Despite considerable research on the influence of emotions on risk taking, investigators have yet to agree on an explanatory framework. Reviewing the literature, we identify problems with popular valence-based approaches. In contrast, Lerner and Keltner s (2000, 2001) appraisal-tendencies theory has been supported, and usefully generates testable predictions regarding the effects of specific em...

BACKGROUND Rapid developments in intensive care medicine have made mechanical ventilation an essential method in the resuscitation and comprehensive treatment of critical care patients. This study aimed to develop and evaluate an appraisal form assessing the clinical effectiveness of adult invasive mechanical ventilation systems. METHODS An appraisal form was designed according to the effecti...

The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of structured training on recognition and appraisal of the timbre (tone quality) of musical instruments by postlingually deafened cochlear implant recipients. Twenty-four implant users (Nucleus CI24M) were randomly assigned to a control or a training group. The control group experienced only incidental exposure to music in their usual daily ro...

A sample of licensed pilots completed the Aeronautical Risk Judgment Questionnaire (ARJQ) which was developed to obtain data on pilots' perceptions of their abilities, willingness to take risks, hazard awareness, and judgments of the risks of general aviation. A subset of these subjects was tested on a computerised test of flight decision-making involving a proposed VFR flight in marginal weath...

Clinical guidelines are usually written as text documents that are meant for human consumption. Implementing clinical guidelines as decision-support systems that deliver patient-specific advice at the point of care could increase the effectiveness of clinical guidelines. Several researchers studied the transition from narrative guidelines to computer-interpretable guidelines and have identified...

Existing models that integrate emotion and cognition generally do not fully specify why cognition needs emotion and conversely why emotion needs cognition. In this paper, we present a unified computational model that combines an abstract cognitive theory of behavior control (PEACTIDM) and a detailed theory of emotion (based on an appraisal theory), integrated in a theory of cognitive architectu...

The purpose of the study was to contribute to the understanding of quality of life as it is experienced by a community-based, non-clinical sample of individuals with HIV/AIDS, applying family resiliency theory and the cognitive appraisal concepts. More specifically, the following variables were examined as predictors of quality of life: disease progression; the family resiliency variables of fa...

Background: The aims of the present study were to examine prediction threat and coping appraisal utilizing an extended protection motivation theory (PMT) for have COVID-19 vaccination influence various information sources on among university students in China. Methods: sample comprised 3145 from 43 universities China who completed online survey including PMT constructs as well added PMT. vaccin...