Incentive processes determine instrumental performance after a shift in primary motivation

1991 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernard Balleine
Keyword(s):  
Instrumental Performance ◽  
Primary Motivation

Comparison of diet quality of US adults based on primary motivation for following a vegetarian diet: A cross-sectional online study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Torna ◽  
Elena Smith ◽  
Meagan Lamothe ◽  
Dr. Bobbi Langkamp-Henken ◽  
Dr. Jeanette M Andrade
Keyword(s):  
Diet Quality ◽  
Vegetarian Diet ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Primary Motivation ◽  
Online Study

Engaging Undergraduate Public Health Students Through a Textbook Creation Project

2020 ◽  
pp. 237337992096241
Author(s):  
Jessica Sloan Kruger ◽  
Christopher Hollister
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Open Educational Resource ◽  
Educational Resource ◽  
Final Version ◽  
Primary Motivation ◽  
Course Content ◽  
Health Course ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Undergraduate Public Health

This study examines students’ perceptions of an open pedagogy experiment in which they created their own textbook for an undergraduate public health course. The lead author’s primary motivation for developing this assignment was the high cost associated with the traditional textbooks that were otherwise needed to cover the breadth of subject matter in the course. The resulting open textbook included 19 chapters, covering all the required components of the course, and the final version was published in a statewide open educational resource repository. Students provided feedback about this undertaking by way of an end-of-term survey. The results showed high percentages of students who associated the textbook creation project with greater engagement and satisfaction than the passive use of traditional textbooks. Students also reported their perception of a learning benefit related to the creation of course content. Pedagogical implications of this study are discussed, and future research questions are proposed.

The effect of mental practice on music memorization

2021 ◽  
pp. 030573562199523
Author(s):  
Claudia Iorio ◽  
Elvira Brattico ◽  
Frederik Munk Larsen ◽  
Peter Vuust ◽  
Leonardo Bonetti
Keyword(s):  
Memory Performance ◽  
Mental Practice ◽  
Physical Workload ◽  
Instrumental Performance ◽  
Musical Piece ◽  
Performance Tasks ◽  
Music Practice ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Music Memorization

Mental practice (MP) in music refers to the ability to rehearse music in the mind without any muscular movements or acoustic feedback. While previous studies have shown effects of the combination of MP and physical practice (PP) on instrumental performance, here we aimed to assess MP and PP effects on memory abilities. During a 1-week music practice protocol, classical guitarists were asked to practise a new musical piece using either a combination of MP and PP or PP alone. We asked participants to perform the piece and notate it at 3 different times: Day 1 and Day 7 of the 1-week practice protocol and 10 days after its completion (follow-up session). Results showed that the combination of MP and PP improves both notation and performance tasks compared with PP alone. Furthermore, we observed a clearer difference in memory performance in the follow-up session as compared with that in Day 7. Our results show that musicians can use both MP and PP to improve long-term retention and to reduce physical workload and playing-related overuse injuries. Therefore, we encourage music educators to teach MP in the classrooms rather than letting students discover it in a serendipitous way.

Accountability and the Fear of the Lord

2021 ◽  
pp. 095394682110097
Author(s):  
C. Stephen Evans
Keyword(s):  
Personal Autonomy ◽  
Moral Motivation ◽  
Human Flourishing ◽  
Primary Motivation ◽  
Fear Of The Lord

Why did the Biblical writers see the fear of the Lord as a virtue that is conducive to human flourishing? It is difficult for contemporary readers to understand how fear of anything can be virtuous. I propose that the fear of the Lord should be understood as accountability to God. I defend the claim that someone who displays excellence in an accountability relationship does display a virtue, and that this virtue is particularly valuable when exercised in relation to God. If we reject an individualistic view of moral motivation inspired by Kant, we can see that being held accountable does not necessarily diminish personal autonomy. The primary motivation for the person who has the virtue of accountability is not fear of punishment, but a desire to do what is right because it is right, rooted in an appreciation of the standing of one to whom one is accountable.

AN IMPROVED ALGORITHM FOR FINDING TREE DECOMPOSITIONS OF SMALL WIDTH

2000 ◽  
Vol 11 (03) ◽  
pp. 365-371 ◽  
Author(s):  
LJUBOMIR PERKOVIĆ ◽  
BRUCE REED
Keyword(s):  
Linear Time ◽  
Time Algorithm ◽  
Tree Decomposition ◽  
Linear Time Algorithm ◽  
Input Graph ◽  
Primary Motivation ◽  
Small Width ◽  
Tree Decompositions ◽  
Improved Algorithm

We present a modification of Bodlaender's linear time algorithm that, for constant k, determine whether an input graph G has treewidth k and, if so, constructs a tree decomposition of G of width at most k. Our algorithm has the following additional feature: if G has treewidth greater than k then a subgraph G′ of G of treewidth greater than k is returned along with a tree decomposition of G′ of width at most 2k. A consequence is that the fundamental disjoint rooted paths problem can now be solved in O(n2) time. This is the primary motivation of this paper.

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