Prospection is thinking about possible future states of the world. Commitment to perform a future action-commonly referred to as intention-is a specific type of prospection. This knowledge is relevant when trying to assess whether a stated intention is a lie or the truth. An important observation is that thinking of, and committing to, future actions often evoke vivid and detailed mental images...

Navigational impairments have previously been reported in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The present study examined the ability of individuals with ASD to generate and scan their mental image of a previously viewed map. Twenty-one ASD adults and 20 age-and IQ-matched comparison adults memorised a map of a fictitious island containing a number of landmarks. They then mentally imagined the map a...

Background: Two main factors of success and failure of individuals in all different stages of life are considered to be self-esteem and body image. Objectives: The present study aimed at examining self-esteem and body image concern among students of Islamic Azad University of Abhar based on demographic variables. Methods: This study was a cross-sectional study conducted in 2015, and participa...

the representation of buddha’s image in the art of india, has always been associated with the necessities of life, beliefs and customs of indian people. buddha’s representation, could be divided into two phases: the symbolic phase which sometimes called the first period (2b.c to 1a.d) and the figurative phase which is also called the second period (from 1a.d. on). during his lifetime (563 b.c -...