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We present a new selection technique that facilitates the use of natural hand gestures for virtual object manipulation in 3D. Our method supports the use of 3D imaging techniques for tracking the user's body and therefore it does not... more
We present a new selection technique that facilitates the use of natural hand gestures for virtual object manipulation in 3D. Our method supports the use of 3D imaging techniques for tracking the user's body and therefore it does not require the use of any hand held devices that would restrict the manipulative capabilities of the user's hands. The key contribution of our work is the novel use of characteristic behavioral cues, which are representative for general goal directed movement, to infer the object targeted by the user during selection. The resulting technique enables us to select objects whose largest dimension is smaller than the sensing resolution of our system in spite of body tracking uncertainties and hand placement faults. Furthermore, by means of intention inference, our method automatically adapts to the user's subjective need for variable levels of tolerance to hand placement faults, jitter, or tracking noise.
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The present article introduces a reference framework for discussing resilience of computational systems. Rather than a property that may or may not be exhibited by a system, resilience is interpreted here as the emerging result of a... more
The present article introduces a reference framework for discussing resilience of computational systems. Rather than a property that may or may not be exhibited by a system, resilience is interpreted here as the emerging result of a dynamic process. Said process represents the dynamic interplay between the behaviors exercised by a system and those of the environment it is set to operate in. As a result of this interpretation, coherent definitions of several aspects of resilience can be derived and proposed, including elasticity, change tolerance, and antifragility. Definitions are also provided for measures of the risk of unresilience as well as for the optimal match of a given resilient design with respect to the current environmental conditions. Finally, a resilience strategy based on our model is exemplified through a simple scenario.
Research Interests: Environmental Engineering, Self and Identity, Behavioral Sciences, Aristotle, Social Identity, and 13 moreResilience, Elasticity (Solid Mechanics), Evolutionary Game Theory, Ambient Intelligence AmI (in ), Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Mutualisms and Parasitisms, Teleology, Autonomous Systems, Socio-Ecological Systems, Sentinel Species, Antifragility, Entelechy, and Computational Antifragility
Podejście behawioralne ujmuje się jako sposób analizowania zachowań ekonomicznych z wykorzystaniem wiedzy z psychologii i ekonomii, uwzględniające czynniki społeczne i emocjonalne. Błędy kognitywne powodują zachowanie nie w pełni zgodne... more
Podejście behawioralne ujmuje się jako sposób analizowania zachowań ekonomicznych z wykorzystaniem wiedzy z psychologii i ekonomii, uwzględniające czynniki społeczne i emocjonalne. Błędy kognitywne powodują zachowanie nie w pełni zgodne racjonalnością, wpływając między innymi na działania uczestników rynku kapitałowego. Osobowość definiowana jako zbiór własności psychicznych, które wpływają na charakterystyczne wzorce zachowania człowieka, analizując jej wpływ na wiele aspektów życia takich jak np. stan zdrowia, jest również predysponowana do wpływania na decyzje finansowe ludzi. Poniższa praca, pokazuje dotychczasowe osiągnięcia dziedziny finansów behawioralnych oraz próbuje znaleźć zależność pomiędzy profilem osobowościowym, a decyzjami dotyczącymi kapitału obrotowego netto w przedsiębiorstwach.
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This document concentrates on the mathematical paradigms of violence. An approach to an explanation of how genetics get involved is supplied. By these means, genetics and mathematics get linked. The system of violence being identified,... more
This document concentrates on the mathematical paradigms of violence. An approach to an explanation of how genetics get involved is supplied. By these means, genetics and mathematics get linked. The system of violence being identified, can be replaced by a different system, at least in theory.
In practice, a replacement of the System of violence depends on a critical mass of people using a critical mass of knowledge and emotional bonding to make the change happen
In practice, a replacement of the System of violence depends on a critical mass of people using a critical mass of knowledge and emotional bonding to make the change happen
Research Interests: Genetics, Sociology, Psychology, Social Psychology, Mathematics, and 20 moreEconomics, Political Economy, Education, Behavioral Sciences, Peace and Conflict Studies, Social Sciences, Domestic Violence, Violence, Complexity Theory, Political Science, Sexual Violence, Political Violence and Terrorism, Politics, Complexity, Political Violence, Violence Against Women, Gender And Violence, Epigenetics, Medicine, and Economia
The perception of knowledge as consumer goods appeared with the development of private education and reflects a marketing or consumer needs approach. The consumer-needs approach sees advantages in adapting higher education to the needs of... more
The perception of knowledge as consumer goods appeared with the development of private education and reflects a marketing or consumer needs approach. The consumer-needs approach sees advantages in adapting higher education to the needs of the consumer. This article examines whether the behavioral science curriculum (scope, and content) in the private college is based on the approach of knowledge as consumer goods. In addition, what is the level of satisfaction expressed by the alumni of the course, i.e. those who completed the curriculum? The study used a multi-method approach, combining textual analysis of archived documents and an online questionnaire survey of 250 alumni. The results: the scope and contents of the curriculum were only partially affected by this approach. Nonetheless, the graduates were very satisfied with the curriculum’s contribution to their personal and professional skills and occupations.
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The findings of prehistoric logboats, dugout canoes and other vessels all over the world mark the beginning of shipbuilding and transportation traditions. The part of this important world heritage landscape is also Ljubljansko barje. This... more
The findings of prehistoric logboats, dugout canoes and other vessels all over the world mark the beginning of shipbuilding and transportation traditions. The part of this important world heritage landscape is also Ljubljansko barje. This great story of transportation on water, which is closely linked to man’s traditional coexistence with water and his life in aquatic environments, has a strong symbolic meaning since the vast majority of humanity lives near the seas, lakes and rivers. In the general story of shipping traditions, shipbuilding and vessel typology in the framework of world heritage, the simple prehistoric vessels as logboats, canoe, basket boats, reed boats, bamboo rafts, etc. are, have not been paid enough attention so far, although they definitely deserve it, as they represent the origins of the mankind’s navigational tradition.
Research Interests: History, Cultural History, Archaeology, Prehistoric Archaeology, Space Sciences, and 14 moreAnthropology, Art History, Behavioral Sciences, Museum Studies, Cultural Heritage, Social and Cultural Anthropology, Heritage Conservation, Cultural Heritage Management, Cultural Anthropology, Museology, Underwater Archaeology, Inventions, Turismo, and Anthropology of Religion
Model socijalne kontrole, koji se temelji na radovima Shawa i McKaya, pretpostavlja kako su susjedska neuljudnost, razjedinjenost, te postojanje kriminaliteta na takvom području kao manifestacija socijalnog nereda, glavni čimbenici koji... more
Model socijalne kontrole, koji se temelji na radovima Shawa i McKaya, pretpostavlja kako su susjedska neuljudnost, razjedinjenost, te postojanje kriminaliteta na takvom području kao manifestacija socijalnog nereda, glavni čimbenici koji djeluju uznemirujuće na stanovnike tog područja, nego izloženost bilo kojem kriminalnom djelu. Fizički znakovi propadanja, poput loših fasada, zapuštenih parkova, smeća i td. smatraju se obilježjem siromaštva, što predstavlja „dobar izgovor“ i nagovještaj za odsutnost brige i neformalne socijalne kontrole. Sa izraženijim siromaštvom na određenom području, do izražaja dolazi religija, koja (bez obzira koju od tri najveće da spomenemo) zagovara podčinjeni položaj žena u zajednici, čime se povećava broj obiteljskih nasilja iz kojih ne možemo očekivati djecu, koja će u odrasloj dobi biti zdravi članovi zajednice. Iz navedenih razloga uloga društva dobiva na većem značaju u odgoju i izgradnji ili bar nastojanju da adekvatnim pristupom mijenja društvene norme ponašanja neovisno o socijalnom statusu.
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Using a relativistic fairness-equity model, this study quantifies the fairness perception by a stimulus-response function. Fairness often requires the comparison between two parties. The relativistic model takes into the account of the... more
Using a relativistic fairness-equity model, this study quantifies the fairness perception by a stimulus-response function. Fairness often requires the comparison between two parties. The relativistic model takes into the account of the relativity in the comparison, depending on whether the comparison is based on a self-centered or an other-centered frame of reference. Using the Ultimatum Game (UG) experimental paradigm, fairness perception is quantified by the fairness stimulus-response function, where the y-intercept represents the baseline fairness and the slope represents the fairness sensitivity. The results show that fairness perception is proportional to the offer-ratio between the proposer and the responder using the self-centered frame of reference, with one exception. The exception is that, at absolute equity (equal share between the two parties), the subjects reported the offer as the most fair, even more fair than the most hyper-equitable offers. This suggests that the subjects switch the frame of reference from a self-centered frame of reference to an other-centered frame of reference. That is, by switching from a local (subjective) frame of reference to a global (objective) frame of reference, the optimization for fairness for both parties can be achieved, resolving the relativistic dilemma that fairness for one person is unfairness for another person. This shows that the relativistic model can describe how fairness perception can be biased relative to the two parties, using a self-centered and an other-centered frame of reference.
Research Interests: Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology, Emotion, Behavioral Sciences, and 29 moreDecision Making, Empathy (Psychology), Emotional intelligence, Decision Sciences, Egalitarianism, Decision And Game Theory, Behavioral Decision Making, Emotions (Social Psychology), Equality, Behavioral Economics, Emotional Intelligence (Psychology), Fairness & Trust, Decision Theory, Decision-Making, Behavioral Neuroscience, Emotions, Empathy, Fairness and Equality, Fairness, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Ultimatum Games, ULTIMATUM GAME, Social empathy, Theory on Emotional Development, Cooperation, altruism, fairness, Decision Science, Modeling Emotions and Emotional Intelligence, Emotional Theory, and Emotional Model
Objectives: This study quantifies the fairness bias in relation to decision by a stimulus-response function using a relativistic fairness-equity model. Methods: The interrelationship between fairness and decision is quantified by using... more
Objectives: This study quantifies the fairness bias in relation to decision by a stimulus-response function using a relativistic fairness-equity model.
Methods: The interrelationship between fairness and decision is quantified by using an Ultimatum Game (UG) experimental paradigm in human subjects.
Results: The results showed that the fairness perception is shifted upward (toward a higher positive fairness baseline in the y-intercept of the stimulus-response function) for acceptance trials, without changing the slope (which corresponds to the fairness sensitivity). On the other hand, the fairness perception is shifted downward (toward a negative fairness baseline in the y-intercept) for the rejection trials. The analysis also showed that the fairness crossover point is shifted to the left for the acceptance trials, while the fairness crossover point is shifted to the right for the rejection trials. The analysis also showed that there is a singularity point, in which the most equitable offer (even-split) is always considered as the fairest, even when they rejected the offers. This absolute equity is rated as the fairest (even fairer than any of the hyper-equitable offers) independent of whether the subjects decided to accept or reject the offers.
Conclusions: The changes in fairness perception are quantified by the shifting of the stimulus-response curve up/down (changing the fairness baseline) or left/right (changing the fairness leniency), without changing the slope (the fairness sensitivity), when the decision is made to accept or reject the offers.
Methods: The interrelationship between fairness and decision is quantified by using an Ultimatum Game (UG) experimental paradigm in human subjects.
Results: The results showed that the fairness perception is shifted upward (toward a higher positive fairness baseline in the y-intercept of the stimulus-response function) for acceptance trials, without changing the slope (which corresponds to the fairness sensitivity). On the other hand, the fairness perception is shifted downward (toward a negative fairness baseline in the y-intercept) for the rejection trials. The analysis also showed that the fairness crossover point is shifted to the left for the acceptance trials, while the fairness crossover point is shifted to the right for the rejection trials. The analysis also showed that there is a singularity point, in which the most equitable offer (even-split) is always considered as the fairest, even when they rejected the offers. This absolute equity is rated as the fairest (even fairer than any of the hyper-equitable offers) independent of whether the subjects decided to accept or reject the offers.
Conclusions: The changes in fairness perception are quantified by the shifting of the stimulus-response curve up/down (changing the fairness baseline) or left/right (changing the fairness leniency), without changing the slope (the fairness sensitivity), when the decision is made to accept or reject the offers.
Research Interests: Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology, Emotion, Monetary Economics, and 26 moreBehavioral Sciences, Decision Making, Emotional intelligence, Decision Sciences, Egalitarianism, Decision And Game Theory, Behavioral Decision Making, Emotions (Social Psychology), Equality, Behavioral Economics, Emotional Intelligence (Psychology), Fairness & Trust, Affect/Emotion, Decision-Making, Equity, Emotions, Fairness and Equality, Fairness, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Ultimatum Games, ULTIMATUM GAME, Theory on Emotional Development, Cooperation, altruism, fairness, Modeling Emotions and Emotional Intelligence, Emotional Theory, and Emotional Model
The Joint Command & Staff College of the Ministry of Defense had in place a high-stakes testing environment. The proposal was to redesign to the program to include no-stress continuous alternative formative assessments in the multiple... more
The Joint Command & Staff College of the Ministry of Defense had in place a high-stakes testing environment. The proposal was to redesign to the program to include no-stress continuous alternative formative assessments in the multiple modalities to enhance the learning ambiance of the school. TESOL, TEFL, and ESL & EFL theories and practices guided the curriculum renovation.
Research Interests: Discourse Analysis, Sociology, Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, International Relations, and 27 moreEducation, Instructional Design, Educational Technology, Behavioral Sciences, Social Sciences, Adult Education, Teacher Education, Curriculum Design, Middle East Studies, Sociolinguistics, Higher Education, Didactics, Constructivism, Critical Pedagogy, Educational Psychology, Student Motivation And Engagement, Psycholinguistics, Governance, TESOL, Metacognition, Diplomacy, Education Policy, Memory Studies, ESP, TEFL, Alternative Assessment, and Metacognitive Learning Strategies
Research Interests: Critical Theory, Sociology, Public Sociology, Social Movements, Sociology of Culture, and 108 moreEducation, Social Policy, Cultural Sociology, Sociology of Education, Behavioral Sciences, Social Networks, Sociology of Work, Social Sciences, Teacher Education, Marxism, Academic Development, Anger, Lifelong Learning, Social Networking, Higher Education, Depression, Critical Pedagogy, Critical Thinking, Academic Integrity, Social Capital, Social Justice, Discrimination, Unemployment, Populism, Quality of life, Social Stratification, Pedagogy, Assessment in Higher Education, Academia Research, Marxist theory, Neoliberalism, Nihilism, Work and Labour, Social History, Sociology of Everyday Life, Inequality (Economics), Employment, Social Practice, Intersectionality and Social Inequality, Depression (Psychology), Tragedy (Philosophy), Labor unions, Social Inequalities, Karl Marx, Academic Ranking, Social and Cultural Capital, Social Pedagogy, Academic Publishing, Academia, Failure Analysis, Questions and Answers, Social Inequality, Social Structure, Self-help, Sociology of Education, Social Stratification and Inequality, Moral Luck, The Emotion of Disgust, Disgust, Public Intellectuals, Tragicomedy, Voltaire, Inequality, Comedy of Errors, Poverty and Inequality, Academic Job Market, Irony, Work Life Balance, Caste, Academics, Betrayal, Social Conflict, Cynicism, Apathy, Social Rejection, Resentment, Best of All Possible Worlds, Hiring, SOCIAL PEER REJECTION, School Failure, Moral Disgust, Loser, Jobless Growth, Privation, Neoliberalism and Education, Hatred, Publish-Or-Perish, Hiring Discrimination, Moral Outrage, School Climate(Pupil and Teacher Discipline), Self Hate, Unequal Access, Winners and Losers, Giving Up, Joblessness, Institutional betrayal, Fuck the Acedemics!, Academic Caste System, Inequality in Academia, Lost Hope, I Hate My Life, Why Me, Can't Catch a Break, I hate everyone, Everything Sucks, Publish and Perish, Hobo Sociology, Non-criminological Sociology, and Betrayal of Sociology
Based on the disparity theory of emotion, the role of sad emotion is an internal assessment of the error-correction process to reduce the disparity between the expected and actual outcomes (loss reduction) in the reality check process.... more
Based on the disparity theory of emotion, the role of sad emotion is an internal assessment of the error-correction process to reduce the disparity between the expected and actual outcomes (loss reduction) in the reality check process. This computational theory of emotion is consistent with the psychological characteristics that sadness is an emotional response to the sense of loss (such as loss of loved ones, valuables, possessions, or achieved goals). This emotional theory of sadness also includes the emotional resolution process by accepting that nothing can be done to change the actual outcomes, and resolving the emotion by reducing the perceived loss. This self-corrective mechanism is used as an internal feedback to assess the incongruence between the expectation and the actuality, such that the perceived loss can be reduced, resolving the sad emotion in the process. Thus, sadness can serve as a motivating feedback to an individual to make a decision to reduce the loss in the emotional resolution process. The classical ultimatum game (UG) paradigm is used to elicit self-generated emotion in human subjects experimentally in response to the disparity between the proportions of money being offered to share with. Results showed that the sadness level is quantified by the sadness stimulus-response function. The level of sadness intensity is proportional to perceived loss (or inversely proportional to the perceived gain). The results also showed that there was a shifting of the baseline sadness level from a less sad level for the acceptance decision to a more sad level for the rejection decision. This shows that the sad emotion can be resolved by accepting the monetary offer in the UG paradigm, which reduces the loss compared to the decision to reject the money. These results confirmed the emotional disparity hypothesis that the level of sadness is proportional to the perceived loss, and sadness can be resolved by reducing the loss in the self-regulated internal processing of emotion. Implications on emotional intelligence are also addressed so that one of the effective skills to resolve sadness is the reduction of the perceived losses.
Research Interests: Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Science, Social Psychology, Emotion, and 23 morePerception, Behavioral Sciences, Decision Making, Emotional intelligence, Behavioral Decision Making, Emotions (Social Psychology), Behavioral Economics, Emotional Intelligence (Psychology), Fairness & Trust, Social emotions, Affect/Emotion, Cognitive Neuroscience, Emotions, Fairness and Equality, Fairness, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Ultimatum Games, ULTIMATUM GAME, Sadness, Cooperation, altruism, fairness, Modeling Emotions and Emotional Intelligence, Emotional Theory, and Emotional Model
Objective: This study tests the hypothesis that the decision-making process in humans is often based on the fairness rather than the monetary gain/loss, when they are confronted with a choice between fairness and monetary gain/loss.... more
Objective: This study tests the hypothesis that the decision-making process in humans is often based on the fairness rather than the monetary gain/loss, when they are confronted with a choice between fairness and monetary gain/loss. Methods: The classical Ultimatum Game (UG) is used as the experimental paradigm to quantify the threshold crossover-point to switch the decision from rejection to acceptance. The fairness stimulus-response function is used for quantifying the decision threshold and the co-variation relationship between fairness and monetary gain/loss. Results: The results show that the level of fairness perception is always 27.5% lower for the rejection decision than the acceptance decision, irrespective of the offer-ratio (i.e., monetary gain/loss) or the baseline level of fairness for that decision. The data also show a co-variation relationship between fairness and offer-ratio (monetary gain/loss), but such proportionality relationship is decoupled at the even-split singularity point. The analysis shows that the decision crossover threshold is located at a slightly unfair perception, indicating tolerance to some unfairness in the decision. This suggests that a rejection decision is made when the unfairness perception threshold is reached. Conclusion: These analyses validated the hypothesis that the decision to accept/reject the monetary offer is logically consistent using the fairness criterion as the threshold for decision along the fairness-axis — even for accepting inequitable offers or rejecting hyper-equitable offers, irrespective of the amount of monetary gain/loss. The apparent decision based on the monetary gain/loss criterion is only a side effect of the co-variation between fairness and monetary gain.
Research Interests: Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Science, Social Psychology, Emotion, and 21 moreBehavioral Sciences, Decision Making, Emotional intelligence, Decision Sciences, Rational Choice, Decision And Game Theory, Behavioral Decision Making, Emotions (Social Psychology), Equality, Behavioral Economics, Emotional Intelligence (Psychology), Affect/Emotion, Cognitive Neuroscience, Decision-Making, Emotions, Fairness and Equality, Fairness, Decision Science, Modeling Emotions and Emotional Intelligence, Emotional Theory, and Emotional Model
Toward the goal of delineating the underlying decision-making process in relation to fairness, a mathematical model describing the decision criteria is derived. In this fairness-decision model, the decision-making criteria are limited to... more
Toward the goal of delineating the underlying decision-making process in relation to fairness, a mathematical model describing the decision criteria is derived. In this fairness-decision model, the decision-making criteria are limited to choose between fairness, equity/disparity and monetary gain. In this model, the decision threshold criteria are represented by the graphical location of the decision space in the fairness-equity quadrant. The fairness decision criterion is determined by the relativistic fairness stimulus-response function representing the relationship between fairness and disparity. The disparity/equity decision criterion is determined by the disparity of the monetary offer. The decision threshold is represented by the graphical intersection between the fairness stimulus-response function and the disparity function. The analysis shows that monetary gain or loss is a consequence of the decision, rather than a decision criterion, unless the decision is already predetermined. The analysis also shows that the paradoxical decisions that seem to be irrational (such as rejecting hyper- equitable offers) are, in fact, logically consistent without being paradoxical or irrational. It is resulted from a bias in fairness perception that shifts the fairness stimulus-response function up/down or left/right around the four fairness-equity quadrants. If either fairness or equity/disparity were used as the sole criterion for decision, no paradox would exist. It is only when both fairness and equity/disparity were used as the decision criteria simultaneously that would have resulted in a paradoxical decision under certain circumstances. But such paradox is merely a shift/bias in the fairness perception without being irrational, as predicted by the present relativistic fairness-equity model.
Research Interests: Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology, Emotion, Behavioral Sciences, and 12 moreDecision Making, Emotional intelligence, Rational Choice, Emotions (Social Psychology), Behavioral Economics, Emotional Intelligence (Psychology), Affect/Emotion, Fairness, Theory on Emotional Development, Modeling Emotions and Emotional Intelligence, Emotional Theory, and Emotional Model
When learning new material or skills, learners sometimes need to be assisted with moving through the disequilibrium process that can occur when the new information contrasts with their existing frames of reference or ways of knowing.... more
When learning new material or skills, learners sometimes need to be assisted with moving through the disequilibrium process that can occur when the new information contrasts with their existing frames of reference or ways of knowing. Cooperative-based learning and the zone of proximal development (ZPD) can be used to assist the learner with working through the disequilibrium process, including accommodating and assimilating the new skills and information into their own practice.
Research Interests: Education, Behavioral Sciences, Reflective Practice, Patient Safety, Simulation in healthcare, and 21 moreAdult learning, Healthcare, Medical errors, Simulation, Clinical Practice, Frames of Reference, Zone of proximal development, Brain Based Learning, Assimilation, Disequilibrium, Group Investigation in Learning, Simulation-Based Learning, The Jigsaw I Technique, Accomodation, Education outcomes, Four-phase Lesson Plan, Brain-Based Learning Framework for Simulation, Cooperative Based Learning, Ineffective Simulation-Based Instruction, Simulation-Based Instruction, and Simulation Framework
Mulling how a slower pace of life might help us think less and
experience more. In slowing down we may create and learn mindfully on the web
experience more. In slowing down we may create and learn mindfully on the web