In this paper a social agent model for joint decision making is presented addressing the role of mutually acknowledged empathic understanding in the decision making. The model is based on principles from recent neurological theories on mirror neurons, internal simulation, and emotion-related valuing. Emotion-related valuing of decision options and mutual contagion of intentions and emotions bet...

A Parental Values scale, in which students ranked the top 5 of 10 items in terms of how important they perceived the items as being to their parents, was analyzed using a latent class ranking model. A model with three latent classes was considered adequate, based on the Bayesian information criterion and the interpretability of the results. The three classes were interpreted as consisting of st...

This paper describes a non-aversive behavior management approach called gentle teaching and details supportive techniques of the approach. Principles of gentle teaching ;Ire explained, including unconditional valuing of individuals (shown by verbal valuing, gestural valuing, arid physical valuing); value reciprocation; and behavioral involvement (shown by co-participation in meaningful tasks). ...

How does valuing something for its own sake differ from an entity the of other things? Although numerous answers come to mind, many them rule out substantive views about what is valuable sake. I therefore seek provide a more neutral way distinguish two attitudes. Drawing existing accounts valuing, argue that can be distinguished in terms conative-volitional feature. Focusing first on “non-final...

the aim of this research was to compare more and less competitiveness of rice cultivars against barnyardgrass for light extinction coefficient and canopy structur. a filed experiment was conducted in 2007 growing season in tonekabon’s rice research station in mazandaran province. the experiment layout was a factorial design with four randomized complete blocks. seven rice cultivars (khazar, sep...