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Modern Linguistics: Theoretical Aspects of the Development of Cognitive Semantics

  • Nataliia Mushyrovska;Liudmyla Yursa;Oksana Neher;Iryna Pavliuk
    • International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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    • v.23 no.6
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    • pp.162-168
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    • 2023
  • This article presents an examination of the major cognitive-semantic theories in linguistics (Langacker, Lakoff, Fillmore, Croft). The CST's foundations are discussed concerning the educational policy changes, which are necessary to improve the linguistic disciplines in the changing context of higher education, as well as the empowerment and development of the industry. It is relevant in the light of the linguistic specialists' quality training and the development of effective methods of language learning. Consideration of the theories content, tools, and methods of language teaching, which are an important component of quality teaching and the formation of a set of knowledge and skills of students of linguistic specialties, remains crucial. This study aims to establish the main theoretical positions and directions of cognitive-semantic theory in linguistics, determine the usefulness of teaching the basics of cognitive linguistics, the feasibility of using methods of cognitive-semantic nature in the learning process. During the research, the methods of linguistic description and observation, analysis, and synthesis were applied. The result of the study is to establish the need to study basic linguistic theories, as well as general theoretical precepts of cognitive linguistics, which remains one of the effective directions in the postmodern mainstream. It also clarifies the place of the main cognitive-semantic theories in the teaching linguistics' practice of the XXI century.

A Study on the Relationship between Donation Intention and Cognitive Age in an Aging Society (고령화사회의 인지연령과 기부의도에 관한 연구)

  • Oh, Min-Jung;Hwang, Yoon-Yong
    • Journal of Distribution Science
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    • v.13 no.5
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    • pp.83-90
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    • 2015
  • Purpose - This research aims to understand the different behaviors of consumers according to cognitive age. Specifically, this research is focused on pro-social behavior. Pro-social behavior is defined as behavior benefiting others, rather than behavior benefiting one's self. It often entails individual risk or cost, such as when giving resources to others, waiting in line, asking for or paying a fair price, or risking one's life in battle. Therefore, we sought to understand consumer psychology and cognitive age as a reflection of inner psychology. People frequently perceive themselves as younger or older than their chronological ages. This self-perceived or cognitive age is a subjective age perception independent of actual chronological age. The discrepancy degree between chronological and cognitive age represents how much individuals perceive themselves as younger than they are. This study examines the gap in donation intention based on cognitive age. In order to investigate cognitive age, composed of four sub-categories (feel-age, look-age, do-age, and interest-age), this study explores the differential donation intention based on cognitive age, which determines the relationship between the young age and old age. Research design, data, and methodology - Data research was conducted by gathering 216 survey samples, excluding those with unreliable answers. Data coding and cleaning were used and SPSS 19.0 software for the data analysis. The respondents were categorized into two types, younger cognitive ages and older cognitive ages. Additionally, we analyzed the moderating variables. In particular, we used cognitive age degree and congruency level (cognitive age low vs. cognitive age high) × (congruency close vs. congruency distant) between - subjects design. First, regression was done to verify the difference between chronological age and cognitive age. Second, a t-test was done to verify the difference of cognitive age level in donations. Third, ANOVA (analysis of variance) was done to verify the difference between cognitive age and congruency in donations. Last, ANOVA was done to verify the difference between cognitive age and moral judgments in donations. Result - The results show most respondents perceive themselves as younger than their chronological ages. In particular, older respondents feel they are younger than their actual age. Moreover, the result of the comparison between low degree and high degree groups of cognitive age, show high donations at the higher degree of cognitive age groups. In addition, the closer the distance to the beneficiaries, the higher the donation in high degree cognitive age groups. The higher moral judgment groups also show relatively high contributions in lower degree cognitive age groups. Conclusions - Donations belong to the category of pro-social behavior reflecting an individual's psychological state. Therefore, it is important in understanding cognitive age. This study implies that it is necessary to take into account both cognitive age and chronological age when segmenting donors. Moreover, this study confirmed that there are different factors affecting the motives behind donations. Thus, it may be utilized to create differential donation strategies.

The Cognitive Degree and Its Related Factors about Positive Hepatitis and Hepatosis of 20s Adults

  • Lee, Jae Sik
    • Korean Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science
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    • v.45 no.4
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    • pp.159-163
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    • 2013
  • To investigate the cognitive degree about hepatitis and hepatosis, 916 subjects are examined with query and hepatotitis B, C, E test as well as s-AST and s-ALT as liver function test. Based on results, there are 4.9% of positive hepatitis and 8.9% of hepatosis and 13.8% of liver disorder. Among positive hepatitis, there are 93.3% of type B, 42.2% of type E and 6.7% of type C, respectively. From 45% of positive hepatitis B, they carry hepatitis B and E together. The cognitive degree about positive hepatitis is 64.4%, hepatosis 8.6%. The knowledge degree from cognitive group is higher than that of noncognitive group but there is no difference from hepatosis between two groups (p<0.001). The cognitive degree of liver disorder depends on academic background (p<0.001), mother's academic background (p<0.001), job (p<0.05) and family's income (p<0.001), showing significant difference. In summary, hepatitis carrier aware quite well about liver disorder but very low from hepatosis. Accordingly, the plan to increase a cognitive degree and continuous education as well as policy support to minimize spread of disease and to protect not to be worsen disease will be needed.

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Review of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as an Intervention Program for Internet Addicts: A Theoretical Framework and Implications with Physiological Perspectives (인터넷 중독 중재 프로그램으로서의 인지행동요법: 생리적 관점에서의 이론적 기틀 및 활용에 대한 고찰)

  • Kim, Nahyun;Hong, Seung Hee
    • Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science
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    • v.17 no.3
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    • pp.219-227
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    • 2015
  • Purpose: This study was conducted to review physiological mechanisms of internet addiction and to construct a theoretical framework for cognitive behavioral therapy for internet addicts. Methods: We searched for relevant literature in the PubMed and RISS databases using the terms "internet addiction", "internet game addiction", "internet abuser", and "online game". Only English, full-text articles published from 2000 to 2015 were included in this review of physiological indicators of internet addiction. Finally, 12 articles were selected for review. Results: The theoretical framework developed based on the review proposes that excessive internet use itself may induce physiological stress responses with an increase of stress-related hormones and neurotransmitters. Prolonged abnormal responses of these physiological features produce negative structural and functional changes in the prefrontal cortex, which is mainly involved in cognitive and executive functions. These changes may result in decreased cognitive function. As a stressor, excessive internet use leads to transforming voluntary use into involuntary, habitual use and thus promotes the development of internet addiction. Conclusion: The proposed theoretical framework encompasses cognitive processes that may contribute to the effects of internet use-induced physiological stress on internet addiction. We believe that this framework has important implications for developing cognitive behavioral strategies for internet addicts.

An Application of Affective-Cognitive Ambivalence Theory in Environmental Risk Attitude: The Case Study of Marion County, Ohio in the U.S.

  • Lee, Jae-Young;Lee, Hyon-Yong;Fortner, Rosanne W.
    • Journal of the Korean earth science society
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    • v.28 no.5
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    • pp.635-642
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    • 2007
  • Using data from 132 telephone interviewees, we examined the role of affective-cognitive ambivalence in forming overall attitude and behavior toward toxic chemical and radioactive waste issues in Marion, Ohio in the U.S. In order to compare attitudinal preference, participants were divided into four A-C groups: action-group (Affective+/Cognitive+), detached-group (A-/C+), concerned-group (A+/C-), and inaction-group (A-/C-). Affective and cognitive components interacted, producing redundant influences on overall attitudes and judgments as frequently observed and postulated in previous attitude studies. The results showed that the action-group who were feeling unsafe and believed that environmental accidents had happened or are happening in Marion were less willing to move to the area than other three groups who were feeling safe and/or doubted reports of contamination and its relation with leukemia. Affective and cognitive components were found to have redundant influences on overall attitude. It was also observed that affective-cognitive ambivalence theory has a great potential for explaining the mechanism by which people form attitudes, especially when people have moderate or positive feelings (e.g. sympathy or eagerness for resources) toward the objects and/or when uncertainty is a major feature of environmental issue under consideration (e.g. global climate change).

The Necessary Condition and the Sufficient Condition of Cognitive Conflict for Conceptual Change (인지갈등과 개념변화의 필요조건과 충분조건)

  • Kwon, Jae-Sool;Lee, Gyoung-Ho;Kim, Yeoun-Soo
    • Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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    • v.23 no.5
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    • pp.574-591
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    • 2003
  • According to conceptual change theory, cognitive conflict is known as an important factor in conceptual change even though there are still questions about its positive and negative effects on science learning. The purpose of this study was to examine the role of cognitive conflict in the conceptual change process in detail. Specific research questions are as follows, 1) Is presenting of an anomalous situation necessary or sufficient condition for cognitive conflict? 2) Is cognitive conflict necessary or sufficient condition for conceptual change? To answer these questions, we analyzed the theories and research results in the related literature. At the end, we discussed the complex role of cognitive conflict in the conceptual change and future research.

The influence of e-learning digital literacy on cognitive flexibility and learning flow in nursing students (간호대학생의 인지적 유연성과 이러닝 디지털 리터러시가 학습몰입에 미치는 영향)

  • Jeongim Lee;Su Ol Kim
    • Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science
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    • v.25 no.2
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    • pp.87-94
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    • 2023
  • Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the impact of cognitive flexibility and e-learning digital literacy on the learning flow of nursing students who had experienced e-learning. Methods: The research design for this study was a descriptive survey using convenience sampling. Data were collected using online questionnaires completed by 134 nursing students in Andong city and Pocheon city. The data were analyzed using percentages, mean values, standard deviations, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and multiple regression with SPSS for Windows version 22.0. Results: Positive correlations were found between learning flow and e-learning digital literacy (r = .43, p < .001), between learning flow and cognitive flexibility (r = .52, p < .001), and between e-learning digital literacy and cognitive flexibility (r = .65, p < .001). In the multiple regression analysis, cognitive flexibility (β = .42, p < .001) was a significant predictor that explained 27.8% of variance in learning flow. Conclusion: The results of this study show that cognitive flexibility is a factor influencing learning flow in nursing students. Based on the results of the study, educational programs aiming to improve learning flow should include methods that improve cognitive flexibility.

The Comparative Analysis between the Demanded Cognitive Levels of Science Textbooks for the Sixth Graders and the Students' Psychological Difficulty with the Textbooks (초등 6학년 과학 교과서의 요구 인지 수준과 학생의 심리적 난이도 비교 분석)

  • Jeong, Eun Young;Jang, Myoung-Duk
    • Journal of Korean Elementary Science Education
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    • v.36 no.4
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    • pp.356-366
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    • 2017
  • The purpose of this study is to analyze whether the required cognitive levels of the current 6th graders' science textbooks conform to the children's cognitive levels and to examine the students' sensed psychological difficulty of the current science textbooks. The eighty five students (boy: 39, girl: 46) from one elementary school were participated in this study. The results of the study are as follows. First, the 2/3 out of the contents in the six graders' science textbooks require concrete level of operation and the 1/3 out of the contents in the textbooks requires the formal level of operation. So the 70% students at the concrete operational level are likely to undergo difficulties with the 1/3 contents in the textbooks. Second, the students' psychological difficulty on the science textbooks is relatively low (approximately two out of five points) and there is not any special pattern between the cognitive level of the textbooks and the students' psychological difficulty of the textbooks.

Prevalence and Characteristics of Mild Cognitive Impairment in the Community-dwelling Elderly Compared to Elderly with Normal Cognitive Function (지역사회 거주 경도인지장애 노인의 유병율과 정상 노인과의 비교연구)

  • Shin, Kyung-Rim;Kang, Youn-Hee;Jung, Duk-Yoo;Kim, Mi-Young;Kim, Jeong-Soo;Kim, Mi-Jung;Kim, Min-Jung
    • Korean Journal of Adult Nursing
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    • v.23 no.1
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    • pp.40-49
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    • 2011
  • Purpose: This study aimed to identify the prevalence of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) among a group of community-dwelling elderly and to determine if there were differences in general characteristics, activities of daily living (ADL), perceived health status (PHS) between the MCI group and group of elderly with normal cognitive function. Methods: This study utilized a descriptive survey design. Six hundred and five subjects over the age 65 were recruited from an S public health center, Seoul. Data were gathered through a variety of instruments: MoCA-K, K-MMSE, K-MBI, S-IADL, and PHS scale. Data were analyzed by SPSS/WIN 18.0 using descriptive statistics, Chi-Square test and t-test. Results: The prevalence of MCI among the subjects was 46.0%. Differences in IADL, PHS, age, education, sex, and residing with a spouse were statistically significant between groups. The MCI group had lower IADL, lower PHS, were older, and had lower educational levels than the group with normal cognitive function. Further, the MCI group was less likely to live with a spouse. Conclusion: It is suggested that MCI group should be targeted in developing and implementing nursing strategies to prevent dementia and improve the elderly cognitive function.

Performance and Limitations of a Korean Sentiment Lexicon Built on the English SentiWordNet (영어 SentiWordNet을 이용하여 구축한 한국어 감성어휘사전의 성능 평가와 한계 연구)

  • Shin, Donghyok;Kim, Sairom;Cho, Donghee;Nguyen, Minh Dieu;Park, Soongang;Eo, Keonjoo;Nam, Jeesun
    • Annual Conference on Human and Language Technology
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    • 2016.10a
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    • pp.189-194
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    • 2016
  • 본 연구는 다국어 감성사전 및 감성주석 코퍼스 구축 프로젝트인 MUSE 프로젝트의 일환으로 한국어 감성사전을 구축하기 위해 대표적인 영어 감성사전인 SentiWordNet을 이용하여 한국어 감성사전을 구축하는 방법의 의의와 한계점을 검토하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 우선 영어 SentiWordNet의 117,659개의 어휘중에서 긍정/부정 0.5 스코어 이상의 어휘를 추출하여 구글 번역기를 이용해 자동 번역하는 작업을 실시하였다. 그 중에서 번역이 되지 않거나, 중복되는 경우를 제거하고, 언어학 전문가들의 수작업으로 분류해 낸 결과 3,665개의 감성어휘를 획득할 수 있었다. 그러나 이마저도 병명이나 순수 감성어휘로 보기 어려운 사례들이 상당수 포함되어 있어 실제 이를 코퍼스에 적용하여 감성어휘를 자동 판별했을 때에 맛집 코퍼스에서의 재현율(recall)이 긍정과 부정에서 각각 47.4%, 37.7%, IT 코퍼스에서 각각 55.2%, 32.4%에 불과하였다. 이와 더불어 F-measure의 경우, 맛집 코퍼스에서는 긍정과 부정의 값이 각각 62.3%, 38.5%였고, IT 코퍼스에서는 각각 65.5%, 44.6%의 낮은 수치를 보여주고 있어, SentiWordNet 기반의 감성사전은 감성사전으로서의 역할을 수행하기에 충분하지 않은 것으로 나타났다. 이를 통해 한국어 감성사전을 구축할 때에는 한국어의 언어적 속성을 고려한 체계적인 접근이 필요함을 역설하고, 현재 한국어 전자사전 DECO에 기반을 두어 보완 확장중인 SELEX 감성사전에 대해 소개한다.

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