scholarly journals Further Empirical Evidence on Patrick Hughes’ Reverspectives: A Pilot Study

Vision ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 2
Author(s):  
Alessandra Galmonte ◽  
Mauro Murgia ◽  
Fabrizio Sors ◽  
Valter Prpic ◽  
Tiziano Agostini
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Depth Perception ◽  
Present Experiment ◽  
Spatial Arrangement ◽  
Critical Distance ◽  
3D Structures ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Illumination Direction

Reverspectives are paintings created by the English artist Patrick Hughes. They are 3D structures, for example, pyramids or prisms, which elicit an illusory depth perception that corresponds to the reverse of the physical depth layout. Rogers and Gyani state that “the perspective information provided by a simple grid of vertical and horizontal lines on a slanting surface can be just as powerful as the information provided by a rich, naturalistic scene”. The present experiment was aimed to further investigate this perspective reversal. Three independent variables were manipulated: (1) texture components (i.e., vertical, horizontal, and oblique lines components), (2) texture spatial arrangement (i.e., Hughes-type “perspective” grid vs. equidistant “no perspective” grid), and (3) illumination direction (i.e., homogeneous illumination, light from above, and light from below). The dependent variable was the “critical distance”, namely, the distance between an approaching observer and the stimulus at which the illusory depth perception of concavity/convexity switched to the actual perception of convexity/concavity. The results showed that a stronger illusion is elicited by: (a) a Hughes-type texture spatial arrangement; (b) a complete grid texture composition, having both vertical and horizontal, and oblique components; and (c) illumination from below, as opposed to the condition in which light is coming from above.

Leisure Functioning and Offender Rehabilitation

2016 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 150-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alison J. Link ◽  
D J Williams
Keyword(s):  
Intrinsic Motivation ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Offender Rehabilitation ◽  
Strong Positive Correlation ◽  
Statistical Relationship ◽  
Leisure Education ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Rehabilitation Strategy

This study examined the statistical relationship between offender rehabilitation and leisure functioning of Oregon prisoners ( N = 281) soon to reenter society. The strong positive correlation between leisure functioning and rehabilitation is an important finding of the study. Perception of freedom and intrinsic motivation in leisure, as independent variables, were significantly related to rehabilitation even when controlling for the influence of demographic and important forensic variables. This study provides initial empirical evidence for the importance of leisure in offender rehabilitation and successful offender reentry. The role of leisure education programming as a supportive offender rehabilitation strategy is also discussed.

scholarly journals The effect of preregistration on trust in empirical research findings: results of a registered report

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 181351 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarahanne M. Field ◽  
E.-J. Wagenmakers ◽  
Henk A. L. Kiers ◽  
Rink Hoekstra ◽  
Anja F. Ernst ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Strong Evidence ◽  
Bayes Factors ◽  
Research Practices ◽  
Questionable Research Practices ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Research Initiatives

The crisis of confidence has undermined the trust that researchers place in the findings of their peers. In order to increase trust in research, initiatives such as preregistration have been suggested, which aim to prevent various questionable research practices. As it stands, however, no empirical evidence exists that preregistration does increase perceptions of trust. The picture may be complicated by a researcher's familiarity with the author of the study, regardless of the preregistration status of the research. This registered report presents an empirical assessment of the extent to which preregistration increases the trust of 209 active academics in the reported outcomes, and how familiarity with another researcher influences that trust. Contrary to our expectations, we report ambiguous Bayes factors and conclude that we do not have strong evidence towards answering our research questions. Our findings are presented along with evidence that our manipulations were ineffective for many participants, leading to the exclusion of 68% of complete datasets, and an underpowered design as a consequence. We discuss other limitations and confounds which may explain why the findings of the study deviate from a previously conducted pilot study. We reflect on the benefits of using the registered report submission format in light of our results. The OSF page for this registered report and its pilot can be found here: http://dx.doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/B3K75 .

A Pilot Study of Enhancing Subject Discovery of Textual Web Resources

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kwan Yi
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Web Pages ◽  
External Resources ◽  
Web Resources

The aim of this study is to explore to what degree hyperlinked external resources contribute to the automated subject-related term indexing. Empirical evidence shows no additional enhancement of performance with the additional resources. It also implies that target Web pages are closer in subject to siting pages than sited pages.L’objectif de cette étude est d’explorer à quel degré les ressources hypertextes externes contribuent à l’indexation automatique par sujet. L’observation empirique ne montre aucune amélioration additionnelle de la performance avec les ressources supplémentaires. Ceci implique également que le sujet des pages web ciblées se rapproche davantage du sujet des pages web sélectionnant que des pages web sélectionnées. 

scholarly journals EFFECT OF E-FILING SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION AND TAX KNOWLEDGE ON TAXPAYER COMPLIANCE WITH ACCOUNT REPRESENTATIVE SERVICES AS MEDIATION VARIABLE (Case Study on Personal Taxpayers at KPP Pratama, East Tangerang)

2020 ◽  
pp. 66-80
Author(s):  
Hasian Purba
Keyword(s):  
Path Analysis ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Direct Effect ◽  
Analytical Method ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Sample Selection ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Multiple Test ◽  
Filing System

The purpose of this study is as follows: 1) Finding empirical evidence regarding the effect of the application of e-filing systems to account representative services; 2) Finding empirical evidence regarding the effect of tax knowledge on account representative services; 3) Finding empirical evidence regarding the effect of applying the e-filing system to taxpayer compliance; 4) Finding empirical evidence regarding the influence of tax knowledge on taxpayer compliance; and 5) Finding empirical evidence regarding the effect of account representative services on taxpayer compliance. This type of research used in this study is causal which will test the hypothesis about the effect of one or several independent variables on the dependent variable. The population in this study were all Individual Taxpayers registered at East Tangerang KPP. Sample selection with purposive sampling method. The analytical method used to test hypotheses is the path analysis test and multiple test. The results showed that: 1) The application of e-Filing system had a direct effect on the Account Representative service; 2) Knowledge of taxation directly affects the service of Account Representatives; 3) The application of the e-Filing system has a direct effect on the compliance of taxpayers; 4) Tax knowledge directly affects the compliance of taxpayers; and 5) Account Representative services directly affect the compliance of taxpayers. KEYWORDS: Application of E-Filing System, Account Representative Services, Taxpayer Compliance

scholarly journals Considerations for a Regression-Based Real Estate Valuation and Appraisal Model: A Pilot Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 99
Author(s):  
Shawn L. Robey ◽  
Mark A McKnight ◽  
Misty R. Price ◽  
Rachel N. Coleman
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Real Estate ◽  
Market Value ◽  
Residential Real Estate ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Real Estate Valuation ◽  
Scientific Approach ◽  
Traditional Approaches ◽  
Different Characteristics ◽  
Total Market

This paper advocates a more scientific approach to residential real estate valuation as opposed to more traditional approaches, which are flawed for two main reasons: (1) appraiser judgements are almost exclusively used and (2) appraisers’ sample sizes are too small to provide adequate estimated values. By using a regression model, this paper explores the impacts of different characteristics on market value. Three hundred and fifteen properties in Evansville, Indiana, were analyzed testing twelve different variables. This model suggests that 91.8% of the total market value variation is explained by four independent variables. These findings provide evidence that multiple linear regression could be used to better predict a property’s value.

scholarly journals THE EFFECT OF TAX INFORMATION SOCIALIZATION AND TAX KNOWLEDGE ON TAXPAYER COMPLIANCE WITH TAXPAYER AWARENESS AS MEDIATION VARIABLES

2021 ◽  
pp. 106-119
Author(s):  
Hasian Purba
Keyword(s):  
Path Analysis ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Direct Effect ◽  
Analytical Method ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Sample Selection ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Multiple Test ◽  
Convenience Sampling

The purpose of this study are as follows: 1) Finding empirical evidence regarding the effect of Tax Socialization on Taxpayer Awareness; 2) Finding empirical evidence regarding the effect of Tax Knowledge on Taxpayer Awareness; 3) Finding empirical evidence regarding the effect of Tax Socialization on Taxpayer compliance; 4) Finding empirical evidence regarding the effect of Taxation Knowledge on Taxpayer compliance; and 5) Finding empirical evidence regarding the influence of Taxpayer Awareness on Taxpayer compliance. This type of research used in this study is causal which will test the hypothesis about the effect of one or several independent variables on the dependent variable. The population in this study are all individual taxpayers who are registered in Jakarta Kramatjati Tax Office. Sample selection with convenience sampling method. The analytical method used to test hypotheses is the path analysis test and multiple test. The results showed that: 1) Tax socialization has a direct effect on the awareness of taxpayers; 2) Tax knowledge directly affects the awareness of taxpayers; 3) Tax socialization directly affects the compliance of taxpayers; 4) Tax knowledge directly affects the compliance of taxpayers; and 5) Taxpayer awareness directly influences taxpayer compliance. KEYWORDS : Taxation Socialization, Taxation Knowledge, Taxpayer Awareness, Taxpayer Compliance

The differential effects of integral pride and gratitude on divergent moral judgment for the self versus others

2021 ◽  
pp. 031289622110626
Author(s):  
Felix Septianto ◽  
Fandy Tjiptono ◽  
Denni Arli ◽  
Jian-Min (James) Sun
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Moral Judgment ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
The Self ◽  
Organizational Setting ◽  
Discrete Emotions ◽  
Moral Hypocrisy ◽  
Team Setting ◽  
Practical Implications

Individuals tend to have divergent moral judgment when judging oneself versus others, which is termed moral hypocrisy. While prior research has examined different factors that might influence moral hypocrisy, there are limited insights on the influences of different, discrete emotions. The present research seeks to address this gap and examines the differential influences of pride and gratitude on moral hypocrisy. Results of a pilot study and three main studies demonstrate that pride (but not gratitude) leads to moral hypocrisy. These effects are replicated across different cases of questionable behaviors and prosocial behaviors in a team setting. More importantly, this research identifies one mechanism that potentially explains this effect—the appraisal of self-other similarity. The findings of this research thus provide empirical evidence that distinct emotions arising from an organizational setting can differentially influence moral hypocrisy and offer practical implications. JEL Classification: C91, D23, D91

PENGARUH PELAYANAN PAJAK, PERSEPSI SISTEM PERPAJAKAN, PENGETAHUAN PAJAK, DAN KESADARAN WAJIB PAJAK TERHADAP KEPATUHAN WAJIB PAJAK ORANG PRIBADI

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (01) ◽  
pp. 89
Author(s):  
Waluyo .
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Tax Compliance ◽  
Tax System ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Tax Payers ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
System Knowledge

This research aims to analyze the impact of tax apparatus service, perception of effective tax system, knowledge of tax, and awareness of individual taxpayers on tax compliance, as well as to obtain empirical evidence on research conducted either empirically or simultaneously. The research method used is a causal study. Causal study means that the researchers wanted to examine the relationship between independent variables with dependent variable.The populations of research was all individual taxpayers registered in the tax office (KPP). The sample of population used is an individual taxpayer who enrolled in tax office Tigaraksa especially around in Kelapa Dua subdistrict at period 2012. Sample was used 102 respondence. These results indicate that variable tax apparatus service have effect on individual taxpayer compliance, variable perception of effective tax system didn’t have effect on individual taxpayer compliance, knowledge of tax have effect on individual taxpayer compliance, and awareness of individual taxpayers have effect on individual taxpayer compliance. Variable tax apparatus service, perception of effective tax system, knowledge of tax, and awareness of individual taxpayers have simultaneously on tax compliance.Keywords: tax service, perception of effective tax system, knowledge of tax, awareness of individual tax payers and tax compliance.  

Lay Evaluation of Medicine and Medical Practice: Report of a Pilot Study

1988 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 311-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Calnan
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Working Class ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Medical Practice ◽  
Medical Practitioner ◽  
Modern Medicine ◽  
Social Classes ◽  
Small Samples ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Way

Sociologists appear to differ in the way they portray the public's ideas about modern medicine. Some argue that the public accepts that modern medicine is effective, and others say that as a whole the public is skeptical about its value. There is a dearth of empirical evidence about what the public thinks of modern medicine; this pilot study attempts to fill this gap. Tape-recorded interviews were carried out with small samples of women from Social Classes I and II and Classes IV and V to find out what they felt about the value of modern medicine and to identify the criteria that they used to assess a “good” and “bad” medical practitioner. The results showed that there is some degree of skepticism about the value of modern medicine, particularly amongst working-class people. However, the criteria for assessing the performance of a medical practitioner were only rarely seen to be tied up with the criteria used to assess the value of modern medicine.

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