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Attention: A view suggested by systemic and cybernetic consideration
No full textThis thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University.Current views and models about attention regard man as a 'transmitter channel' and try to characterise the properties of that 'odd channel'. Another characteristic of the current views is that attention is regarded as a specific mental operation in a person which can be described, irrespective of the purposes of the subject.
By contrast we examine attention as an activity at the service of the purposes of the person. Attention is examined as an activity by means of which the field of consciousness is structured around the 'object of attention'. This object of attention is not a specific 'stimulus' but a system in the sense of General System Theory. Hence, the approach is mainly holistic in character. Activity is looked upon as an INTERTRAFFIC between the person and his relation with the world. And where there is relatedness, information theory, in a cybernetic sense, can be used. The approach developed benefits of the advantages from previous models allowing also for a better explanation of the limitation present in the cognitive realm without appeal to some 'filter mechanism' in the physiological structure of a person.Consejo de Desarrollo Cientifico y Humanistico
U. C. V. Caraca
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Pilar G. Paez presents a check to Luis Chavez, $200 scholarship to attend Texas Technology College in Lubbock (photograph)
No full text(L. to R.) Pilar G. Paez presents a check to Luis Chavez, $200 scholarship to attend Texas Technology College in Lubbock. Mr. Williams H. Crenshaw is a director of the college
Celedoño Carlos Trujillo, Manzanares, Colorado: an interview by John R. Tapia [August 22, 1973]; Celedoño Carlos Trujillo, Costilla, Colorado: an interview by John R. Tapia [August 28, 1973]; Felípe Santiago Ortega, Questa, New Mexico: an interview by John R. Tapia [August 29, 1973]; Mrs. Lula C. Jacquez, Old San Acacio, Colorado: an interview by John R. Tapia [August 11, 1973]; G. B. and Rose B. Trujillo, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Bernice Dominguez, April 25, 1974; Trinidad Mendez Briseño, Alejandra B. Romero, Cirino Chavez and Carlotta B. Chavez, Ogden Utah: an interview by Bernice Dominguez, July 27, 1974
No full textTranscripts of interviews held in 1973 and 1974 with Celedoño Carlos Trujillo (b. 1886) of Manzanares and Costilla, Colorado; Felípe Santiago Ortega (b. 1899) of Questa, New Mexico; Mrs. Lula C. Jacquez (b. 1919) of Old San Acacio, Colorado; G. B. and Rose B. Trujillo of Salt Lake City, Utah; and Trinidad Mendez Briseño, Alejandra B. Romero, Cirino Chavez and Carlotta B. Chavez of Ogden Utah. Some interviews in Spanish and Englis
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the screening of "Cesar Chavez: an American hero"
No full textPresident Obama hosts a screening of "Cesar Chavez: An American Hero." President Obama tells of labor leader Cesar Chavez's commitment to hard work and of how he thinks that more hard work needs to be done, prior to a screening of a film celebrating the life of Chavez, founder of the United Farm Workers union. Held in the White House
Minorities Can't Measure Up? That's What Affirmative Action Policies Imply, Though You Won't Hear Its Liberal Backers Say So
No full textColumnist and former USCCR staff director Chavez explainsw the anti- position on AA
Cesar E. Chavez commemoration : we are all Arizona
No full textMichigan State University faculty join together at the MSU Main Library for a reading event entitled, "Cesar E. Chavez Commemoration: We Are All Arizona". The group reads from books recently banned in the state of Arizona, a state which has also passed laws to eliminate Hispanic studies in the state school system. Selected works include "Codex tamuanchan: on becoming human" by R. Rodrigueq, "Pedagogy of the oppressed" by Paulo Freire and "For whom the Taco Bell tolls" by Elizabeth Martinez. The group also celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the creation of the United Farm Workers union founded by Chavez and Dolores Huerta. A question and answer session follows. The event is moderated by MSU Librarian Diana Rivera
The Role of Morality and Religiosity in Ethnic and Homophobic Prejudice Among Teachers
No full textThe role of moral disengagement strategies and religiosity related to ethnic and
homophobic prejudice were investigated in a sample of 550 Italian secondary school
teachers (76.4% female, age range: 20–70; M=46.18) who completed the teachers’
attitudes towards the representation of homosexuality in flm and television scale;
the Italian version of the moral disengagement scale; the subtle and blatant prejudice
scales; and three items to evaluate their religiosity. Evidence suggests that moral disengagement processes matter for subtle ethnic prejudice, but not for blatant ethnic
prejudice or homophobic prejudice. Results based on a structural equation model
show that teachers who are more prone to use moral disengagement mechanisms
have higher levels of subtle ethnic prejudice, while teachers who are older and more
religious have higher levels of homophobic prejudice. The results of a multiple
group structural equation model showed that high versus low levels of religiosity
among teachers did not moderate the strength of these associations. Theoretical and
educational implications are discussed
Lectotypification of Timonius pachyphyllus Merr. (Rubiaceae, Guettardeae)
No full textChavez, Jayson G., Alejandro, Grecebio Jonathan D., Meve, Ulrich (2017): Lectotypification of Timonius pachyphyllus Merr. (Rubiaceae, Guettardeae). Adansonia 39 (2): 145-148, DOI: 10.5252/a2017n2a
Venezuela\u27s Hugo Chavez, Bolivarian Socialism, and Asymmetric Warfare
No full text¿Habla español? Military Review translated this study to Spanish. View the translated study. The author answers questions regarding Who is Hugo Chavez? How can the innumerable charges and countercharges between the Venezuelan and U.S. governments be interpreted? What are the implications for democracy and stability in Latin America? In an attempt to answer these and related questions, the analysis centers on the contemporary geopolitical conflict context of current Venezuelan Bolivarian (bolivarianismo) policy. To accomplish this, a basic understanding of the political-historical context within which Venezuelan national security policy is generated is an essential first step toward understanding the situation as a whole. The second step requires an introductory understanding of Chavez\u27s concept of 21st century socialism, and the political-psychological-military ways he envisions to achieve it. Then, a levels of analysis approach will provide a systematic understanding of the geopolitical conflict options that have a critical influence on the logic that determines how such a policy as bolivarianismo might continue to be implemented by Venezuela or any other country in the contemporary world security arena. At the same time, this analysis provides an understanding of how other countries in the Western Hemisphere and elsewhere might begin to respond to bolivarianismo\u27s possible threats. Finally, this is the point from which one can generate strategic-level recommendations for maintaining and enhancing stability in Latin America.https://press.armywarcollege.edu/monographs/1732/thumbnail.jp
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