Online Dating in New Zealand: Why and how do people use Tinder?

<p>Online dating is becoming increasingly popular all over the world. However there is a dearth of research investigating online dating in New Zealand. The research presented here explores the prevalence of online dating in New Zealand, examining motivations, attitudes and outcomes associated with online dating (Study 1). It also investigates mate selection in an online dating context using a simulation of the popular mobile dating app, Tinder (Study 2). In Study 1, students from Victoria University of Wellington completed a survey developed by the author along with scales measuring individual differences on ideal standards and sociosexual orientation. As predicted, Study 1 found that online dating is prevalent in this sample (especially using Tinder), attitudes towards it were generally positive, and those using it more were more likely to be single, more sociosexually unrestricted, and rate physical attractiveness as more important in potential partners. Study 2 investigated the use of Tinder more specifically through an experimental simulation of this mobile dating app. Participants were presented with series of attractive and unattractive faces and asked to indicate whether they would hypothetically seek further contact (click heart icon to the right of the face) or uninterested (click cross icon to the left of the face). Response times and selections were recorded. As expected, men selected more faces than women, and responded equally rapidly regardless of the attractiveness of the face. In contrast, women responded significantly faster to the unattractive faces than the attractive faces. Results were predicted and interpreted in light of parental investment theory and in the context of prior research on both online dating and speed dating.</p>

Online Dating in New Zealand: Why and how do people use Tinder?

<p>Online dating is becoming increasingly popular all over the world. However there is a dearth of research investigating online dating in New Zealand. The research presented here explores the prevalence of online dating in New Zealand, examining motivations, attitudes and outcomes associated with online dating (Study 1). It also investigates mate selection in an online dating context using a simulation of the popular mobile dating app, Tinder (Study 2). In Study 1, students from Victoria University of Wellington completed a survey developed by the author along with scales measuring individual differences on ideal standards and sociosexual orientation. As predicted, Study 1 found that online dating is prevalent in this sample (especially using Tinder), attitudes towards it were generally positive, and those using it more were more likely to be single, more sociosexually unrestricted, and rate physical attractiveness as more important in potential partners. Study 2 investigated the use of Tinder more specifically through an experimental simulation of this mobile dating app. Participants were presented with series of attractive and unattractive faces and asked to indicate whether they would hypothetically seek further contact (click heart icon to the right of the face) or uninterested (click cross icon to the left of the face). Response times and selections were recorded. As expected, men selected more faces than women, and responded equally rapidly regardless of the attractiveness of the face. In contrast, women responded significantly faster to the unattractive faces than the attractive faces. Results were predicted and interpreted in light of parental investment theory and in the context of prior research on both online dating and speed dating.</p>

Pengaruh Framing Effect dan Adverse Selection Dalam Pengambilan Keputusan Investasi (Studi Eksperimental)

This study aims to provide empirical evidence about whether there are differences in investment decision making on subjects who get negative framing with adverse selection and no adverse selection. and whether there are differences in investment decision making on subjects who get positive framing with adverse selection and no adverse selection. the dependent variable in this study is investment decisions and the independent variable used is the framing effect and adverse selection.This research is an experimental study with participants of the university accounting students Trunojoyo Madura, the population taken is 100 accounting students who are pursuing investment theory courses and have taken financial management courses, out of which 100 participants have 64 qualified researchers. Data analysis used descriptive statistics and different tests with Mann Whitney.The results of this study indicate that there is no difference in investment decision making on subjects who get negative framing with adverse selection and no adverse selection. and there was no difference in investment decision making on subjects who received positive framing with adverse selection and no adverse selection.

Analyzing IKEA’s International Investment in China Based on the Theory of International Production Compromise

This study analyzes IKEA’s localized operation in China through the eclectic theory of international production. Firstly, the development history of IKEA is discussed along with its development in China. Secondly, IKEA’s direct investment in China is analyzed from the perspective of IKEA’s eclectic theory of direct investment in international production, the corporate ownership, internalization, and location advantages of the company, in addition to the challenges of IKEA’s investment and operation in China, hoping to enlighten the process of formulating overseas expansion strategies for foreign direct investment. This study aims to guide students to strengthen their skills in formulating and implementing strategies in regard to the international investment process of multinational companies. On the one hand, they can analyze the strategies used and challenges faced by IKEA in its international investment in China to stimulate their thinking on the international investment of Chinese enterprises; on the other hand, they can also strengthen their understanding of the international investment theory by analyzing IKEA’s international investment in China. This study hopes to enhance students’ understanding and application skills in regard to companies’ transnational operations.

House Price Forecasting from Investment Perspectives

Housing market dynamics have primarily shifted from consumption- to investment-driven in many countries, including Australia. Building on investment theory, we investigated market dynamics by placing investment demand at the center using the error correction model (ECM). We found that house prices, rents, and interest rates are cointegrated in the long run under the present value investment framework. Other economic factors such as population growth, unemployment, migration, construction activities, and bank lending were also important determinants of the housing market dynamics. Our forecasting results show that the Sydney housing market will continue to grow with no significant price decline in the foreseeable future.

Reed Warbler Hosts Do Not Fine-Tune Mobbing Defenses During the Breeding Season, Even When Cuckoos Are Rare

Hosts of brood parasitic cuckoos often employ mobbing attacks to defend their nests and, when mobbing is costly, hosts are predicted to adjust their mobbing to match parasitism risk. While evidence exists for fine-tuned plasticity, it remains unclear why mobbing does not track larger seasonal changes in parasitism risk. Here we test a possible explanation from parental investment theory: parents should defend their current brood more intensively as the opportunity to replace it declines (re-nesting potential), and therefore “counteract” any apparent seasonal decline to match parasitism risk. We take advantage of mobbing experiments conducted at two sites where reed warblers (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) experience (in Italy), or do not experience (in Finland), brood parasitism. We predicted that mobbing of cuckoos should be higher overall in Italy, but remain constant over the season as in other parasitised sites, whereas in Finland where cuckoos do not pose a local threat, we predicted that mobbing should be low at the beginning of the season but increase as re-nesting potential declined. However, while cuckoos were more likely to be mobbed in Italy, we found little evidence that mobbing changed over the season at either the parasitized or non-parasitized sites. This suggests that re-nesting potential has either little influence on mobbing behavior, or that its effects are obscured by other seasonal differences in ecology or experience of hosts.

Are Social Expectations a Possible Mechanism for Adult Personality Change: Empirical Evidence for Social Investment Theory

Objective: Personality traits change in both mean levels and variance across the life span but the mechanisms underlying these developmental trends remain unclear. Social investment theory is one of the leading theories trying to explain personality maturation, suggesting that social role expectations drive personality changes in adulthood. However, there is not sufficient empirical evidence for SIT, thus the present study tested whether social expectations can explain personality maturation in young adulthood. Methods: A pool of 257 personality items, which was not driven by a priori conceptual model of personality, was used to measure young adults’ personality trait mean levels, personality variance and socially expected level of traits from different perspectives (friends, partners and bosses/supervisors). Results: There were consistent expectations for how young adults should think, feel and behave. Personality traits under stronger social expectations have higher mean levels and lower variances than traits under lower expectations; traits with stronger social expectations show higher means at later ages; and traits’ variances increase with age. Conclusion: Our results are partially consistent with SIT, suggesting that social expectations could be a potential mechanism to explain personality changes in young adulthood.

Artificial Intelligence and Sui Generis Right: A Perspective for Copyright of Ukraine?

This note explores the current state of and perspectives on the legal qualification of artificial intelligence (AI) outputs in Ukrainian copyright. The possible legal protection for AI-generated objects by granting sui generis intellectual property rights will be examined. As will be shown, AI remains a very challenging subject matter for legal regulation. This article seeks to identify the pros and cons of proposals in the Draft Law of Ukraine ‘On copyright and related rights’ on sui generis right relative to AI-generated objects. A comparative analysis of the EU Database Directive provisions is conducted regarding sui generis right to non-original databases. Investment theory will be considered as the only justification for a sui generis right protection of AI outputs aimed at the protection of substantial investments. The special criteria identifying the scope of the substantial investments in computer-generated objects are unclear in the Draft Law of Ukraine ‘On copyright and related rights’. The proposed provisions are considered premature since they cover the concept of fully autonomous AI. The article concludes that the adoption of the proposed provisions may lead to excessive legal protection, as a special category of protected object is not identified.