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Changes in Adaptation to Time Horizons across Development
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Zhuang, Winnie; Niebaum, Jesse; Munakata, Yuko – Developmental Psychology, 2023
When making decisions, the amount of time remaining matters. When time horizons are long, exploring unknown options can inform later decisions, but when time horizons are short, exploiting known options should be prioritized. While adults and adolescents adapt their exploration in this way, it is unclear when such adaptation emerges and how…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Preschool Children, College Students, Developmental Stages
The Acquisition of Articulatory Timing for Liquids: Evidence from Child and Adult Speech
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Howson, Phil J.; Redford, Melissa A. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2021
Purpose: Liquids are among the last sounds to be acquired by English-speaking children. The current study considers their acquisition from an articulatory timing perspective by investigating anticipatory posturing for /l/ versus /[voiced alveolar approximant]/ in child and adult speech. Method: In Experiment 1, twelve 5-year-old, twelve…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Speech Communication, Time Perspective, Children
Temporal Patterns of Long-Term Engagement with Learning an Additional Language
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Tasker, Isabel – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2017
People studying an additional language in adult life do so through a diverse mix of self-directed and institutionally-situated efforts, extending over many years; and online and distance mode language learning offer increasingly flexible opportunities for formal study. Little is known, however, of the ways that long-term learners combine…
Descriptors: Time Perspective, Second Language Learning, Online Courses, Distance Education
Sleep Quality and Body Mass Index in College Students: The Role of Sleep Disturbances
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Vargas, Perla A.; Flores, Melissa; Robles, Elias – Journal of American College Health, 2014
Objective: Obesity and its comorbidities have emerged as a leading public health concern. The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and sleep patterns, including duration and disturbances. Methods: A convenience sample of 515 college students completed an online survey consisting of the Pittsburgh Sleep…
Descriptors: Sleep, College Students, Body Composition, Obesity
The Estimation of Short Time Intervals as a Function of Age and Metronome Pacing.
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Kline, Donald W.; And Others – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1980
The time judgments of the older participants were significantly and systematically determined by a metronome rate. Results are consistent with the notion of increased field-dependence among older persons and suggest that their greater social conformity and their inability to ignore irrelevant stimuli might also be explicable. (Author)
Descriptors: Age Differences, College Students, Gerontology, Institutionalized Persons
Age Differences and Correlates of Worrying in Young and Elderly Adults.
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Powers, Charles B.; And Others – Gerontologist, 1992
Cross-sectional investigation compared worry and its correlates in 89 older adults and 74 college students. Older adults expressed significantly fewer worries than did students about finances and social events. Both groups were equally worried about health issues. For both groups, external locus of control was associated with higher worry scores.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, College Students, Higher Education, Locus of Control