Overlooked encounters: young tourists' experiences at dark sites

This research note reviews the existing literature comprised of dark tourism articles and chapters mentioning children. Publications meeting the search criteria were few. Accordingly, we offer possible reasons for the scarcity of research on children in dark tourism, including the legal constraints when researching with minors, the academic risk in undertaking a new field of research, and the substantial expertise needed to engage children in studies. We conclude with the compelling reasons to undertake such research: to inform interpretation of emotionally provocative sites for children, to understand and mitigate children's psychological distress at dark sites, and to advance theoretical work on children as tourists.     

Exploring the design of conscious media

Our existing model of media, based upon a consumptive-materialist–atomistic orientation, falls short in seeking to promote mainstream awareness of systemic and integral thinking in society-at-large. This paper presents evolutionary guidance media, a new model for media arising from evolutionary perspectives including systems science, humanistic, transpersonal and integral studies designed to promote planetary consciousness and give rise to an ecological–spiritual–integral mindset. Two key elements of evolutionary guidance media are discussed: a databank containing purposeful data from nine or more dimensions of human activity, and transception, the infusion of cyberception with qualities arising from mutual causality. Specific types of transception are introduced including Gaiaception, Agoraception, and Dharmaception. Organizations and companies already in the process of creating green media, socially responsible media, and spiritual, or transformational media are vanguards of the development of conscious media.     

Driver behaviour and business outcomes: An alternative approach to the psychology of the owner–manager

Previous psychological approaches to the study of owner–managers are reviewed and an alternative model based on the transactional analysis concept of Drivers is put forward. This model is tested out via a series of interviews and observations of 20 owner–managers of small and medium–sized businesses based in the North East of England. The relationship between driver behaviour and business performance is explored and the negative consequences of driver behaviour for the business are identified. Driver behaviour is also viewed as potentially beneficial and the inherent positive aspects of driver behaviour are proposed as the opposite end of a continuum of behaviours which are at the heart of business success. On a methodological level the need for an approach grounded in the owner–managers behaviour is confirmed.     

浅谈电子商务中的消费心理

在电子商务活动中人们是通过网上丰富的商品信息、完善的物流配送和方便安全的资金结算系统进行交易。面对崭新的交易方式,消费者的心理势必发生相应的变化。本文从对电子商务活动中消费者心理特征,变化和影响因素等方面进行分析,探讨网络消费者的心理。     

大学英语分层教学理论基础探究

第二语言习得理论、教育学理论及心理学理论为大学英语分层教学提供了理论依据。大学英语分层教学对于有针对性地加强学习指导,实现教学目标,具有积极作用。     

Start-up and hiring practices of immigrant entrepreneurs: An empirical study from an evolutionary psychological perspective

Strong social ties embedded in ethnic communities of immigrant populations have been considered key assets for immigrant entrepreneurs. However, little research has been done on how biological kinship and the biological theories of altruism influence the behavior of ethnic entrepreneurs. In this study, we have applied a neo-Darwinian evolutionary theory of kinship to examine adaptive functions of kin and ethnic altruism in business start-up and hiring practices of Korean immigrant entrepreneurs in the United States. We confirmed that the patterns of help received by Korean entrepreneurs for business start-ups were congruent with an evolutionary perspective on altruism. However, the results for hiring patterns suggested that customer ethnicity trumped kin and co-ethic interests. We close by offering suggestions for future research.     

心理学发展的新视野——文化心理学的发展

文化心理学作为心理学的一个分支,起始于20世纪六七十年代,在发展过程中受到了主流心理学与非主流心理学的影响,并逐渐与心理学的其他分支相互融合.今后它的发展趋势是:内部多种研究取向的整合;与相关分支学科的对话;借助多种学科的研究力量.我们应对它给予更多的关注.     

导游语言实践中心理学应用策略研究

只要是涉及到人与人的交互活动,心理就会发生潜移默化的影响,心理学就能够发挥一定的作用。理论上,心理学中的注意、感知、记忆、思维、想象、情绪等都与导游语言实践有着密切的联系。掌握心理学相关知识对于导游语言的运用具有十分重要的意义,它不仅可以帮助导游较好地控制自己的心理,保障导游语言实践的艺术性;同时,还可以帮助导游较好地了解游客的心理,确保双方合作的高效率,为游客提供更大附加值的优质服务。     

排球运动员球感培养中的心理因素分析

排球运动在比赛和训练中对运动员的球感要求较高,准确掌握球感形成和培养的内在规律,科学把握球感训练中的关键环节,从而快速有效地提高少年排球运动员对球的控制和支配能力,是当前排球训练的一个重要环节。     

新时期高职院校学生就业心理问题探讨

本文对高职院校学生在就业过程中常见的心理问题进行归类研究,在分析造成这些心理问题主客观原因的基础上,探讨如何从社会、学校和自身层面调适学生就业心理问题,帮助学生走出就业心理困惑,排除心理障碍,树立正确健康的人生观、价值观、职业观,从而实现顺利就业。