Psychology and Behavioral Sciences

Volume 2, Issue 2, April 2013

  • A Model of Human Behavior Based on Visual Information Processing Mechanism for Reliability-Based System Design

    Kimihiro Yamanaka

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, April 2013
    Pages: 20-27
    Received: 07 March 2013
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    Published: 02 April 2013
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    Abstract: The aim of this study is to discuss the relation between the reliability of structural systems and the performance of human perception in human–machine systems. In this paper, we would like to evaluate the effect of performance deterioration on structural safety from the viewpoint of uncertainties in human behavior. The sensitivity of structural sa... Show More
  • Manifestations of Psychotic Symptomatology during Ex-cessive Internet Use

    Konstantinos S. Bonotis, Evangelini S. Kita, Agisilaos D. Zerdelis, Odysseas D. Mouzas, Nikiforos V. Angelopoulos

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, April 2013
    Pages: 28-35
    Received: 14 March 2013
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    Published: 02 April 2013
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    Abstract: The use, let alone the excessive use, of the internet is an expanding new social phenomenon. There is a growing reference to a problematic attitude called “internet addiction” as a candidate for a new psychiatric entity. Up to now, various psychiatric symptoms and disorders have been described which are related to the internet pathologic use: impul... Show More
  • Japanese Interpersonal Competences, Narcissism and Moral Affects

    Masayo Uji, Toshiaki Nagata, Toshinori Kitamura

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, April 2013
    Pages: 43-50
    Received: 23 March 2013
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    Published: 02 April 2013
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    Abstract: This study mainly examined two hypotheses: the first, based on Benedict’s argument that Japanese culture is a “culture of shame,” is that Japanese interpersonal competences are facilitated by shame but not guilt, the second, narcissism inhibits use of the Japanese interpersonal competencies. The respondents were 408 Japanese university students. NP... Show More
  • What Does Literature Say about Student at Risk

    Asbah Razali, Farimah Dokoushkani, Kogilavani Rajendran

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, April 2013
    Pages: 51-58
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    Published: 02 April 2013
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    Abstract: The purpose of this article is to review the research on at-risk students in order to determine what the literature reveals about the combined influence of school and community type on placing students at risk. Thus, the aim of this paper is to explore the various outcomes for student's risk factor in school and in the community found in literature... Show More
  • Temporal Expectations Affect Retrospective Temporal Judgments: Evidence in Favour of Assimilation Effects

    Florian Klapproth

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, April 2013
    Pages: 59-65
    Received: 28 March 2013
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    Published: 02 April 2013
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    Abstract: A study containing four experiments provided evidence in favour of assimilation effects in retrospective duration judgments due to temporal expectations. In this study, the participants did not know in advance that they would have to reproduce the duration of a target interval. Temporal expectations were induced prior to the target interval by the ... Show More
  • Rod and Frame Alignment Times Increase When the Frame is Tilted

    Jeff Bagust, Sharon Docherty, Rima Abdul Razzak

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, April 2013
    Pages: 66-72
    Received: 09 May 2013
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    Published: 30 May 2013
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    Abstract: The Rod and Frame test measures an individual’s subjective assessment of visual vertical and horizontal in the presence of a surrounding tilted frame. Attention has focused upon the effects of the surrounding frame upon spatial accuracy (Spatial Frame Effect). We have investigated if the tilted frame also affects the time that subjects take to make... Show More
  • Promoting Positive Mental Health among Students in Malaysia

    Che Rozaniza Azizan, Asbah Razali, Rajalingam Pillai

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, April 2013
    Pages: 73-82
    Received: 29 April 2013
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    Published: 10 June 2013
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    Abstract: This article examines analytic issues in research on mental health affecting the students in Malaysia. The review notes the continued move in briefing on the definition of mental health and mental health manner in promoting healthy secondary school students in Malaysia. At the point, parents and teachers are the individuals identified to perform th... Show More