Prefactual potency: the perceived likelihood of alternatives to anticipated realities.

Counterfactual potency.

Counterfactual thoughts typically take the form of implied or explicit if-then statements. We propose that the multiplicative combination of "if likelihood" (the degree to which the antecedent condition of the counterfactual is perceived to be likely) and "then likelihood" (the perceived conditional likelihood of the outcome of the counterfactual, given the antecedent condition) determine the s...

Volitron: On a Psychodynamic Robot and Its Four Realities

This paper discusses the concept of VolitronÑa controller to make its host robot increase its competence in such activities as self-initiated exploration of an environment, new goal acquisition, and planning/executing of actions while taking into account predicted behaviors of objects of interest. There are four key elements in VolitronÕs structure: a model of perceived reality, a model of desi...

تأثیر منافع و موانع درک شده رفتارهای خودمراقبتی بر عملکرد مراقبتی بیماران دیابتی

Background & Aim: Diabetes is the most common disease due to metabolism disorder with long term complications. Self-care is a basic factor in control of the disease. If diabetic patients perceive the benefits of self-care behaviors, then the perceived barriers will decrease(net benefit)  and the likelihood of engaging in self-care behaviors will increase. This study was carried out with the aim...

Cell-Based Potency Assays: Expectations and Realities

The Effect of Different Components of Perceived Social Support on Fertility Intention: A Study on Ever-Married Women Aged 18-44 Years in the Urban Areas of Bushehr Province, Iran

Background and Aim: Fertility declining to a level too low for replacement and preventing its negative consequences have led to changes in the country's population policies. Understanding the causes of declining fertility and proper policymaking to increase it requires prompt action on the part of researchers and policymakers in different social and health fields. The purpose of this study was ...