This research aimed to investigate factors that affect computer crime protection behavior, based on the protection motivation theory. Personal factors were considered, including: conscientious personality, perceived value of data, prior experience, and environmental factors. In addition, other factors were evaluated, including: subjective norm, security knowledge, and safeguard costs. These fac...

A sharp increase of internet plagiarism has become a major concern for educators. Despite the fact that an anti-plagiarism system has been reported as an effective and efficient tool for detection, deterrence, and education, its adoption rate has been found to be relatively low. The objective of this study is to investigate the facilitators and inhibitors affecting the adoption of an anti-plagi...

Except for the influential graduates, the content of the development core of universities needs to improve the scientific allocation of teacher resources, and the most relevant content to human resource of teacher is the salary incentive system. While the system related to performance appraisal system is the performance assessment system, so the sound and perfect performance appraisal system of...

Appraisal theory explains the elicitation of emotional reactions as a consequence of subjective evaluations based on personal needs, goals, desires, abilities, and beliefs. According to the appraisal approach, each emotion is caused by a characteristic pattern of appraisals, and different emotions are associated with different appraisals. This paper presents the DEBECO architecture, a computati...

Uncertainty management theory (UMT; Brashers, 2001, 2007) is rooted in the assumption that, as opposed to being inherently negative, health-related uncertainty is appraised for its meaning. Appraisals influence subsequent behaviors intended to manage uncertainty, such as information seeking. This study explores the connections among uncertainty, appraisal, and information-seeking behavior propo...

A common goal of couples' therapy is to help individuals modify their view of each other and the relationship. Distorted views and appraisals contribute to conflict, and these can be manifest by use of rationalization or denial. This study explored appraisal distortion as an evaluative and moral process that occurs during partner conflict, particularly when it becomes contemptuous and aggressiv...

background and purpose: adequate evidence based medicine (ebm) knowledge and skills are required to provide up-to-date, high quality medical care to patients. unfortunately, achieving these skills and knowledge requires a prolonged learning process and constant exposure to ebm concepts. the adult learning theory holds the assumption that adults learn better in a problem based and collaborative ...

Current computational appraisal models do not include comprehensive theories for the origins of appraisals – why and how are they generated? We argue that an agent is constantly engaged in comprehension as it strives to make sense of its place in the world. Our hypothesis is that many appraisals are inherent to the comprehension process. We present a model for the comprehension process and desc...