Metacognition, the individual’s capability to monitor and self-regulate their own cognitive process, encompasses the metacognitive monitoring, a process in which the individual follows their own cognitive performance. The present study aimed to investigate the metacognitive monitoring in adults in process of alphabetization, according to their judgement of performance on cognitive tasks, and to observe possible...
The concept of emotional intelligence (EI), understood as the ability to process one's own and others' feelings and emotions and use them adaptively, has just completed twenty-six years old. Different conceptions about the construct have been proposed since then. The examination of the research scenario on the topic, in the international scope, promotes understanding of the current state of development of the a...
The aims of the present study were to characterize the use of learning and emotional regulation strategies of basic education Brazilian children, to examine whether there are differences in the major variables in relation to students´ sex, school year, and age, as well as to explore possible relationship between the variables. The sample consisted of 38 basic education students from public schools. No significa...
This paper describes the project for the undergraduate program in Psychology at Federal University of São Carlos. The program places emphasis on the education of future scientists and professionals in the field of Psychology as well as on training in scientifically based interventions. The current version of the project reaffirms the principles underlying the original proposal and incorporates a brief historica...
O efeito Flynn refere-se aos ganhos verificados nas medidas de inteligência ao longo do tempo. Este estudo analisa a ocorrência do Efeito Flynn considerando os resultados obtidos por candidatos à Guarda Nacional Republicana (GNR) de Portugal. Participaram do estudo duas amostras: a primeira formada por 429 candidatos à Guarda Nacional Republicana submetidos ao processo de seleção do ano de 2005 e a segunda comp...