scholarly journals The voluntary control of piloerection

PeerJ ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. e5292 ◽  
Author(s):  
James A.J. Heathers ◽  
Kirill Fayn ◽  
Paul J. Silvia ◽  
Niko Tiliopoulos ◽  
Matthew S. Goodwin
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Human Body ◽  
Individual Case ◽  
Voluntary Control ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Single Individual ◽  
Affective States ◽  
Psychological States ◽  
Autonomic Nervous ◽  
Conscious Control

Autonomic nervous systems in the human body are named for their operation outside of conscious control. One rare exception is voluntarily generated piloerection (VGP)—the conscious ability to induce goosebumps—whose physiological study, to our knowledge, is confined to three single-individual case studies. Very little is known about the physiological nature and emotional correlates of this ability. The current manuscript assesses physiological, emotional, and personality phenomena associated with VGP in a sample of thirty-two individuals. Physiological descriptions obtained from the sample are consistent with previous reports, including stereotypical patterns of sensation and action. Most participants also reported that their VGP accompanies psychological states associated with affective states (e.g., awe) and experience (e.g., listening to music), and higher than typical openness to new experiences. These preliminary findings suggest that this rare and unusual physiological ability interacts with emotional and personality factors, and thus merits further study.

scholarly journals The voluntary control of piloerection

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
James AJ Heathers ◽  
Kirill Fayn ◽  
Paul J Silvia ◽  
Niko Tiliopoulos ◽  
Matthew S Goodwin
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Human Body ◽  
Individual Case ◽  
Openness To Experience ◽  
Voluntary Control ◽  
Physiological Study ◽  
Single Individual ◽  
Psychological States ◽  
Personality Correlates ◽  
Conscious Control

Autonomic systems in the human body are named for their operation outside of conscious control. One rare exception is voluntarily generated piloerection (VGP) – the conscious ability to cause goosebumps – whose physiological study in scientific history is confined to three single-individual case studies. Almost nothing is known about the physiological nature and emotional correlates of this ability. The current manuscript investigates the physiological, personality, and emotional phenomenology of a sample of thirty two individuals capable of VGP. Physiological descriptions were consistent with previous reports, describing a consistent stereotypical pattern of sensation and action. Most participants reported VGP was accompanied by psychological states that typically accompany involuntary piloerection (e.g. absorption), and using VGP during activities that elicit involuntary piloerection (e.g. music). Compared to previously collected samples, participants reported significantly higher openness to experience, and absorption in response to aesthetic situations. These preliminary findings suggest that this rare and unusual physiological ability has strong emotional and personality correlates.

scholarly journals The voluntary control of piloerection

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
James AJ Heathers ◽  
Kirill Fayn ◽  
Paul J Silvia ◽  
Niko Tiliopoulos ◽  
Matthew S Goodwin
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Human Body ◽  
Individual Case ◽  
Openness To Experience ◽  
Voluntary Control ◽  
Physiological Study ◽  
Single Individual ◽  
Psychological States ◽  
Personality Correlates ◽  
Conscious Control

Autonomic systems in the human body are named for their operation outside of conscious control. One rare exception is voluntarily generated piloerection (VGP) – the conscious ability to cause goosebumps – whose physiological study in scientific history is confined to three single-individual case studies. Almost nothing is known about the physiological nature and emotional correlates of this ability. The current manuscript investigates the physiological, personality, and emotional phenomenology of a sample of thirty two individuals capable of VGP. Physiological descriptions were consistent with previous reports, describing a consistent stereotypical pattern of sensation and action. Most participants reported VGP was accompanied by psychological states that typically accompany involuntary piloerection (e.g. absorption), and using VGP during activities that elicit involuntary piloerection (e.g. music). Compared to previously collected samples, participants reported significantly higher openness to experience, and absorption in response to aesthetic situations. These preliminary findings suggest that this rare and unusual physiological ability has strong emotional and personality correlates.

Transatlantic Radicalism

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Individual Case ◽  
History Of ◽  
Late Nineteenth ◽  
Organizational Ties ◽  
North And South America ◽  
North And South ◽  
Political Radicalism

The Atlantic Ocean not only connected North and South America with Europe through trade but also provided the means for an exchange of knowledge and ideas, including political radicalism. Socialists and anarchists would use this “radical ocean” to escape state prosecution in their home countries and establish radical milieus abroad. However, this was often a rather unorganized development and therefore the connections that existed were quite diverse. The movement of individuals led to the establishment of organizational ties and the import and exchange of political publications between Europe and the Americas. The main aim of this book is to show how the transatlantic networks of political radicalism evolved with regard to socialist and anarchist milieus and in particular to look at the actors within the relevant processes—topics that have so far been neglected in the major histories of transnational political radicalism of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Individual case studies are examined within a wider context to show how networks were actually created, how they functioned and their impact on the broader history of the radical Atlantic.

scholarly journals Investigating deaf children’s plural and diverse use of sign and spoken languages in a super diverse context

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth Swanwick ◽  
Sue Wright ◽  
Jackie Salter
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Deaf Education ◽  
Individual Case ◽  
Deaf Children ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Unique Type ◽  
The North ◽  
Context Data ◽  
Language Exposure ◽  
Diverse Context

AbstractThis paper examines the meaning of plurality and diversity with respect to deaf children’s sign and spoken language exposure and repertoire within a super diverse context. Data is drawn from a small-scale project that took place in the North of England in a Local Authority (LA) site for deaf education. The project documented the language landscape of this site and gathered five individual case studies of deaf children to examine their plural and diverse language practices at home and at school. Analysis of the language landscape and case studies from this context is undertaken in order to define and exemplify deaf children’s language plurality and diversity in terms of context and individual experience. Concepts of repertoire are explored with particular reference to the unique type of translanguaging that the plural use of sign and spoken languages affords. Implications of these preliminary insights are discussed in terms of the development of methodologies that are sensitive to the particular translanguaging practices of deaf children, and approaches to pedagogy that are appropriately nuanced and responsive to deaf children’s language plurality and diversity.

The Overtraining Syndrome: A Multicontextual Assessment

2004 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 154-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heidi L. Meehan ◽  
Stephen J. Bull ◽  
Dan M. Wood ◽  
David V.B. James
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Case Analysis ◽  
Individual Case ◽  
Medical Examination ◽  
Endurance Athletes ◽  
Semistructured Interview ◽  
Coping Response ◽  
Daily Hassle ◽  
Overtraining Syndrome ◽  
Cross Case Analysis

The present study explored the experiences of five competitive endurance athletes (1 female, 4 male) diagnosed with the overtraining syndrome (OTS). A multicontextual method of inquiry was used, which first involved a medical examination whereby OTS was diagnosed according to established criteria. In addition, 2 questionnaires were administered: the Athlete Daily Hassle Scale (Albinson & Pearce, 1998) and the Coping Response Inventory (Moos, 1992), and a semistructured interview was conducted. Individual case studies were then developed and cross-case analysis carried out. Findings from the present study illustrate that together with sport stress, nonsport stress appears to make an important contribution to the experience of those athletes diagnosed with the OTS. This finding provides evidence to support anecdotes in previous reports.

scholarly journals Investigating the humor of gelotophobes: Does feeling ridiculous equal being humorless?

2009 ◽  
Vol 22 (1-2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Willibald Ruch ◽  
Ursula Beermann ◽  
René T. Proyer
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Individual Case ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Frequent Use ◽  
Humor Style ◽  
Humor Appreciation ◽  
Three Samples ◽  
Health Journal

AbstractTitze (Humor and Health Journal 5:1–11, 1996) concluded from individual case studies that gelotophobes do not experience humor and laughter as a shared enjoyment but rather as a threat. Two studies examined whether gelotophobes are less humorous in general or whether this is true only for certain components of humor. In study I, three samples (N = 120 and 70 students; N = 169 adults) filled in the GELOPH〈46〉 along with several humor instruments (i.e., 3 WD, CHS, HBQD, HSQ, HUWO, STCI-T〈60〉). Results showed that gelotophobes are less cheerful and characterize their humor style as inept, socially cold, and mean-spirited. They report less frequent use of humor as a means for coping and indulge less often in self-enhancing and social humor. Appreciation of incongruity-resolution humor and nonsense humor (but not sexual humor) was lower than for non-gelotophobes. Study II (N = 131 adults) focused on the relation between gelotophobia, gelotophilia, and katagelasticism and the ability to create humor (i.e., the CPPT). The ability to create humor is unrelated to gelotophobia, and tends to be positively correlated with gelotophilia and katagelasticism. Future studies should investigate why gelotophobes see their humor style as inept despite not lacking wit, and how their beliefs can be made more consistent with their abilities.

scholarly journals Mapping Psychological & Sociological Influences on Individual Decision Making and Brand Choices

2015 ◽  
Vol 52 ◽  
pp. 104-110
Author(s):  
Ray Titus ◽  
Bhavika Veeramachaneni
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Individual Case ◽  
Single Individual ◽  
Market Place ◽  
Personality Tests ◽  
Mba Program ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Consumption Decision ◽  
Depth Interviews

Understanding and responding to the quintessential customer is the only way marketers will survive high density competition in the market place. Giving the consumer what he needs, when he needs it and where he needs it is the key to smart marketing. Providing consumer solutions in turn require marketers to know their target consumers’ psyche and the sociological influences that bear down on them. This research study uses multiple qualitative tools like personality tests, perception tests, in depth interviews and projective techniques to understand the psyche, social cultural environment and the decision making framework of an individual research subject. The subject chosen for the single individual case study was a student at an MBA program in the metropolitan city of Bangalore. He is in his mid-20s looking to move on to a corporate job after the completion of graduate business program. The research primarily focussed on understanding the influences his social circumstances and his personal psyche had on consumption decision making.

Gestaltungsfreiheit im ungarischen GmbH-Recht

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leszek Dziuba
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Legal History ◽  
Regulatory Authority ◽  
Limited Liability ◽  
Individual Case ◽  
Company Law ◽  
Reference Points ◽  
Legal Doctrine ◽  
Open Questions ◽  
Internal Relationships

Contractual freedom in company law determines the extent to which shareholders can regulate the internal relationships in their company in accordance with their own needs. The Hungarian approach to company law of 2013 promises innovative and practical formulations of the articles of association, especially for limited liability companies. However, the fundamental content and concrete scope of self-regulatory authority raises a multitude of open questions. With the help of legal history, legal doctrine and individual case studies, the author of this book attempts to create legal clarity and to provide practice with legally secure reference points. The work is aimed at both academics and practitioners.

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