Relatives of cancer patients in Saudi Arabia tend to believe that telling the truth to the patient could lead to harm and suffering. This study assessed the attitudes of Saudi Arabian cancer patients towards disclosure of cancer diagnosis and prognosis, and benefits and adverse effects of therapy. A questionnaire survey was administered to patients attending the oncology service between January...

We show that information exchange via disclosure is possible in equilibrium even when it certain whenever one party learns the truth, other loses. The incentive to disclose results either from an expectation of being reciprocated—the quid pro quo motive—or possibility learning rival's failure act response a disclosure—the screening motive. Alternating and gradual disclosures are generally indis...

This work focuses on data-driven discovery of the temporally cooccurring and contingent behavioral patterns that signal high and low interpersonal rapport. We mined a reciprocal peer tutoring corpus reliably annotated for nonverbals like eye gaze and smiles, conversational strategies like self-disclosure and social norm violation, and for rapport (in 30 second thin slices). We then performed a ...

The realization of a user-centric paradigm in future telecommunication networks, which implies free and automatic choice among different available wireless and mobile access networks, will revolutionize the Future Internet. For this innovative concept to materialize, a paradigm shift is required from contract-based mobile service delivery to an open, dynamic service delivery environment. This c...

As the number of older persons in the U.S. increases there is also an increase in incidence of dementia. Neuropsychologists, because of their role in the assessment of cognitive functioning, will see more aged patients and face many related ethical concerns. Ethical concerns involved in the disclosure of a diagnosis of dementia have produced considerable debate. This paper will discuss a number...

This study tested the effects of narrative practice rapport building (asking open-ended questions about a neutral event) and a putative confession (telling the child an adult "told me everything that happened and he wants you to tell the truth") on 4- to 9-year-old maltreated and nonmaltreated children's reports of an interaction with a stranger who asked them to keep toy breakage a secret (n =...