processing efficiency

The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the effectiveness of positive self-talk training on selective attention and processing efficiency among female students. The research method was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design, along with a control group. The statistical population included all female students of the second secondary level of Yasouj city in the academic year 2021-2022, 40 of whom were selected by multi-stage cluster sampling. The experimental group received positive self-talk intervention training for 8 sessions of 90 minutes, and the control group did not receive any training. In order to measure their selective attention and processing efficiency, the Stroop test and the information processing index test were used, the pre-test was performed one week before and the post-test was performed one week after the training period. Data analysis using the MANCOVA analysis method showed that the scores of the post-test of selective attention and processing efficiency were significantly different in the two groups; In this way, the attention and processing efficiency of the experimental group increased after self-talk training, and positive self-talk training was effective in improving the selective attention and processing efficiency of the experimental group. Therefore, it is suggested to carry out training for positive thinking and positive self-talk in schools.

Emotion regulation expresses the psychological and behavioural processes through which individuals affect their own and others’ feelings. The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of emotional regulation training on test anxiety and processing efficiency among high school girl students. The research is carried out using a quasi-experimental design. Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and Information Processing Index (IPI) were used as research tools. All the female students of Varzeghanhigh school (n=44; sample=22, control=22) during 2017-18 school year were selected as the population of this study using simple random. Participants in the experimental group received emotion regulation training based on Grass model. The training included 8 sessions per hour twice a week. The obtained data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA). Data analyses showed that emotional regulation training was effective for test anxiety and processing efficiency. Thus, emotion regulation skills can be offered to students for enabling them to manage their emotions, anxiety in particular, at school.

The crucially important role of working memory in the daily activities of human life and education has led researchers to devise ways to improve working memory. The purpose of this research was to determine the effectiveness of instructing self- regulation strategies on processing efficiency and working memory function among female high school students. The design of this study was a quasi-experimental, pre-test, post-test with a control group. Software information processing index and N-Back software have been used as the research tools. The statistical population consisted of all high school female students in Yasouj city in the academic year of 2016-2017, that a 30 sample of students was selected through multi-stage cluster sampling and assigned to two groups of experimental and control. After the pre-test, the experimental group was trained for 12 sessions based on the Pintrich model, and the control group did not receive any training. Again, two groups were evaluated with post-test. Data analysis was performed using MANCOVA. The results showed that the post-test of the processing efficiency and working memory performance has significant difference between the two groups. This indicated that the processing efficiency and working memory performance in the experimental group increased after the training of self-regulation. Based on the results of the present study, it can be concluded that training self-regulation strategies can increase the processing efficiency and students' working memory performance.