We recently reported that direct subjective ratings of the sense of presence are potentially unstable and can be biased by previous judgments of the same stimuli (Freeman et al., 1999). Objective measures of the behavioral realism elicited by a display offer an alternative to subjective ratings. Behavioral measures and presence are linked by the premise that, when observers experience a mediate...

the meaningfulness of religion’s language is taking part in a form of life. without it, words, language and religious beliefs have no meaning at all. perceiving a religious belief and judge about it only in light of a form of life becomes possible. form of life as kai nielsen in his famous article “wittgensteinian fideism” (1967) explains, if viewed as a whole, could not be objected, because ea...

This study assessed lifetime histories of discrete spiritual experiences recalled by 144 octogenarian men studied since adolescence and 80 spouses. Women were more likely to report discrete spiritual experiences, as were those from higher socioeconomic backgrounds and those judged more open to experience as young adults. Factor analysis revealed four types of experiences related to beauty/natur...

This paper addresses the many types of roles that people adopt within digital arenas such as online virtual worlds, and how those authored selves can enhance the sense of Self presence. Erving Goffman maintains that we play many roles in our everyday lives and that our identity is constantly being redefined by both aspects of a situation and the other people with whom we interact. With the expl...

INTRODUCTION Death anxiety is a concept with greater importance among the elderly as they approach inevitability of death. Identifying the correlates of death anxiety among old people is important in order to reduce the burden of this problem. Therefore, the present study was performed with the aim to examine the association between spiritual experiences and life satisfaction with death anxiety...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa background: acceptance-based behavior therapy (abbt) was developed based on the theory that generalized anxiety disorder (gad) is maintained through a reactive and fused relationship with internal experiences and a tendency toward experiential avoidance and behavioral restriction. abbt specifically targets these elements. here, we aimed to compare a...

BACKGROUND Older patients' experiences with care delivery may be important for their quality of life over time. Evidence is however lacking. Therefore, this study aims to identify the longitudinal relationship between older patients' experiences with hospital care, perceived quality of integrated care and quality of life after hospitalization. METHODS Our longitudinal research was based on a ...