Leo Tolstoy the spiritual educator

This paper considers the often overlooked religious and educational works of the Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy (1828–1910). After outlining Tolstoy's life, religious and educational views, it is argued that Tolstoy has much to offer spiritual educators today. In particular, it suggests Tolstoy's insistence on the absolute and eternal nature of spiritual and moral truths, coupled with a free and heuristic pedagogy, are key ingredients of an authentic spiritual education.     

What Should Realists Say About Honor Cultures?

Richard Nisbett and Dov Cohen’s (1996) influential account of “cultures of honor” speculates that honor norms are a socially-adaptive deterrence strategy. This theory has been appealed to by multiple empirically-minded philosophers, and plays an important role in John Doris and Alexandra Plakias’ (2008) antirealist argument from disagreement. In this essay, I raise four objections to the Nisbett-Cohen deterrence thesis, and offer another theory of honor in its place that sees honor as an agonistic normative system regulating prestige competitions. Since my account portrays honor norms as radically different from liberal ones, it actually strengthens Doris and Plakias’ case in some respects: cultures of honor are not merely superficially different from Western liberal ones. Nonetheless, the persistent appeal of honor’s principles, and their moral plausibility in certain contexts, suggests not antirealism, but pluralism—a reply on behalf of realism that itself has considerable empirical support.     

论艾滋病患者的隐私权保护

中国艾滋病立法始于1987年,其标志性法规性文件就是《艾滋病监测管理的若干规定》,这也是中国第一部关于艾滋病的法规性文件.中国艾滋病立法虽然已有了19年的历史,但至今中国仍没有专门的、系统的、权威的艾滋病法规,大多数法律或法规性内容都是分散在其他的法律、法规或规章中,现有的法律法规体系残缺不全.2006年1月29日,国务院总理温家宝签署第457号国务院令,公布了《艾滋病防治条例》,该条例于2006年3月1日起施行.该条例明确了政府和个人艾滋病防治的权利与义务,应该是中国目前最专门、最系统、最权威的艾滋病法规.但如何保护艾滋病患者的隐私权,该条例并未充分说明,因此有必要予以探讨和研究.     

国外教师职业倦怠研究新进展

教师职业倦怠是教师因工作时间过长、工作量过大、工作强度过高所经历的一种疲惫不堪的状态,包括情绪衰竭、去人性化、低个人成就感三个方面.教师职业倦怠的起因很多,除个人因素外,更重要的是环境因素,主要包括超量工作、缺乏调节、缺乏奖赏、人际关系障碍、公平缺失和价值冲突等,研究者认为教会教师应对倦怠的策略是缓解倦怠的有效方法.     

社会比较方向及目标可达性对行为水平的影响

采用“错觉合取效应”实验材料,以正确率和反应时为行为水平的指标,探讨在coaetion的情景下．不同的社会比较方向及比较目标的可达性对个体任务操作水平的影响。结果发现,成绩差异量越大．可达性越低：无论个体进行上行比较还是下行比较,当成绩差异量为20％时,其行为水平显著高于其他成绩差异量时的行为水平。上行比较时,不同的成绩差异量,任务操作的正确率由高到低依次为：20％、30％、10％、40％;下行比较时．不同的成绩差异量,任务操作的正确率由高到低依次为：20％、10％、30％、40％。对个体心理紧张度进行方差分析发现,当个体进行上行比较时,心理紧张度显著高于下行比较。     

Sound enhances detection of visual target during infancy: a study using illusory contours

In adults, a salient tone embedded in a sequence of nonsalient tones improves detection of a synchronously and briefly presented visual target in a rapid, visually distracting sequence. This phenomenon indicates that perception from one sensory modality can be influenced by another one even when the latter modality provides no information about the judged property itself. However, no study has revealed the age-related development of this kind of cross-modal enhancement. Here we tested the effect of concurrent and unique sounds on detection of illusory contours during infancy. We used a preferential looking technique to investigate whether audio-visual enhancement of the detection of illusory contours could be observed at 5, 6, and 7 months of age. A significant enhancement, induced by sound, of the preference for illusory contours was observed only in the 7-month-olds. These results suggest that audio-visual enhancement in visual target detection emerges at 7 months of age.     

“各说各话”的语言经验对景颇族大学生执行功能的影响

在中国云南的景颇族中,相当多的家庭是由不同支系的人组成的,家庭成员交际时存在着"各说各话"的现象。"各说各话"对讲话者的执行功能有无影响?采用抑制控制、注意转换和记忆刷新任务测量各说各话和非各说各话的景颇族大学生的抑制能力、转换能力和刷新能力。结果表明,各说各话与非各说各话的景颇族大学生在色词干扰和数字转换中差异显著,各说各话者的Stroop效应量小,停止信号的反应时短。各说各话与非各说各话的景颇族大学生在数字转换和图形转换中差异显著,各说各话者反应快,转换代价小。各说各话与非各说各话的景颇族大学生在活动记忆刷新与色点位置刷新任务中差异不显著。这表明,各说各话者比非各说各话者在抑制能力与转换能力上具有优势。语言经验对执行功能的影响具有功能特异性。     

自传体记忆的开端:最早记忆的诱发与评估

童年期遗忘指人们无法回忆起生命最初几年的事情。最早记忆是童年期遗忘开始消退和自传体记忆发生的标志,诸多研究表明成人的最早记忆一般介于3~4岁间,儿童有更早的最早记忆。最早记忆的诱发方法,包括单一最早记忆法、线索词法、穷举法和生命全程法;最早记忆的评估方法,包括自陈式的记忆现象学问卷测量,以及针对记忆叙述内容的编码分析。未来研究要加强纵向研究,追踪最早记忆随年龄而发生的变化;展开特殊人群的研究;完善测量工具;探究早期记忆保持和遗忘的机制。     

Using animals for the training of physicians and surgeons

It is argued that cultural attitudes of a speciesist nature are background to the current practice of animal use in teaching medical students and residents. The scope of this activity is estimated, and educational theory is enlisted to suggest that many assumptions about the effectiveness of the practice are not valid. An assessment of one course used for ob-gyn training is presented. Since it is clear that animal suffering should be avoided when possible, the case is made that alternatives to animals may be used to replace animal use in much of current medical education. Medical educators should routinely question and offer adequate justification for any use of animals in medical education.