Purpose: Studies of reactive and proactive modes of inhibitory control tend to show age-related d... more Purpose: Studies of reactive and proactive modes of inhibitory control tend to show age-related declines and are accompanied by abnormalities in the prefrontal cortex. We explored which mode of inhibitory control would be more amenable to change and accrue greater benefits following engagement in a 4-week theater acting intervention in older adults. These gains were evaluated by performance on the AX-CPT task. We hypothesized that an increase in proactive control would relate to an increase in AY errors and a decrease in BX errors. In contrast, an increase in reactive control would be associated with a decrease in AY errors, no change in AY reaction time, and an increase in BX response time. Further, we posited that an increase in behavioral proactive control would accompany greater cue versus probe activity for previously identified regions in the prefrontal cortex. In contrast, an increase in behavioral reactive control would be accompanied by greater probe activation in these ide...
Active experiencing (AE) is an intervention aimed at attenuating cognitive declines with mindfuln... more Active experiencing (AE) is an intervention aimed at attenuating cognitive declines with mindfulness training via an immersive acting program, and has produced promising results in older adults with limited formal education. Yet, the cognitive mechanism(s) of intervention benefits and generalizability of gains across cognitive domains in the course of healthy aging is unclear. We addressed these issues in an intervention trial of older adults (N = 179; mean age = 69.46 years at enrollment; mean education = 16.80 years) assigned to an AE condition (n = 86) or an active control group (i.e., theatre history; n = 93) for 4 weeks. A cognitive battery was administered before and after intervention, and again at a 4-month follow-up. Group differences in change in cognition were tested in latent change score models (LCSM). In the total sample, several cognitive abilities demonstrated significant repeated-testing gains. AE produced greater gains relative to the active control only in episodi...
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This review summarizes recent research into the mental processes of professional actors. A number... more This review summarizes recent research into the mental processes of professional actors. A number of studies employing various paradigms have provided converging evidence that actors regard their jobs as doing "for real" whatever the playscript calls upon the character to do (e.g. threatening someone, attering someone, ridiculing someone, etc.). The role acquisition process appears to take place in two distinct stages. First, the actors extract from the script the underlying intentions of the characters, a procedure that often calls for extensive analysis, because the intentions in well-written plays are rarely explicit or obvious. The deep processing involved calls upon such learning factors as perspective taking, problem solving, elaboration, causal attribution, distinctiveness, and overlearning. Following the analytical phase, actors rehearse and perform their roles by using an approach the authors call "active experiencing" which involves activation of those cognitive-emotive-motor processes inherent in all genuine human transactions. This article also reviews studies that speci cally examined the nature of actors' on-stage emotions, the contributions of actors' physical movements to performance, and certain aspects of professional acting expertise that may lead the way to increased understanding of human cognition.
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ABSTRACT This article presents, for the first time, the methodological details of a theatrical in... more ABSTRACT This article presents, for the first time, the methodological details of a theatrical intervention designed to enhance the mental/emotional health and psychological well-being of older adults. A step-by-step plan is offered for health care professionals and activity directors who might wish to carry out this program in their own facilities. The authors’ supporting research documented significant improvements in performance of activities of daily living, as well as on standard measures of memory, comprehension, problem-solving ability, and personal growth through this unique intervention.
... Material TONY NOICE1 and HELGA NOICE2* 1Indiana State University, USA 2Elmhurst College, USA ... more ... Material TONY NOICE1 and HELGA NOICE2* 1Indiana State University, USA 2Elmhurst College, USA ... certain). For the cued recall sheet, a fill-in-the-blank format was used, supplying brief contextual information for the target words. ...
ABSTRACT This article presents, for the first time, the methodological details of a theatrical in... more ABSTRACT This article presents, for the first time, the methodological details of a theatrical intervention designed to enhance the mental/emotional health and psychological well-being of older adults. A step-by-step plan is offered for health care professionals and activity directors who might wish to carry out this program in their own facilities. The authors’ supporting research documented significant improvements in performance of activities of daily living, as well as on standard measures of memory, comprehension, problem-solving ability, and personal growth through this unique intervention.
To investigate the memory strategies of jazz musicians, we videotaped an experienced jazz pianist... more To investigate the memory strategies of jazz musicians, we videotaped an experienced jazz pianist as he learned a new bebop piece. He had not previously heard a recording of the selection, nor had he seen the written music. The pianist provided detailed reports of the musical structure and the types of cues he used as landmarks to guide his memorization. Analysis of the videotapes, verbal reports, and multiple annotated copies of the music revealed that this jazz pianist's learning process was similar to that reported for classical musicians. That is, he used the musical structure as a retrieval scheme and practiced using performance cues to elicit lmowledge of upcoming passages from long-term memory. However, this study looked only at the learning strategy for the note-by-note renditions that typically comprise the first choruses of jazz performances. The relationship between this original memorization process and the ability to improvise subsequent choruses will have to be addressed in future investigations.
... Login to save citations to My List. Citation. Database: PsycINFO. [Journal Article]. Influenc... more ... Login to save citations to My List. Citation. Database: PsycINFO. [Journal Article]. Influence ofpositive affect upon creative thinking and problem solving in children. Greene, Terry R.; Noice, Helga. Psychological Reports, Vol 63(3), Dec 1988, 895-898. Abstract. ...
This study explores how actors and students differ when asked to segment the same text. Previous ... more This study explores how actors and students differ when asked to segment the same text. Previous research (Noice and Noice 1992) has indicated that actors, when preparing a role, divide the script into units called beats. To investigate the role this organizational device plays during learning, actors and students were presented with the same scene from a theatrical script. They were given explicit procedural instructions on how to segment the scene. Both groups were required to label their divisions. Actors created far more divisions, resulting in smaller beats and significantly more of those beats described goal-directed activities from the viewpoint of the assigned character.
Purpose: Studies of reactive and proactive modes of inhibitory control tend to show age-related d... more Purpose: Studies of reactive and proactive modes of inhibitory control tend to show age-related declines and are accompanied by abnormalities in the prefrontal cortex. We explored which mode of inhibitory control would be more amenable to change and accrue greater benefits following engagement in a 4-week theater acting intervention in older adults. These gains were evaluated by performance on the AX-CPT task. We hypothesized that an increase in proactive control would relate to an increase in AY errors and a decrease in BX errors. In contrast, an increase in reactive control would be associated with a decrease in AY errors, no change in AY reaction time, and an increase in BX response time. Further, we posited that an increase in behavioral proactive control would accompany greater cue versus probe activity for previously identified regions in the prefrontal cortex. In contrast, an increase in behavioral reactive control would be accompanied by greater probe activation in these ide...
Active experiencing (AE) is an intervention aimed at attenuating cognitive declines with mindfuln... more Active experiencing (AE) is an intervention aimed at attenuating cognitive declines with mindfulness training via an immersive acting program, and has produced promising results in older adults with limited formal education. Yet, the cognitive mechanism(s) of intervention benefits and generalizability of gains across cognitive domains in the course of healthy aging is unclear. We addressed these issues in an intervention trial of older adults (N = 179; mean age = 69.46 years at enrollment; mean education = 16.80 years) assigned to an AE condition (n = 86) or an active control group (i.e., theatre history; n = 93) for 4 weeks. A cognitive battery was administered before and after intervention, and again at a 4-month follow-up. Group differences in change in cognition were tested in latent change score models (LCSM). In the total sample, several cognitive abilities demonstrated significant repeated-testing gains. AE produced greater gains relative to the active control only in episodi...
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This review summarizes recent research into the mental processes of professional actors. A number... more This review summarizes recent research into the mental processes of professional actors. A number of studies employing various paradigms have provided converging evidence that actors regard their jobs as doing "for real" whatever the playscript calls upon the character to do (e.g. threatening someone, attering someone, ridiculing someone, etc.). The role acquisition process appears to take place in two distinct stages. First, the actors extract from the script the underlying intentions of the characters, a procedure that often calls for extensive analysis, because the intentions in well-written plays are rarely explicit or obvious. The deep processing involved calls upon such learning factors as perspective taking, problem solving, elaboration, causal attribution, distinctiveness, and overlearning. Following the analytical phase, actors rehearse and perform their roles by using an approach the authors call "active experiencing" which involves activation of those cognitive-emotive-motor processes inherent in all genuine human transactions. This article also reviews studies that speci cally examined the nature of actors' on-stage emotions, the contributions of actors' physical movements to performance, and certain aspects of professional acting expertise that may lead the way to increased understanding of human cognition.
Http Dx Doi Org 10 1080 01924788 2015 994440, Mar 16, 2015
ABSTRACT This article presents, for the first time, the methodological details of a theatrical in... more ABSTRACT This article presents, for the first time, the methodological details of a theatrical intervention designed to enhance the mental/emotional health and psychological well-being of older adults. A step-by-step plan is offered for health care professionals and activity directors who might wish to carry out this program in their own facilities. The authors’ supporting research documented significant improvements in performance of activities of daily living, as well as on standard measures of memory, comprehension, problem-solving ability, and personal growth through this unique intervention.
... Material TONY NOICE1 and HELGA NOICE2* 1Indiana State University, USA 2Elmhurst College, USA ... more ... Material TONY NOICE1 and HELGA NOICE2* 1Indiana State University, USA 2Elmhurst College, USA ... certain). For the cued recall sheet, a fill-in-the-blank format was used, supplying brief contextual information for the target words. ...
ABSTRACT This article presents, for the first time, the methodological details of a theatrical in... more ABSTRACT This article presents, for the first time, the methodological details of a theatrical intervention designed to enhance the mental/emotional health and psychological well-being of older adults. A step-by-step plan is offered for health care professionals and activity directors who might wish to carry out this program in their own facilities. The authors’ supporting research documented significant improvements in performance of activities of daily living, as well as on standard measures of memory, comprehension, problem-solving ability, and personal growth through this unique intervention.
To investigate the memory strategies of jazz musicians, we videotaped an experienced jazz pianist... more To investigate the memory strategies of jazz musicians, we videotaped an experienced jazz pianist as he learned a new bebop piece. He had not previously heard a recording of the selection, nor had he seen the written music. The pianist provided detailed reports of the musical structure and the types of cues he used as landmarks to guide his memorization. Analysis of the videotapes, verbal reports, and multiple annotated copies of the music revealed that this jazz pianist's learning process was similar to that reported for classical musicians. That is, he used the musical structure as a retrieval scheme and practiced using performance cues to elicit lmowledge of upcoming passages from long-term memory. However, this study looked only at the learning strategy for the note-by-note renditions that typically comprise the first choruses of jazz performances. The relationship between this original memorization process and the ability to improvise subsequent choruses will have to be addressed in future investigations.
... Login to save citations to My List. Citation. Database: PsycINFO. [Journal Article]. Influenc... more ... Login to save citations to My List. Citation. Database: PsycINFO. [Journal Article]. Influence ofpositive affect upon creative thinking and problem solving in children. Greene, Terry R.; Noice, Helga. Psychological Reports, Vol 63(3), Dec 1988, 895-898. Abstract. ...
This study explores how actors and students differ when asked to segment the same text. Previous ... more This study explores how actors and students differ when asked to segment the same text. Previous research (Noice and Noice 1992) has indicated that actors, when preparing a role, divide the script into units called beats. To investigate the role this organizational device plays during learning, actors and students were presented with the same scene from a theatrical script. They were given explicit procedural instructions on how to segment the scene. Both groups were required to label their divisions. Actors created far more divisions, resulting in smaller beats and significantly more of those beats described goal-directed activities from the viewpoint of the assigned character.
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