A number of studies have shown a relation to exist between word frequency, word value, and visual duration thresholds. Certain issues have developed concerning the interpretation of the observed relations. Two types of interpretation of results can be distinguished : 1. Those interpretations that claim word frequency to be the major determinant of visual duration threshold. This point of view c...

Detecting cognitive load (CL) is important for implementing adaptive systems aware of the of such system is to reduce error related risks during task-critical operations or to facilitate computer based (e.g. tutoring systems) learning. Self reports, task performance, behavioral and physiological changes are some of the indicators of CL. However, affective factors which occur naturally in everyd...

Several experiments have been carried out that revealed weaknesses of the current Text-To-Speech (TTS) systems in their emotional expressivity. Although some TTS systems allow XML-based representations of prosodic and/or phonetic variables, few publications considered, as a pre-processing stage, the use of intelligent text processing to detect affective information that can be used to tailor th...

in discussion relating to management, motivational factors are one of the major indicators and effective variables in organizational strategy and achieving job success. this study with the aim of cognition of the relation of some studied variables and the motive of achievement and success in cooperatives managers and determining the contribution of each factor by use of correlation and expost f...

Previous research has demonstrated the influence of parenting on the development of children's empathy. However, few studies have considered the impact of parents on empathy in adulthood, specific components of empathy, or the importance of parent and child biological sex. In the present study, 226 participants (71 men) completed online versions of the Parental Bonding Instrument (Parker et al....

Although the prevalent view of emotion and decision making is derived from the notion that there are dual systems of emotion and reason, a modulatory relationship more accurately reflects the current research in affective neuroscience and neuroeconomics. Studies show two potential mechanisms for affect's modulation of the computation of subjective value and decisions. Incidental affective state...

OBJECTIVE This study investigated the relationship between parental affective temperaments and the oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) and conduct disorder (CD) symptoms of children with ADHD. METHOD The sample consisted of 542 treatment-naive children with ADHD and their biological parents. Children were assessed via both parent- and teacher-rated behavioral disorder scales. Parental affecti...

Often to the detriment of human decision making, people are prone to an impact bias when making affective forecasts, overestimating the emotional consequences of future events. The cognitive processes underlying the impact bias, and methods for correcting it, have been debated and warrant further exploration. In the present investigation, we examined both individual differences and contextual v...

This research examines the influence of job satisfaction and three dimensions of organizational commitment (i.e., affective, continuance, and normative) on the intention to leave, job search activity, performance, and leadership effectiveness of executives. Job satisfaction and the commitment dimensions were hypothesized to negatively predict the retention-related variables. Results generally s...