Do participants differ in their cognitive abilities, task motivation, or personality characteristics as a function of time of participation?

Both classical queuing theorists and social psychologists have neglectedto define and offer solutions to the problems encountered in everyday humanqueuing situations. In particular, the mathematical model of queuing systems offered by operations researchers has failed to incorporate significant human factors of queuing, as elucidated by Mann (1969) and others, into its assumptions. It is suggested that arrival rates of human customers may depend upon length of queue and the information queuers have about other customers' behavior. Cognitive abilities, motivational variables, personality characteristics, and social factors may all play a significant role in determining human waiting behavior. Classical queuing theory's assumptions of a stationary service rate within channels and independence of service rate and queue length may be violated in systems with human servers. A free flow of information between service facilities and customers, and consideration for the mental and physical well–being of human customers and servers, will yield more efficient and pleasant queuing systems.

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Greek Construction Project Managers' Cognitive Abilities, Personality and Knowledge

Civil and Environmental Engineering ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-9619-8.ch056 ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 1243-1257 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Georgios N. Aretoulis ◽

Christoforos H. Triantafyllidis

Keyword(s):

Career Development ◽

Cognitive Abilities ◽

Well Being ◽

International Management ◽

Project Managers ◽

Personality Characteristics ◽

Special Importance ◽

International Literature ◽

Construction Companies ◽

Public Work

The tasks performed by a project manager are of special importance to the well being and economic prosperity of construction companies. This paper is aiming at defining the Greek project managers' dominant cognitive abilities, personality characteristics, skills and knowledge. An effort is made to identify available attributes associated with successful management performance and career development. The survey was conducted based on a structured questionnaire. The effort led to 102 responses, originating from engineers and construction professionals, throughout the Greek Construction Industry, including Public-Work Authorities. The questionnaire was based on international management literature and interviews. The study discusses the results of the survey and provides a comparison with those attributes identified in the international literature and correlates the participants' profile with their responses.

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Gifted Girls and Science: Revisiting the Issues

Journal of Secondary Gifted Education ◽

10.1177/1932202x9600700404 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 7 (4) ◽

pp. 447-458 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Cheryll M. Adams

Keyword(s):

Gender Differences ◽

Cognitive Abilities ◽

Attitudes Toward Science ◽

Learning Experiences ◽

Personality Characteristics ◽

Girls In Science ◽

School Learning ◽

Mathematics Preparation ◽

Gifted Girls ◽

Out Of School

Possible reasons for the underparticipation of gifted girls in science fields are discussed in terms of (a) disparity in cognitive abilities, (b) personality characteristics, (c) attitudes toward science, (d) differences between in-school and out-of-school learning experiences, (e) gender differences in mathematics preparation, and (f) socialization factors. Suggestions for encouraging gifted girls to keep their options open by continuing to pursue advanced coursework in the sciences are given for teachers and counselors who work with them.

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Optimistic Expectations and Proactivity: Can they be the Key to Successful Strategies in Entrepreneurship?

Journal of Industrial Integration and Management ◽

10.1142/s2424862221500238 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-20

Author(s):

Mukaddes Yeşilkaya ◽

Tayfun Yıldız

Keyword(s):

Cognitive Abilities ◽

Management Practices ◽

Proactive Personality ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

Personality Characteristics ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Model Research ◽

Research Findings ◽

Valuable Thing ◽

Positive Work

The most valuable thing we learned from expectation theories is that expectations affect behaviors significantly. This study deepens this knowledge, and proposes a model that puts forward the idea that optimistic expectations stimulate proactive personality characteristics and in this way activate strategic vigilance which forms the basis of behavioral decisions. In order to test this model, research was carried out with 280 entrepreneurs participating. Data obtained from the sample were analyzed using statistical programs which examine mediating effect. The research findings have shown that optimistic expectations affect strategic vigilance significantly and positively, and proactive personality traits have a fully mediating role in this effect. This is the first study that examines the relationships among optimistic expectations, personality characteristics, and cognitive abilities. To find out other relations between optimistic expectations and personality characteristics and cognitive abilities, there should be more researches. The findings can help provide a different perspective both in analyzing entrepreneurship success and in developing other management practices that increase positive work outputs.

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Refining our understanding of the “elephant in the room”

Behavioral and Brain Sciences ◽

10.1017/s0140525x20000096 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 43 ◽

Author(s):

Andrew Whiten

Keyword(s):

Social Cognition ◽

Cultural Evolution ◽

Cognitive Abilities ◽

Critical Factors ◽

Technological Culture

Abstract The authors do the field of cultural evolution a service by exploring the role of non-social cognition in human cumulative technological culture, truly neglected in comparison with socio-cognitive abilities frequently assumed to be the primary drivers. Some specifics of their delineation of the critical factors are problematic, however. I highlight recent chimpanzee–human comparative findings that should help refine such analyses.

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Psychosocial Risks and Management for Children and Adolescents With 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome

Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups ◽

10.1044/2019_pers-sig5-2019-0002 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4 (4) ◽

pp. 633-640 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Canice E. Crerand ◽

Ari N. Rabkin

Keyword(s):

Cognitive Abilities ◽

Psychotic Disorders ◽

Developmental Stages ◽

Early Adulthood ◽

22Q11.2 Deletion Syndrome ◽

Deletion Syndrome ◽

22Q11.2 Deletion ◽

Psychosocial Risks ◽

Empirically Supported ◽

Specific Education

Purpose This article reviews the psychosocial risks associated with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome, a relatively common genetic condition associated with a range of physical and psychiatric problems. Risks associated with developmental stages from infancy through adolescence and early adulthood are described, including developmental, learning, and intellectual disabilities as well as psychiatric disorders including anxiety, mood, and psychotic disorders. Other risks related to coping with health problems and related treatments are also detailed for both affected individuals and their families. Conclusion The article ends with strategies for addressing psychosocial risks including provision of condition-specific education, enhancement of social support, routine assessment of cognitive abilities, regular mental health screening, and referrals for empirically supported psychiatric and psychological treatments.

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A Case Study: Unique Challenges of an Adolescent Female With Autism Spectrum Disorder

Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups ◽

10.1044/2019_persp-19-00132 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 314-325

Author(s):

Kimberly F. Frazier ◽

Jessica Collier ◽

Rachel Glade

Keyword(s):

Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽

Cognitive Abilities ◽

Social Cognitive ◽

Social Performance ◽

Management Strategies ◽

Autism Spectrum ◽

Spectrum Disorder ◽

Self Management ◽

Adolescent Female ◽

Social Thinking

Background The aim of this study was to determine the clinical efficacy of combining self-management strategies and a social thinking approach to address the social performance and executive function of an adolescent female with autism spectrum disorder. Method This research examined the effects of a social knowledge training program, “Think Social,” as well as strategies to improve higher order cognitive abilities. Results and Conclusion Although quantitative improvement was not found, several qualitative gains in behavior were noted for the participants of this study, suggesting a benefit from using structured environmental cues of self-management strategies, as well as improved social understanding through social cognitive training.

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