Pipeline Revision: A Call to Change

Comments on the original article by Matthew Makel (see record 2014-06823-002) which raises an important concern regarding selfcorrection in science. While the notion that science should be self-correcting, and is failing, is not new, recent events in both social and biological sciences have led to a renewed call to develop approaches that would allow for self-correction ( Economist, 2013). Makel addresses a number of issues that hinder self-correction through replications and suggests a number of solutions. In this commentary, we as the editors of Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts (PACA), would like to offer our perspective. As editors, we are in a unique position to influence the field and the ability to self-correct through published replications. Replications, however, are not a one-size fits all

12 years of PACA: A review of trends in PACA publications

In this editorial, the editors take an opportunity to summarize and review the journal from its inception and first volume in 2006 to date. In their review, they focused on a number of factors such as number of submissions, number of papers published, keywords used, special issues developed, and journal reach

Crafting a Network Plan for a Microfinancing Establishment and Its Branch Network through Virtual Private Network (VPN) Implementation

This study successfully designed a network plan incorporating a Virtual Private Network (VPN) for Kasipag Microfinancing Incorporated (KMI). Employing a developmental research design approach and following the network development life cycle stages of planning, analysis, design, and simulation, the researchers evaluated the feasibility of the network design for implementation in KMI. The findings strongly recommend KMI to proceed with the implementation of the designed network plan that includes a VPN, as it offers significant benefits and advantages. Implementing a VPN in KMI's network infrastructure will greatly enhance network security and enable secure remote access to valuable resources, which is particularly crucial in today's digital landscape emphasizing remote work and data privacy. The thorough simulation of the network plan confirms its feasibility and ensures KMI will have a reliable and efficient network infrastructure. Additionally, the implementation of the network plan will provide KMI with a competitive edge by enabling seamless communication and streamlined data transfer between branches. This will enhance collaboration, improve operational efficiency, and increase overall organizational effectiveness. The cost analysis conducted by the researchers guarantees that the project remains within budget, offering KMI a clear breakdown of expenses for informed decision-making. In conclusion, the recommended implementation of the network plan incorporating a VPN will empower KMI with improved network security, secure remote access, and a competitive advantage in the microfinancing industry. By embracing these advancements, KMI can foster growth, productivity, and success in the ever-evolving digital landscape

Capturing Aesthetic Experiences With Installation Art: An Empirical Assessment of Emotion, Evaluations, and Mobile Eye Tracking in Olafur Eliasson’s “Baroque, Baroque!”

Installation art is one of the most important and provocative developments in the visual arts during the last half century and has become a key focus of artists and of contemporary museums. It is also seen as particularly challenging or even disliked by many viewers, and—due to its unique in situ, immersive setting—is equally regarded as difficult or even beyond the grasp of present methods in empirical aesthetic psychology. In this paper, we introduce an exploratory study with installation art, utilizing a collection of techniques to capture the eclectic, the embodied, and often the emotionally-charged viewing experience. We present results from an investigation of two pieces, both part of Olafur Eliasson’s exhibition “Baroque, Baroque” held at the Belvedere museum in Vienna. These were assessed by pre- and post-viewing questionnaires focusing on emotion, meaning-making, and appraisals, in tandem with mobile eye tracking to consider viewers’ attention to both installed artworks and/or to the museum environment. The data showed differences in participants’ emotional states, appraisals, and visual exploration, which together paint a picture of the aesthetic reactions to the works. These differences also showed how viewers’ appraisal strategies, meaning making, and physical actions facilitated relatively more or less deep engagement with, and enjoyment of, the art. The results are discussed in terms of their implications for museum studies, art education, and theory in empirical aesthetics

How relationship status and sociosexual orientation influence the link between facial attractiveness and visual attention.

Facial attractiveness captures and binds visual attention, thus affecting visual exploration of our environment. It is often argued that this effect on attention has evolutionary functions related to mating. Although plausible, such perspectives have been challenged by recent behavioral and eye-tracking studies, which have shown that the effect on attention is moderated by various sex- and goal-related variables such as sexual orientation. In the present study, we examined how relationship status and sociosexual orientation moderate the link between attractiveness and visual attention. We hypothesized that attractiveness leads to longer looks and that being single as well as being more sociosexually unrestricted, enhances the effect of attractiveness. Using an eye-tracking free-viewing paradigm, we tested 150 heterosexual men and women looking at images of urban real-world scenes depicting two people differing in facial attractiveness. Participants additionally provided attractiveness ratings of all stimuli. We analyzed the correlations between how long faces were looked at and participants' ratings of attractiveness and found that more attractive faces-especially of the other sex-were looked at longer. We also found that more sociosexually unrestricted participants who were single had the highest attractiveness-attention correlation. Our results show that evolutionary predictions cannot fully explain the attractiveness-attention correlation; perceiver characteristics and motives moderate this relationship