Hiring family therapists for a research project via videotaped interviews: A brief report

The authors describe an interview procedure devised for use in hiring therapists for a research and demonstration project in which the employers viewed videotaped interviews of applicants responding to a standard set of questions posed by an on-site researcher/interviewer. The approach is considered potentially useful for agencies to use in hiring therapists with a systemic orientation.     

Divorce in the kibbutz: Affective responses to separation

This article is part of a comprehensive research project in which the central characteristics of the process of divorce in the kibbutz were examined. It appears that the framework of the kibbutz, free as it is from socio-economic pressures and boundary factors not directly connected with the marital relationship as such, provides an excellent and perhaps unique opportunity to investigate the pure emotional effects of the marital breakup.     

A qualitative understanding of reflective-teams II: Therapists' perspectives

A research team developed and asked questions to a reflective-team about their clinical practice. The purpose of the questions was to better understand reflective-team members' experiences, beliefs, and aspirations. A participant/observation methodology was used in formulating the questions to the therapists. Therapists stated that reflective-teams were valuable in resolving impasses, developing multiple perspectives on clients' problems, and encouraging interaction among team members, but were problematic if clients were unaccustomed to team practice or if there were physically too many people in the interviewing room. Therapists believed that reflective-teams as a team practice was not practical in typical practice settings.     

Co-creating shared realities with couples

We are presenting a unique approach to understanding couples and relationships based on social constructionist principles. It is our belief that individuals possess constructions of reality with regard to relationships and must co-create a reality in which both partners participate. The implication of this theoretical principle is that differences between partners are not as important as the negotiation of such differences. One thousand premarital couples were examined to determine the effect of levels of flexibility and perceived differences on the quality of their relationships. Data analysis revealed that levels of flexibility were a significant factor in couples' abilities to cocreate a successful shared reality.Portions of this paper were presented at the annual conference of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, October 1992, Miami Beach, FL.Both authors were primary contributors to this paper.     

Using Minuchin's structural family therapy techniques with Italian-American families

Italian-American families have general characteristics about which family therapists should be informed in order to select appropriate and effective family therapy for this cultural group. The author identifies Minuchin's structural family therapy techniques as relevant for working with Italian-American families, adding a note of personal validation of the need and efficacy of the Minuchin approach.     

閃光頻率辨認中的时間知觉問題

一、問題 这項研究是从“閃光信号的頻率选择实驗研究”总課題派生出来的一个問題。在进行上述研究,尤其是有关“閃光頻率辨认和等辨量表”的实驗时,許多被試口头报告曾使用数数法,帮助自己辨认閃光的頻率。經与实驗結果对照,发現在閃光頻率低于30—40周/分时,用数数法确实有效,頻率較高(例如100周/分以上)时,則漸难使用数数法了,其轉折点似在50周/分左右。由于閃光頻率与閃光每周的时距有一定的关系,閃光頻率的辨认,归根結底,主要是以时間知觉为基础的。     

五、六年級学生掌握代数“有理数”部分的心理特点的实驗研究

在学制改革运动中,由于算术教学下放以及数学教学体系的变化,給代数教学提出了一些新的課題——下放教学的可能性以及下放教学的适宜年龄。这些問題的解决就为数学新体系的建立,提供一些可靠的科学依据。     

奏鸣曲式中调性结构对紧张感的影响——以莫扎特与贝多芬钢琴奏鸣曲为例

音乐紧张感是音乐聆听的基础与重要环节。本研究选取莫扎特与贝多芬的音乐作品, 运用紧张感模型计算与行为实验两种方法, 探讨奏鸣曲式中的调性结构对紧张感的影响。研究发现, 奏鸣曲中呈示部、展开部与再现部三部分的紧张感变化具有差异, 展开部的紧张感高于呈示部与再现部, 再现部的紧张感高于呈示部, 这源于转调距离与转调频率的差异。本研究探讨了在大尺度的真实音乐作品中调性结构对紧张感的影响, 为音乐学领域的研究提供佐证和新的视角。     

自动驾驶汽车与行人交互中的沟通界面设计：基于行人过街决策模型的评估

自动驾驶汽车要进入人车混行的普通道路, 需确保与过街行人之间的交互安全和效率。为解决这一问题, 高等级自动驾驶汽车往往在车辆外部装置显示设备, 即外部人机界面(eHMIs)以和行人沟通信息。在具体设计上, 已有研究主要采用文字、图形、投影等视觉沟通形式, 传达车辆状态(是否在自动驾驶模式)、意图和对行人的过街建议等沟通信息, 并在真实路段实验、虚拟场景及实验室实验等情境中评估了界面的使用对行人过街意向、速度和准确性等指标的影响。然而, 以行人为中心的外部界面设计需系统地支持行人过街决策前各阶段的信息加工需求。因此, 我们结合行人过街决策过程和情境意识理论, 提出行人与自动驾驶汽车交互中的动态过街决策模型, 从行人认知加工视角评估各种界面的沟通效果。评估的结果启示, eHMIs应促进行人对车辆信息的感知、理解和预测。在感知阶段, 应采用多种类型界面、多呈现载体相结合, 增强信息的可识别性。在理解阶段, 需结合文字说明、合理选择沟通视角、信号标准化和培训提高可理解性。在预测阶段, 应结合车辆内隐运动信息, 帮助行人快速准确获取车辆未来行动意图。更重要的是, 未来研究应关注在多行人、多车辆混行情境下的信息沟通设计及其对行人的影响。理论方面, 未来研究也需要关注外部界面如何通过自下而上的通路影响情境意识和心智模型的形成。