Internal “maps” of concepts—such as personality traits—can exert a considerable influence on the judgments we make about others. Stolier et al.5for instance, mapped internal conceptual-trait maps by asking participants to rate the similarity of 13 different personality traits. They also mapped ...
EAI-systems as I describe them in this article cannot offer this contribution because they do not have emotions and are neither moral objects nor subjects; that is, they are not to be considered morally and they cannot judge and act morally.Footnote 12 But they can offer something: ...
“the deciding self”, relating to making choices; “the somatic self”, relating to the felt sense of the body; “the questioning self”, relating to the urge to understand; “the experiencing self”, relating to the subjective sense of perceiving objects; and “the understanding/...
Participants’ responses to the question “What comes to mind when you hear the word quality of life?” or similar questions (e.g., “How would you describe your quality of life?”, “What do you think of when thinking of quality of life?”, “What does quality of life mean to you...
First, a descriptive analysis was conducted to describe the demographic characteristics. Then, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was performed to assess the construct validity of the measurement variables using Amos 21.0. Given the sensitivity of the Chi-square fit statistic to the sample size, the...
Otaku is a term considered derogatory in Japan, to describe someone so incredibly obsessed with a particular subject or subculture, that they renege all efforts of living a normal life. Amongst anime fans, it’s sometimes a badge of pride. In North America, however, the term nerd was viewed...
Psychology has coined the term “allostatic load” to describe the cumulative impact that multiple different stressors have on the body. Sometimes stress factors are beyond an individual’s control, with a low likelihood of being resolved. However, the overall allostatic load can b...
When we think about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, ADHD, many of us visualize the external symptoms: hyperactivity, impulsivity, or a child struggling to focus in class. In fact, many people would describe ADHD as an attention and behavior problem. However, investigating ADHD neurology ...
Self-regulation is an umbrella term used to describe the various processes involved in appropriate goal setting and effective pursuit of the set goals (Mann et al., 2013). Although self-regulation research has uncovered influential new knowledge (e.g., Duckworth et al., 2016, Stadler et al....
Response items included: 1 = does not describe my situation at all; 2 = slightly describes my situation; 3 = moderately describes my situation; 4 = mostly describes my situation; and 5 = exactly describes my situation. 4.3 Data analysis plan In order to explore the ...