransmitters such as serotonin and dopamine play a significant role. Psychological factors, such as trauma, chronic stress, low self-esteem, and negative thinking patterns, can contribute to the development and exacerbation of depression. Diagnosis of depression involves assessing persistent feelings of sadness or loss of interest in daily activities, along with other accompanying symptoms, lasting for at least two weeks. Depression is a treatable condition, which may include psychotherapy (such as cognitive-behavioral therapy or interpersonal therapy), medication (such as antidepressants), and lifestyle changes.

Czy czasopisma konserwatywne Gazeta Polska i Najwyższy Czas! pogłębiają rasistowskie schematy myślenia? Kryzys migracyjny na granicy polsko-białoruskiej w świetle teorii Étienne’a Balibara

The aim of the research was to determine whether Polish conservative opinion magazines (Gazeta Polska and Najwyższy Czas!) may be responsible for the deepening of racist patterns of thinking. The research context included the issue of migration from the countries of the Middle East and Africa based on the example of events on the Polish‑Belarusian border. The main research method was content analysis, including discourse analysis (media framework). The research sample consisted of a total of 109 texts (GP 86 and NC 23). In formulating the research theses, the theory of the French philosopher Étienne Balibar was used, especially considerations regarding racism and the concept of border. The research results gave a positive answer to the main research problem. The comparative analysis showed similarities between both magazines in terms of the rhetoric used towards migrants (anti-immigrant narrative, the “us-them” division, linguistic treatments that are part of the exclusion strategy), as well as the multiplicity of the border topos, which is understood as: the external border of the territory of Poland, the zoopolitical border and the mental border. The element that differentiated the examined magazines was the political context – GP supported PiS policy and used the conflict to deepen internal polarization, while NC criticized the United Right government’s actions.

Initial development and validation of item banks to measure problematic hypersexuality.

Problematic Hypersexuality (PH) is defined as a distress caused by hypersexuality, to the extent that seeking treatment is considered. PH was previously measured with instruments stemming from different perspectives on problems related to hypersexuality. These instruments might best be analyzed in unison to discover the most optimal set of characteristics to measure PH. A total of 58 items were investigated with Item Response Theory (IRT). We included 1211 participants (592 women, 618 men, 1 other) from a representative Dutch general population sample of 18 years or older. In addition, 371 participants (116 women, 253 men, 2 other) in a web-based survey who sought information on their current level of PH were included. This latter group was divided into those that did or did not consider treatment and group differences in item averages were assessed. After item selection, 26 out of 58 items were retained and divided in two scales: Emotion Dysregulation-PH - 9 items representing the distressing emotional patterns coinciding with hypersexual preoccupation - and Negative Effects-PH - 17 items representing the negative consequences of patterns of hypersexual thoughts and behavior. Assumptions for IRT analyses were met (unidimensionality, local independence and monotonicity). After an IRT graded response model was fit, the scales showed sufficient reliability for the target population of hypersexual individuals. In the general population the scales showed large floor effects and were less reliable. With this study a first step is taken in validating two complementary item banks to measure PH. Further development of the item banks should include the investigation of responsiveness. New items should be constructed to assess less-explored areas of PH and improve differentiating power of the scales. This study showed that diagnostic accuracy for PH is currently difficult to attain with a survey, even when using an extended item set representing the most unique characteristics of PH.

The relationship among family environment, criminal thinking, and attitudes toward substance use in delinquent adolescents

ABSTRACT Objective This study aimed to investigate the relationship among family environment, criminal thinking, and attitudes toward substance use in delinquent adolescents. Methods A descriptive correlational study was conducted. A total of 132 adolescents who arrested for narcotic-related crimes and referred to the Delinquency Rehabilitation Center of Yazd City, Iran, were selected. The data were gathered using the Attitude toward Narcotic Substances questionnaire, the Family Environment Scale, and the Psychological Inventory of Criminal Thinking Styles and were analyzed via the Pearson correlation and multiple regression analysis. Results The findings showed that among the dimensions of family conflict, cohesion, and expressiveness in the family environment, only the family conflict dimension had a significant positive correlation with criminal thinking and positive attitudes toward substance use. There was also a meaningful positive relationship between criminal thinking and positive attitudes toward substance use (p < .01). The results of the regression analysis indicated that only criminal thinking was able to predict the adolescents’ positive attitudes toward substance use, while the family environment did not play any significant predictive role (p > .05). Conclusion In sum, it was concluded that the crimial thinking patterns in adolescents created in interaction with the peer groups were mainly related to positive attitudes toward substance use rather than the family environment.

The Effect of Self Talk Therapy to Change Negative Thinking Patterns in Students' Mathematics Learning

Previous research shows that the majority of students have a negative mindset towards learning mathematics, ranging from boredom, boredom, difficulty and uninteresting. This research aims to determine the effect of Self Talk Therapy to change the negative mindset in learning mathematics for class group guidance with a self-talk therapy approach. This research uses a quantitative approach, with a one group pretest-posttest design. The results of the research show changes in the negative mindset of students learning mathematics in the pre-test in the low category before being treated with group guidance services. There is a positive and significant difference in changes in students' negative mindset about learning mathematics in the post test after being treated with group guidance services with self-talk therapy. There is an influence of Self Talk Therapy to change the negative mindset of studying mathematics in class XI social sciences students at Muhammadiyah 1 Medan senior high school.