scholarly journals From Music to Animacy: Causal Reasoning Links Animate Agents with Musical Sounds

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minju Kim ◽  
Adena Schachner
Keyword(s):  
Causal Reasoning ◽  
Visual Context ◽  
Social Agents ◽  
Acoustic Stimuli ◽  
Subject Design ◽  
High Level ◽  
Musical Sounds ◽  
Musical Sequence

Listening to music activates representations of movement and social agents. Why? We ask whether high-level causal reasoning about how music was generated can lead people to link musical sounds with animate agents. To test this, we asked whether people (N=60) make flexible inferences about whether an agent caused musical sounds, integrating information from the sounds’ timing and from the visual context in which it was produced. Using a 2x2 within-subject design, we found evidence of causal reasoning: In a context where producing a musical sequence would require self-propelled movement, people inferred that an agent had been present causing the sounds. When the context provided an alternative possible explanation, this ‘explained away’ the agent, reducing the tendency to infer an agent was present for the same acoustic stimuli. People can use causal reasoning to infer whether an agent produced musical sounds, suggesting that high-level cognition can link music with social concepts.

scholarly journals Pendidikan Keibubapaan Melalui Santunan Fitrah Nabi Ya’qub A.S Dan Pendekatannya Bagi Menangani Salah Laku Remaja (Parenting Education Through The Prophet Ya’qub Method And His Approaches To Cope With Teenager Misbehaviour)

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (3-2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mastura Bohari ◽  
Farahwahida Mohd Yusof
Keyword(s):  
Children And Youth ◽  
Social Agents ◽  
Good Communication ◽  
Social Agent ◽  
Descriptive Approach ◽  
Role Of Parents ◽  
High Level ◽  
Willingness To Forgive ◽  
Good Behaviour

Youth of today face a very challenging era. The excellent education provided to them will shape them into individuals with an excellent personality, where they can be the apprentice of good behaviour generation. However, the increase of misconduct amongst teenagers is reported to indirectly affect the role of parents as a main social agent. These social agents can contribute to the development of teenagers’ personality. Al Quran, as Manhaj Rabbani, provides solutions and guidance in shaping the personality of children and youth. Thus, this paper aims to study the excellent values and educational approaches practiced by Prophet Ya’cub a.s in handling the behaviour of his children and analyse those approaches to address the youth of today’s social problem. This study used a qualitative approach in the form of content analysis. The data analysis used a descriptive approach. The samples of study include Quranic verses in Surah Yusuf related to the values of Prophet Ya’cub a.s especially in the aspect of educating children. Excellent values such as good communication, useful advice, high level of patience, taqwa to Allah and willingness to forgive others shall be applied by parents in dealing with their children’s misconduct. The implication of this study is expected to encourage the effort and create a formula in nurturing youth with good values and a noble character in their action and interaction, thereby reduce their risk of performing misconduct and getting involved in social problems.

scholarly journals Assessment of environmental quality, degree of optimism, and the assignment of responsibility regarding the state of the environment in Latin America

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 605 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pablo Páramo ◽  
Marithza Sandoval-Escobar ◽  
Adriana Jakovcevic ◽  
Julian Ferreiro ◽  
Alba Mustaca ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Social Agents ◽  
Current State ◽  
The Future ◽  
High Level ◽  
State Of The Environment ◽  
Latin American Countries ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
Responsibility Scale

This study explores the assessments made by the inhabitants of eight Latin American countries regarding the current state of the environment, at a local, national and global scale, and how it is perceived looking ahead to the future. It also examines the assignment of responsibility in the future management of the environment. A total of 944 people took part in the study from the eight participating countries, men and women over the age of 18 with different levels of education. The study uses the Environmental Futures Scale to which two relevant items have been added to assess the environment in the region, as well as the Assignment of Environmental Responsibility Scale. The results show differences between the countries, although in general they are pessimistic regarding the current and future state of the environment at the local, national and global level, with the exception of Brazil. In general, and with the exception of Brazil, in the countries surveyed, people assign a high level of responsibility to external social agents at the different levels, increasing their judgement of external responsibility at the national and global levels of analysis. The implications of these findings for environmental policy and education in the countries of this region are also discussed.

scholarly journals Morality constrains the default representation of what is possible

2017 ◽  
Vol 114 (18) ◽  
pp. 4649-4654 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Phillips ◽  
Fiery Cushman
Keyword(s):  
Moral Judgment ◽  
Language Comprehension ◽  
Causal Reasoning ◽  
Implicit Representation ◽  
Human Adults ◽  
High Level ◽  
Implicit Representations

The capacity for representing and reasoning over sets of possibilities, or modal cognition, supports diverse kinds of high-level judgments: causal reasoning, moral judgment, language comprehension, and more. Prior research on modal cognition asks how humans explicitly and deliberatively reason about what is possible but has not investigated whether or how people have a default, implicit representation of which events are possible. We present three studies that characterize the role of implicit representations of possibility in cognition. Collectively, these studies differentiate explicit reasoning about possibilities from default implicit representations, demonstrate that human adults often default to treating immoral and irrational events as impossible, and provide a case study of high-level cognitive judgments relying on default implicit representations of possibility rather than explicit deliberation.

scholarly journals Using Visual Context and Region Semantics for High-Level Concept Detection

2009 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 229-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phivos Mylonas ◽  
Evaggelos Spyrou ◽  
Yannis Avrithis ◽  
Stefanos Kollias
Keyword(s):  
Visual Context ◽  
Concept Detection ◽  
High Level

scholarly journals Usability Testing Vision Sensor Based Work Time Measurement Technology

Jurnal PASTI ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 105
Author(s):  
Euis Nina Saparina Yuliani ◽  
Ajeng Yeni Setianingrum ◽  
Muhammad Kholil
Keyword(s):  
Usability Testing ◽  
Time Measurement ◽  
Sensor Technology ◽  
Measurement Technology ◽  
Vision Sensor ◽  
Work Time ◽  
Average Value ◽  
Subject Design ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
High Level

A product or technology is perceived easily in case it has a high level of usability. This means users have no difficulties or encounter problems while using. The purpose of this study is to conduct usability testing of vision sensor-based working time measurement technology. It is meant to determine the ability of the technology to conduct work time measurement functions with the same results as the conventional process using a stopwatch. The study involves an experimental method with two factors. Based on the results of the ANOVA Two-Way Analysis (within-subject design), the first and second levels in apparatus factor shows there is no difference in the average value of the cycle time between work measurements with and without the vision sensor technology (Fobtained(4,1) < Fcritical(5,12)). Therefore, the technology designed is capable of measuring the same work as manual measurement.  

scholarly journals A high-level architecture for believable social agents

2000 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Guye-Vuillème ◽  
D. Thalmann
Keyword(s):  
High Level Architecture ◽  
Social Agents ◽  
High Level

scholarly journals Modalys-ER for OpenMusic (MfOM): virtual instruments and virtual musicians

2002 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 325-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Polfreman
Keyword(s):  
Physical Model ◽  
Visual Programming ◽  
Virtual Instruments ◽  
Model Parameters ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Graphical Environment ◽  
Automation And Control ◽  
High Level ◽  
Musical Sounds ◽  
And Control

Modalys-ER is a graphical environment for creating physical model instruments and generating musical sounds with them. While Modalys-ER provides users with a relatively simple-to-use interface, it has only limited methods for mapping control data onto model parameters for performance. While these are sufficient for many interesting applications, they do not bridge the gap from high-level specifications such as MIDI files or Standard Western Notation (SWN) down to low-level parameters within the physical model. With this issue in mind, a part of Modalys-ER has now been ported to OpenMusic, providing a platform for developing more sophisticated automation and control systems that can be specified through OpenMusic's visual programming interface. An overview of the MfOM library is presented and illustrated with several musical examples using some early mapping designs. Also, some of the issues relating to building and controlling virtual instruments are discussed and future directions for research in this area are suggested. The first release is now available via the IRCAM Software Forum.

scholarly journals THE TRANSCARPATHIAN ART SCHOOL: ARTISTIC, AND CULTURAL CREATIVE VALUE

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (43) ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Kashshay
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Value ◽  
Visual Context ◽  
Cultural Aspects ◽  
Artistic Value ◽  
Cultural Phenomenon ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Art Research ◽  
Color Scheme ◽  
High Level ◽  
Art School

The article is dedicated to the study of artistic and cultural value of the Transcarpathian Art School as a significant cultural phenomenon that has gained considerable weight in the modern visual context. The relevance of the study for modern art space is highlighted.Emphasis is placed on the need to determine the artistic value of the works of representatives of the Transcarpathian Art School, as their widespread recognition in the modern Ukrainian artistic context is associated with high professionalism, unique creativity and emotional musical melody.General scientific, systematic, and art research methods are used. The object of research is Transcarpathian Art School and its founding artists. The subject of research is the cultural and artistic value of the Transcarpathian Art School in the context of modern Ukrainian art space.Socio-cultural aspects of the formation of the Transcarpathian art school in 1920s-1950s, the stages of formation of art education that preceded the formation of the painting movement are covered. The importance of each of the masters included in the cultural circle of the regional circle is emphasized. The special sound of works of Transcarpathians against the general background of art development in the USSR is noted.The dominant artistic and aesthetic qualities of their work are considered. The main features and peculiarities are emphasized. Such artistic features as a high level of professionalism and skill, the use of principles inherent in folk art, special attention to the color scheme, creative energy inherent in the best paintings of school representatives.Key words: Transcarpathian Art School, Transcarpathian Art, Anton Kashshay, Art of Ukraine, Art of the 20th century.

The Impact of Perceived Visual Complexity, Gender, and Cognitive Style on Children's Aesthetic Preferences for Learning Web Pages

2014 ◽  
pp. 248-265
Author(s):  
Hsiu-Feng Wang ◽  
Pei-Yu Wang ◽  
Ching-Chih Liao ◽  
Yu-Yin Lin
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Style ◽  
Visual Complexity ◽  
Web Pages ◽  
Aesthetic Preference ◽  
Subject Design ◽  
Medium Level ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
Aesthetic Preferences

This chapter examines children's aesthetic preferences for learning Web pages designed for them. It applies Berlyne's theory of aesthetic preference to these Web pages: a theory that suggests that people prefer a medium level of stimuli to a low or high level of stimuli. The experiment employs a 3 x 2 x 2 between-subject design; it explores perceived visual complexity, gender, cognitive style, and aesthetic preference. A total of 120 children (60 boys and 60 girls) aged between 11 to 12 years-old take part in the experiment. The children are asked to rate learning Web pages of different levels of perceived visual complexity for aesthetic preference. These Web pages have been created by the authors. The results of the experiment show that overall the children prefer Web pages that display a medium level of perceived visual complexity to those that display a high or low level of perceived visual complexity. Thus, the results support Berlyne's theory. However, when aesthetic preference is analysed with respect to gender, it is found that different levels of perceived visual complexity have an impact on boys' aesthetic preferences but not girls'. In other words, Berylne's theory is only partly supported. Likewise, Berylne's theory is only partly supported when aesthetic preference is analysed with respect to cognitive style. Here, imagers prefer a high level of perceived visual complexity and verbalisers prefer a medium level of perceived visual complexity. This chapter should be of interest to anyone who designs learning Web pages for children.

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