Does Synchronicity Point Us Toward the Fundamental Nature of Consciousness? An Exploration of Psychology, Ontology, and Research Prospects

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bethany Butzer
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
General Public ◽  
Carl Jung ◽  
Current Paper ◽  
Contemplative Practices ◽  
Fundamental Nature ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
Underlying Mechanisms ◽  
Ultimate Nature

The topic of synchronicity has long intrigued philosophers, scientists and the general public. Carl Jung formally introduced the term “synchronicity” in the 1950s, however to date very little empirical research has explored the underlying mechanisms of synchronicity. In other words, why do synchronicities occur? Are synchronicities random, or do they hold clues about the ultimate nature of reality? Drawing on theoretical and empirical research, the current paper explores the idea that synchronicity might be one way that the fundamental (i.e., ontologically primary) nature of consciousness reveals itself to us in everyday life, and that contemplative practices such as meditation might be capable of invoking synchronicity. In addition, while several useful theoretical overviews of synchronicity exist, there are very few peer-reviewed academic articles on synchronicity, and even fewer empirical research studies. Therefore a further purpose of this paper is to summarize theoretical perspectives on synchronicity in an attempt to spark a renewed interest in conducting empirical research on this topic. The evidence presented in this paper suggests that consciousness might represent the underlying nature of reality, that contemplative practices might give humans access to this fundamental consciousness, and that synchronicity might be one way that this fundamental consciousness reveals itself to us in everyday life.

The functions of music for affect regulation

2011 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 208-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annelies van Goethem ◽  
John Sloboda
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Affect Regulation ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Current Paper ◽  
Diary Study ◽  
Music Listening ◽  
Emotional Wellbeing ◽  
Personal Benefit ◽  
Regulation Strategies ◽  
Underlying Mechanisms

Musical experiences are often reported to influence emotions ( Juslin & Västfjäll, 2008 ; Sloboda, O’Neill, & Ivaldi, 2001 ): people consciously and unconsciously use music to change, create, maintain or enhance their emotions and moods (affect) on a daily basis for their personal benefit ( DeNora, 1999 ; Schramm, 2005 ). This is known as affect regulation. However, existing research has not yet answered questions of how music regulates affect, especially beyond the expressive properties of music ( Meyer, 1956 ). The aims of the studies presented here were to investigate (a) how music functions to regulate affect, (b) which affects it regulates, and (c) whether music listening can be considered a successful affect regulation device. A one-week diary study with interviews and a three-week diary study were conducted. The main findings were: (1) music helps through broader affect regulation strategies like distraction, introspection, and active coping; music can for example distract someone from the affect or situation, or help to think about the affect or situation in a rational way; (2) music plays a major role in creating happiness and relaxation; (3) music overall is a successful regulation device with a range of underlying mechanisms helping different strategies. The current paper is a valuable addition to the existing literature and provides several new insights into the function of music for affect regulation in everyday life. The insight gained into which strategies and underlying mechanisms are involved when music is used for affect regulation might be used for the benefit of people’s emotional wellbeing.

The Functions of Music for Affect Regulation

2011 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 208-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annelies van Goethem ◽  
John Sloboda
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Affect Regulation ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Current Paper ◽  
Diary Study ◽  
Music Listening ◽  
Emotional Wellbeing ◽  
Personal Benefit ◽  
Regulation Strategies ◽  
Underlying Mechanisms

Musical experiences are often reported to influence emotions (Juslin & Västfjäll, 2008; Sloboda, O'Neill, & Ivaldi, 2001): people consciously and unconsciously use music to change, create, maintain or enhance their emotions and moods (affect) on a daily basis for their personal benefit (DeNora, 1999; Schramm, 2005). This is known as affect regulation. However, existing research has not yet answered questions of how music regulates affect, especially beyond the expressive properties of music (Meyer, 1956). The aims of the studies presented here were to investigate (a) how music functions to regulate affect, (b) which affects it regulates, and (c) whether music listening can be considered a successful affect regulation device. A one-week diary study with interviews and a three-week diary study were conducted. The main findings were: (1) music helps through broader affect regulation strategies like distraction, introspection, and active coping; music can for example distract someone from the affect or situation, or help to think about the affect or situation in a rational way; (2) music plays a major role in creating happiness and relaxation; (3) music overall is a successful regulation device with a range of underlying mechanisms helping different strategies. The current paper is a valuable addition to the existing literature and provides several new insights into the function of music for affect regulation in everyday life. The insight gained into which strategies and underlying mechanisms are involved when music is used for affect regulation might be used for the benefit of people's emotional wellbeing.

scholarly journals Film as medium for meaning making: A practical theological reflection

2017 ◽  
Vol 73 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita L. Cloete
Keyword(s):  
Popular Culture ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Religious Identity ◽  
Practical Theology ◽  
Meaning Making ◽  
Specific Form ◽  
Theological Reflection ◽  
The Self ◽  
Practical Theological

The reflection on film will be situated within the framework of popular culture and livedreligion as recognised themes within the discipline of practical theology. It is argued that theperspective of viewers is of importance within the process of meaning-making. By focusing onthe experience and meaning-making through the act of film-watching the emphasis is not somuch on the message that the producer wishes to convey but rather on the experience that iscreated within the viewer. Experience is not viewed as only emotional, but rather that, at least,both the cognitive and emotional are key in the act of watching a film. It is therefore arguedthat this experience that is seldom reflected on by viewers could serve as a fruitful platform formeaning-making by the viewer. In a context where there seems to be a decline in institutionalisedforms of religion, it is important to investigate emerging forms of religion. Furthermore, theturn to the self also makes people’s experiences and practices in everyday life valuableresources for theological reflection. This reflection could provide a theoretical framework forespecially empirical research on how film as specific form of media serves as a religiousresource and plays a role in the construction of meaning and religious identity.

scholarly journals Dissociable mechanisms for diverse prosocial behaviors: Counting skills predict sharing behavior, but not instrumental helping

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sifana Sohail ◽  
Nadia Chernyak ◽  
Kristen Dunfield
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Cognition ◽  
Developmental Trajectories ◽  
Empirical Support ◽  
Helping Behavior ◽  
Preschool Age ◽  
Prosocial Behaviors ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
Helping Others ◽  
Underlying Mechanisms ◽  
Sharing Behavior

By the preschool age, children exhibit a diversity of prosocial behaviors that include both sharing resources and helping others. Though recent work has theorized that these prosocial behaviors are differentiated by distinct ages of emergence, developmental trajectories and underlying mechanisms, the experimental evidence in support of the last claim remains scant. The current study focuses on one such cognitive mechanism - numerical cognition - seeking to replicate and extend prior work demonstrating the strong link between children’s numerical cognition and precise sharing behavior, and further examining its relationship to instrumental helping. In line with theoretical perspectives favoring the differentiation of varieties of prosocial behaviors, we hypothesize that numerical cognition underlies precise sharing, but not precise helping behavior. Eighty-five 3 to 6-year-old children completed two procedurally similar tasks designed to elicit sharing and instrumental helping behavior, in addition to a Give-N task measuring their symbolic counting skills. Despite the procedural similarity, and the implicit norm of providing half (5 out of 10) stickers in both tasks, children’s counting proficiency predicted precise sharing, but not precise helping. These results indicate a unique relationship between children’s developing numerical cognition and behavioral fairness, providing empirical support for claims that varieties of prosocial behavior are supported by distinct underlying mechanisms.

scholarly journals Mapping users' expectations regarding extended-range forecasts

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 99-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiina Ervasti ◽  
Hilppa Gregow ◽  
Andrea Vajda ◽  
Terhi K. Laurila ◽  
Antti Mäkelä
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Design Process ◽  
General Public ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
Extended Range ◽  
One Year ◽  
Weather Risks ◽  
Range Forecasts

Abstract. An online survey was used to map the needs and preferences of the Finnish general public concerning extended-range forecasts and their presentation. First analyses of the survey were used to guide the co-design process of novel extended-range forecasts to be developed and tested during the project. In addition, the survey was used to engage the respondents from the general public to participate in a one year piloting phase that started in June 2017. The respondents considered that the tailored extended-range forecasts would be beneficial in planning activities, preparing for the weather risks and scheduling the everyday life. The respondents also perceived the information about the impacts of weather conditions more important than advice on how to prepare for the impacts.

scholarly journals Core Self-Evaluations Over Time

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Michael C. Tocci ◽  
Patrick D. Converse ◽  
Nicholas A. Moon
Keyword(s):  
Hierarchical Linear Modeling ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Linear Modeling ◽  
Fundamental Nature ◽  
Organizational Behaviors ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
Time Periods ◽  
New Perspective ◽  
Core Self ◽  
Over Time

Abstract. Core self-evaluations (CSEs) represent a prominent construct with links to a number of important organizational behaviors and outcomes. Previous research on this variable appears to have assumed that CSE is a stable trait. However, very little research has examined this assumption, particularly over longer time periods. This study investigated this issue, focusing on within-person variability in CSE. Drawing from several theoretical perspectives related to self-concept, we examined the extent to which levels of this construct varied over several years as well as potential predictors of this variability. Hierarchical linear modeling analyses indicated there was substantial within-person variance in CSE over time and this variability was related to income and education. These findings shed additional light on the fundamental nature of CSE, contributing to a new perspective on this construct with potential implications for employees, organizations, and researchers.

scholarly journals Investigando sobre los medios: una reflexión sobre la metodología

Comunicar ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 9 (18) ◽  
pp. 15-19
Author(s):  
Letizia Caronia ◽  
André Caron
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Methodological Issues ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Contemporary Research ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
Life Context ◽  
Sobre Todo

This paper presents some reflections on the methodological issues raised by contemporary research on the appropriation and daily uses of communication and information technologies. The authors argue the need for links between theoretical frameworks, hypothesis and methodological tools, suggesting that methodological matters are never «pure» methodological queries insofar as they reflect the researcher’s commitment to a broader level of theoretical perspectives. The purpose of the study was to focus on the subjective construction of the meaning people give to technologies and their uses in an everyday-life context. This paper discusses the methodological strategies that we-re used in the design of the study. Este trabajo muestra algunas reflexiones sobre las cuestiones metodológicas surgidas en la investigación actual sobre la apropiación y uso cotidiano de las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación. Los autores argumentan la necesidad de unir marcos teóricos, hipótesis y herramientas metodológicas sugiriendo que los instrumentos metodológicos nunca son puros desde el momento en que reflejan los compromisos del investigador con un nivel más profundo que el de las ideas teóricas. El propósito de este estudio era sobre todo la construcción subjetiva del significado que la gente confiere a las tecnologías y a sus usos en el contexto cotidiano.

scholarly journals Analisis Mural Karya Arnis Muhammad Ditinjau Dari Segi Fungsi dan Gaya

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 767-773
Author(s):  
Alpiza Simah Budi ◽  
Daulat Saragi
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
General Public ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Aesthetic Value ◽  
Work Of Art ◽  
Selection Of

This study aims to describe the function and style of the mural by Arnis Muhammad. Mural as art in public space, which means that the space for movement and the target audience for the audience and audience is the general public. As a two-dimensional work of art, mural is also inseparable from style. Visually, the style in a work of art is the selection of objects, techniques, colors, and environmental conditions, time, era, and environmental conditions in which an artist creates his work. The population in this research is that all of Arnis Muhammad's mural works for the 2017-2019 period are 51 works. In this study the authors took samples using purposive sampling technique. The reason for taking samples is the number of mural works that still exist and are still intact. There are 10 mural works in the research location. In this case, the writer examines these mural works based on their function and style. The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative method. The function of the mural by Arnis Muhammad is a personal function as a reflection of the resonance of the environment in which he lives. Social function, as a form of concern for the environment and the surrounding community in everyday life. Physical function, as an aesthetic value enhancer and the various ways the general public use it. Arnis Muhammad's murals tend to have a surreal and decorative style.

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