Relational language and the development of relational mapping
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The possibility that language for relations promotes children's understanding of relational similarities is explored. The claim that learning and using language for spatial relations can influence spatial representation and reasoning among schoolchildren, is investigated and the findings indicate that hearing language for spatial relations facilitates children's mapping performance.
Publication Name: Cognitive Psychology
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0010-0285
Year: 2005
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Avoiding missed opportunities in managerial life: analogical training more powerful than individual case training
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An analysis of the capacity of Masters in Management students for transferring knowledge obtained from case studies to face-to-face negotiation tasks is presented. It was found that students who compared two cases were more likely to transfer their knowledge to a face-to-face negotiation than students who studied the same two training cases but gave advice.
Publication Name: Organizational Behavior & Human Decision Processes
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0749-5978
Year: 2000
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The three faces of Eve: strategic displays of positive, negative, and neutral emotions in negotiations
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Simulation of ultimatum bargaining for dispute resolution, to analyze effects of emotions on formation of strategic relationships with distributive gains as result of negotiations, is presented.
Publication Name: Organizational Behavior & Human Decision Processes
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0749-5978
Year: 2006
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