The Effects of Extrinsic Motivation on Scientific and Artistic Creativity among Middle School Students

The present study tested the effects of extrinsic motivation on scientific and artistic creativity among Chinese middle school students. In Study 1, a between-groups design was applied to examine the effects of expected rewards on scientific and artistic creativity among 123 students, and in Study 2 the same design was applied to examine the effects of expected evaluation from different raters on scientific and artistic creativity among 120 students. We also considered the effects of grade and gender in both studies. The results of Study 1 indicated that expected material reward had significant negative effects on scientific creativity for 7th graders, while expected social reward had significant positive effects on scientific creativity for 8th graders, and both expected material and social rewards had significant positive effects on artistic creativity. The results of Study 2 indicated that expected evaluation from teachers and classmates had significant negative effects on scientific creativity and significant positive effects on artistic creativity. These results suggest that there is no one-size-fits-all answer to the effects of extrinsic motivation and creativity, Factors such as culture, type of extrinsic motivation, grade, and domains of creativity must be fully considered when cultivating adolescents’ creativity.     

Issues in the identification and long-term management of Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome within a clinical infant service

Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome is a version of Munchausen's Syndrome whereby a parent, usually the mother, simulates or fabricates disease in one or more of her children in order to seek medical attention. Because this disorder is usually identified in pediatric settings, current literature focuses on identification of the syndrome, with little discussion of treatment issues or management strategies other than confrontation of the parent and removal of the child from the home. With the increased availability of infant mental health services, infant clinicians are likely to be called on to evaluate and treat cases of this disorder. This paper reviews the Munchausen by Proxy literature for infant clinicians and describes the identification and long-term management of one Munchausen by Proxy case within the context of an infant home-visiting service. Pertinent issues that emerged included the difficulties inherent in documenting the mother's pathological behavior, the clinical tension between preventing flight from treatment but limiting harmful behavior, the need for a long-term collaborative relationship with a designated pediatrician, and the importance of further education of protective service workers about this syndrome.     

中国空间隐喻研究现状与发展趋势——基于CiteSpace的知识图谱分析

通过CiteSpace对空间隐喻研究文献进行可视化分析发现,中国对于空间隐喻的研究始于1999年,经历了起步探索期、爆发期,现进入平稳深化期; 学科分布以语言学为主,文学与心理学为辅; 多数研究者更倾向单次独立研究而缺少持续与合作研究,仅构成一个作者群,另外也有一些小合作团队,只局限于两人合作,合作力量较弱; 各机构之间合作缺乏; 研究热点集中于空间隐喻、隐喻、认知、意象图式、空间、映射汉语、隐喻拓展等,近年来转向了概念隐喻、道德、道德概念、垂直空间隐喻和具身认知,且具身认知持续至今; 空间隐喻研究主要围绕空间隐喻、认知语言学、意向图式、方位词、映射、隐喻、认知和具身认知这八个主题开展。由此可知,未来的研究中可扩展学科范围、加强各作者和各单位之间的合作、探索其他研究热点。     

三维图形的客体和空间工作记忆存储时程研究

研究采用单探测变化检测范式,探讨了三维图形在视觉客体和空间工作记忆中的存储时程。实验一的三维图形由不同颜色、形状组成,实验二的图形由不同颜色、图案组成。两个实验的结果均发现:被试的正确率随刺激间隔时间的延长而显著下降; 空间工作记忆任务的正确率显著高于客体工作记忆任务。研究结果表明,视觉刺激消失后,不论是客体信息还是空间信息,均随间隔时间的延长而逐渐衰退,且客体信息衰退的速度比空间信息快。总体来看,三维图形的客体和空间信息在视觉工作记忆满负荷条件下能保持大约3～5秒的时间。     

性别身份的内涵及测量

性别身份是个体对于自身性别文化含义的理解,是个体自我概念的重要组成部分。在经典个性途径的研究传统下,性别身份模型从传统的单维度结构发展成将男性化和女性化分别作为两个独立维度的双维度结构,并产生了一种新的性别身份类型——“双性化”。随着性别身份研究的不断深入,性别身份的测量方法也从基于主观报告的经典量表测量,逐渐发展出了主客观结合导向、客观导向以及情境导向等新型测量思路。     

气郁体质对女性抑郁作用的纵向研究:一个有调节的中介模型

目的:为了明确气郁体质对女性抑郁的作用机制,研究通过纵向设计构建了一个有调节的中介模型,探讨了气郁体质和抑郁之间冗思的中介作用和生活应激事件的调节作用。方法:采用问卷法对468名女大学生进行追踪,通过间隔一年两个时间点的纵向设计,对女性的气郁体质、抑郁、冗思及生活应激事件进行调查。结果:交叉滞后模型结果显示,气郁体质可以显著预测女性一年后的抑郁水平; 冗思在气郁体质对一年后抑郁的影响中起纵向中介作用; 生活应激事件调节了气郁体质对一年后抑郁作用的直接路径和后半路径。结论:气郁体质与抑郁之间的纵向中介调节模型成立,这提示气郁体质的女性可以通过减少冗思,优化应对生活应激事件的方式来改善抑郁。     

中国面孔中的人格知觉维度

要求中国被试基于对中国面孔图片的第一印象对图片中人物进行人格判断,运用主成分分析和平行分析的方法,探究面孔中的人格知觉维度。结果发现,中国被试知觉本族男性、女性面孔时存在“亲和性”和“能力”两个人格知觉维度。初步揭示了亲和性维度具有跨文化的共性,并提出更广义的能力维度,其内容包含支配性特质和坚韧性特质。     

"脑死亡=死亡"生物医学定律的逻辑论证

心脏具有顽固自律性、可多次复苏性、功能可人工替代性、可多次置换性四大特点,因而已失去作为死亡判定权威器官的地位.而大脑由于具有统领性、损坏后不可恢复性、功能不可替代性、全脑不可置换性四大特点,已替代心脏成为死亡判定的靶器官."脑死亡=死亡"在相当长时期内都将是一个严格的科学定义.     

道教人物丁令威考

《搜神后记》中的丁令威故事,后世广为传播。据考证可知丁令威为历史上真实的道教人物,西晋豫宁(今江西省武宁县)辽东山人,不是辽宁辽东人。生于三国吴国后期,去世于东晋建武元年,七岁时于豫宁南山修道,后入阁皂山,传人散布福建。又曾于湖南石门、醴陵修道。东游至苏州,留有丁令威宅及后裔。又任泾县令,辞官后于姑孰灵虚山修道,于此辞世。