Parallelae Vitae: Antiquities Smuggling and Hidden Incomes in Greece

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 417-436
Author(s):  
Konstantinos-Orfeas Sotiriou
Keyword(s):  
Tax Evasion ◽  
Criminal Activity ◽  
The Self ◽  
The Other ◽  
Delinquent Behaviour ◽  
Economic Phenomenon ◽  
Income Hiding

AbstractNowadays, the antiquities-smuggling phenomenon seems more complicated than many researchers thought before. Antiquity looting is delinquent behaviour and a criminal activity. Hence, it is closely connected to many of the other problems that Greece is currently facing. This article tries to set the smuggling problem in a wider frame. More specifically, many researchers have pointed to the long-term inability of Greece’s tax services to detect income hiding. This has led to increased tax evasion and a shadow economic phenomenon. Moreover, researchers and institutions have made the conclusion that self-employed persons / freelancers in Greece have an increased capability for income hiding, irrespective of the origin of the money. A thorough examination of the occupations of 497 arrested people in Greece revealed that, indeed, the majority of them fall in the self-employed/freelance category. The results of this article are based on the 291 official arrests that took place from 1999 to 2015.

scholarly journals The Self, the Other, and the International Student

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 314-318
Author(s):  
David Starr-Glass
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Social Exchange ◽  
International Student ◽  
The Self ◽  
The Other ◽  
Critical Element ◽  
Georg Simmel ◽  
Cultural Alienation ◽  
Short And Long Term

A sense of strangerhood, which is different from social isolation or cultural alienation, is common among many of the international students whom I encounter. In a world increasingly preoccupied with personal interaction and social exchange, many of these students perceive strangerhood as problematic and inherently negative. This brief reflection considers strangerhood from the perspective of Georg Simmel and argues that being a stranger has considerable positive value. Recognition of strangerhood is a critical element in developing a greater understanding of both the self and the Other. Legitimizing the experience of strangerhood, emphasizing its potential value, and empowering students to embrace it may provide significant short- and long-term benefits for international students in their personal and transformative journeys.

Relevance of the Higher-Order Brand Love Prototype in a Service Context

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Rosa E. Rios ◽  
Hernan E. Riquelme ◽  
Abdulaziz Sinno
Keyword(s):  
Least Squares ◽  
Partial Least Squares ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Composite Model ◽  
The Self ◽  
The Other ◽  
Third Order ◽  
Brand Love ◽  
Brand Integration

AbstractA third-order composite model of brand love prototype is tested using Partial Least Squares (PLS) in a service consumption business: branded coffee outlets. Notable differences are found between the brand love prototype for products reported in literature and a service. The differences reside in the self-brand integration dimension, long-term relationship, and attitude valence. The self-brand integration dimension appears to carry little weight, compared to all the other dimensions of the brand love prototype, in the service. Consumers purchase products that self-enhance their own image, but for services, the self-brand integration may be more challenging to be perceived as relevant.

scholarly journals Touchy Thinking: Interactivity Improves Planning Performance

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma Henderson
Keyword(s):  
The Self ◽  
Self Control ◽  
The Other ◽  
Everyday Activity ◽  
Down Low ◽  
Video Viewing ◽  
Planning Ability ◽  
Memory Resources ◽  
The Impact

Planning is an everyday activity that is extended in time and space, yet is frequently studied in the absence of interactivity. Successful planning relies on an array of executive functions including self-control. We investigated the effects of interactivity and self-control on planning using a sequential-task paradigm. Half of the participants first completed a video-viewing task requiring self-control of visual attention, whereas the other half completed the same task without the self-control constraint. Next, and within each of these groups, half of the participants manipulated cards to complete their plan (high-interactivity condition); for the other half, plans were made with their hands down (low-interactivity condition). Planning performance was significantly better in the high- than in the low-interactivity conditions; however the self-control manipulation had no impact on planning performance. An exploration of individual differences revealed that long-term planning ability and non-planning impulsiveness moderated the impact of interactivity on planning. These findings suggest that interactivity augments working memory resources and planning performance, underscoring the importance of an interactive perspective on planning research.

The Self-Control Cognition Questionnaire

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 328-335 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joyce Maas ◽  
Ger P. J. Keijsers ◽  
Claudia M. Cangliosi ◽  
William van der Veld ◽  
Jorg Tanis-Jacobs ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Therapeutic Change ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Control ◽  
The Other ◽  
Hair Pulling ◽  
The Third ◽  
Long Term Consequences ◽  
Hair Pulling Disorder ◽  
Habit Disorders

Abstract. Self-control cognitions arise right before or after someone gives in to an unwanted habit. This paper reports on the development of the 11-item Self-Control Cognition Questionnaire (SCCQ) in a series of three studies. In the first study (N = 308), we found that the SCCQ has a two-factor structure and is reliable. The factors were named “Giving way is rewarding” and “Resistance is impossible.” The construct validity of the SCCQ was assessed in the second study (N = 138). As expected, the SCCQ correlated positively and strongly with the preoccupation with unwanted habits and with the experience of craving, and correlations with one’s tendency to consider the long-term consequences of actions were small. The third study demonstrated that the SCCQ discriminates between patients with habit disorders (N = 63) and controls with non-pathological unwanted habits (N = 106). The SCCQ was sensitive to therapeutic change in two patient samples, one suffering from hair pulling disorder and the other from pathological skin picking. The SCCQ is applicable to unwanted habits in general, both pathological and non-pathological. It is proven to have sound psychometric properties and is suitable for use in practice.

scholarly journals Self-Assessment of Driving Style and the Willingness to Share Personal Information

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 53
Author(s):  
Carlo Pugnetti ◽  
Sandra Elmer
Keyword(s):  
Personal Information ◽  
The Self ◽  
The Other ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Driving Style ◽  
Auto Insurance ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Share Information ◽  
Behavioral Information

The availability of better behavioral information about their customer portfolios holds the promise for different and more accurate pricing models for insurers. Changes in pricing, however, are always fraught with danger for insurers, as they enter long-term commitments with incomplete historical information. On the other hand, sharing personal information is still viewed with skepticism by consumers. Which type of personal information are consumers willing to share with insurers, and for what purpose? How would they like to be rewarded for this openness? For insurers, how will the transition shift their risk portfolios? This paper addresses these questions for auto insurance, particularly how the self-assessment of one’s driving style impacts this dynamic. In a survey of approximately 900 Swiss residents, we found that offering a compensation, especially premium discounts, but also services, significantly improves willingness to share information. Higher trust in insurance increases sharing. Women and younger people are more willing to share information. On the other hand, customers are less willing to disclose, to insurers, information not traditionally associated with insurance. The self-assessment of driving style also plays a significant role. More risk-averse driving styles are correlated with higher sharing. Conversely, riskier driving styles are correlated with lower sharing. This result is significant for insurers, as new data-driven pricing and services models should tend to attract less risky customer portfolios.

“The ‘Impossible’ Child,” The Difficult Child, and other Assorted Delinquents: Etiology, Characteristics and Incidence

1978 ◽  
Vol 23 (1_suppl) ◽  
pp. 41-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marguerite Q. Warren
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Program ◽  
Juvenile Delinquents ◽  
Differential Treatment ◽  
The Other ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Delinquent Behaviour ◽  
Serious Offenders

The evidence is very strong and persuasive that if serious juvenile delinquents are identified as having reached Level 4, a differential treatment program can be identified for them which will increase their chances of avoiding further law violation behaviour. Looking at both I-level growth and further delinquent behaviour, less is known about how to bring about change in the Power-oriented youths than in other I-level groups. This group is perhaps the most deserving of the label “Impossible Child.” Continuing attempts to treat the Power-oriented offender in experimental programs is extremely important because this group includes the most serious offenders (the most felony-type crimes and the most assaultive crimes). More research is also needed on the treatment of the Passive Conformist group. We need to know more about the reasons for the short-term success and the long-term failure. Although this subtype does not commit as serious crimes as the other I3 subtypes, there is some evidence that there is a persistence to the offence behaviour which continues into adulthood, producing highly recidivistic individuals.

scholarly journals The Capacity of Self-Relevant Long-Term Memories

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julian De Freitas ◽  
Lance J. Rips ◽  
George Alvarez
Keyword(s):  
The Self ◽  
The Other ◽  
Long Term Memory ◽  
True Self ◽  
Term Memory ◽  
Memory Processing ◽  
Referential Processing ◽  
Self Knowledge ◽  
Shed Light

What we know as the self is not just one unified construct, but consists of various self-concepts that are continuously created, revised, and discarded, such as “woman”, “Thai national”, “Northwestern student”, and “true self”. These rich, variegated self-concepts help organize our endeavors throughout the different domains of our lives. How do we store information associated with each of these self-concepts without confusing them in long-term memory? We uncover two mechanisms that support this ability— one that arises from the nature of long-term memory processing, and the other that arises from the nature of self-referential processing. Specifically, people are less likely to confuse memories for self-concepts that are more distinct, and they are more likely to remember information for the self than for others. Together, the studies shed light on the mechanisms that support our impressively rich store of self knowledge.

Providing Freshmen with a Good “Starting-Block”

2019 ◽  
Vol 78 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 69-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikaël De Clercq ◽  
Charlotte Michel ◽  
Sophie Remy ◽  
Benoît Galand
Keyword(s):  
The Self ◽  
The Other ◽  
Student Adjustment ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Pivotal Phase ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Study Task ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Belonging ◽  
Intention To Persist

Abstract. Grounded in social-psychological literature, this experimental study assessed the effects of two so-called “wise” interventions implemented in a student study program. The interventions took place during the very first week at university, a presumed pivotal phase of transition. A group of 375 freshmen in psychology were randomly assigned to three conditions: control, social belonging, and self-affirmation. Following the intervention, students in the social-belonging condition expressed less social apprehension, a higher social integration, and a stronger intention to persist one month later than the other participants. They also relied more on peers as a source of support when confronted with a study task. Students in the self-affirmation condition felt more self-affirmed at the end of the intervention but didn’t benefit from other lasting effects. The results suggest that some well-timed and well-targeted “wise” interventions could provide lasting positive consequences for student adjustment. The respective merits of social-belonging and self-affirmation interventions are also discussed.

Stories and the Self

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 47-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Krause ◽  
Markus Appel
Keyword(s):  
Meta Analysis ◽  
The Self ◽  
The Other ◽  
Lower Degree ◽  
Contrast Effects ◽  
Self Perception ◽  
Self Perceptions ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The One ◽  
Implicit And Explicit

Abstract. Two experiments examined the influence of stories on recipients’ self-perceptions. Extending prior theory and research, our focus was on assimilation effects (i.e., changes in self-perception in line with a protagonist’s traits) as well as on contrast effects (i.e., changes in self-perception in contrast to a protagonist’s traits). In Experiment 1 ( N = 113), implicit and explicit conscientiousness were assessed after participants read a story about either a diligent or a negligent student. Moderation analyses showed that highly transported participants and participants with lower counterarguing scores assimilate the depicted traits of a story protagonist, as indicated by explicit, self-reported conscientiousness ratings. Participants, who were more critical toward a story (i.e., higher counterarguing) and with a lower degree of transportation, showed contrast effects. In Experiment 2 ( N = 103), we manipulated transportation and counterarguing, but we could not identify an effect on participants’ self-ascribed level of conscientiousness. A mini meta-analysis across both experiments revealed significant positive overall associations between transportation and counterarguing on the one hand and story-consistent self-reported conscientiousness on the other hand.

Don’t Put Me in This Group

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 80-93
Author(s):  
Jort de Vreeze ◽  
Christina Matschke
Keyword(s):  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Negative Emotions ◽  
Negative Information ◽  
The Self ◽  
The Other ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Group Memberships

Abstract. Not all group memberships are self-chosen. The current research examines whether assignments to non-preferred groups influence our relationship with the group and our preference for information about the ingroup. It was expected and found that, when people are assigned to non-preferred groups, they perceive the group as different to the self, experience negative emotions about the assignment and in turn disidentify with the group. On the other hand, when people are assigned to preferred groups, they perceive the group as similar to the self, experience positive emotions about the assignment and in turn identify with the group. Finally, disidentification increases a preference for negative information about the ingroup.

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