The term “attention drawing” refers to the action of sellers who call out to get the attention of people passing by in front of their stores or shops to invite them inside to buy or sample products. Since the speaking styles exhibited in such attentiondrawing speech are clearly different from conversational speech, in this study, we focused on prosodic analyses of attention-drawing speech and c...

In an era of increased accountability in assessing student learning outcomes, greater emphasis has been focused on factors that influence student learning. In this paper we examine the impact of instructional methods and information technology on student learning styles, all critical factors affecting student learning. A research framework that suggests the relationship of instructional process...

Meditation has been shown to aid with the management of affective disorders through improving emotion regulation. Here we begin develop a theory meditation by creating computational cognitive model focused attention meditation. Our was created within Prims, derivative ACT-R architecture. We implemented based on an extensive literature review how experience unfolds over time. then tested Prims i...

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the role of negative and positive affectivity, selffocused attention, and attentional control in social anxiety symptoms.  Methods: A sample of 382 students of Isfahan University was selected and the participants completed Social Phobia Inventory (SPIN), Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), Attentional Control Scale (ACS), and Focus...