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Operationalized Psychodynamic Diagnosis - Using Network Analysis to Explore the Associations between Psychodynamic Constructs
(2024)
The Operationalized Psychodynamic Diagnosis (OPD) system has established itself in the psychodynamic field as a supplement to descriptive classification systems for mental disorders. The OPD includes key psychodynamic constructs, namely “interpersonal relations”, “psychodynamic conflicts” and “personality structure”. The examination of the interplay among psychodynamic constructs and their associations with psychopathology holds significant relevance for both clinical and scientific practice, as it advances our ...
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Factors Influencing the Effectivity and Usage of Desirable Difficulties in Learning
(2019-02)
What circumstantial factors or personality factors influence the effectivity of desirable difficulties, and correspondingly, the attitudes to and the usage of desirable difficulties? The dissertation covers externally regulated (laboratory and classroom) and self-regulated learning and starts with a brief introduction of the concept of desirable difficulties and a literature review of selected papers on disfluency, interleaving and spacing, as well as testing and generation. The literature review focuses on effectivity ...
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Investigating distributed practice as a strategy for school students learning mathematics
(2018-09)
Spacing or distributed practice is a prominent learning strategy that is related to the so-called desirable difficulties. With distributed practice, a given learning duration is interrupted by at least one break of variable length. In contrast, with massed practice the same total time is spent learning, but without interruption. There is a rich body of empirical evidence proving the positive effect of distributed practice on the retention of verbal material. Beyond rote memory, however, the empirical grounds regarding ...
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Entwicklung von Interessen und Nicht-Interessen bei Kindern im Kindergarten, in der Grundschule und in der Sekundarstufe I
(kassel university press, 2010-02-08)
Zusammenfassung der Dissertation von Barbara Wieder zum Thema:
Entwicklung von Interessen und Nicht-Interessen bei Kindern im Kindergarten,
in der Grundschule und in der Sekundarstufe I.
Die vorliegende Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit der Genese und Entwicklung von Interessen und Nicht-Interessen von Kindern im Alter von 4 bis 16 Jahren. Dazu wurden 87 Kinder sowie deren Eltern und Lehrkräfte bzw. Erzieherinnen mittels strukturierter Interviews in einem Längsschnitt etwa alle zwei Jahre wiederholt befragt.
Theoretische ...
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An Investigation of the Lie-Telling Personality Type Within Different Social Contexts
(2023)
The present work aimed to further develop and refine the nomological net of personality traits predicting deception within the specific context of romantic relationships, as well as within the academic context. The main findings are that the already established correlation between Honesty-Humility and general deceptive behavior also reliable emerged for relationship-based dishonesty and academic cheating; however, against general deception research, when examining the specific context of romantic relationships, the ...
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Removing Barriers for Integrating Dimensional Conceptualisations of Personality Disorders into Clinical Practice
(2023)
The present dissertation investigated the utility of dimensional personality disorder (PD) models for clinical practice, specifically focusing on the Alternative Model of Personality Disorders (AMPD) as implemented in the DSM-5 and the dimensional PD conceptualization in the ICD-11. The dissertation research consisted of three studies that addressed various aspects of clinical utility of dimensional PD models, including practical utility regarding assessment of the severity of personality pathology, the quantification ...
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Learning through Self-Explanation
(2023)
In this dissertation, the effectiveness of learning through self-explanation was examined through a series of experiments. The primary focus was on the acquisition of factual knowledge. Learners' self-explanations were coded and categorized into correct inferences, correct paraphrases, and false utterances.
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On the Path to Professionalization in Coaching: From Coaches' Attitudes for Participating in Coaching Research to Improving Coachees' Reflective Capacity
(2024)
This dissertation aims to advance the professionalization of coaching by advancing coaching research. It does this by meeting the demand for methodological grounding and examining coaches' motives for participating in coaching research, thereby contributing to the generation of larger and more-realistic samples (Study 1), by conducting theory-driven research based on psychotherapy research, and by using an observer-based method to evaluate behavioral data (Study 2). At the same time, it contributes to improving the ...
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Leading for innovation: an empirical analysis of ambidextrous leadership
(2019-10)
This dissertation investigates leadership in innovation processes. Based on ambidexterity theory, the focus is on the contradictory aspects of creativity and implementation within the innovation process and how leaders can support employees in addressing them. More specifically, this dissertation takes a within-process perspective looking at the influences of leader behaviors depending on different situations within the innovation process. The ambidextrous leadership model provides concrete leader behaviors defined ...