The Italian government adopted measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 infection from 9 March 2020 4 May and imposed a phase social distancing self-isolation all adult citizens. Although justified necessary, psychologists question impact this process isolation on mental health population (e.g., Lee, Jobe & Matis, 2020). Hence, paper investigated relationship between neuroticism, boredom, fantasy engagement, perceived control over time, fear COVID-19. Specifically, we performed...

This study investigates the role of personality factors as predictors Facebook usage. Data concerning usage and from 654 users were gathered using a web survey. Using path analysis, results showed Openness was predictor early adoption, Conscientiousness with sparing use, Extraversion long sessions abundant friendships, Neuroticism high frequency sessions. The possible Agreeableness in predicting low session friendships needs further validation.

The studies reported analyze the factorial structure of Facebook Addiction Italian Questionnaire (FAIQ), a variant 20-item Young's Internet Test (IAT). In Study 1, we tested FAIQ psychometric properties using exploratory factor analysis (EFA). 2, performed confirmatory (CFA) to verify identified through EFA. Results from CFA confirm presence four-factor model accounting for 58 percent total variance, plus general higher order that best fits data. Further relationships between scores,...

Two studies examine the attraction effect—an inconsistent choice behavior typically observed when consumers are presented with two products (target and competitor), both good for different reasons, a worse "decoy"—in context of online consumer decisions product displays (animated or static). The experiments, participant populations, show that effect in an shopping environment depends on animation format products. Experiment 1 (with Italian participants) suggests is eliminated target...

This article reports a study exploring motivations of Pokémon Game use, individual differences related to personality traits, and game habits. First, it analyzed GO through exploratory factor analysis (EFA) by administering online the Motivational Scale group Italian gamers (N = 560). Successively, Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was conducted testing three factorial models on selected random sample 310). Results showed three-factor model (i.e. Personal Needs, Social Needs Recreation),...

This study explored the relationships between Facebook self-disclosure and personality traits in a sample of Italian users. The aim was to analyze predictive role Big Five on different parameters breadth depth self-disclosed behaviors online. users, aged 18 64 years age ( M = 25.3 years, SD 6.8; N 958), which 51% were female, voluntarily completed an online survey assessing self-disclosure. Results at series hierarchical regression analyses significantly corroborated hypotheses that high...

The present research explored empirically the factorial dimensions of self-efficacy and self-esteem associations among self-esteem, self-efficacy, scholastic achievement as measured in 151 subjects (M age = 13.4 yr.). Five factors emerged from analysis: two reflected feelings (and were, respectively, named self-referential comparative self-esteem). remaining three beliefs different domains considered, linguistic-literary, logical-mathematical, technical-practical. All scores were...

The present study analyzed the relationships between directive, self and social functions of autobiographical memory, personality traits, as defined by Five Factor model, Facebook mementos. We mementos objective measures textual (i.e., Status Updating) visual Photos uploading) information people record on their profiles. Questionnaires gathered data from a sample 193 Italian users (148 female; 45 male; age M = 22.8, SD 6.8). Results at path analysis using AMOS showed direct significant...

Because of the great heterogeneity subjects and styles, esthetic perception delineates a special elusive field research in vision, which represents an interesting challenge for cognitive science tools. With specific regard to role visual complexity, this paper we present experiment aimed measure dimension heterogeneous set paintings. We compared perceived time complexity measures - based on temporal estimation paradigm with physical statistical properties paintings, obtaining strong...

The present paper is aimed at analyzing the process of building and programming robots as a metacognitive tool. Quantitative data qualitative observations from research performed in sample children attending an Italian primary school are described this work. Results showed that robotics activities may be intended new environment allows to monitor themselves control their learning actions autonomous self-centered way.

The paper reviews the first attempts to study educational and psychological usefulness of robotics: (1) social cooperative dimensions involved in robot-building activities; (2) reasoning strategies implied building programming robots; (3) influences robotics on mathematical scientific achievement; (4) use modification skills autistic children.

M. Cardaci's (2000) Mental Clock Model maintains that a task requiring low mental workload is associated with an acceleration of perceived time, whereas high deceleration. The authors examined the predictions this model in musical listening condition which pieces were audible several structural complexities. To measure effects complexity on time estimation, used retrospective and prospective time-estimation paradigms. For paradigm, invited participants to listen piece then estimate its...

The results of an experiment preferential biases for texts that include neuroscientific jargon are presented. Such bias has been reported even when the presented is meaningless. In a variation well-known Weisberg et al. experiment, group undergraduate students (N = 150; females 48%, males 52%, other 0%; M age 22.4 year, SD 2.6) chose between two possible explanations psychological phenomenon: correct explanation or circular restatement facts. Unrelated terms were added to one explanations....

The accurate perception/production of durations in the seconds and minutes range is important a number everyday activities, but lack direct experimental evidence on neural circuits that could be involved has precluded detailed elucidation underlying physiological mechanisms. We show, using basic biophysical model timekeeping system data time intervals produced or estimated under different conditions, values, variability, distributions can quantitatively explained terms background synaptic...