Mindsets and Commentarial Conventions among Indian Buddhists

Competition and Selection Among Conventions

In many domains, a latent competition among different conventions determines which one will come to dominate. One sees such effects in the success of community jargon, of competing frames in political rhetoric, or of terminology in technical contexts. These effects have become widespread in the on-line domain, where the ease of information transmission makes them particularly forceful, and wher...

Social Capital among Indian and Iranian Youth and their Families

Occupational health and musculoskeletal symptoms among Indian Medical Laboratory technicians

  Background: Musculoskeletal diseases are quite common among healthcare professionals including medical laboratory technicians. This cross-sectional study aimed to identify the prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms and ergonomic risk factors in Indian medical laboratory technicians.   Materials and Methods: The study sample comprised of 130 male and female laboratory technicians ...

Mindsets and Math/Science Achievement

Running Head: MULTICULTURAL EXPERIENCES AND MINDSETS The Relation of Multicultural Experiences to Moral Judgment and Mindsets

Multicultural experience is considered to be beneficial, but it remains a difficult construct to measure. We tested the validity of a new assessment tool, the Multicultural Experiences Questionnaire (MEQ), using an undergraduate sample (N = 164), and examined the relation of multicultural experience to moral judgment, closed-mindedness, growth and fixed mindsets. We expected that greater multic...