Changes in Cognitive States, Processes and Experiences The main changes in cognitive states, processes and experiences that I was able to observe involve mainly the alteration of my perceptions regarding life in general. Essentially, the term cognitive mainly relates to the mental processes that involve various aspects of human thinking such as perception, reasoning, memory, as well as judgment. ... Negative cognitive processes can affect an individual's perception of success, and in most cases, prevent them from achieving their set goals. ...

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In other words, it is an individual based perception of what defines "us" associated with internalized group membership (Taifel & Turner, 1979). ... Based on social identity theory, Ellemers et al (1999) proposed three components that contribute to one's social identity: A cognitive component, which refers to one's cognitive awareness of one's membership in a social group (self-categorization); An evaluative component, which refers to a positive or negative value connection attached to this group membership (group self-esteem); and an emotional component, which refers ...

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Story telling Running Head: Storytelling and Empathy The Effects of Storytelling on Expressions of Empathy in Preschool Aged Children Sarah E. Shafer Earlham College Abstract The present study examined affective and cognitive empathy in preschool children. Seventeen children, ages three to five years, were given The Young Children's Empathy Measure to determine their understanding of empathy. Participants were then read a children's story and given the empathy measure again, to see if they expressed more empathy after hearing about a sympathetic protagonist. A second baseline s...

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