We propose that self-affirmation may endow people more psychological resources to buffer against the negative influence of rejecting unfair offers in the classic ultimatum game (UG) and further lead to a stronger tendency to reject those offers.We Conditioner test this possibility by conducting an event-related potential (ERP) study about the UG, w
In this review, we present a critical appraisal of works that consider epilepsy as a dynamic disease and therefore presentable from the perspective of dynamic system theory.Epilepsy is an acute brain disorder characterized by recurrent seizures where parts of the brain elicit abnormally synchronous electrical activity.The most commonly encountered
To analyze whether electrocardiographic alterations (ECGA) in patients with antibodies to Trypanosoma cruzi showed a patttern of familial aggregation, a sample of 379 young adults (166 men and 213 women) distributed in sibships, were assessed for the presence of anti-T.cruzi antibodies, and subjected to a complete clinical examination and a standar
Abstract This paper deals with the names of minibus taxis, a common and popular form of public transport in South Africa, particularly in an inner-city context.The data were collected in the Western Cape in the Cape Concealer Peninsula (around Cape Town) as well as in some areas of the Eastern Cape.The names were bestowed by either the taxi owner o