明代"西天僧"考略

元末明初,来自“西天”迦湿弥罗的佛教僧人萨哈拶释哩在中国传法弘道十余年。他去世后,中国弟子智光宗承师说,发扬传承,从而在中国形成了一个具有鲜明印度密教特征的佛教教团,即“西天僧”。这个教团以北京地区为中心,与宫廷皇室及宦官有着十分密切的关系,地位尊崇。其宗教影响也进入到宫廷之中。     

只有真实，才能得信，然后有力

某些主流媒体高调宣传《道德经》进大学课堂。这是什么样的大学的《道德经》“教材”呢多年来的事实告诉人们：伪学术、伪科学如果没有新闻媒体的鼓吹,特别是如果没有权威媒体、主流媒体的鼓吹,就形不成大气候,造不成大危害。因此,在反对伪学术、伪科学的同时,我们必须高度关注伪宣传和伪新闻问题。     

社会判断的选择通达理论

比较是社会判断的核心过程。近期,Mussweile提出了选择通达理论模型,该模型区分了比较中两个基本的假设过程,整合了比较中的多种结果,为人们更好地理解判断的本质提供了一个新视角。本文主要介绍了选择通达的过程、结果及其存在的普遍性,并讨论了参照点运用和选择通达机制之间的区别和联系。     

国外外群体同质性效应研究述评

外群体同质性是刻板印象研究的一个特例,它是指人们倾向于认为外群体成员比内群体成员具有更加固定、刻板的特征,成员间具有更多的相似性和更少的变异性。目前国外外群体同质性效应研究具有以下几个特点:研究对象更为广泛;测量方法多样化;注重对机制的探讨;关注中介变量。     

Prolonged subjective duration near the hands: Effects of hand proximity on temporal reproduction

Psychonomic Bulletin & Review - It has been reported that human visual perception and attention are altered when the hands are nearby. Previous studies indicate that placing hands near stimuli...     

A Bayesian Power Analysis Procedure Considering Uncertainty in Effect Size Estimates from a Meta-analysis

In conventional frequentist power analysis, one often uses an effect size estimate, treats it as if it were the true value, and ignores uncertainty in the effect size estimate for the analysis. The resulting sample sizes can vary dramatically depending on the chosen effect size value. To resolve the problem, we propose a hybrid Bayesian power analysis procedure that models uncertainty in the effect size estimates from a meta-analysis. We use observed effect sizes and prior distributions to obtain the posterior distribution of the effect size and model parameters. Then, we simulate effect sizes from the obtained posterior distribution. For each simulated effect size, we obtain a power value. With an estimated power distribution for a given sample size, we can estimate the probability of reaching a power level or higher and the expected power. With a range of planned sample sizes, we can generate a power assurance curve. Both the conventional frequentist and our Bayesian procedures were applied to conduct prospective power analyses for two meta-analysis examples (testing standardized mean differences in example 1 and Pearson's correlations in example 2). The advantages of our proposed procedure are demonstrated and discussed.     

Reevaluating the two-representation model of numerical magnitude processing

One debate in mathematical cognition centers on the single-representation model versus the two-representation model. Using an improved number Stroop paradigm (i.e., systematically manipulating physical size distance), in the present study we tested the predictions of the two models for number magnitude processing. The results supported the single-representation model and, more importantly, explained how a design problem (failure to manipulate physical size distance) and an analytical problem (failure to consider the interaction between congruity and task-irrelevant numerical distance) might have contributed to the evidence used to support the two-representation model. This study, therefore, can help settle the debate between the single-representation and two-representation models.     

Assessing team performance: Moderating roles of transactive memory,hypercompetition, and emotional regulation

This study proposes a model based on transactive memory theory to analyze team performance. In the proposed model, team performance is influenced by hypercompetition and emotional regulation directly and indirectly via the mediation of transactive memory and knowledge sharing. According to the model, the direct effect of knowledge sharing on team performance is moderated by both hypercompetition and emotional regulation. Empirical testing of this model, using team personnel in banking, insurance, and financing firms, confirmed the applicability of the transactive memory theory among these service firms’ work teams. Managerial implications and research limitations are discussed.