Perception of valence and arousal in German emotion terms: A comparison between 9-year-old children and adults

ABSTRACTTwo major semantic features of emotion concepts have been shown to impact performance in emotion perception tasks: valence and arousal. To design psycholinguistic experiments with emotion terms as stimuli, norms are required that indicate valence and arousal values for individual words. Although such norms are usually obtained from ratings of adults, they are often also used in developmental studies. This procedure raises the question of whether children and adults perceive emotional valence and arousal of words in the same way, and consequently, whether adults’ ratings are adequate when constructing stimulus sets for children. The present study obtained valence and arousal ratings for 48 German emotion terms from three different groups: 9-year-old children and adults tested in a controlled laboratory setting, and adults tested via online survey. Results demonstrate high correlations for valence and arousal across settings. The comparison between children and adults also revealed high correlations, suggesting that children at the age of 9 already display adultlike behavior in their evaluation of emotion terms. A small difference was found for absolute rating values of arousal, with children rating words less arousing than adults. Overall, 9-year-olds and adults are sufficiently similar in their perception of emotion to warrant the use of adult valence and arousal ratings in the analysis of children data.

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Examining User Perception and Usage of Voice Search

Data and Information Management ◽

10.2478/dim-2020-0046 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 40-47

Author(s):

Ning Sa ◽

Xiaojun (Jenny) Yuan

Keyword(s):

Success Rate ◽

Mobile Devices ◽

Online Survey ◽

Search Behavior ◽

Mobile Technologies ◽

User Perception ◽

Daily Lives ◽

Survey Results ◽

Search Systems

AbstractWith the development of mobile technologies, voice search is becoming increasingly important in our daily lives. By investigating the general usage of voice search and user perception about voice search systems, this research aims to understand users’ voice search behavior. We are particularly interested in how users perform voice search, their topics of interest, and their preference toward voice search. We elicit users’ opinions by asking them to fill out an online survey. Results indicated that participants liked voice search because it was convenient. However, voice search was used much less frequently than keyboard search. The success rate of voice search was low, and the participants usually gave up voice search or switched to keyboard search. They tended to perform voice search when they were driving or walking. Moreover, the participants mainly used voice search for simple tasks on mobile devices. The main reasons why participants disliked voice search are attributed to the system mistakes and the fact that they were unable to modify the queries.

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Advancing Women in Local Government: The Case of Illinois

Public Voices ◽

10.22140/pv.117 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 89

Author(s):

Rachel Lange ◽

Kimberly Nelson

Keyword(s):

Local Government ◽

Positive Solution ◽

Gender Gap ◽

Family Life ◽

Online Survey ◽

Work Life ◽

Time Commitment ◽

Survey Results ◽

Local Government Management ◽

Professional Fields

Despite gains by women in many professional fields, the top level of local government management ranks continues to be populated primarily by man. The percentage of females serving as local government chief administrators has not increased since the 1980s. Little empirical research exists that attempts to uncover the reason for the gender gap. The purpose of this research is to identify some of the obstacles and barriers that affect a woman’s decision to advance her career in local government. Utilizing an online survey, the authors surveyed female chief administrative officers (CAOs), assistant CAOs, assistant to the CAOs, and deputy CAOs in Illinois. The survey results show that barriers such as a male dominated culture and time commitment to work life and family life are preventing females from achieving higher authority. Mentoring proves to be a positive solution to many of the barriers facing women in local government.

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Integrating Sustainability and Lean: SLIM Method and Enterprise Game Proposed

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su11072103 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (7) ◽

pp. 2103 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Ilie Tăucean ◽

Matei Tămășilă ◽

Larisa Ivascu ◽

Șerban Miclea ◽

Mircea Negruț

Keyword(s):

Performance Indicators ◽

Professional Training ◽

Online Survey ◽

Training Methods ◽

Effective Solution ◽

Survey Results ◽

Education Activity ◽

Industry And Education ◽

The Unemployed

Sustainability and leanness are organizational approach concepts for more efficient activities and increased competitiveness. This paper presents a study and an application of the concepts of sustainability and lean, with the purpose to capitalize on the benefits of the two concepts’ tools when used together in an industry and education activity. A literature review was carried out to evaluate qualitatively and empirically the concepts of sustainability, lean, and enterprise games, and the possibility to integrate the first two concepts into a new tool applied into an enterprise game. An online survey was done to identify which tools are used within companies in the region, how and what training methods they used, and what the reported benefits are. The survey results were used to design a new tool integrated in a new enterprise game (SLIM) developed by the authors. The game was tested and validated in educational laboratory with students and actual employees from companies. The game follows the frame of an enterprise game, considering the simulation of enterprise classical functions. The game’s purpose is to improve the activity in successive rounds. A scorecard is used to fill in and compute the key performance indicators (KPIs), and a new indicator is proposed (SLIMx). Applications of the instrument/game include: students’ training in an educational laboratory; lifelong learning; professional training in companies; and professional perfection/reconversion of potential employees and the unemployed. The SLIM game was simulated in a team of 15 players over three rounds, with teachers playing the role of the supervisor. A number of possible improvements have been identified. The next step is testing it in enterprises with various fields of activity. SLIM has proven to be an effective solution to improve organizational efficiency and motivate players to gain new knowledge.

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Coping Strategies, Anxiety and Depression in OCD and Schizophrenia: Changes during COVID-19

Brain Sciences ◽

10.3390/brainsci11070926 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (7) ◽

pp. 926

Author(s):

Ángel Rosa-Alcázar ◽

José Luis Parada-Navas ◽

María Dolores García-Hernández ◽

Sergio Martínez-Murillo ◽

Pablo J. Olivares-Olivares ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Coping Strategies ◽

Experiential Avoidance ◽

Online Survey ◽

Anxiety And Depression ◽

Control Group ◽

Healthy Controls ◽

Obsessive Compulsive ◽

Compulsive Disorder ◽

Survey Results ◽

And Coping

Background: The main aim was to examine changes in coping strategies, anxiety and depression in obsessive–compulsive and schizophrenia patients during COVID-19, in addition to controlling the influence of intolerance to uncertainty and experiential avoidance. Method: The first time, the study comprised (15–30 April 2020) 293 patients, 113 of whom were diagnosed with obsessive–compulsive disorder, 61 with schizophrenia and 119 healthy controls, aged 13–77 years (M = 37.89, SD = 12.65). The second time (15–30 November), the study comprised 195 participants (85 obsessive–compulsive patients, 42 schizophrenic patiens and 77 healthy controls participants). The evaluation was carried out through an online survey. Results: The clinical groups worsened over time in cognitive coping, anxiety and depression, while the control group only worsened in depression. Intergroup differences in anxiety, depression and coping strategies were maintained, highlighting the use of some maladaptive strategies (avoidance, spiritual) in clinical groups. Experiential avoidance and tolerance for uncertainty mainly affected coping. Conclusions: The duration of COVID-19 not only produced changes in anxiety and depression in clinical groups but also in coping strategies to face this pandemic and its consequences.

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Antecedents of the attitude toward the athlete celebrities' human brand extensions

International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship ◽

10.1108/ijsms-12-2020-0241 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Jakeun Koo

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation ◽

Online Survey ◽

Brand Extensions ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Image Transfer ◽

Content Type ◽

Before And After ◽

Research Findings ◽

Survey Results ◽

Human Brands

PurposeThe present study aims to examine how consumers evaluate the extended human brands of athlete celebrities beyond their unique brand personality associated with sports. Athlete celebrities' unique image in sports is used as a human brand, and attitude toward the athlete brand extensions is investigated when the athlete's name is included in a new non-sport brand. The concepts of brand extensions were employed to develop the ideas of human brand extensions.Design/methodology/approachIn total, 198 participants answered online survey questions before and after being informed of athlete brand extensions. Partial least squares structural equation modeling is utilized to test the hypotheses.FindingsThe survey results indicated that athlete–product fit and image transfer positively influenced attitude toward the extension. In addition, attitude toward the athlete brand extensions was significantly influenced by consumers' pre-existing attitude toward the celebrity; however, not by celebrity's expertise.Originality/valueThe research findings imply that some brand extension concepts are applicable to human brands to understand the effectiveness of athlete brand extensions for non-sport products.

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The Teaching Model through Problem-Based Learning in a Course on Bibliographic Research

Revista Electrónica Educare ◽

10.15359/ree.22-2.7 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 22 (2) ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

Ruth Cristina Hernández-Ching

Keyword(s):

Focus Groups ◽

Online Survey ◽

Problem Based Learning ◽

Teaching Model ◽

Research Approach ◽

Epistemological Foundation ◽

Communication Processes ◽

Survey Results ◽

The One ◽

Formative Learning

The experience of applying problem-based learning (PBL) technique in the Bibliographic Research course from a Bachelor of English study plan of a public university during the first half of 2014 is shared. The investigation aimed to answer the following question: Does the problem-based learning technique in the Bibliographic Research course allows to implement the main tenets of the teaching model: epistemological foundation, learning theory, methodology and didactics, and communication processes? The research approach proposed was qualitative, and triangulation for measuring variables was implemented. The following instruments were applied: observation, experience record books, and focus groups. Furthermore, formative learning was measured by means of an online survey. Results of the instruments were categorized using technology-based tools such as Wordle (observation), NVivo (record books) and MindNode (focus groups). A convenience sampling was used to collect data from eight students enrolled in the Bibliographic Research course, ten students of Integrated English II for non-English majors, and the researcher, as professor of the courses. It was determined that the PBL technique permitted to reach the main tenets of the teaching model. It was identified that the teacher was the main learner, and the one who benefited from the process, since a culture of knowledge, throughout the course, was created. It was also concluded that this technique allowed to develop twenty-first century skills. It would be valuable to quantify whether the development of the four basic skills of English, especially the conversation one, improves using the technique along with technologies.

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Effects of emotional valence and arousal on the voice perception network

Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience ◽

10.1093/scan/nsx059 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 12 (8) ◽

pp. 1351-1358 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Patricia E. G. Bestelmeyer ◽

Sonja A. Kotz ◽

Pascal Belin

Keyword(s):

Emotional Valence ◽

Voice Perception ◽

Valence And Arousal ◽

The Voice

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Central Queensland University's Course Management Systems: Accelerator or brake in engaging change?

The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning ◽

10.19173/irrodl.v6i1.219 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Jeanne McConachie ◽

Patrick Alan Danaher ◽

Jo Luck ◽

David Jones

Keyword(s):

International Students ◽

Online Survey ◽

Systems Approach ◽

Management Systems ◽

Course Management Systems ◽

Course Management ◽

Drivers Of Change ◽

Domestic Students ◽

Survey Results ◽

Strategic Position

Central Queensland University (CQU) is a highly complex institution, combining campuses in Central Queensland and distance education programs for Australian domestic students with Australian metropolitan sites for international students and a number of overseas centres, also for international students. In common with many other universities, CQU has recently reviewed its course management systems (CMSs). In doing so, CQU has signalled its desired strategic position in managing its online learning provision for the foreseeable future. This paper analyzes that strategic position from the perspective of the effectiveness of CQU’s engagement with current drivers of change. Drawing on online survey results, the authors deploy Introna’s (1996) distinction between teleological and ateleological systems to interrogate CQU’s current position on CMSs – one of its most significant enterprises – for what it reveals about whether and how CQU’s CMSs should be considered an accelerator of, or a brake on, its effective engagement with those drivers of change. The authors contend that a more thorough adoption of an ateological systems approach is likely to enhance the CMS’s status as an accelerator in engaging with such drivers. Keywords: Australia, course management systems, enterprise systems, open and distance learning, teleological and ateleological systems

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Assessing the effects of socially responsible strategic partnerships on building brand equity of integrated business structures in Ukraine

Oeconomia Copernicana ◽

10.24136/oc.2018.035 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 9 (4) ◽

pp. 715-730 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Lyudmila Ganushchak-Efimenko ◽

Valeriia Shcherbak ◽

Оlena Nifatova

Keyword(s):

Brand Equity ◽

Online Survey ◽

Brand Management ◽

Value Added ◽

Strategic Partnerships ◽

Socially Responsible ◽

Global Trends ◽

Survey Results ◽

Business Structures ◽

The Impact

Research background: At present, it is critical to raise awareness on how global trends of doing business within the framework of sustainable development affect the success of each business unit, integration associations, and apparently contribute to a nation’s prosperity. Thus, a study aimed at measuring the effects of socially responsible strategic partnerships on building brand equity of integrated business structures (IBS) will provide deeper insights into assessing the effectiveness and relevance of disseminating CSR practices. Purpose of the article: The paper attempts to evaluate the degree of effect of socially responsible strategic partnerships on building strong brand equity of integrated business structures. Methods: The participants in the assessment have been selected from the Forbes TOP 200 largest companies in Ukraine (the ranking was based not only on sales, such metrics as companies’ financial performance, total assets and their current assessed value were also considered). The input data on the CSR indices were obtained from the Center for CSR Development Ukraine. The index of loyalty to a certain brand was calculated as an integral ratio of satisfaction and importance to customers (based on online survey results). To analyze the impact of the endogenous variable of CSR on IBS branding effectiveness (customer loyalty index and brand equity) and its cost effectiveness, correlation regression and factor analysis methods were applied. Findings & Value added: This study demonstrates the feasibility and economic justification of the impact of socially responsible strategic partnerships on brand equity development for integrated business structures. The research has significant implications for brand management of integrated business structures by providing empirical evidence that will improve understanding of the need to implement the concept of socially responsible branding that right today resonates with the moral society.

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Phase Specific Pain Localization in Cluster Headache Patients.

10.21203/rs.3.rs-78046/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Philipp Schröder ◽

Charly Gaul ◽

Attyla Drabik ◽

Albrecht Molsberger

Keyword(s):

Cluster Headache ◽

Online Survey ◽

Anatomical Structures ◽

Headache Attack ◽

Location Data ◽

Pain Location ◽

Cluster Headache Attack ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Survey Results ◽

Pain Localization

Abstract Background and Objective:Applying local treatments like neuromodulation or injections for cluster headache, requires exact knowledge of the anatomical structures and pain topography. However studies with emphasis on exact pain localization are rare although local treatments are increasingly used for patients in whom systemic pharmacotherapy is ineffective or contraindicated. Here, survey results with emphasis on exact pain location in cluster headache attacks for onset of pain, peak pain and radiation of pain, are presented. Methods: Data from 631 respondents were collected for 23 months using an online survey composed of 117 questions on pain location, epidemiology, and clinical features. 5260 datapoints on 44 pain locations were analyzed.Results: There is a periorbital concentration of pain during onset and peak phases of attacks. Pain locations outside the periorbital region were reported more frequently during radiation when compared to the onset and peak of attacks. Dorsal (occipital/nuchal) pain is more frequent during onset and radiation compared to peak: onset pain (13%) vs. peak pain (6%), p < 0,001. Pain radiation (22%) vs. peak pain (6%), p < 0,001. There is no significant difference in dorsal pain frequencies for pain radiation (22%) vs. onset (13%), p = 0,552. Furthermore, single pain spots differ significantly in frequency during the three attack phases.Conclusions: Analysis of the pain location data shows phase specific frequencies and distributions of pain location during the three stages of a cluster headache attack. Single pain spots differ significantly in frequency during the three attack phases. Dorsal pain is more frequent during onset and radiation, compared to peak. Extra-orbital pain locations are more frequent during pain radiation. These findings will help to better understand cluster headache and might help to identify further target structures for local treatments.

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