The current state of the world suggests we have some difficulty in developing effective policy. This paper demonstrates two methods for the objective analysis of logic models within policy documents. By comparing policy models, we will be better able to compare policies and so determine which policy is best. Our ability to develop effective policy is reflected across the social sciences where o...

Thought shape fusion (TSF) is a cognitive distortion associated with eating psychopathology in which individuals believe that simply thinking about fattening food leads to weight gain. The current study sought to determine if it was possible to manipulate the distorted beliefs underlying TSF and, if so, whether this impacted negative affect and social outcomes. Findings provided some support th...

The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between sleep disorders and the behavior of subjects with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and control subjects using specific questionnaires. A small percentage (1.8%) of the control subjects had symptoms indicative of sleep-breathing disorders (SBD) and nocturnal sweating. Fifty-nine percent of the subjects with ASD had symptoms indicativ...

As is well known, autism is a complex developmental disorder involving delays and dysfunctions in social interaction, language, and a range of emotional, cognitive, motor, and sensory capacities. Empathy, creative, and abstract reflective thinking (including making inferences), reading emotional signals, and engaging in reciprocal (back-and-forth) emotional interactions are generally believed t...

Introduction This article highlights three kinds of traps innovators face in thinking about and implementing innovations – at the level of thinking, at the level of theories, and at the level of practice. Conceptualizing innovation is bounded by many of the same problems that bracket thinking about any other social activity. It also confronts some unique challenges. This essay starts by address...

his associates have produced a number of psychological experiments which display large patterns of differences between " Westerner " and " Eastern Asian " subjects on a number of cognitive tasks, which purport to reveal strong differences in cognitive processes, styles of thinking and reasoning and ultimately in overall world-views between the two groups. Nisbett and his colleagues claim, on th...

objective: generalized anxiety disorder is one of the most common anxiety disorders in the general ‎population. several studies suggest that anxiety sensitivity is a vulnerability factor in generalized ‎anxiety severity. however, some other studies suggest that negative repetitive thinking and ‎experiential avoidance as response factors can explain this relationship. therefore, this study ‎aime...

Research shows that expert-crafted worked examples can have a positive effect on student performance. To investigate the potential for data-driven worked examples to achieve similar results, we generated worked examples for the Deep Thought logic tutor, and conducted an experiment to assess their impact on performance. Students who received data-driven worked examples were much more likely to c...