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The use of animated pedagogical agents or avatars in instruction has lagged behind their use in entertainment. This is due in part to the cost and complexity of development and implementation of agents in educational settings, but...
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The use of animated pedagogical agents or avatars in instruction has lagged behind their use in entertainment. This is due in part to the cost and complexity of development and implementation of agents in educational settings, but also results from a lack of research to understand how emotions from animated agents influence instructional effectiveness. The phenomenological study presented here assesses the perceptions of eight learners interacting with low and high intensity emotionally expressive pedagogical agents in a computer-mediated environment. Research methods include maximum variation and snowball sampling with random assignment to treatment. The resulting themes incorporate perceptions of importance, agent humanness, enjoyment, implementation barriers, and suggested improvements. Design recommendations and implications for future research are presented.
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An anger management program based on Novaco's anger control procedures for non-related adults was adopted for use with mentally retarded adults. This study provides a basis for continued investigation of self-control training for ...
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An anger management program based on Novaco's anger control procedures for non-related adults was adopted for use with mentally retarded adults. This study provides a basis for continued investigation of self-control training for aggression with mentally retarded adults. It demonstrates that group treatment can be an effective mode of therapeutic intervention with this subject population.
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The objective of this study was to examine the literary tradition of courtly loveand a number of its twentieth-century reinterpretations to see how it has changed in response to modern problems. The study also included an investig...
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The objective of this study was to examine the literary tradition of courtly loveand a number of its twentieth-century reinterpretations to see how it has changed in response to modern problems. The study also included an investigation as to how courtly love has affected different writers, and why certain writers have turned to the tradition in times of distress. A final discussion is provided on what we can expect from changing perceptions about this tradition, given that much of our military tradition is based on chivalric ideals as well as courtly love. The two main sources that were investigated for the origins of courtly love were the troubadour lyrics of Guilhem IX of Aquitaine and Andreas Capellanus's De Arte Honeste Amandi, or the Art of Courtly Love. The relationships between men and women were established as a literary tradition in the love poetry of the troubadours, while Andreas provided a codified set of rules to follow later in the twelfth century. The first of the twentieth-century writers that were investigated was C.S. Lewis, who wrote the Allegory of Love in 1936. His study of allegory included a section on the development of courtly love in which he discusses the growth of a love religion which was responsible for diverting many people from true love of God. (Author) (KR)
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The vulnerability to depression and the antecedents for depression were collected and analyzed for an epidemiological pilot study of depression. Results of one test showed those categorized as 'invulnerables' as having a more posi...
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The vulnerability to depression and the antecedents for depression were collected and analyzed for an epidemiological pilot study of depression. Results of one test showed those categorized as 'invulnerables' as having a more positive opinion of their social competence, suggesting that to be able to avoid depression, one must have a very positive opinion of one's social competence. Studies also included observed sex differences in the prevalence of unipolar depression; marital status and adjustments as predictors of occurrence of depression; depression related cognitions; and life events and social supports as antecedents for the occurrence of depression.
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The role of learned helplessness in a clinical population was studied. In the absence of significant results of this study, it is suggested that severely depressed patients may require both a positive experience as well as attribu...
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The role of learned helplessness in a clinical population was studied. In the absence of significant results of this study, it is suggested that severely depressed patients may require both a positive experience as well as attributional manipulation to produce changes in depression. Changes in attributions for failure experience may not effect the depressed patient's low expectancy for success, thus changes in attribution alone may have limited impact. To alter the characteristic deficits of learned helplessness and depression, changes in both the outcome and the attributions of that outcome may be required before a decrease in depression is obtained.
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A common assumption is that items that evoke strong emotions are more easily recognized than items that do not evoke strong emotions (Bessette- Symons, 2008). For example, items such as guns or knives may evoke strong emotions wit...
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A common assumption is that items that evoke strong emotions are more easily recognized than items that do not evoke strong emotions (Bessette- Symons, 2008). For example, items such as guns or knives may evoke strong emotions within some people, and it may be presumed that these items may be more easily recognized by people that have strong emotions associated with them. If this is true, then perhaps these people would be more apt to locate these items in situations such as baggage screening services that rely on accurate detection of weapons for the public's safety. This study explores this reasoning to determine if emotional biases or familiarity impact the ability of subjects to detect guns or knives in a baggage screening scenario. Subjects were administered a questionnaire to determine their degree of emotional bias and familiarity with guns or knives, and then were asked to detect guns or knives in a simulated baggage screening scenario. The results indicate that while increasing the sample size of the subject pool did not produce any significant effects on the number of weapon detections, adding more detailed emotional response questions seemed to produce a significant effect for positive emotion rather than negative emotion.
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The overall goal of this project was to examine the role of emotions, and specifically anger, contempt, and disgust, in facilitating the build up to aggression and violence. (Year 1 of this project was fulfilled under a separate c...
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The overall goal of this project was to examine the role of emotions, and specifically anger, contempt, and disgust, in facilitating the build up to aggression and violence. (Year 1 of this project was fulfilled under a separate contract number.) This project tested a theory of the role of specific emotions in the motivation of groups that transform angry or fearful groups into organizations of violence and hostility. We focused on the role of anger, contempt, and disgust (the ANCODI hypothesis) in this transformation. Years 1 (separate contract number) and 2 (Year 1 of the current contract) of this project involved the analysis of historical archival records to test the ANCODI hypothesis of aggression. The ANCODI emotions were associated with political aggression in groups, and the findings transcended language, group type, and time period. Years 3-5 (Years 1-3 this contract) involved a series of laboratory studies that demonstrated that ANCODI emotions caused members of political groups to harbor hostile cognitions and emotions, and to engage in aggressive behaviors and decision making. Collectively the studies supported the ANCODI hypothesis of political aggression, have made strong contributions to the scientific literature, and have substantial implications to defense and national security.
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The tips in this booklet are drawn from the latest research into what helps young women to feel and be their best. The research suggests that young women can increase their self-esteem and learn skills like flexibility, being stro...
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The tips in this booklet are drawn from the latest research into what helps young women to feel and be their best. The research suggests that young women can increase their self-esteem and learn skills like flexibility, being strong, and optimism. Additionally, spiritual practices and support from family and friends can make young women feel better. We encourage you to adopt the tips in this guide and to share what you learn with your friends. This booklet is part of a series of materials called 'Bright Futures for Womens Health and Wellness.' This series also includes guides for adult women, community organizations, and healthcare providers. These materials were developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Office of Womens Health, with the guidance of a 10-member panel of predominantly female mental health experts from around the country and feedback from young women like you. Bright Futures materials help women achieve better physical, mental, social, and spiritual health by encouraging healthy practices.
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