The Fear of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Scale (FCV-19S) is a seven-item self-administered psychological scale for measuring the fear this disease. has been widely adapted and validated worldwide. This study aimed to propose cut-off score Japanese version FCV-19S. We conducted nationwide online survey included 26,286 respondents in analysis. Respondents answered questions on their sociodemographic characteristics, using FCV-19S six-item Kessler Psychological Distress Scale, we...

Objective This study aims to elucidate the complex relationship among social isolation, loneliness, and perception of isolation its influence on depressive symptoms by evaluating a hypothetical model. understanding is essential for formulation effective intervention strategies. Methods We conducted an online survey Japanese adults ( N = 3,315) used six-item Lubben Social Network Scale assess size their networks. employed single question gauge isolation. Loneliness was assessed using...

Hypoxia has been reported to impair psychological functions, such as working memory and decision-making. However, few studies have examined hypoxia's effect on social cognition.

The aim of this study is to evaluate whether thallium-201 (201-Tl) scintigraphy can differentiate malignant from benign soft-tissue tumors.Between April 1995 and December 2005, 192 patients with tumors (85 107 benign) underwent 201-Tl before treatment. Isotope uptake was used as a proxy for tumor-to-background ratio (TBR). accuracy TBR on early delayed imaging evaluated using the Mann-Whitney U χ(2) tests.There statistically significant difference in mean (124% ± 109% vs. 22% 42%, 82% 83%...

Background: The coronavirus disease (COVID) 2019 pandemic has been reported to have resulted in psychological disturbances. Japanese term “hikikomori” refers a state of preferring stay at home. COVID provided an opportunity extend our current understanding hikikomori by examining the states individuals who were this under lockdown, during which, paradoxically, their condition may adaptive. Methods: We administered questionnaire examine changes among 600 people with traits Japan. Hospital...

Magicians present magic tricks that seem to defy the laws of nature, entertaining us by manipulating our attention, perception, and awareness. However, although we are unaware these manipulations at level conscious experience, may still be aware them an unconscious level. We examined whether people can detect a deception outside awareness using indirect measure. In study, used Cups Balls trick, which is transposition balls between two cups. Participants viewed video performance were required...

Despite numerous studies on the mere exposure effect, it is still not clear why occurs. The present study examined whether a negative mood would enhance or inhibit effects. Fifty-two participants (30 men, 22 women; M age = 20.5 yr.) were assigned to one of two mood-induction groups (negative and neutral), exposed photograph 20 times after induction. Thereafter, single-category Implicit Association Test was conducted measure their implicit attitudes toward photograph. There significant...

We have proposed a new method for in-situ doping of multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) by catalytic CVD using nickel boron (NiB) as the catalyst. Raman spectrum measurements were carried out to determine effects NiB catalysts with different B-concentrations at temperatures. The characteristic shifts in spectra which indicate carrier demonstrated catalyst 18 atomic % B temperature 900°C. CNT crystallinity was improved structure B-capping layer over

The effect on likability of multiple subliminal exposures to the same person was investigated. Past studies mere exposure indicated a correlation between frequency repeated stimulus and likability. We proposed that various stimuli would have stronger Participants were subliminally exposed photographs person's face taken from seven angles (multi-angle-exposure) three times each (Experiment 1), or with facial expressions (multi-expression-exposure) 2). Then, toward measured using Go/No-go...

Research based on terror management theory (TMT) has consistently found that reminders to individuals about their mortality engender responses aimed at shoring up faith in cultural belief system. Previous studies have focused the critical role accessibility of death-related thought plays these effects. Moreover, it been shown effects occur even when stimuli are presented without awareness, suggesting unconscious salience. Because one pervasive ideal for men is be strong, we hypothesized...

Recent studies have shown that the mere exposure effect under subliminal conditions is more likely to occur for implicit attitudes than explicit attitudes. We tested whether effects of could spill over level through social interaction. Preliminary experiment replicated findings occurs only attitudes, and not Main showed this become discussion between two individuals who had been subliminally exposed same stimuli. However, transformation interaction did when were different Implications...

This study investigated the effects of subliminal mere exposure to ingroup or outgroup members on intergroup evaluation as measured in Implicit Association Test (IAT). Participants first memorized two groups. Then, they were assigned either group by lot, and completed IAT for (Time 1). In next phase, half participants subliminally exposed members. Upon completion exposure, same was administered at Time 2. The results showed that who evaluated more positively 2 than 1. did not show an effect...

Based on mere exposure studies, we proposed that repeated to stimuli belonging a common category leads positive evaluation of category. Furthermore, investigate the implicit effects exposure, indirect measures were used. In series experiments, participants repeatedly exposed mimetic words written in Japanese hiragana or katakana, nothing (control). Then their evaluations ("hiragana" "katakana") measured using and direct measures. Experiment 1 (Implicit Association Test; IAT), adopted...

深刻化している社会的孤立・孤独問題への対策として,インターネット等の情報通信技術(ICT)の有用性を,内外の文献から検討した。

We tested the response dynamics of evaluative priming effect (i.e. facilitation target responses following evaluatively congruent compared with incongruent primes) using a mouse tracking procedure that records hand movements during execution categorisation tasks. In Experiment 1, when participants performed task but not non-evaluative semantic task, their trajectories for trials curved more toward opposite than those trials, indicating emergence effects based on competition. 2, implementing...

We examined whether conscious and unconscious processes are differentially sensitive to different kinds of information. Using an evaluative conditioning procedure, participants were repeatedly presented with photographs women happy or angry expressions paired the words “happy” “angry.” Half (the condition) observed pairings only subliminally. The other half supraliminally. Subsequently, all rated in expressionless faces. Results showed that when subliminally (unconscious), more accordance...

Recent research has shown that implicit and explicit attitudes are uniquely sensitive to different types of information sources. We predicted altering the mental imagery subliminal stimuli, which presented below conscious awareness, would lead discrepancies between attitudes. Using a mere exposure paradigm, participants were subliminally exposed 30 times figure either rabbit or duck. Before exposure, however, we altered participants’ images verbally so they consistent inconsistent with...

We examined the accumulative effects and long-term persistence of subliminal mere exposure. An exposure condition (100 exposures distributed over five days) a massed in one day) were used Go/No-go Association Task (GNAT), with assessments likability from Time 1 (just after) to 6 (after three months). First, single stimulus was shown subliminally for total 100 times. The results indicated that occurred equally often at 1. However, after 2, gradually decreased under condition, while it did not...