Several studies have demonstrated the benefits of selfexplanation on learning well-defined domains like math, biology, and physics. However, these findings have yet to be replicated in probabilistic domains like second language acquisition. Working with adult English as a Second Language students (n=61) within the domain of the English article system (i.e. teaching students the difference betwe...

Determining the most effective prompting strategies to be used for individuals with significant intellectual disability can assist in the acquisition of skills, reduction of errors, and avoidance of prompt dependency. However, few studies have directly compared the effects of different prompting strategies to determine which are the most effective. In the present study, physical only and physic...

Personalized prompting research has shown the significant learning benefit of prompting. The current paper outlines and examines a personalized prompting approach aimed at eliminating performance differences on the basis of a number of learner characteristics (capturing learning strategies and traits). The learner characteristics of interest were the need for cognition, work effort, computer se...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether priming adolescent patients to discuss alcohol with their primary care providers and prompting providers to discuss alcohol increases adolescent-provider communication about alcohol. DESIGN Randomized controlled trial. SETTING Five managed care group practices in Washington, DC. PARTICIPANTS Consecutive patients aged 12 to 17 years who were seeing primary ca...

Microaggressions, which are commonplace behavioral or verbal actions that communicate disrespect based on one’s group membership, have historically been conceptualized only in the context of race. This study examined self-investment (an aspect of identification with an important in-group), public self-regard (an aspect of collective self-esteem), and personal self-esteem as predictors of anger ...

Three studies explore mental processes underlying spontaneous trait inferences about self-informants and the spontaneous trait transference characterizing third-party informants. Process differences are suggested in that instructions prompting a nontrait inference (truth or lie?) reduce self-informant trait-savings effects and lower self-informant trait judgments. For third-party informants, su...

Discrete trial training is a commonly used to teach children with autism spectrum disorder and related intellectual disabilities. A number of prompting error correction strategies can be implemented when using discrete training. These need effective efficient. We compared novel procedure, responsive prompt delay, most least no-no prompting. parallel treatments design, nestled in modified multip...

Most psychological interventions have to be administered repeatedly effective, but what is the optimal frequency? The answer will depend on how quickly effects build up and wear off between intervention prompts. We investigated these temporal dynamics in a popular self-regulation intervention: implementation intentions. combined novel design with objective high-resolution data of students’ lear...