375 research outputs found
Psycho? Logisch!:Vorstellungen über das Wissen und die Wissenschaft der Psychologie
Die Dissertation ist aus der praktischen Tätigkeit der Studienfachberatung Psychologie entstanden und beschäftigt sich mit sogenannten Wissenschaftsbildern, welche individuelle Laien-Theorien über die Wissenschaft darstellen. Im theoretischen Hintergrund werden verschiedene Konstrukte von Vorstellungen über Wissen und Wissenschaft abgegrenzt, von denen die Epistemischen Überzeugungen (EÜ) und die Nature of Science (NOS) besonders wichtig sind für die vorliegende Arbeit. Daran anschließend werden empirische Befunde und Instrumente zur Erhebung von Vorstellungen über das Wissen und die Wissenschaft dargestellt. Das zentrale Ziel der Dissertation ist es das methodische Wissenschaftsbild der Psychologie zu untersuchen und Zusammenhänge zu EÜ, ontologischen Annahmen, dem Studienwunsch Psychologie oder akademischen Interessen und Fähigkeiten aufzuzeigen. Dafür wurden vier Studien in Form von Fragebogenerhebungen durchgeführt und ein neues Instrument entwickelt.
The subject of the dissertation was developed from the practical work of a student advisory service within the discipline of Psychology. It deals with so called Images of Science, defined as individuals’ lay theories about scientific knowledge and science. The theoretical background distinguishes several constructs of such Images of Science and describes empirical findings and measurements of different kinds of Images of Science. Most relevant for the present work are the Epistemic Beliefs (EBs) and views of the Nature of Science (NOS). The main goal of the dissertation is to examine the methodological image of Psychology in relation to variables like EBs, ontological assumptions, the study choice or academic interests and skills. Four studies were conducted and a new instrument for measuring an Image of Psychology was developed
Evaluationsbericht Psychologie 2008:gemeinsamer Bericht über die Evaluationen der Lehrveranstaltungen, des B.Sc.-Studiengangs, der B.Sc.-Klausuren und der Auslandsaufenthalte im Fach Psychologie im WS 07/08 und SoSe 08
Dieser Bericht verknüpft alle am Fach Psychologie durchgeführten Evaluationen miteinander. Er enthält neben die Daten zur Lehrveranstaltungsevaluation, auch Ergebnisse der ersten Studiengangs- und Prüfungsevaluationen im B.Sc.-Studiengang, sowie eine Umfrage zu geplanten Auslandsaufenthalten. Diesen allen ist gemein, dass sie relevante Bereiche abdecken, in denen Studierende in unserem Fach Kompetenzen sammeln.
Die Vernetzung dieser bisher teilweise eigenständigen, teilweise auch neuen Evaluationsbereiche soll kurzfristig dazu führen diese verschiedenen Quellen sichtbarer zu machen. Mittelfristig soll dadurch die Qualität der gesammelten Information erhöht werden. Wir erhoffen uns durch die Bündelung der Informationen auch einen einfacheren Überblick für Steuerung und Fortentwicklung im Fach Psychologie geben zu können
Retired A Stars and Their Companions: Exoplanets Orbiting Three Intermediate-Mass Subgiants
We report precision Doppler measurements of three intermediate-mass subgiants
from Lick and Keck Observatories. All three stars show variability in their
radial velocities consistent with planet-mass companions in Keplerian orbits.
We find a planet with a minimum mass of 2.5 Mjup in a 351.5 day orbit around HD
192699, a planet with a minimum mass of 2.0 Mjup in a 341.1 day orbit around HD
210702, and a planet with a minimum mass of 0.61 Mjup in a 297.3 day orbit
around HD 175541. Stellar mass estimates from evolutionary models indicate that
all of these stars were formerly A-type dwarfs with masses ranging from 1.65 to
1.85 Msun. These three long-period planets would not have been detectable
during their stars' main-sequence phases due to the large rotational velocities
and stellar jitter exhibited by early-type dwarfs. There are now 9 "retired"
(evolved) A-type stars (Mstar > 1.6 Msun) with known planets. All 9 planets
orbit at distances a \geq 0.78 AU, which is significantly different than the
semimajor axis distribution of planets around lower-mass stars. We examine the
possibility that the observed lack of close-in planets is due to engulfment by
their expanding host stars, but we find that this explanation is inadequate
given the relatively small stellar radii of K giants (Rstar < 32 Rsun = 0.15
AU) and subgiants (Rstar < 7 Rsun = 0.03 AU). Instead, we conclude that planets
around intermediate-mass stars reside preferentially beyond ~0.8 AU, which may
be a reflection of different formation and migration histories of planets
around A-type stars.Comment: 31 pages, 9 figures, 6 tables, ApJ accepted, corrected minor typo
Enhanced photogeneration of polaron pairs in neat semicrystalline donor-acceptor copolymer films via direct excitation of interchain aggregates
We investigate the photogeneration
of polaron pairs (PPs) in neat
films of the semicrystalline donor–acceptor semiconducting
copolymer PCPDTBT. Carefully selecting the solution-processing procedures,
we obtain films with different amounts of crystallinity and interchain
aggregation. We compare the photogeneration of PPs between the films
by monitoring their photoinduced absorption in ultrafast pump–probe
experiments, selectively exciting nonaggregated or aggregated polymer
chains. The direct photoexcitation of interchain π-aggregates
results in prompt (<100 fs) charge generation. Compared to the
case where nonaggregated chains are excited, we find an 8-fold increase
in the prompt PP to singlet-exciton ratio. We also show that highly
crystalline lamellar nanostructures not containing π-stacked
or any light-absorbing aggregates do not improve the efficiency of
PP photogeneration. Our results show that light absorption from interchain
aggregates is highly beneficial for charge photogeneration in semiconducting
polymers and should be taken into account when optimizing film morphologies
for photovoltaic devices
Precise Radial Velocities of Giant Stars II. Pollux and its Planetary Companion
It has long been speculated that the observed periodic radial velocity
pattern for the K giant Pollux might be explained in terms of an orbiting
planetary companion. We have collected 80 high-resolution spectra for Pollux at
Lick Observatory yielding precise radial velocities with a mean error of 3.8
m/s, providing the most comprehensive and precise data set available for this
star. Our data confirm the periodicity previously seen in the radial
velocities. We derive a period of 589.7+/-3.5 days and, assuming a primary mass
of 1.86 M_Sun, a minimum companion mass of 2.9+/-0.3 M_Jup, consistent with
earlier determinations. No evidence for any periodicities is visible in our
analysis of the shapes of the spectral lines via the bisector method, so that
we conclude that evidence is accumulating and compelling for a planet around
Pollux. However, some last doubt remains about this interpretation, because
non-radial pulsations which might be present in giant stars could in principle
also explain the observed radial velocities, while the accompanying bisector
variations might be too small to be detectable with current data.Comment: 13 pages, 4 figures, accepted by Ap
Influence of alkaline modification on adsorption properties of aluminum oxide
In this work the adsorption capacity of samples A-2-9С, A-2-Na-9С, A-2-K-9С was studied. It was found that alkaline modification leads to an increase in the efficiency of aluminum oxide dehydrators
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