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An Investigation into South Asian Adversity in British Columbia
Get PDFSouth Asians have made monumental contributions in Canada. The abundance of South Asian history in British Columbia (B.C.) describes the adversities experienced by Punjabis in the early 1900s. Mewa Singh was a monumental figure who challenged inequalities, and his death incited significant political, social and cultural boundaries in the heart of Vancouver, B.C. The controversy involving the dismissal of the Komagata Maru, William Charles Hopkinson's involvement with immigration laws and the execution of Mewa Singh incited greater understanding of the social and cultural ramifications at this historical time. Implications resulting from these events are examined though a cultural-psychological framework. 
Salix lucida ssp lasiandra Muhl. | Pacific willow
No full textThis article is about Salix lucida ssp lasiandra and includes identifying characteristics, ethnobotanical details, natural distribution, and cultivation
Acer macrophyllum Pursh. | bigleaf maple | ts’áłəłp
No full textAn article about the biology, growing environment, reproduction, and uses of bigleaf maple
What Eye Tracking Reveals in Implicit-Discrete Versus Explicit-Continuous Theory-of-Mind Measures
Get PDFAdults can understand others’ mental states (Theory of Mind, ToM), but their private knowledge tends to hinder this ability (ToM errors). Eye-tracking recorded where participants looked in two ToM tasks. In one task, adult participants watched videos where characters held either false or true (inaccurate or accurate) beliefs about an animal’s location. This task was implicit because it did not solicit a response from participants. As predicted, participants looked longer and first looked where characters, with true beliefs, would search for an object; however, participants looked shorter and did not first look where characters, with false beliefs, would search for an object. In another task, adults listened to stories where characters held either false or true belief about an object’s location. This task was explicit because it solicited a response from participants. Contrary to predictions, participants made more ToM errors when indicating where characters, with true beliefs, would search for an object. In comparison, participants made fewer ToM errors when indicating (1) where characters, with false beliefs, would search for an object, and (2) where characters, with false and true beliefs, initially put an object. Methodological issues may account for this discrepancy. Overall, the study found ToM errors in adults
Can Talking to Myself Help Me Win? The Impact of Two Dimensions of Self-Talk on Video Game Performance.
Get PDFWhile self-talk has been shown to improve sports performance, no research has examined its impact on sports-related video game performance. In study 1, 24 undergraduate students were recruited to select a game for use in our second study. Study 2 recruited 34 undergraduate students to test the feasibility of the main study. Study 3 recruited 81 undergraduate students (72% females) to investigate the impact of two dimensions of self-talk – valence (positive/negative) and function (motivational/instructional) on video game performance. In study 3, a 3 (positive/negative/control) x 2 (motivational/instructional) mixed factorial ANOVA indicated that these self-talk dimensions did not impact video game performance
Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt. | tall Oregon-grape | sә́nayʔəłp
No full textThis article is about the botany, ecology, and cultural uses of Mahonia aquifolium on the Northwest Coast of Turtle Island
Ribes sanguineum Pursh | red-flowering currant | sp’a'aʔ
No full textThis article describes Ribes sanguineum and its distribution, characteristics, cultivation, ethnobotany, and both wildlife and garden uses
Whips & Chains Excite Me: BDSM and Social Acceptance in the Context of Normative Influences
Get PDFAlthough public interest in the BDSM community is increasing, practitioners continue to experience marginalization, as well as a great level of stigma and discrimination stemming from several facets of society. This study examined levels of social acceptance of dominant/submissive relationships when two factors were manipulated: (a) gender of the dominant, and (b) exposure to normalizing information about a D/s relationship. The Attitudes about Sadomasochism Scale (ASMS; Yost, 2010) and a set of original items were used to gather opinions about the BDSM community and D/s relationships, yielding two measures of social acceptance relating to BDSM practices. Two separate ANOVAs revealed partial support for the hypotheses, indicating that female participants reported significantly higher levels of social acceptance when the D/s scene was accompanied by a normative interview about the couple. Suggestions for the development of anti-discrimination programs involving normative information exposure are discussed
