Effects of Hand Preference on the Sex Difference in Psychomotor Reminiscence

1983 ◽  
Vol 57 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1171-1175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather M. Wild ◽  
R. B. Payne
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Sex Difference ◽  
Hand Preference ◽  
The Other ◽  
Reactive Inhibition ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Inhibition Theory

Psychomotor reminiscence was investigated in 80 young adults as a function of sex, handedness, and hand employed in practice. Women reminisced more than men when practice was conducted with the preferred hand but not when it was conducted with the other hand. Hand preference was not a significant factor in men's reminiscence. Results were discussed within the context of reactive inhibition theory.

scholarly journals Tacit Collusion with Consumer Preference Costs

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Guillem Roig
Keyword(s):  
Switching Costs ◽  
Consumer Preference ◽  
Hand Preference ◽  
Dominant Strategy ◽  
The Other ◽  
Tacit Collusion ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The One ◽  
Opposing Effects ◽  
Lock In

Abstract When consumers have preference costs, two opposing effects need to be assessed to analyse the incentives of firms to set collusive prices. On the one hand, preference costs make a deviation from collusion less attractive, as the deviating firm must offer a large enough discount to cover the preference costs. On the other hand, preference costs lock in consumers and make punishment from rivals less effective. When preference costs are low, the latter of the two effects dominates and collusion is more challenging to sustain than in a situation with no preference costs. With high enough preference costs, collusion is a (weakly) dominant strategy. These results do not eventuate in a model with switching costs.

scholarly journals Contesting “Conversion” and “Reversion” among Young Adult Asian American Buddhists

Religions ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 261
Author(s):  
Chenxing Han
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Young Adult ◽  
Predominantly White ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
The Other ◽  
The West ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The Family ◽  
The One

This paper engages the perspectives of thirty young adult Asian American Buddhists (YAAABs) raised in non-Buddhist households. Grounded in semi-structured, one-on-one in-person and email interviews, my research reveals the family tensions and challenges of belonging faced by a group straddling multiple religious and cultural worlds. These young adults articulate their alienation from both predominantly white and predominantly Asian Buddhist communities in America. On the one hand, they express ambivalence over adopting the label of “convert” because of its Christian connotations as well as its associations with whiteness in the American Buddhist context. On the other hand, they lack the familiarity with Asian Buddhist cultures experienced by second- or multi-generation YAAABs who grew up in Buddhist families. In their nuanced responses to arguments that (1) American convert Buddhism is a non-Asian phenomenon, and (2) Asians in the West can only “revert” to Buddhism, these young adults assert the plurality and hybridity of their lived experiences as representative of all American Buddhists, rather than incidental characteristics of a fringe group within a white-dominated category.

Development and use of English evaluative expressions in narratives of Chinese–English bilinguals

2010 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 570-578 ◽  
Author(s):  
LIANG CHEN ◽  
RUIXIA YAN
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Cultural Differences ◽  
Picture Book ◽  
The Other ◽  
Bilingual Children ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
The One

This study compares the development and use of evaluative expressions in the English narratives elicited from 80 Chinese–English bilinguals and 80 American monolingual peers at four ages – five, eight, ten, and young adults – using the wordless picture book Frog, where are you? (Mayer, 1969). Results revealed both similarities and differences between monolingual and bilingual groups. On the one hand, regardless of bilingual status, there is a clear age-related growth in the development and use of evaluative expressions. On the other hand, bilingual children in our study differed from monolingual children in the quantity and quality of evaluative clauses used. The results are discussed with respect to linguistic and cultural differences between English and Chinese.

Response Differentiation in Infants: A Sex Difference in Learning

1974 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 479-484 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Vietze ◽  
Martha Foster ◽  
Steven Friedman
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Sex Difference ◽  
Visual Stimulus ◽  
The Other ◽  
Free Operant ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Response Differentiation ◽  
Baseline Levels

A visual stimulus was made contingent upon free-operant directional head turns in 10-wk.-old infants. Male infants significantly increased their rate of head turns to the rewarded side while rate of turns in the nonrewarded direction did not change from baseline levels. Female infants, on the other hand, did not demonstrate conditioning. The finding of a significant sex difference in response differentiation is discussed in terms of previous research which suggests that sex differences in conditionability may be a function of mode of reinforcement.

Adolescents and young adults with cancer: The challenge

2007 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 173-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
DAVID M. THOMAS
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Young People ◽  
Young Adulthood ◽  
The Other ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Adolescence And Young Adulthood

Adolescence and young adulthood is a time of enormous change. For many young people, the profound shift from dependence to autonomy that is the hallmark of this period is physically, emotionally, and spiritually demanding. On the other hand, this phase of life is generally marked by an exuberant optimism that is the envy of jaded adulthood. This optimism, when coupled with intelligence, lack of respect for established forms, and iconoclastic energy, may be the source of a lifetime's achievement.

Contact Avoidance toward People with Stigmatized Attributes: Mate Choice

2011 ◽  
Vol 109 (2) ◽  
pp. 639-648 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuaki Kawano ◽  
Takashi Hanari ◽  
Kimio Ito
Keyword(s):  
Mate Choice ◽  
University Students ◽  
Evolutionary Psychology ◽  
Sex Difference ◽  
Mate Selection ◽  
The Other ◽  
Physical Contact ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Other Hand

If contact avoidance is used to avoid harmful people, then this can play an important role when people choose a spouse, by eliminating undesirable people from the list of candidates. The purpose of this study was to reveal the sex difference in contact avoidance toward people with stigmatic attributes, who are therefore disadvantaged as spouse candidates. A total of 228 university students (101 men, 127 women) participated in the survey. Seven types of men and women with stigmatic characteristics were presented and the respondents asked how much they wanted to avoid contact with each type of person in eight physical contact situations. Female respondents wanted to avoid contact with stigmatized men more than with stigmatized women. On the other hand, male respondents showed comparable responses to both stigmatized men and women. The results were considered from the perspective of mate selection based on evolutionary psychology.

scholarly journals Effect of lower limb dominance on walking adaptations in young adults when stepping into a hole

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 133-143
Author(s):  
Luciana Oliveira Dos Santos ◽  
Andréia Abud da Silva Costa ◽  
Renato Moraes
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Lower Limb ◽  
The Other ◽  
Lower Limbs ◽  
Normal Walking ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Limb Dominance

Background. Depending on the dimensions of a hole, the characteristics of the walking surface, and the position of the hole relative to normal walking, individuals may need to step into the hole with the dominant or non-dominant limb. Aim. We investigated the effect of the lower limb dominance in walking adaptations in the presence of a hole on the ground. Methods: Twenty young adults walked and stepped into a hole positioned in the middle of the pathway using the dominant and non-dominant lower limbs. Results. For the trailing limb, the impulses were not affected by the lower limb dominance, but for the leading limb, the non-dominant leg increased the braking and propulsive impulses compared to the dominant leg. On the other hand, toe-off velocity increased when the non-dominant leg was used as trailing and leading limbs. Stride speed increased when the non-dominant leg was the trailing limb. Interpretation. Our results were consistent with asymmetrical behavior between dominant and non-dominant legs. Although the differences between the dominant and non-dominant legs have not affected the success in the task, they can put the individual at higher risk of stumbling and consequently a fall when stepping with the non-dominant leg into the hole.

scholarly journals Kindheit- und Kindlichkeitskonzeptionen in der russischen Literatur des 21. Jahrhunderts

2021 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-135
Author(s):  
Ksenia Kuzminykh
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Young People ◽  
21St Century ◽  
The Other ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
The Enlightenment ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Soviet Literature ◽  
The Future ◽  
Children And Young Adults

The article begins with an overview of the childhood conceptions found in literature for children’s and young people. The conception of childhood in the Enlightenment is directed towards the future. The characters are serious and strive to become better people. They are an example for the recipients. Romanticism, on the other hand, tries to undermine this idea, and evokes a golden age of childhood. The first type dominated Soviet literature for children and young people. This changed in the 21st century. The analysis of Sabitova’s, Emec’s, Wostokows’s, Krjukova’s, Murašova’s and Verkin’s novels shows how these childhood myths are successfully combined in modern books for children and young adults.

Heart and Will

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela Duckworth ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Self Control ◽  
The Other ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Typical Day ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Predictors Of Academic Achievement

Gratitude is a strength of heart, and self-control is a strength of will. David Brooks calls gratitude a eulogy strength—one others will fondly remember you for. Self-control, on the other hand, is what Brooks calls a resumé strength—one that helps you achieve your goals despite momentary temptations. In data on adolescents, I've found that strengths of heart are related to friendship, whereas strengths of will are the clearest predictors of academic achievement. But for a lot of reasons, the relationship between these strengths is a little more complicated. Here's one: Gratitude facilitates self-control. In one 2014 study, young adults were asked to write about an event that made them feel grateful. Compared to control groups asked to write about either a happy event or a typical day, young adults who reflected on gratitude preferred larger delayed rewards over smaller immediate rewards.

A study of cometary eruptions through OH radio-lines

1999 ◽  
Vol 173 ◽  
pp. 249-254
Author(s):  
A.M. Silva ◽  
R.D. Miró
Keyword(s):  
Short Duration ◽  
Growth Curves ◽  
The Other ◽  
Initial Mass ◽  
Radio Lines ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Sudden Rise

AbstractWe have developed a model for theH2OandOHevolution in a comet outburst, assuming that together with the gas, a distribution of icy grains is ejected. With an initial mass of icy grains of 108kg released, theH2OandOHproductions are increased up to a factor two, and the growth curves change drastically in the first two days. The model is applied to eruptions detected in theOHradio monitorings and fits well with the slow variations in the flux. On the other hand, several events of short duration appear, consisting of a sudden rise ofOHflux, followed by a sudden decay on the second day. These apparent short bursts are frequently found as precursors of a more durable eruption. We suggest that both of them are part of a unique eruption, and that the sudden decay is due to collisions that de-excite theOHmaser, when it reaches the Cometopause region located at 1.35 × 105kmfrom the nucleus.

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