Frontiers in Education, 2019 A persistent “gender penalty” in exam performance disproportionately impacts women in large introductory science courses, where exam grades generally account for the majority of the students' assessment of learning.
Shima Salehi +10 more
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Impact of chronic and acute academic stress on lymphocyte subsets and monocyte function. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 This study investigated the effects of a temporally confined naturalistic stressor (academic stress) on immune functions. Furthermore, moderating influences of a number of psychological variables were assessed.
Viktoriya Maydych +8 more
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STUDENT SUPPORT PROGRAM TO REDUCE STRESS, ANXIETY, AND DEPRESSION ON MEDICAL STUDENTS
Jurnal Pendidikan Kedokteran Indonesia, 2020 Background: Medical education is considered as being stressful which may cause stress, anxiety, and depression. The student support program is designed to help students of the Faculty of Medicine Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jakarta (FMUPNVJ)
Nurfitri Bustamam +2 more
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Finding the Most Uniform Changes in Vowel Polygon Caused by Psychological Stress [PDF]
, 2015 Using vowel polygons, exactly their parameters, is chosen as the criterion for achievement of differences between normal state of speaker and relevant speech under real psychological stress.
Sigmund, M., Stanek, M.
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Health behavior during periods of stressful uncertainty: associations with emotions, cognitions, and expectation management. [PDF]
, 2020 Objective: The present study examined how cognitions and emotions characteristic of awaiting uncertain news influenced healthy (diet/exercise) and unhealthy (alcohol use) behaviors in three samples of people awaiting important news.Design: Study 1 ...
Howell, Jennifer L, Sweeny, Kate
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A Quantum-Conceptual Explanation of Violations of Expected Utility in Economics [PDF]
, 2011 The expected utility hypothesis is one of the building blocks of classical economic theory and founded on Savage's Sure-Thing Principle. It has been put forward, e.g.
A. Khrennikov +16 more
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The Analysis of Student’s Exam Anxiety and Its Effects on Psychological Reaction
Jurnal Aplikasi IPTEK Indonesia, 2022 Exams are a common activity at school, and students commonly experience anxiety related to exams. This study attempts to provide a general understanding of exam anxiety. This kind of study use quantitative descriptive research techniques and a test anxiety questionnaire as a tool for gathering data. The study's participants were SMAN 13 Padang students.
Fitri Arnita +3 more
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Psychometrics in Practice at RCEC [PDF]
, 2012 A broad range of topics is dealt with in this volume: from combining the psychometric generalizability and item response theories to the ideas for an integrated formative use of data-driven decision making, assessment for learning and diagnostic testing.
Eggen, T.J.H.M., Veldkamp, B.P.
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The Dynamic Effects of Subconscious Goal Pursuit on Resource Allocation, Task Performance, and Goal Abandonment [PDF]
, 2015 We test two potential boundary conditions for the effects of subconscious goals—the nature of the goal that is activated (achievement vs. underachievement) and conscious goal striving. Subconscious achievement goals increase the amount of time devoted to
Bell, Bradford S, Sitzmann, Traci
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Defining Roles in Pediatric Palliative Care: Perspectives From Oncology and Palliative Care Teams
Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Early integration of pediatric palliative care (PPC) is associated with improved symptom management, quality of life, and healthcare utilization for children with cancer. Despite this, variation persists in how PPC is understood, operationalized, and integrated within pediatric oncology programs. In particular, ambiguity surrounding
Leeat Granek +13 more
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