Personality and Online Behavior

This study looked to find a connection between personality and online behavior. Internet trolling has been described as “the practice of behaving in a deceptive, destructive, or disruptive manner in a social setting on the Internet with no apparent instrumental purpose” by Buckels, Trapnell and Paulhus (2014), who suggested that trolling provides enjoyment for persons with certain “dark” personality traits. These traits included psychopathy, Machiavellianism, and especially sadism. While these traits give a sense of who trolls, they fail to provide an explanation for the underlying psychological processes that drive trolling. This study used Rose-Karsnor’s (1997) definition of social competence, which states social competence is “the ability to achieve personal goals in social interaction while simultaneously maintaining positive relationships with others over time and across settings” (p. 113). This study utilized the Interpersonal Competence Questionnaire to measure social competence, as this questionnaire has been used for measuring social competence and online behavior before (Jenkins-Guarnieri, Wright, & Johnson, 2013; Yang & Brown, 2015). This study also sought to analyze Effectance Motivation, which is the need to have an effect on one’s environment, in relation to trolling and social competence. Individuals who score high on Effectance Motivation and low on social competence are believed to also score the highest on trolling behaviors. This study utilized the introductory psychology class as a subject pool, and administered online questionnaires to measure the variables of interest. The study used a regression framework, measuring the relationships between the predictor (social competence and Effectance Motivation) and criterion variables (trolling). A relationship between the variables was indeed found, with high Effectance on People and low Emotional Support predicting with high levels of trolling. Specifically, analyses indicate that Effectance Motivation and social competence predicted trolling; ΔR2= .133, p\u3c.000, and that an interaction effect was also found ΔR2=.032, p\u3c.01, which indicates that trolling is indeed predicted by a combination of low social competence and high Effectance Motivation. These findings can illuminate previous research on trolling among dark personalities. Empathy and Effectance Motivation among dark personality traits also needs to be studied in the future

Issues to think about before and after working on Indigenous language projects in remote areas

There are many issues that affect language and linguistic projects that linguists, linguistic organisations and registered training organisations may not yet be aware exist. These include training, sociological, environmental and cultural issues. Some can be resolved through the training of indigenous and non-indigenous language researchers but others cannot. Several of the issues which are not amenable to training solutions can be resolved through language and linguistic organisations, but there are also others which are so embedded in culture that they may not be resolvable in some language communities. It is important for non-indigenous language researchers to be aware of these issues when working with remote indigenous language communities. It is also important for linguists to know about them prior to starting work with indigenous Australians on language projects. This paper draws on concerns raised by indigenous people, including elders, indigenous language researchers and other community members, during recent fieldwork in the Torres Strait, Cairns, Townsville and communities in Central Australia, Top End Northern Territory, the Pilbara and the Kimberley. Their concerns include: Community status; linguistic fluency; working together as one; appropriate terminology; benefits to the community; and respect and recognition for all participants. The data shows that many of these issues are still current, despite being aired for some 30 years. The paper therefore aims to raise awareness so that language projects and the relationships between community and non-indigenous linguists are more successful for all involved

We Will Remember Turtle Mound: Uncovering the Past and Saving the Future of Florida’s First People

This book is geared toward fourth graders. It tells the story of the Timucuan people and Turtle Mound, one of the largest coastal shell middens on the east coast. After describing the past, it tells about recent losses of artifacts due to climate change and “living shoreline” efforts to preserve and protect the midden into the future. Tons of fish bones, oyster shells, pieces of broken pottery, and other discarded materials were piled into large mounds, frequently called shell middens, many hundreds of years ago. On the east coast of Central Florida, along the shorelines of Mosquito Lagoon, many mounds were created by the Timucuan people. The largest of these mounds is known as Turtle Mound. In the pages of this book you will read about the past, present and future of this historic site and some of the many individuals dedicated to its protection.https://stars.library.ucf.edu/ceelabbooks/1003/thumbnail.jp

A lightweight assessment method for medical device software processes

This paper outlines the MDevSPICE-Adept process assessment method. MDevSPICE-Adept is a lightweight process assessment method that has been created for the MDevSPICE software process assessment model which is currently being developed for the medical device industry. MDevSPICE is a fully validated release of a medical device software process assessment model (formerly known as Medi SPICE), which was developed by the authors. While the MDevSPICE process assessment model is detailed and comprehensive, there is industry demand for a lightweight medical device software process assessment method. To address this requirement the MDevSPICE-Adept method has been developed. Details on how this has taken place and the procedures for implementing an MDevSPICE-Adept process assessment are presented. Information is also provided regarding how an MDevSPICE process assessment was undertaken in an Irish based medical device company. A summary of the issues identified from this process assessment and the actions taken to facilitate process improvement is also presented. Finally, plans for future work are discussed