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Prosody and gesture in the interpretation of yes-answers to negative yes/no-questions
No full textIn this paper we investigate the role of prosody and gesture in the interpretation of yes-answers to negative yes/no-questions in Catalan, a language with a polarity-based system of confirmation/contradiction of negative yes/no-questions. Two rating experiments were conducted to test (i) whether yes-answers to negative yes/no-questions are perceived as ambiguous by Catalan speakers when prosody and gesture are not available (Experiment 1), and (ii) whether the interpretation of sí ‘yes’ as an answer to a negative yes/no-question is dependent on prosodic and gestural properties of the answer (Experiment 2). Our results show that yes always asserts a salient propositional discourse referent, which can be either p or ¬p. Intonation and gesture guide the interpretation of yes-answers to negative yes/no-questions in Catalan, and we show that a yes-answer with a marked intonation and gesture is to be interpreted as a denial or REJECT of a salient propositional discourse referent.This research has been funded by the following two research grants awarded by the Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (BFU2012-31995 and FFI2011-23356), and by two grants awarded by the Generalitat de Catalunya to both the Grup d’Estudis de Prosòdia (2009SGR-701) and the Centre de Lingüística Teòrica (2009SGR-1073). The fourth author also acknowledges an ICREA Acadèmia award
Prosody and gesture in the interpretation of yes-answers to negative yes/no-questions
Get PDFIn this paper we investigate the role of prosody and gesture in the interpretation of yes-answers to negative yes/no-questions in Catalan, a language with a polarity-based system of confirmation/contradiction of negative yes/no-questions. Two rating experiments were conducted to test (i) whether yes-answers to negative yes/no-questions are perceived as ambiguous by Catalan speakers when prosody and gesture are not available (Experiment 1), and (ii) whether the interpretation of sí ‘yes’ as an answer to a negative yes/no-question is dependent on prosodic and gestural properties of the answer (Experiment 2). Our results show that yes always asserts a salient propositional discourse referent, which can be either p or ¬p. Intonation and gesture guide the interpretation of yes-answers to negative yes/no-questions in Catalan, and we show that a yes-answer with a marked intonation and gesture is to be interpreted as a denial or REJECT of a salient propositional discourse referent.This research has been funded by the following two research grants awarded by the Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (BFU2012-31995 and FFI2011-23356), and by two grants awarded by the Generalitat de Catalunya to both the Grup d’Estudis de Prosòdia (2009SGR-701) and the Centre de Lingüística Teòrica (2009SGR-1073). The fourth author also acknowledges an ICREA Acadèmia award
First Young EUROSAI Congress “YES”
No full textThe first Young EUROSAI Congress “YES”, addressed to employees of supreme audit institutions below the age of thirty-five, was held in Rotterdam on 20-22 November 2013. The Supreme Audit Office was, together with the Netherlands Court of Audit, the author of the initiative to have such a congress organised
Home and community based parenting support programmes and interventions: report of Workpackage 2 of the DataPrev project
Get PDFThe last decade has witnessed an increasing interest in the promotion of mental health and wellbeing because of its importance for health and social functioning at the individual level and for the social and economic wellbeing of societies. Recent research from a range of disciplines has highlighted the importance of the quality of the parent-child relationships and parenting on children‟s emotional and social development, and on adult mental health and wellbeing. Intervention studies involving children of all age groups have shown that if parenting can be influenced for the better outcomes can be changed.
The DataPrev project was funded by the 6th Framework of the European Community Research Programme under Policy-Orientated Research with the aim of establishing a database of evidence-based programmes in Europe that promote mental health and wellbeing and prevent mental illness throughout the life course.
This is the report of the Workpackage 2 describing the international evidence base on programmes to support parenting, including home and community based programmes
Biotechnology YES: Dragon's Den for PhD students
No full textFor many PhD students, a PhD is a time to train your scientific skills and build a research base in academia. But, as FRONTIER author Abisola Sanusi writes, this is also a good time to discover your entrepreneurial skills with a nationwide competition called the Biotechnology Young Entrepreneur Scheme (YES)
'Yes, Director' - an Anthropologist on the Board of the ABC
No full textThe author recounts his experiences on his decision to write about his experiences at the ABC in a paper titled 'Yes, director'. There were mixed reactions from different people on this decision
Why is unemployment so high in Bulgaria?
Get PDFThe author seeks to determine the main factors behind poor labor market outcomes in Bulgaria. Unemployment in Bulgaria is high and of long duration. The accumulation of the unemployment stock has been caused by relatively high inflows into unemployment coupled with limited outflows. These features of the Bulgarian labor market are typical of other transition economies in Central Europe and exploring their sources is of broad interest. The author focuses on determinants of and constraints to job creation. He uses data on job creation and job destruction from a survey of employment in all registered firms. He finds that the source of large inflows into unemployment is intensive enterprise restructuring associated with a high pace of job reallocation. However, job creation falls short of job destruction. Three main factors account for the limited job creation and hiring, and thus for low outflows from unemployment: a) The unfriendly business environment, reflected by a low rate of new firm formation, and a relatively small, small and medium enterprise sector. b) Labor market rigidities, including excessive hiring and firing costs. c) Skill and spatial mismatches brought about by enterprise restructuring, as well as low skills and marginalization of the long-term unemployed who cannot successfully compete for new jobs. The author recommends a three pronged strategy to improve labor market performance: (1) removing bureaucratic constraints to entry and expansion of firms; (2) enhancing labor market flexibility through lowering hiring and firing costs; and (3) improving the educational system so as to equip workers with broad and portable skills.Environmental Economics&Policies,Labor Policies,Labor Markets,Public Health Promotion,Health Monitoring&Evaluation,Environmental Economics&Policies,Labor Markets,Health Monitoring&Evaluation,Labor Standards,Banks&Banking Reform
Using the yes/no recognition response pattern to detect memory malingering
Get PDFSchindler S, Kißler J, Kühl K-P, Hellweg R, Bengner T. Using the yes/no recognition response pattern to detect memory malingering. BMC Psychology. 2013;1(1): 12.Background
Detection of feigned neurocognitive deficits is a challenge for neuropsychological assessment. We conducted two studies to examine whether memory malingering is characterized by an elevated proportion of false negatives during yes/no recognition testing and whether this could be a useful measure for assessment.
Methods
Study 1 examined 51 participants claiming compensation due to mental disorders, 51 patients with affective disorders not claiming compensation and 13 patients with established dementia. Claimants were sub-divided into suspected malingerers (n = 11) and non-malingerers (n = 40) according to the Test of Memory Malingering (TOMM). In study 2, non-clinical participants were instructed to either malinger memory deficits due to depression (n = 20), or to perform normally (n = 20).
Results
In study 1, suspected malingerers had more false negative responses on the recognition test than all other groups and false negative responding was correlated with Minnesota-Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) measures of deception.
In study 2, using a cut-off score derived from the clinical study, the number of false negative responses on the yes/no recognition test predicted group membership with comparable accuracy as the TOMM, combining both measures yielded the best classification. Upon interview, participants suspected the TOMM more often as a malingering test than the yes/no recognition test.
Conclusion
Results indicate that many malingers adopt a strategy of exaggerated false negative responding on a yes/no recognition memory test. This differentiates them from both dementia and affective disorder, recommending false negative responses as an efficient and inconspicuous screening measure of memory malingering
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