Effects of need for closure on creativity in small group interactions

2004 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 265-278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Chirumbolo ◽  
Stefano Livi ◽  
Lucia Mannetti ◽  
Antonio Pierro ◽  
Arie W. Kruglanski
Keyword(s):  
Small Groups ◽  
Time Pressure ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Study Groups ◽  
Need For Closure ◽  
Group Interactions ◽  
The Third ◽  
Epistemic Motivation ◽  
Conformity Pressure

Three experiments investigated the consequences of the epistemic motivation toward closure on the emergence of creative interactions in small groups. In the first study, need for closure was manipulated via time pressure. Results showed that in groups under high need for closure (i.e. under time pressure) the percentage of creative acts during group discussion was reduced. The second study replicated this result using an individual differences operationalization of the need for closure. In the third study, groups composed of individuals high (versus low) in need for closure performed less creatively, and exhibited less ideational fluidity during group interaction. Moreover, it was demonstrated that conformity pressure mediates the negative relationship between dispositional need for closure and group creativity. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

From Seeker to Finder: A Study in Seventeenth-Century English Spiritualism Before The Quakers

1948 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 299-315 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Arthur Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Seventeenth Century ◽  
Civil Wars ◽  
Small Groups ◽  
Holy Spirit ◽  
British History ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Holy Spirit ◽  
Third Person ◽  
The Third Person ◽  
The Trinity

The period of the Civil Wars and Commonwealth in England was one of the most momentous epochs in British history. For small groups of people the decade of the 1640's inaugurated a New Age—an age in which the Holy Spirit reigned triumphant. Such believers reached the zenith of Puritan “spiritualism,” or that movement which placed the greatest emphasis upon the Third Person of the Trinity.

scholarly journals PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY QUESTIONNAIRE FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL HELP PROVIDERS: DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 13-23
Author(s):  
Elīna Akmane ◽  
Kristīne Mārtinsone ◽  
Zane Krieķe ◽  
Viktorija Perepjolkina ◽  
Agnese Drunka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Professional Identity ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Psychological Help ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
The Third ◽  
Third Phase ◽  
Development And Validation

The aim of this research was to develop multiscale questionnaire of professional identity (PI) and to test its psychometric properties. This research was conducted in 3 phases. During the first phase a scoping review, a focus group discussion, and a rapid literature review were conducted to identify the criteria of PI. Survey items were constructed and assessed in the second phase. The data were collected, and the psychometric properties were examined in the third phase. The survey was completed by 239 psychological help providers in Latvia (psychiatrists (n = 13), nurses (n = 37), psychotherapists (n = 8), art therapists (n = 45), psychologists (n = 55), psychotherapy specialists (n = 28) and social workers (n = 53)) aged between 22 and 80 years (M = 45.8; SD = 10.6) of which 95% women (n = 227) and 5% men (n = 12). As a result, 8 factors structure was confirmed (k = 38). Overall, it can be concluded that the survey examines a unified phenomenon, and the items are internally consistent on all scales (α = .715 - .873). The development of this questionnaire is an important step towards the research of PI.   

scholarly journals Efficacy of intrathecal midazolam on enhancing analgesic effect of fentanyl in patients undergoing lower limb surgery

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (10) ◽  
pp. 2726-2732
Author(s):  
Masoum Khoshfetrat ◽  
Sima Davarpanah ◽  
Aliakbar Keykha
Keyword(s):  
Nerve Block ◽  
Lower Limb ◽  
Analgesic Effect ◽  
Synergistic Effects ◽  
Sensory Nerve ◽  
Study Groups ◽  
The Third ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Lower Limb Surgery ◽  
The Mean

Background: Co-administration of drugs with synergistic effects is considered as one of the methods to increase the effectiveness of intrathecal anesthesia and to reduce the need for injectable analgesics. The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of intrathecal midazolam on enhancing the analgesic effect of fentanyl in patients undergoing lower limb surgery. Materials: The present double-blinded clinical trial was conducted on 90 candidate patients undergoing lower limb orthopedic surgery in 2017 at Khatam-Al-Anbiya Hospital in the city of Zahedan, Iran. To this end, the patients were selected via convenience sampling method and then randomly divided into three groups. Afterwards, 3 cc of 0.5% hyperbaric Marcaine was injected intrathecally in the first group, 3 cc of Marcaine + 25 ug of fentanyl was administered to the second group, and 3 cc of Marcaine + 25 ug of fentanyl + 1 mg of midazolam was administered to the third group (the final volume of all three syringes was brought up to 3.7 cc with normal saline). The duration of sensory nerve block and those of motor block and analgesia, as well as changes in vital signs, were then measured in these groups. Moreover, the data were analyzed using SPSS Statistics (Version 22.0) through Chi-square test and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). Results: The mean age and gender distribution of the patients in the three study groups did not differ significantly. The mean duration of sensory nerve block was equal to 98.6+/-11.1 min in the first group, 142.2+/-12.4 min in the second group, and 174.3+/-10.9 min in the third group; all showed a statistically significant difference (P=0.0001, P=0.001, P=0.000).The mean duration of analgesia was also reported to be 204.43+/-0.3 min in the first group, 323.62+/-7.4 min in the second group, and 526.22+/-0.9 min in the third group, indicating a statistically significant difference between the three study groups (P=0.0001, P=0.000, P=000). Conclusion: The results of this study demonstrated that adding midazolam to intrathecal fentanyl could significantly increase the duration of sensory nerve block and that of post-operative analgesia.  

scholarly journals Strengthening Counter-Radicalism Through Santri Discussion Group

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 106-114
Author(s):  
Rindha Widyaningsih ◽  
Kuntarto ◽  
Muhamad Riza Chamadi
Keyword(s):  
Community Service ◽  
Community Education ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Boarding School ◽  
Educational Material ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
The Third ◽  
Analytical Skills ◽  
Hard Skills

The santri group discussion aims to strengthen the character of Pancasila and the santri knowledge about issues of radicalism and terrorism in order to avoid the radicalism ideology. The activity was held at the Darul Abror Purwokerto Islamic Boarding School with 50 participants. The community service method uses a combination of community education methods and group discussions. The activity was carried out in three sessions: providing educational material, in-group discussions, and inter-group discussions. In the first session, the method provides in-depth material on radicalism and Pancasila by the community service team. The method at the second session is in-group discussion. The second session's point was to improve the participants analytical skills in responding to radicalism and Pancasila issues. The method in the third session is inter-group discussion. The santri group discussion showed that the students in Darul Abror had increased knowledge about radicalism and terrorism and developed the character of Pancasila to prevent the threat of radicalism. Students sharpen hard skills through discussion activities in practice identification and analysis of problems and problem-solving. The development of participants' soft skills is a sense of respect for other people's opinions, tolerance, and culture of deliberation.

scholarly journals Pengembangan Kurikulum Pencak Silat Berbasis Kerangka Kualifikasi Nasional Indonesia

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-39
Author(s):  
Suandi Selian ◽  
Dodi Irwansyah
Keyword(s):  
Group Discussion ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Development Research ◽  
Study Program ◽  
The Third ◽  
National Qualifications Framework ◽  
Curriculum Framework ◽  
Third Stage ◽  
Study Programs ◽  
Teaching Faculty

This study aims to find the development of the pencak silat curriculum based on the Indonesian National Qualifications Framework, the specific target at this first stage is to analyze the needs of the pencak silat curriculum and the formation of the pencak silat curriculum based on the Indonesian National Qualifications Framework and also based on the competencies expected from Permenpan RB. The research methodology used was the development research (R&D) Borg & Gall. the sample in this study were students and lecturers of Pencak Silat course at the Sports Study Program of Universitas Samudra Langsa. Based on the research objectives, to form graduates who have the competence to become professional teachers in the field of martial arts studies so that they can compete with graduates both from domestic and abroad. In the First Stage planned activities in the form of observation, interviews and comparative studies to study programs that have run the Indonesian National Qualifications Framework based curriculum, and produce a draft curriculum framework. Then in the second phase based on the results of the draft drafts conducted Focus Group Discussion on curriculum experts, pencak silat experts and lecturers in the field of Pencak Silat Expertise Field so that the formation of a validated curriculum, in the third stage a trial was conducted for Sports Study Program students, Teaching Faculty and Education Sciences, Universitas Samudra Langsa and evaluated.

scholarly journals The Third AUTP Conference on ‘Teaching Psychodynamic Psychotherapy’

1986 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 241-242
Author(s):  
John Denford
Keyword(s):  
Small Groups ◽  
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy ◽  
Personal Quality ◽  
The Third ◽  
University College

As is often the case, Oxford was damp and cold, but this did not deter the more athletic of us from trotting round lovely Christchurch meadows, or the more aesthetic from visiting an exhibition of Impressionist drawings in the Bodleian. The unpretentious, even homely, character of University College helped to draw a quite disparate group of psychotherapists together. This in turn was reinforced by the personal quality of all the formal presentations, and by the repeated experiences of small groups whose composition is stable. They allow the development of some degree of relationship both personal and intellectual in the course of two days.

Group Interactions with Robots in a Robotics Tournament

2017 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 1276-1280
Author(s):  
Lixiao Huang ◽  
Douglas Gillan
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Time Pressure ◽  
Collaborative Work ◽  
Dynamic Environment ◽  
Future Research ◽  
School Students ◽  
Group Interactions ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Teleoperated Robots ◽  
Observation Method

In a dynamic environment that involves multiple humans and multiple robots, competitive and collaborative work, and high time pressure, understanding how team players interact with each other and with teleoperated robots has a significant potential to improve human–robot team performance. This study used a naturalistic observation method to explore group interactions with robots during a qualifying robotics tournament. Teams of high school students had six weeks to design, build, and program a robot that plays a field game against other robots. In each match, three robot teams played collaboratively as an alliance against the other three-team alliance, gaining points by defending their stronghold and conquering the opponent’s stronghold. The study identified five areas where groups interacted with robots in a typical tournament (e.g., pit, queuing hall, and match field) and major team roles (e.g., mechanical, programming, electrical work, marketing, and driving). Critical group interactions with robots were captured in several situations, varying according to activity areas and individuals’ roles on their robotic teams. Potential cognitive and emotional issues, future research directions, and implications of the study were discussed.

THE EFFECTS OF SEEDING RATE AND ROW WIDTH IN RELATION TO SEED PRODUCTION IN ORCHARD GRASS, DACTYLIS GLOMERATA L.

1959 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 355-363 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. S. Fulkerson
Keyword(s):  
Seed Yield ◽  
Seed Weight ◽  
Seed Quality ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Seeding Rate ◽  
Seedling Vigour ◽  
The Third ◽  
Row Width ◽  
Rate Interaction ◽  
Number Of Seeds

The effects of six seeding rates and five row spacings on seed yield, seed quality and the yield components—number of fertile culms per square foot, number of seeds per culm and seed weight were studied in orchard grass.Row width had a marked effect on seed yield each year. Rate of seeding affected seed yield to a lesser extent and a row width × seeding rate interaction did occur. Seeding rates and row width caused small relatively unimportant differences in seedling establishment and early seedling vigour only in the third harvest year. Considering seed yield, seed quality and the ease of weed control, the best treatment combination appeared to be a seeding rate in the area of [Formula: see text] in 14-in. rows for stands to produce for 2 or 3 years.Seed yield was positively and closely correlated with the number of fertile culms in the first 2 crop years but a negative relationship was found in the third crop year. Seed weight was negatively correlated with seed yield. The number of seeds per panicle was closely associated with yield in the third crop year and negatively correlated with seed weight and culm numbers.

scholarly journals Salivary α-Amylase Levels in Vertigo: Can it be an Autonomic Dysfunction?

2018 ◽  
Vol 97 (9) ◽  
pp. 278-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanzer Korkmaz ◽  
Yusuf Ozgur Bicer ◽  
Erdinc Serin ◽  
Sinan Seyhan ◽  
Serap Koybasi Sanal
Keyword(s):  
Autonomic Dysfunction ◽  
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo ◽  
Study Groups ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Soft Tissue Trauma ◽  
The Third ◽  
Positional Vertigo ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Tissue Trauma ◽  
Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo

We aim to demonstrate possible autonomic dysfunction based on salivary α-amylase measurements during and after the vertigo attacks associated with Ménière disease (MD) and benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). Patients admitted to the emergency room with a diagnosis of vertigo attacks caused by either MD (n = 15) or BPPV (n = 9) constituted the study groups. The control group (n = 10) consisted of volunteer patients admitted to the emergency department with minor soft-tissue trauma. The first saliva samples were obtained immediately during the attacks and the second and third samples were obtained on the third and fifteenth days of the attack, respectively. In the controls, the first sample was obtained after admission to the hospital and the second sample was obtained on the third day. Salivary α-amylase levels were evaluated. The difference between salivary α-amylase levels in patients with MD and BPPV was not significant. The amylase value measured early after the BPPV attack was significantly lower than that of the controls (p = 0.008). Although not significant, an undulating pattern of salivary α-amylase levels was observed with both diseases. An autonomic imbalance could be partly demonstrated by salivary α-amylase measurement early after the attack in patients with BPPV. Therefore, amylase may be a promising marker that is worth further investigation.

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