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- THE INFLUENCE OF CONTEXT AND PERCEPTUAL LOAD ON OBJECT RECOGNITION.
- Creator
- Islam, Mohammed, Barenholtz, Elan, Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Psychology
- Abstract/Description
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Forster and Lavie (2008) and Lavie, Lin, Zokaei and Thoma (2009) have demonstrated that meaningful stimuli, such as objects, are ignored under conditions of high perceptual load but not low. However, objects are seldom presented without context in the real world. Given that context can reduce the threshold for object recognition (Barenholtz, 2013), is it possible for context to reduce the processing load of objects such that they can be processed under high load? In the first experiment, I...
Show moreForster and Lavie (2008) and Lavie, Lin, Zokaei and Thoma (2009) have demonstrated that meaningful stimuli, such as objects, are ignored under conditions of high perceptual load but not low. However, objects are seldom presented without context in the real world. Given that context can reduce the threshold for object recognition (Barenholtz, 2013), is it possible for context to reduce the processing load of objects such that they can be processed under high load? In the first experiment, I attempted to obtain similar findings of the aforementioned studies by replicating their paradigm with photographs of real-world objects. The findings of the experiment suggested that objects can cause distractor interference under high load conditions, but not low load conditions. These findings are opposite of what the perceptual literature suggests (e.g., Lavie, 1995). However, these findings are aligned with a two-stage dilution model of attention in which information is first processed in parallel and then selectively (Wilson, Muroi, and MacLeod, 2011). Experiment 2 assessed if this effect was specific to semantic objects by introducing meaningless, abstract objects. The results suggest that the dilution effect was not due to the semantic features of objects. The third experiment assessed the influence of context on objects under load. The results of the experiment found an elimination of all interference effects in both the high and low load conditions. Comparisons between scene-object congruency revealed no influence of semantic information from scenes. It appears that the presentation of a visual stimuli prior to the flanker task diluted attention such that the distractor effects previously observed in the high load condition were minimized. Thus, it does not appear that context reduced the threshold for object recognition under load. All three experiments have demonstrated strong evidence for the dilution approach of attention over perceptual load models.
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- 2019
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013319
- Subject Headings
- Perception--Research, Selective attention, Form perception, Context effects (Psychology)
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The Influence of Cultural Intelligence (CQ) on Faculty Leadership.
- Creator
- Ellis, Althia, Bryan, Valerie, Florida Atlantic University, College of Education, Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
- Abstract/Description
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The study was born out of a deep concern that there have been missed opportunities to apply cultural intelligence to enrich leadership, instruction, and learning. In particular, direct interaction and observation of students from multicultural backgrounds have revealed the value in adjusting one’s mindset to creating a more inclusive learning environment. The purpose of the study was to examine the influence of cultural intelligence on faculty leadership. The problem addressed was the growing...
Show moreThe study was born out of a deep concern that there have been missed opportunities to apply cultural intelligence to enrich leadership, instruction, and learning. In particular, direct interaction and observation of students from multicultural backgrounds have revealed the value in adjusting one’s mindset to creating a more inclusive learning environment. The purpose of the study was to examine the influence of cultural intelligence on faculty leadership. The problem addressed was the growing need for faculty to expand their cultural intelligence to enable them to demonstrate exemplary leadership in 21st century classrooms. The study measured the cultural intelligence of faculty using the Cultural Intelligence Scale (CQS). Faculty members’ leadership was measured using the Leadership Practices Inventory Self (LPI-Self). This quantitative study used associational and survey methods to predict scores and explain associations among variables. Overall, behavioral CQ and cognitive CQ had a greater influence on the following leadership practices: Model the Way, Inspire a Shared Vision, and Challenge the Process. For the private university, behavioral CQ had a greater influence on the following leadership practices: Model the Way and Inspiring a Shared Vision. The public university did not show preference for any of the five leadership practices. For the state college, cognitive CQ had a greater influence on all leadership practices, except for Model the Way. The results of this study confirmed that cultural intelligence significantly influenced leadership practices of faculty members. These findings provide important information for faculty development programs, curriculum development, and hiring practices. An urgent requirement for advancing teaching and learning in today’s higher education classrooms is a keen understanding of the underlying values, beliefs, and perceptions of students. These qualities affect students’ understanding and how they express themselves in the classroom. The decision to give instructional leaders leadership training in cultural intelligence is highly recommended. While faculty members showed preference for certain leadership practices, their preferences might be incorporated to develop a blended leadership style that may be more suitable for today’s diverse academic community. The association found between cultural intelligence and leadership practices confirms the value of faculty development in cultural intelligence.
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- 2017
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004974, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004964
- Subject Headings
- Dissertations, Academic -- Florida Atlantic University, Faculty (Education), Leadership., Cultural intelligence.
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The influence of episodic weather events on tidal residual currents: A case study at Sebastian Inlet, Florida.
- Creator
- Liu, James T., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
- Date Issued
- 1992
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3174862
- Subject Headings
- Tidal currents, Marine sediments
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- THE INFLUENCE OF EVENT SEGMENTATION ON MEMORY FOR ACTORS AND THEIR ACTIONS.
- Creator
- Smithwick, Megan S., Kersten, Alan, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Psychology, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
- Abstract/Description
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Previous research indicates that event boundaries can hinder or facilitate memory. The present study aimed to examine the influence of physical context changes (i.e., event boundaries) on the memory for actors and the actions they performed. Undergraduate participants (N=121) from Florida Atlantic University viewed two different video clip set types of actors performing various actions. The continuous context (CC) video set type included four different actors performing actions in the same...
Show morePrevious research indicates that event boundaries can hinder or facilitate memory. The present study aimed to examine the influence of physical context changes (i.e., event boundaries) on the memory for actors and the actions they performed. Undergraduate participants (N=121) from Florida Atlantic University viewed two different video clip set types of actors performing various actions. The continuous context (CC) video set type included four different actors performing actions in the same physical context. The discontinuous context (DC) video set type contained four actors, the first, second, and fourth actors shown in each set performed actions in the same physical context (e.g., a library), while the third actor in the set performed an action in a different physical context (e.g., a playground). After viewing the videos, memory for the actors and the actions was evaluated using the Person-Action-Conjunction (PAC) test in a retrieval session. Participants provided significantly more ‘yes’ responses to old item than to conjunction items at retrieval. No significant differences in the proportion of ‘yes’ were found between the CC video items and DC video items. These results could be due to the manipulation of physical context not being sufficiently strong to influence event segmentation.
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- 2021
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013866
- Subject Headings
- Memory, Memory--Research
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The Influence of Gardens on Resilience in Older Adults Living in a Continuing Care Community.
- Creator
- Bailey, Christie, Barry, Charlotte D., Florida Atlantic University, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
- Abstract/Description
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The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between green environments and resilience in older adults. It had two aims: 1) to explore the effect of a reflective garden walking program on resilience and three of its related concepts - erceived stress, personal growth initiative, and quality of life - in older adults, and 2) to explore the resilience patterns of older adults engaging in the reflective garden walking intervention. A parallel mixed method design using a quasi...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between green environments and resilience in older adults. It had two aims: 1) to explore the effect of a reflective garden walking program on resilience and three of its related concepts - erceived stress, personal growth initiative, and quality of life - in older adults, and 2) to explore the resilience patterns of older adults engaging in the reflective garden walking intervention. A parallel mixed method design using a quasi-experimental quantitative and a descriptive exploratory qualitative approach was used. Participants engaged in a six week reflective garden walking program. By the end of the program, resilience levels exhibited a slight increase and perceived stress levels a decrease. The qualitative data supported some beneficial effects of the reflective garden walking program, but also indicated that much of the participants' experience of resilience may have been related to the rich social and nature-filled environment in which already they lived. Patterns of resilience that appeared in the data were maintaining a positive attitude, belief in one's self in the face of one's vulnerabilities, woven into the social fabric, purpose and meaning, personal strength, and communities for growing older.
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- 2015
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004480
- Subject Headings
- Aging -- Psychology, Exercise -- Psychological aspects, Exercise for older people, Exercise therapy for older people, Gardening -- Philosophy, Older people -- Mental health, Resilience (Personality trait), Stress (Psychology)
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The influence of hydrologic variations onphosphorus cycling and retention in a swamp stream ecosystem.
- Creator
- Yarbro, Laura A., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
- Date Issued
- 1983
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007431
- Subject Headings
- Swamp ecology, Phosphorus cycle (Biogeochemistry), Wetland hydrology
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- THE INFLUENCE OF IDEOLOGY ON CORPORATE SOCIOPOLITICAL ACTIVISM: A STAKEHOLDER PERSPECTIVE.
- Creator
- Rowley, John R., Neubaum, Donald, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Management Programs, College of Business
- Abstract/Description
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Despite the historical norm that businesses should refrain from making public political statements for fear of losing customers, recent history has shown an increase in firms wading into controversial sociopolitical topics. As politics become increasingly pervasive in everyday life, consumers, investors, employees, and the general public expect firms to engage in political topics and make their positions clear. However, the considerations and processes firms undertake in deciding whether to...
Show moreDespite the historical norm that businesses should refrain from making public political statements for fear of losing customers, recent history has shown an increase in firms wading into controversial sociopolitical topics. As politics become increasingly pervasive in everyday life, consumers, investors, employees, and the general public expect firms to engage in political topics and make their positions clear. However, the considerations and processes firms undertake in deciding whether to take political stands are largely unstudied. This study examines the role of firm executives’ ideologies on their propensity to engage in corporate sociopolitical activism (CSA). Further, I examine how the ideologies of organizational, social, and capital market stakeholders also influence the decision to engage in CSA as executives weigh the desires and expectations of key stakeholders. Using stakeholder theory, I argue that CEOs and top management teams (TMTs) are responsive to the ideological leanings of multiple stakeholder groups, while also considering their own political opinions. Studying a random sample of 139 public firms, I find that CEO and TMT ideologies, on their own, are not reliable predictors of firm CSA. Firms are more likely to engage in CSA when the CEO’s ideology is aligned with that of employees or the region surrounding the firm headquarters. I also find that the volatility of the firm’s stock price reduces the propensity toward CSA, suggesting that the potential for adverse impacts on firm value can blunt firms’ CSA efforts. Further, I find that firm factors, such as B2B vs B2C markets, firm size, and firm reputation also predict the likelihood of CSA. The results have theoretical implications by adding to the nascent body of CSA literature, as well as managerial implications for perceptions of the business environment and political influences.
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- 2023
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014156
- Subject Headings
- Business and politics, Corporations--Political activity, Political Activism, Ideology
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- THE INFLUENCE OF MENTAL, PHYSICAL, AND SOCIAL ACTIVITY ON EPISODIC MEMORY OF PERSONS AGED 50 AND ABOVE IN THE UNITED STATES.
- Creator
- Malatyali, Ayse, Gordon, Shirley C., Florida Atlantic University, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
- Abstract/Description
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The purpose of this study was to describe the relationship between mental, physical, and social activity, and episodic memory (EM) of cognitively intact older persons. The specific aims were (a) to describe the relationship between EM and mental, physical, and social activity, (b) to describe the role of gender, marital status, and race on EM, (c) to describe the moderating effects of each activity on the relationship between each of the remaining two activities and EM, and (d) to describe...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to describe the relationship between mental, physical, and social activity, and episodic memory (EM) of cognitively intact older persons. The specific aims were (a) to describe the relationship between EM and mental, physical, and social activity, (b) to describe the role of gender, marital status, and race on EM, (c) to describe the moderating effects of each activity on the relationship between each of the remaining two activities and EM, and (d) to describe the moderating effects of gender, marital status, and race on the relationship between each activity and EM. Two theoretical frameworks: Cognitive Reserve Theory (Stern, 2002) and Theory of Nursing as Caring (Boykin & Schoenhofer, 1993) guided the study. This study was designed as a correlational and retrospective secondary analysis of data sets from the Health and Retirement Study. The sample consisted of 3,903 cognitively intact persons who were 50 years and older and completed immediate and delayed recall tests in the 2016 HRS and the 2015 Consumptions and Activities Mail Survey. Descriptive statistics included the means for age: 67 (SD 9.54), education:13.85 (SD 5.89), and total cognition 16.86 (SD 3.11). The sample was predominantly Caucasian (78.3%), female (59.8%), and married (60.9%).
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- 2020
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013564
- Subject Headings
- Older people--United States, Episodic memory, Cognition--Aged, Lifestyles--Health aspects
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- THE INFLUENCE OF MUSICAL TRAINING AND BILINGUALISM ON EXECUTIVE FUNCTION: AN ERP STUDY.
- Creator
- Lang, Merike K., Rosselli, Mónica, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Psychology, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
- Abstract/Description
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The purpose of this study was to determine if there is an influence of bilingualism as well as musical experience and training on performance during tasks of executive function using electrophysiological (EEG) measures. The aims included: 1) analyzing differences across groups of bilinguals, monolinguals, bilingual musicians, and monolingual non-musicians on executive function tasks in their performance as well as in their corresponding event-related potentials (ERPs) to evaluate the effects...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to determine if there is an influence of bilingualism as well as musical experience and training on performance during tasks of executive function using electrophysiological (EEG) measures. The aims included: 1) analyzing differences across groups of bilinguals, monolinguals, bilingual musicians, and monolingual non-musicians on executive function tasks in their performance as well as in their corresponding event-related potentials (ERPs) to evaluate the effects of experience-dependent neuroplasticity, and 2) correlating the ERP measures during executive function tasks with measures of bilingualism and musical training. We used three questionnaires to determine the level of bilingualism, years of instrument use, and musical experience, which were provided online in the first phase of the study through Qualtrics. For the second in-person testing phase of the study, three cognitive tasks that measured stimulus evaluation and working memory (Oddball), response inhibition (Go/No-Go), and cognitive flexibility (Wisconsin Card Sorting Test; WCST) were administered. Also, three behavioral tasks: Digit Span, Short Term Visual Memory Binding, and Corsi block tapping test assessed differences in working memory across the groups. Latency differences were observed for bilingual musicians in Standard trials at frontal electrodes, and faster reaction times to Deviant stimuli were observed in bilingual musicians compared to bilinguals, with no other significant results in response inhibition and cognitive flexibility. Therefore, this study demonstrated that musical experience may influence an individual’s speed in performing a task that uses working memory and stimulus evaluation of unexpected stimuli, as well as in their cognitive efficiency of updating as reflected by earlier peaks in the P300 ERP component.
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- 2022
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013951
- Subject Headings
- Executive Function, Bilingualism, Music--Instruction and study
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The influence of nearshore waters on corals of the Florida reef tract.
- Creator
- Cook, Clayton B., Mueller, E. M., Ferrier, M. D., Annis, E. R.
- Date Issued
- 2002
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007396
- Subject Headings
- Florida, Straits of, Reefs--Florida, Corals--Florida, Montastraea, Corals--Growth
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- THE INFLUENCE OF NURSE-CARING FACTORS ON PATIENT SAFETY CULTURE.
- Creator
- Alfahd, Hanan, Longo, Joy, Florida Atlantic University, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
- Abstract/Description
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The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of technology perception and caring nurse-patient interactions on patient safety culture from the perception of critical care nurses in Saudi Arabia and to assess the mediating role of compassion fatigue on the relationship between technology perception and patient safety culture and between caring nurse-patient interactions and patient safety culture. A cross-sectional study was conducted in July and August 2022, in three hospitals...
Show moreThe purpose of this study is to examine the influence of technology perception and caring nurse-patient interactions on patient safety culture from the perception of critical care nurses in Saudi Arabia and to assess the mediating role of compassion fatigue on the relationship between technology perception and patient safety culture and between caring nurse-patient interactions and patient safety culture. A cross-sectional study was conducted in July and August 2022, in three hospitals located in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia. A convenience, purposive sample of critical care nurses who provides direct care to patients in critical care units, stepdown, and emergency departments were recruited. one hundred and eighty-three nurse participated in this study with an overall response rate of 51.69%. Nurse participants completed the Survey of Patient Safety Culture for Hospitals, the Technological Influences Questionnaire subscale of the Caring Attributes, Professional Self-Concept, and Technological Influences scale, the Caring Nurse-Patient Interactions scale, and the Compassion Fatigue subscale from the ProQOL scale which contained the Secondary Traumatic Stress and Burnout subscales. Descriptive statistics and a linear regression model were used to analyze the research data. A significant relationship was found between technology perception and patient safety culture and between caring nurse patient interaction and patient safety culture. There is no significant mediating role of the Secondary Traumatic Stress on the relationship between technology perception and patient safety culture and between caring nurse patient interaction and patient safety culture. The burnout has a full mediating effect on the relationship between technology perception and patient safety culture and a partial mediating effect on the relationship between caring nurse patient interaction and patient safety culture. The research findings have established the foundation of the relationship between nursing caring factors (perception of technology and caring nurse-patient interaction) and patient safety culture. However, more research is needed to understand the direct effect of these relationships on patient outcomes.
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- 2022
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014063
- Subject Headings
- Intensive care nursing, Saudi Arabia, Nurse-Patient Relations, Patient Safety, Compassion Fatigue
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The influence of oral anatomy on prey selection during the ontogeny of two percoid fishes, Lagodon rhomboides and Centropomus undecimalis.
- Creator
- Luczkovich, Joseph J., Norton, Stephen F., Gilmore, R. G., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
- Date Issued
- 1995
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3318883
- Subject Headings
- Perciformes--Anatomy, Ontogeny, Centropomus, Lagodon rhomboides, Perciformes--Morphology
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The Influence of Perceived Social Support and Parental Loneliness on Parent-Infant Affiliation.
- Creator
- Riera-Gomez, Lindsey M, Wilcox, Teresa G., Florida Atlantic University, Department of Psychology, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
- Abstract/Description
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Parental sensitivity, parental intrusiveness, child involvement, and dyadic synchrony are factors associated with important developmental outcomes. The current study uses the CIB (Feldman, 1998) for a behavioral approach to investigating the effects of parental loneliness and perceived social support during the COVID-19 pandemic on parent-infant (12 24 mo) behaviors during a free-play interaction (N = 43). The results of this study demonstrate that parental loneliness has an adverse effect...
Show moreParental sensitivity, parental intrusiveness, child involvement, and dyadic synchrony are factors associated with important developmental outcomes. The current study uses the CIB (Feldman, 1998) for a behavioral approach to investigating the effects of parental loneliness and perceived social support during the COVID-19 pandemic on parent-infant (12 24 mo) behaviors during a free-play interaction (N = 43). The results of this study demonstrate that parental loneliness has an adverse effect on parental sensitivity and intrusiveness, but not child involvement and dyadic synchrony. Mediation analyses revealed the specific mechanisms by which low levels of perceived social support increase loneliness, which in turn, influences parents to behave more intrusively towards their infants. The findings of this study hold value for interventions that seek to reduce risk for adverse developmental outcomes. These results also hold important implications about the COVID-19 pandemic and its negative impact on parenting behaviors towards infants.
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- 2022
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014073
- Subject Headings
- Parent and infant, COVID-19, Loneliness, Social Support
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The influence of physical fitness on the physiologic response to 10 minutes of chest compression-only CPR.
- Creator
- Berrones, Adam J., Graduate College
- Date Issued
- 2010-04-09
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3176240
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- THE INFLUENCE OF POSITIVELY EVALUATIVE ATTRIBUTES ON PURCHASING DECISIONS.
- Creator
- Temples, Chelsea L., Barnhardt, Terrence M., Florida Atlantic University, Department of Psychology, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
- Abstract/Description
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This experiment evaluated the effect of positively evaluative attributes on purchasing decisions by manipulating the Type of Repetition from a study phase to a test phase. Behavioral data and hemodynamic responses were measured using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) in 38 participants during a study task, where brand-name products and product specific attributes were processed, and during a test phase, where participants chose to purchase either new or previously processed...
Show moreThis experiment evaluated the effect of positively evaluative attributes on purchasing decisions by manipulating the Type of Repetition from a study phase to a test phase. Behavioral data and hemodynamic responses were measured using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) in 38 participants during a study task, where brand-name products and product specific attributes were processed, and during a test phase, where participants chose to purchase either new or previously processed products that were presented with either the same attribute, a different attribute, or no attribute. Results at test showed that repeating the association produced the highest accuracy in selecting the previously processed product and the highest hemodynamic activation. In contrast, presenting a different attribute at test produced the lowest accuracy and least hemodynamic activation, much like baseline. This hemodynamic difference between the same and different conditions was especially prevalent in the left hemisphere during the later time windows. These findings suggest that repeating the association biases purchase intention and produces hemodynamic repetition enhancement. In contrast, changing the association leads to interference and reduced selection of the processed product.
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- 2023
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014238
- Subject Headings
- Consumer behavior, Consumer behavior--Psychological aspects, Semantic memory
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The influence of predatory decapods, refuge, and microhabitat selection on seagrass communities.
- Creator
- Leber, Kenneth M., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
- Date Issued
- 1985
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3172808
- Subject Headings
- Shrimps, Seagrasses --Mexico, Gulf of --Identification, Seagrasses –Ecology, Thalassia, Decapoda (Crustacea), Predation (Biology)
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The influence of prey identity and size on selection of prey by two marine fishes.
- Creator
- Main, Kevan L., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
- Date Issued
- 1985
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3353752
- Subject Headings
- Predators, Marine fishes, Lagodon rhomboides, Syngnathus floridae, Shrimps, Predation (Biology)
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The influence of professional identity and outcome knowledge on professional judgment.
- Creator
- Johnson, Anna J., Higgs, Julia, Florida Atlantic University, College of Business, School of Accounting
- Abstract/Description
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In response to the release of one of its Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB or Board) inspection reports, Deloitte notes that “[p]rofessional judgments of reasonable and highly competent people may differ as to the nature and extent of necessary auditing procedures, conclusions reached and required documentation” (PCAOB, 2008, 30). Other responses to PCAOB findings echo this sentiment. Stakeholders need to understand causes of differences between experts’ professional judgments...
Show moreIn response to the release of one of its Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB or Board) inspection reports, Deloitte notes that “[p]rofessional judgments of reasonable and highly competent people may differ as to the nature and extent of necessary auditing procedures, conclusions reached and required documentation” (PCAOB, 2008, 30). Other responses to PCAOB findings echo this sentiment. Stakeholders need to understand causes of differences between experts’ professional judgments to effectively utilize PCAOB inspection findings and firms’ responses to those findings. This study uses Social Identity Theory to explore whether role identity as an audit partner, internal reviewer, or PCAOB inspector, influences an expert’s judgments in an ambiguous decision environment. I find that professional judgments do not differ based on professional identity. This study also examines whether the presence or absence of outcome knowledge explains judgment differences among auditing experts. Consistent with prior research, e.g. Peecher & Piercey, 2008, outcome knowledge does affect experts’ professional judgment. I also find that experts’ level of organizational identification and membership esteem impacts professional judgment.
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- 2014
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004126, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004126
- Subject Headings
- Accountants -- Professional ethics, Accounting -- Decision making, Auditing -- Decision making, Business ethics, Judgment, Managerial accounting
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The influence of quantitative and qualitative aspects of habitat complexity in tropical sea-grass meadows.
- Creator
- Stoner, Allan W., Lewis, F. Graham, III, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
- Date Issued
- 1985
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3353763
- Subject Headings
- Seagrasses, Thalassia testudinum, Turtle grass, Seagrasses--Habitat, Halimeda, Decapoda (Crustacea)
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The Influence of Reflective Practice on the Case Conceptualization Competence of Counselor Trainees.
- Creator
- Binensztok, Vassilia, Sperry, Len T., Florida Atlantic University, College of Education, Department of Counselor Education
- Abstract/Description
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The purpose of this quasi-experimental, longitudinal study was to measure the effects of reflective practice coaching on 35 participants, as compared to participants who did not receive coaching. Data was collected over a period of eight weeks. A secondary purpose was to examine the effects of a standardized case conceptualization training lecture on 84 participants. A third purpose was to examine the relationships between counselor trainee demographic variables, their attitudes towards...
Show moreThe purpose of this quasi-experimental, longitudinal study was to measure the effects of reflective practice coaching on 35 participants, as compared to participants who did not receive coaching. Data was collected over a period of eight weeks. A secondary purpose was to examine the effects of a standardized case conceptualization training lecture on 84 participants. A third purpose was to examine the relationships between counselor trainee demographic variables, their attitudes towards evidence-based practice, disposition towards reflective reasoning, and competence in writing case conceptualizations. This was the first study to contribute to the reflection in counseling literature. A convenience sample of N = 84 participants participated in two standardized case conceptualization training lectures. An intervention group (N = 35) received an additional three one-on-one reflection coaching sessions. The comparison group (N = 49) received the training lectures and no coaching. Participants from both groups attended two 3-hour training lectures, which taught the integrative case conceptualization model developed by Sperry (2010). Intervention group participants took part in three additional one-on-one reflection coaching sessions. Pre- and post-training lecture case conceptualization skills were assessed using the Case Conceptualization Evaluation Form (CCEF) 2.0. Levels of reflective thinking were measured with pre-, post-, and post-post-administrations of The Reflection in Learning Scale (Sobral, 2005). Variance in case conceptualization competence was analyzed using a MANOVA. Intervention group participants’ mean CCEF 2.0 scores were significantly higher than those of the comparison group (M = 72.64 and M = 46.81, respectively). Reflective thinking was determined not to be a mediating or moderating variable. Mean CCEF 2.0 scores from the first training lecture increased from the pre-test to the post-test (M = 11.20 and M = 24.10, respectively) for all participants. Mean case CCEF 2.0 scores also increased from the pre-test to the post-test in the second training lecture (M = 21.33 and M = 52.29, respectively) for all participants. Additionally, a paired sample t-test showed improvement on the Reflection in Learning Scale (Sobral, 2005) between the post-test and post-post test for the intervention group. Results were significant (|t| = 1.91, df 34, p < .001, one-tailed).
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- 2019
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013187
- Subject Headings
- Counselor trainees, Competence, Counselors--Training of, Reflective learning
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- Document (PDF)
