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Thursday, January 08, 2009

Prevalence of, and factors associated with, problem behaviors in adults with intellectual disabilities.

30 Aug 2008 This study aimed to determine the prevalence of problem behaviors in adults with intellectual disabilities and to investigate which factors are independently associated with problem behaviors. A population-based cohort (n = 1023) had comprehensive ... Read more...

What knowledge and skills do caregivers need?

30 Aug 2008 Caregivers need certain knowledge and skills both to provide the best possible care and to protect their own ... Read more...

Learning disabilities spectrum and sexual dimorphic abilities in girls with congenital adrenal hyperplasia.

30 Jul 2008 Congenital adrenal hyperplasia could provide a promising model for the study of the effects of hormones on cognition. The aim of this study was to assess sexual dimorphic abilities related to oral language, spatial abilities, and verbal fluency and ... Read more...

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• Math is hard, Barbie said. 25 Oct 2008
• Prevalence of, and factors associated with, problem behaviors in adults with intellectual disabilities. 30 Aug 2008
• What knowledge and skills do caregivers need? 30 Aug 2008
• Learning disabilities spectrum and sexual dimorphic abilities in girls with congenital adrenal hyperplasia. 30 Jul 2008
• Diversity. Gender similarities characterize math performance. 23 Jul 2008
• Aging preserves the ability to perceive 3D object shape from static but not deforming boundary contours. 13 Jul 2008
• Infants discriminate manners and paths in non-linguistic dynamic events. 30 Jun 2008
• Children's cognitive ability from 4 to 9 years old as a function of prenatal cocaine exposure, environmental risk, and maternal verbal intelligence. 29 Jun 2008
• Life story development in childhood: the development of life story abilities and the acquisition of cultural life scripts from late middle childhood to adolescence. 29 Jun 2008
• [Neural mechanism underlying autistic savant and acquired savant syndrome] 29 Jun 2008
• The hazard perception ability of older drivers. 29 Jun 2008
• Age and ability affect practice gains in longitudinal studies of cognitive change. 29 Jun 2008
• Up-regulation of exploratory tendencies does not enhance general learning abilities in juvenile or young-adult outbred mice. 11 Jun 2008
• [Commentary on G. Menvielle et al. "Changing social disparities and mortality in France (1968-1996): cause of death analysis by educational level", RESP 2007;55:97-105] 7 Jun 2008
• Letter-specific processing in children and adults matched for reading level. 7 Jun 2008
• Low numeracy skills are associated with higher BMI. 3 Jun 2008
• Development of the VBLaST: a virtual basic laparoscopic skill trainer. 30 May 2008
• Aptitude of psychiatric nurses: conceptual considerations and measurement difficulties. 30 May 2008
• Negative self-defeating attitudes: factors that influence everyday impairment in individuals with schizophrenia. 30 May 2008
• Reading ability and computer-related attitudes among African American graduate students. 30 May 2008

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Technical information about 'Aptitude'

Definition: The ability to acquire general or special types of knowledge or skill.

Descriptor UI: D001076

Alternative terms: Aptitude; Aptitudes; Ability; Abilities; Talent; Talents;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; drug effects; physiology; radiation effects; ethics;

Tree Number: F02.784.629.131;

Online Note: use APTITUDE to search TALENT 1966-78

History Note: TALENT was see under APTITUDE 1963-78