Social cognitive theory (SCT) has widely been used in second or foreign language learning. Multiple studies have also verified its importance This present study examines the role that SCT plays assisting learning of Arabic by analysing relationships among self-regulated strategies (SRLS), social media usage (SMU), and motivations learners. A total 317 university-grade learners participated stud...

The simple formalization and the intuitive graphical representation are main reasons for the growing popularity of Formal Concept Analysis (FCA). FCA gives the user the possibility to explore the structure of data and understand correlations and implications in the data set. Recently, triadic FCA (3FCA) has become increasingly popular, but exploring triadic conceptual landscapes is not easy, es...

After years of reciprocal lack of interest, if not opposition, neuroscience and psychoanalysis are poised for a renewed dialogue. This article discusses some aspects of the Freudian metapsychology and its link with specific biological mechanisms. It highlights in particular how the physiological concept of homeostasis resonates with certain fundamental concepts of psychoanalysis. Similarly, the...

Triadic relationships are accepted to play a key role in the dynamics of social and political networks. Building on insights gleaned from balance theory in social network studies and from Boltzmann-Gibbs statistical physics, we propose a model to quantitatively capture the dynamics of the four types of triadic relationships in a network. Central to our model are the triads' incidence rates and ...

The neuroanatomical connectivity of cortical circuits is believed to follow certain rules, the exact origins of which are still poorly understood. In particular, numerous nonrandom features, such as common neighbor clustering, overrepresentation of reciprocal connectivity, and overrepresentation of certain triadic graph motifs have been experimentally observed in cortical slice data. Some of th...

Drawing on Bandura's triadic reciprocal causation model, perceived classroom environment and three intrapersonal factors (mathematics self-efficacy, maths interest and academic self-concept) were considered as predictors of test performance in two correlated mathematics assessments: a public examination (GCSE) and an on-line test, both taken by UK pupils at age 16 (n = 6689). Intrapersonal fact...