The Development of Cognitive Reflection in China

Cognitive reflection is the tendency to override an intuitive response so as to engage in the reflection necessary to derive a correct response. Here, we examine the emergence of cognitive reflection in a culture that values nonanalytic thinking styles, Chinese culture. We administered a child-friendly version of the cognitive reflection test, the CRT-D, to 130 adults and 111 school-age children in China and compared performance on the CRT-D to several measures of rational thinking (belief bias syllogisms, base rate sensitivity, denominator neglect, and other-side thinking) and normative thinking dispositions (actively open-minded thinking and need for cognition). The CRT-D was a significant predictor of rational thinking and normative thinking dispositions in both children and adults, as previously found in American samples. Adults’ performance on the CRT-D correlated with their performance on the original CRT, and children's performance on the CRT-D predicted rational thinking and normative thinking dispositions even after adjusting for age. These results demonstrate that cognitive reflection, rational thinking, and normative thinking dispositions converge even in a culture that emphasizes holistic, nonanalytic reasoning.     

英国伊斯兰教本土化的历程及启示

根据英国本地新闻媒体报道,2020年1月位于伦敦的哈罗中央清真寺(Harrow Central Mosque)向诺斯威克公园医院(Northwick Park Hospital)的工作人员捐赠了11,000英镑,这笔捐款将用于有特殊需要的儿童的辅助治疗设备费用。哈罗中央清真寺负责人纳西尔·巴希尔·瓦尔西(Nasir Bashir Warsi)解释了捐赠背后的原因,"穆斯林社区必须与大的社会互动,并通过支持哈罗及其周边地区急需的当地服务来表现出穆斯林的善意。"     

弥赛亚观念考论

本文以《旧约》、古代后期犹太文献和《新约》为研究对象,考察了弥赛亚观念衍变的脉络和特征,对不同时期的现世首领式弥赛亚、理想君王式弥赛亚、末世救主式弥赛亚、政治首领和军事统帅式弥赛亚,以及耶稣和保罗的弥赛亚观念做出多方面的辨析。认为耶稣承袭古犹太传统而自命为弥赛亚,但摒弃以往观念中的犹太民族主义倾向和政治性、世俗性、功利性动机,而大力张扬了普世主义和绝对宗教精神。保罗的弥赛亚观念进而致力于阐释耶稣生平(尤其受难和复活)对于超越历史和地域之普世民众的共同意义,为日后征服了整个世界的基督教奠定下重要的神学根基。     

天下大同——《老子》大道与和谐

引言追求和谐完美,不只是现代人的理想,古人也同此心;不只是中国人的愿望,外国人也同此愿。早在公元前4世纪古希腊哲学家柏拉图就作有《理想国》,16世纪英国莫尔著《乌托邦》,18世纪英国欧文发起合作社运动,还有德国音乐家贝多芬和诗人席勒的《欢乐颂》……人们总是在憧憬一个理想的世界。     

自由主义的自我观与社群主义的共同体观念

自由主义的自我观是一种原子式的个人观,这种原子式的个人先于社会结构而存在,并且社会的性质是为他们所决定的。自由主义的自我观根源于现代社会。社群主义强调个人的社会背景关联性、强调社会结构对个人的优先性,从而提出共同体的观念。而从麦金太尔等人的共同体观念来看,他们所强调的共同体都是历史性的,而不是现代的。     

隐喻理解的ERPs研究述评

该文评述隐喻理解ERPs研究的主要进展.首先,脑电成分研究结果大多不支持隐喻理解的阶段论,隐喻义和本义可平行通达,但隐喻理解较本义语的理解需要更多的认知资源;其次,半球优势研究表明隐喻与本义语的半球优势并非绝对的二分法,而是受规约化水平等诸多因素的影响.隐喻理解的ERPs研究证据对隐喻理解特异论提出了质疑.     

Social capital,migration stress,depression and sexual risk behaviors among rural-to-urban migrants in China: a moderated mediation modeling analysis

Background: Few studies have examined the complex relationship of migration stress and depression with sexual risk behaviors among migrants. The relationship between migration stress and sexual risk behaviors may be mediated by depression, and the mediation process may be modified by social capital. The study aims to investigate this moderated mediation mechanism among rural-to-urban migrants.

Methods: Data were collected from rural-to-urban migrants in China. Migration stress, depression, and social capital were measured with validated scales and used as predictor, mediator and moderator, respectively, to predict the likelihood of having sex with risk partners. Mediation and moderated mediation models were used to analyze the data.

Results: Depression significantly mediated the migration stress–sex with risk partner relationship for males (the indirect effect [95%CI]?=?0.36 [0.08, 0.66]); the mediation effect was not significant for females (0.31 [?0.82, 0.16]). Among males, social capital significantly moderated the depression-sex with risk partner relation with moderation effect ?0.12 [?0.21, ?0.04], ?0.21 [?0.41, ?0.01] and ?0.17 [?0.30, ?0.05] for total, bonding and bridging capital respectively.

Conclusion: Social capital may weaken the association between migration stress and sexual risk behavior by buffering the depression-sexual risk behaviors association for males. Additional research is needed to examine this issue among females.     

Dimensions of Perfectionism Mediate the Relationship Between Parenting Styles and Coping

This study explored the relationships among parenting styles, perfectionism dimensions, and coping through an online survey. With structural equation modeling and a bootstrap method, the results demonstrated that perfectionism dimensions mediated the relationship between parenting styles and coping strategies among 376 undergraduates (women, 80.6%; men, 19.4%; Caucasian, 94.4%). Thus, parenting practices may be antecedents to perfectionism dimensions that contribute to an individual's ability to cope with stressful situations. The implications for counselors and practice are discussed.