Investigating Cognitive Thinking Processes and the Age at...

Investigating Cognitive Thinking Processes and the Age at Which They Develop This research was based on the work of Jean Piaget and was influenced mainly by him, the aim of the research was to assess the differences in children’s cognitive development (thinking processes) at age ranges from 4-6, 7-8 and 9 and above and to find out whether they would be able to use their logic in 3 tasks originally set out by Piaget. A Lab experiment was thought best because of the ability to replicate, in this case it was a classroom in the setting (a nursery setting in Trowbridge, Wiltshire) and 12 different children of varying ages were used as opposed to the same age group or the same gender.†¦show more content†¦This is the stage where a child does not know that physical objects remain in existence even when out of sight (object permanence). 2. Preoperational stage (ages 2-7) -- The child is not yet able to conceptualise abstractly and needs concrete physical situations. 3. Concrete operations (ages 7-11) -- As physical experience accumulates, the child starts to conceptualise, creating logical structures that explain his or her physical experiences. Abstract problem solving is also possible at this stage. For example, arithmetic equations can be solved with numbers, not just with objects. 4. Formal operations (beginning at ages 11-15) -- By this point, the childs cognitive structures are like those of an adult and include conceptual reasoning. During all development stages, the child experiences his or her environment using whatever mental maps he or she has constructed so far. If the experience is a repeated one, it fits easily or is assimilated into the childs cognitive structure so that he or she maintains mental equilibrium. If the experience is different or new, the child loses equilibrium, and alters his or her cognitive structure to accommodate the new conditions. This way, the child erects more and more adequate cognitive structures. 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Articulated Prepositions in Italian

You’ve learned about simple prepositions: di, a, da, in, con, su, per, tra, and fra. But you have also seen some that look like al, del, and dal. Are these the same prepositions, and if so, how do you know when to use them? These prepositions are called articulated prepositions, and they are formed when a simple preposition such as di or su precedes and combines with a nouns definite article such as lo or la to form one word that looks like dello or sullo. Articulated prepositions are probably one of the reasons you like listening to Italian, since they reinforce the languages mellifluous flow. Most important, they are crucial little words, a smoothing tool, in essence, born exactly of that: speaking. When Do You Use Articulated Prepositions? Generally, articulated prepositions are formed any time a noun following whatever preposition you’re using requires an article. So, for example, instead of saying Il libro à ¨ su il tavolo, you say, Il libro à ¨ sul tavolo. Or, instead of saying, Le camicie sono in gli armadi, you say, Le camicie sono negli armadi. Because Italian nouns get articles most times, you use articulated prepositions most everywhere. But in constructions that dont use an article before a noun, you do not articulate your preposition (since there is nothing to articulate with). What Do Articulated Prepositions Look Like? In the table below, note the more dramatic change that occurs when you combine the preposition in with a definite article, causing the reversal of the consonant: di a da in con su il del al dal nel col sul lo dello allo dallo nello collo sullo la della alla dalla nella colla sulla i dei ai dai nei coi sui gli degli agli dagli negli cogli sugli le delle alle dalle nelle colle sulle You dont need to articulate per, tra, or  fra. Regarding con, it is included in the table for your information. However, while you do run into coi, cogli, and colla in speaking, as many Italians say con i, con gli, con la, and so on, the written articulation has fallen into disuse almost completely. You write con i, con la, etc. Of course, if an articulated preposition is followed by a vowel, you can contract. For example, nellaria; nelluomo; dellanima; dellinsegnante; sullonda. Examples Vai al cinema? You’re going to the movies?Allentrata del palazzo ci sono i venditori di biglietti. At the entrance to the building, there are ticket sellers.Vorrei tanto andare negli Stati Uniti! I would really like to go to the United States!Ci sono tanti ristoranti sulla spiaggia. There are a lot of restaurants on the beach.Mi piace leggere alla sera. I like to read in the evening.La bambina era seduta sugli scalini. The girl was seated on the steps.Ho visto un bel piatto di pasta nella vetrina dellosteria. I saw a beautiful plate of pasta through the window of the restaurant.Nei primi minuti della partita lItalia ha fatto tre gol. In the first minutes of the game, Italy scored three goals.In questi giorni sui giornali si legge molto della politica italiana. These days in the papers, one reads a lot about Italian politics. Follow the Preposition Of course, since the preposition di also means possession, you use the articulation with di a lot simply for that reason. See this sentence from English to Italian: The owner of Lucias sisters favorite restaurant comes from Frances lower region. Il padrone del ristorante preferito della sorella della Lucia viene dalla parte bassa della Francia. The articulated prepositions accommodate all the quirks of the simple prepositions. So, if da is used to mean to someones place—for example, Im going to the bakers shop—if those words get articles, those prepositions become articulated. Vado dal dentista. I am going to the dentist (dentists office).Vado dal fornaio. I am going to the bakery.Torno dalla parrucchiera venerdà ¬. I am returning to the hairdressers on Friday. If essere di or venire da—to be from someplace—is used before a noun with an article, you articulate it. Towns dont get articles; regions do. Sono del paesino di Massello. I am from the little town of Massello.Veniamo dal Veneto. We are from Veneto. Time Since you use articulated prepositions any time a preposition is followed by an article, that means you articulate your prepositions when you speak about time. Remember, time is expressed in le ore, even when le ore are not stated (the two oclock). Just like in English, mezzogiorno (noon) and mezzanotte (midnight) do not get articles (except when you are speaking about the noon hour or the midnight hour: for example, Amo la mezzanotte, I love the midnight hour). With the expression prima di—before or earlier than—you couple di with the article of your ore. Dopo does not get a preposition (generally). Arrivo alle tre. I arrive at three.Arriviamo dopo le tre. We will arrive after three.Vorrei arrivare prima delle sette. I would like to get there before seven.Il treno delle 16.00 arriverà   dopo le 20.00. The train scheduled for 4 p.m. will arrive after 8 p.m.Il ristorante serve dalle 19.00 a mezzanotte. The restaurant serves from 7 p.m. to midnight.Devi venire prima di mezzogiorno o dopo le 17.00. You have to come before noon or after 5 p.m. Partitives In partitives, expressed with the preposition di (some of something), if you are saying, I would like some oranges, instead of saying, Vorrei di le arance, you say, Vorrei delle arance. Voglio comprare dei fichi. I would like to buy some figs.Posso avere delle ciliegie? May I have some cherries?Posso comprare del vino? May I buy some wine?Vorremmo degli aciugamani puliti, per favore. We would like some clean towels, please. Articulation With Pronouns If you are using pronomi relativi such as la quale, il quale, le quali, or i quali, if they are preceded by a preposition, you articulate it. For example: Il tavolo sul quale avevo messo i piatti comincià ² a tremare. The table on which I had put the plates began to shake.La ragazza, della quale mi ero fidata, scomparve. The girl, whom I had trusted, disappeared.I suoi biscotti, dei quali avevo sentito parlare, erano eccellenti. Her cookies, which I had heard about, were excellent. But: You do not use an article before aggettivi dimostrativi (questo, quello, etc.), so no articulation (just like in English): Voglio vivere su questa spiaggia. I want to live on this beach.Stasera mangiamo a quel ristorante. Tonight we are eating at that restaurant. Verbs With Prepositions If a verb is followed by a preposition and that preposition is followed by a noun with an article, you use an articulated preposition. Since most verbs do use prepositions, the list would be too long to entertain, but think of these: Imparare da: Ho imparato dal professore. I learned from the professor. Sapere di: Ho saputo del tuo incidente. I learned about your accident. Parlare di: Abbiamo parlato dei tuoi viaggi. We talked about your trips. Andare a: Siamo andati alla scuola di lingue. We went to the language school. Mettere su or in: Mettiamo i libri sulla scrivania. Lets put the books on the desk. Hence, the ubiquity of articulated prepositions. Expressions With Prepositions If an expression uses a proposition and it is followed by a noun with an article, you articulate the preposition. For example: A partire da—starting with, in English: Amo gli animali, a partire dai cani. I love animals, starting with dogs.A partire dal mattino, le campane suonano sempre. Beginning in the morning, the bells ring away. A prescindere da—regardless of, aside from, setting aside: A prescindere dalle sue ragioni, Marco ha sbagliato. Reasons aside, Marco was wrong.A prescindere dal torto o dalla ragione, capisco perchà © sia successo. Regardless of right or wrong, I understand why it happened. Al di fuori di—except for, other than: Al di fuori dei bambini di Franco, vengono tutti. Except for Francos children, everyone is coming.Al di fuori della mia torta era tutto buono. Aside from my cake, everything was good. In seguito a—following or in the aftermath of: In seguito alle sue decisioni, hanno chiuso il negozio. In the aftermath of his decisions, they closed the store.In seguito al maltempo il museo à ¨ stato chiuso. Following the bad weather, the museum was closed. Remember, there are times when an article is not called for in English and it is in Italian. With Infinitives and Past Participles Remember that infinitives can be sostantivati, functioning as nouns, and past participles can function as adjectives or nouns (past participles actually become nouns). As such, they take articles (il or lo with infinitives) and any prepositions preceding them need to be articulated: Nellaprire la finestra ha urtato il vaso e si à ¨ rotto. In opening the window she hit the vase and it broke.Sul farsi del giorno la donna partà ¬. At the beginning/making of the day, the woman left.Non ne poteva pià ¹ del borbottare che sentiva nel corridoio. He was fed up with the mumbling he was hearing in the hallway.Dei suoi scritti non conosco molto. Of her writings, I dont know much.Ho scritto storie sugli esiliati. I wrote stories about the exiled (people). Dos and Donts You do not use articles in front of singular relatives (aunt, uncle, grandmother) with possessive adjectives, so no articulated propositions there. (Or you can forego the possessive and use the article.) Parlo di mia mamma. I am speaking of my mother.Parlo della mamma. I am speaking of mom.Dai il regalo a mia zia. Give the gift to my aunt.Dai il regalo alla zia. Give the gift to grandmother. Generally, you dont use articles in front of names of days or months, but sometimes you do—if there is an adjective, for example. So, you say, Vengo alla fine di aprile (I am coming at the end of April), but, Vengo alla fine dellaprile prossimo (I am coming at the end of next April). Technically, you do not use definite articles in front of proper names (of people or cities, for example), so no articulated prepositions there either. Note, however, that in Tuscany and other areas in northern Italy where female names (and sometimes male names and last names, too) in common use are often preceded by an article, you do hear, della Lucia, or dalla Lucia, or even dal Giovanni). In Italian you do use articles in front of the proper names of countries, regions, (American) states, islands, oceans, and seas when they are direct objects (not, for example, with the verbs andare and venire, which are intransitive and followed by indirect objects: Vado in America). Hence, if used with a preposition, they need to be articulated: Amo parlare della Sicilia. I love talking about Sicily.Abbiamo visitato una mostra sulla storia del Mediterraneo. We visited a show about the history of the Mediterranean.Ho scritto una poesia sulla California. I wrote a poem about California. Buono studio!

A Psychometric Assessment of the Malay Version of Meyer and Allen’s Free Essays

Meyer and Allen’s (1991) model of organizational commitment conceptualizes it in terms of three distinct dimensions: affective, continuance, and normative. The purpose of this study was to examine its generalizability in Malaysia. Meyer and Allen’s esearch instrument was translated into Malaysian language and distributed to non-supervisory employees in 61 organizations in the government, semi- government and private sectors. We will write a custom essay sample on A Psychometric Assessment of the Malay Version of Meyer and Allen’s or any similar topic only for you Order Now Data from 672 respondents were analyzed using both exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. The results generally support the cross-cultural generalizability of Meyer and Allen’s model and utility of their questionnaire. The results also support McGee and Ford’s (1987) proposal that continuance commitment may be better represented y two sub-dimensions: one associated with the costs of leaving and the other associated with the availability of alternatives. INTRODUCTION Culture plays a dominant role in organizational studies. The importance of cross-cultural study in management was recognized by many researchers. Gill (1983) emphasized that â€Å"understanding cross-cultural personality differences can help management and government to achieve more harmonious adjustment of expectations where managers are transferred from one country to another†.Triandis (1980) suggested that â€Å"for a complete science of behavior we need to tie the characteristics of the ecology with the characteristics of humans†. Moreover, Bass and Barrett (1976) asserted that â€Å"generalizations about management and supervision in the cross-cultural context are limited †¦ concepts and constructs tend to shift in meaning as we move from one culture to another †¦ cross-cultural investigations have considerable utility for industrial and organizational psychology†.Organizational commitment in recent years has become an important concept in organizational research and in the understanding of employees’ behaviour in the workplace. It reflects the extent to which employees identify with an organization and are committed to its goals. A meta-analysis of 68 studies and 35,282 individuals revealed a strong relationship between organizational commitment and job satisfaction (Tett and Meyer, 1993). However, another study showed that only 38 per cent of employees feel any long-term commitment to their organization (Today, 1995). Yet greater organiz How to cite A Psychometric Assessment of the Malay Version of Meyer and Allen’s, Papers

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