The catcher in the lie: The role of emotions and epistemic judgments in changing students’ misconceptions and attitudes in a post-truth era

We extend previous theoretical and empirical work by examining the role that emotions and epistemic judgments play when learning from different refutation plus persuasive and expository plus persuasive texts. We examined how variations in messages designed to change misconceptions and attitudes about genetically modified foods (GMFs) might differentially impact the extent to which individuals engage in epistemic judgments; the emotions individuals experience during learning; and, how epistemic judgments and emotions might facilitate or constrain conceptual and attitudinal change. One hundred twenty-five undergraduate university students were randomly assigned to one of four text conditions: refutation plus positive persuasive text, refutation plus negative persuasive text, expository plus positive persuasive text, or expository plus negative persuasive text. Students were asked to think and emote out loud during learning to capture epistemic judgments and emotions as they occurred in real time. After the learning session, students also self-reported the emotions they experienced during learning. Results revealed that students who were given positive persuasive texts experienced more positive emotions (both intensity and frequency) during learning, whereas those who were given negative persuasive texts experienced more negative emotions (frequency) during learning. Students who were given positive persuasive texts engaged in more epistemic judgments and changed more misconceptions about GMFs compared to students in the other three text conditions. Finally, epistemic judgments were significant positive predictors of conceptual and attitudinal change, and both positive emotions and negative emotions predicted attitudinal change. Implications for theories of conceptual and attitudinal change are discussed.     

Food (in)security communication: a Journal of Applied Communication Research forum addressing current challenges and future possibilities

ABSTRACT

This forum brings together food, (in)security, and communication. The authors participating in this forum center communication as both process and tool for understanding, mitigating, and making meaning of food (in)security. The nine authors together discuss the role of communication in food (in)security, the central challenges for scholars and practitioners working on food (in)security, and the creative possibilities and impacts influencing the future of food (in)security. The forum produces a call for applied scholars to re-imagine communication frameworks in order to make meaningful differences in their communities.     

情绪的动力平衡与体育课学习效果关系

采用情绪量表 ,考察在运动技能学习过程中情绪变化的状况 ,发现在技能学习的不同阶段 ,情绪有其变化的特征 ,随着学习的不断深入 ,情绪总趋势朝良性方向发展 ,这在一定程度上支持了情绪的动力平衡理论。     

从竞赛的规则谈竞技健美操艺术分变化的特点

国际竞技健美操规则的每次修改都会对竞技健美操的发展和与之相对应的训练方法带来变革。运用文献资料法和专家访谈法,通过对2001～2004年和2005～2008年的国际竞技健美操评分规则的比较分析,探讨竞技健美操艺术分变化的特点,旨在为健美操的训练提供思路与借鉴。     

浅谈影响竞技体操裁判客观公正的若干因素及改进意见

文章分析论述了影响竞技体操裁判工作客观公正的若干因素及其改进意见.利用高科技手段,完善现代化的裁判系统,建立比赛规则模式系统是解决体操裁判工作客观公正的必由之路和最终目标.     

新规则实施后中国女排与世界强队得失分之比较

以最新排球竞赛规则为依据，运用录像观察法，对’99世界杯女子排球赛中国女排与世界强队的攻防得失分情况进行了统计，比较分析了新规则实施后中国女排和世界强队的技战术表现特点，重点剖析了中国女排适应新规则过程中的滞后因素和环节，旨在为中国女排克服薄弱环节，提高训练针对性提供参考。     

圈操器械技术运用规律的研究

以文献资料、图像解析、统计分析法为主要研究手段,在对近3届奥运周期艺术体操国际评分规则比较研究的基础上,针对圈操器械技术的运用趋势与规律作了较深入的探寻.结果表明,器械技术在成套动作中的数量与类型大幅增加;在与不同类型的身体难度动作结合中呈现出不同的规律.     

对安徽电子信息职业技术学院理工新生近几年最大吸氧量和体形变化趋势的探讨

对1997～2003年3105名男女新生的最大吸氧量进行直接测定.结果:男女新生的最大吸氧量呈逐年下降趋势,男女生分别降了(0.3士0.09)L/min和(0.21士0.07)L/min;体形有逐年瘦长的趋势;经统计处理均具有显著性差异.建议学生在中学阶段就应加强体育锻练,增强体质,改善营养,进一步提高高校体育教学质量.     

我国近代学校体育思想流变及大学体育课程的演进

通过对中国学校体育思想流变的梳理,把握中国学校体育发展的基本脉络;通过考察与近代中国变革几乎同时而生的大学体育课程的演进过程,反观学校体育思想对人才教育和培养的影响.进而从历史的角度,探寻中国学校体育思想的源与流,以及对学校体育发展的作用与局限,为研究中国学校体育未来的发展提供基础和参照.     

运动后恢复过程规律的生化研究进展（未完待续）

运动后恢复过程长期以来一直是运动生物化学研究的重点,总结近50年来的研究成果,介绍运动与身体生化适应的基本特点及身体运动能力提高的基本规律,为科学训练提供应用性理论基础。