This study investigated teachers’ conceptions of intelligence (TCoI) and ambiguity tolerance in the burnout levels of 202 Iranian EFL teachers. To this end, 3 inventories were utilized: Language Teachers’ Conceptions of Intelligence Scale (LTCI-S), Multiple Stimulus Types Ambiguity Tolerance Scale-II (MSTAT-II), and Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI). Pearson multiple correlation coefficients and ...

ambiguity and obscurity are frequently used to indicate a similar meaning yet there are real differences between them. the ambiguity is an affirmative concept in arabic poetry, and the critics consider it as an artistic standard in best literary samples. whereas, obscurity is a negative concept which results to the lack of text's values of skillfulness. this article deals with an explanation of...

Ambiguity may lead us to insert abstractions into our experience that create a greater number of unanticipated, unintended consequences. When people move closer to the flux of ambiguity, they work to make sense of it. High reliability organizations react to ambiguity by increasing it momentarily. To increase ambiguity is to grasp more of the situation, to refrain from simplifications, and to st...

background: marital satisfaction is affected by many factors. satisfaction with one's sexual life tends to be a pivotal factor in marital satisfaction. in iran, socio-cultural and political limitations are obstacles for sexuality-related studies, therefore, in­sufficient information is available in the area. unique in its own, in this paper we report how sexual relationships relate to mari­tal ...

HIGHLIGHTS We use a simple gambles design in an fMRI study to compare two conditions: ambiguity and conflict.Participants were more conflict averse than ambiguity averse.Ambiguity aversion did not correlate with conflict aversion.Activation in the medial prefrontal cortex correlated with ambiguity level and ambiguity aversion.Activation in the ventral striatum correlated with conflict level and...

abstract introduction: sexuality constitutes an important part of women's life. healthy and proper sexual functioning is one of the signs of physical and mental health. the aim of this study was to identify effect of training on sexual health of women with reduced sexual desire.   methods: this study was a randomized clinical trial. the participants were 80 married women at reproductive age who...

background: prevalence of sexual dysfunction varies from 20% to 40% in men and women in different studies in iran. despite its high prevalence, it seems that this issue has been neglected, particularly in islamic countries. the aim of this study was to assess sexual health in iran. this was a mixed method study.   methods: data were collected through evaluating country's sexual health programs ...