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- Title
- Rev. Dr. Breckenridge.
- Creator
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Hoag & Quick's Art Palace
- Description
- Photograph from Hoag & Quick's Art Palace, Cincinnati, Ohio. Consisting of 2 images (front & back). Handwritten "Rev. Dr. Breckenridge" and "12/8556" in the back.
- Date Created
- 185?
- Identifier
- DP0012817
- Format
- Set of related objects
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/DP0012817
- Title
- ATTITUDE CHANGE REGARDING ANIMAL ABUSE IN ADULTS: THE EFFECT OF EDUCATION AND VISUAL AIDS.
- Creator
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Carter, Ashley, Chin, Matthew, University of Central Florida
- Abstract / Description
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Companion animals now serve as more than tools for human use, they have become family. Many individuals now spend increasingly more money on animals than in years past and are more likely to acknowledge the animal as a family member. With this change in roles many humans have become more empathetic to animal cruelty. Studies have been conducted to examine various aspects of animal cruelty and how it relates to humans. However, few have examined attitude change regarding animal abuse. If...
Show moreCompanion animals now serve as more than tools for human use, they have become family. Many individuals now spend increasingly more money on animals than in years past and are more likely to acknowledge the animal as a family member. With this change in roles many humans have become more empathetic to animal cruelty. Studies have been conducted to examine various aspects of animal cruelty and how it relates to humans. However, few have examined attitude change regarding animal abuse. If attitudes can be positively changed in adults, these individuals are in a position to pass the information onto their children. Adults are also currently in the position to make changes in legislature regarding humane treatment of animals. An experiment was conducted which examined adults' attitudes toward animal abuse and whether they can be changed. Text information was examined as a variable for attitude change. Additionally visual aids in the form of photographs were used in conjunction with and separate from the text information as variables. Two types of photographs were used: images of companion animals by themselves or the same animals accompanied by adult humans. The text information used was adapted from an ASPCA presentation obtained, with permission, from the Orange County ASPCA. The power point presentation included information on the connection between animal violence and violence toward humans, how to help stop animal cruelty and how to report it. Six conditions were created using the three variables. iii It was found that pictures have an immediate effect on attitude change and information affects individuals in certain measures but not others. On all measures, images had more of an effect than information alone. Only when the text was accompanied by a picture, did it produce a significant change. Attitudes regarding the treatment of animals saw an immediate increase in both conditions in which images of humans and animals were present. Additionally, images of animals alone immediately increased attitudes regarding treatment of animals. This difference does not appear to increase further over time. Images of animals alone appear to aid in immediately altering individuals' sense of continuity with animals. The attitude that animals and humans share some commonalities and exist in relation to each other could assist in adoption campaigns by allowing the potential owners to place themselves with the animals they are adopting. However, over time information combined with images of humans and animals significantly increase this sense of commonality. The applications for the results depend on what type of attitude one desires to change and how soon the change has to occur. The present research reveals that images appear to affect attitude change regarding companion animals and the way they are treated more than text information.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2011
- Identifier
- CFH0004127, ucf:44883
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFH0004127
- Title
- PRESERVING THE RIGHT TO A FAIR TRIAL: AN EXAMINATION OF THE PREJUDICIAL VALUE OF VISUAL AND AUDITORY EVIDENCE IN THE CONTEXT OF A CRIMINAL CASE.
- Creator
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Edwards, Emily, Mottarella, Karen, University of Central Florida
- Abstract / Description
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Federal Rule of Evidence 403 requires evidence's probative value to substantially outweigh its prejudicial value for the evidence to be admitted. To date, courts have opinioned that photographic evidence holds low prejudicial impact and rarely render court proceedings unfair (Futch v. Dugger, 1989). The present study sought to empirically investigate this issue. In a 2 (Auditory Present/Auditory Absent) x 3 (Graphic Photo/Neutral Photo/No Photo) factorial design, 300 participants reviewed...
Show moreFederal Rule of Evidence 403 requires evidence's probative value to substantially outweigh its prejudicial value for the evidence to be admitted. To date, courts have opinioned that photographic evidence holds low prejudicial impact and rarely render court proceedings unfair (Futch v. Dugger, 1989). The present study sought to empirically investigate this issue. In a 2 (Auditory Present/Auditory Absent) x 3 (Graphic Photo/Neutral Photo/No Photo) factorial design, 300 participants reviewed case materials from a recent murder case and provided information concerning their verdict decision. Emotional state data was also collected prior to and following review of the case materials via the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule - Expanded Form (PANAS-X; Watson & Clark, 1994). Participants reviewing graphic photos coupled with their case materials experienced significantly greater increases in both sadness and surpise than those reviewing neutral or no photos. Participants who had an auditory recording present with their case materials experienced greater increases in both joviality and, to a lesser extent, hostility. Participants reviewing the auditory recording also reported being significantly less able to formulate their verdict decisions fairly or impartially. When heightened emotion is involved in decision making, cognitive resources for well-informed decisions are limited (Greene & Haidt, 2002). The current study suggests the potential for particular modes of evidentiary presentation to manipulate jurors' emotions, therefore increasing their prejudicial value. When the probative value of evidence does not outweigh the potentially prejudicial nature of jurors' heightened emotionality, the fairness of court proceedings may be questioned and issues of the defendant's right to a fair trial raised.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2012
- Identifier
- CFH0004152, ucf:44849
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFH0004152
- Title
- Letter with applied photographs describing Daytona: Florida in 1898 by a relocated Northerner.
- Creator
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, Merriam, A.
- Abstract / Description
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A 24 page letter containing 34 cyanotype photographs measuring around 3" x 3.5" ... A wonderful, detailed account of Daytona, Florida through the eyes of a relocated Northerner at the turn-of-the-century."--Ashley Wildes, Between the Covers Rare Books, Inc.
- Date Issued
- 1898-03-17
- Identifier
- DP0022394
- Format
- E-book
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/DP0022394
- Title
- INDIVIDUAL IDENTIFICATION OF POLAR BEARS BY WHISKER SPOT PATTERNS.
- Creator
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Anderson, Carlos, Waterman, Jane, University of Central Florida
- Abstract / Description
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Many types of ecological studies require identification of individual animals. I developed and evaluated an automated identification system for polar bears (Ursus maritimus) based on their whisker spot patterns. First, I measured the reliability of using whisker spot patterns for identification from polar bear photographs taken in western Hudson Bay. This analysis involved estimating the complexity of each whisker spot pattern in terms of its information content. I found that 98% of patterns...
Show moreMany types of ecological studies require identification of individual animals. I developed and evaluated an automated identification system for polar bears (Ursus maritimus) based on their whisker spot patterns. First, I measured the reliability of using whisker spot patterns for identification from polar bear photographs taken in western Hudson Bay. This analysis involved estimating the complexity of each whisker spot pattern in terms of its information content. I found that 98% of patterns contained enough information to be reliable, and this result varied little among three different observers. Based on these results, I implemented a computer-aided identification system for polar bears based on whisker spot pattern recognition. I used standard computer vision techniques to pre-process images and the Chamfer distance transform to compute similary scores between images. In addition, I evaluated the system by testing the effects of photographic quality and angle on system accuracy. I found that excellent and moderate quality/angle provided best results, with system accuracy of 90-95%. These findings suggest that individual identification of polar bears in the field based on whisker spot pattern variation is possible. Researchers studying polar bear behavior or estimating population parameters should benefit from this noninvasive technique.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2007
- Identifier
- CFE0001671, ucf:47207
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0001671
- Title
- Momentum, Moment, Epiphany: The Psychological Intersection of Motion Picture, the Still Frame, and Three-Dimensional Form.
- Creator
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Gerstein, Mark, Poindexter, Carla, Buyssens, Ryan, Adams, JoAnne, University of Central Florida
- Abstract / Description
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My journey from Hollywood Film production to a Fine Arts practice has been shaped by theory from Philosophy of Mind, Cognitive Psychology, Film, and Art, leading me to a new visual vocabulary at the intersection of motion picture, the still image, and three-dimensional form.I create large mixed media collages by projecting video onto photographs and sculptural forms, breaking the boundaries of the conventional film frame and exceeding the dynamic range of typical visual experience. My work...
Show moreMy journey from Hollywood Film production to a Fine Arts practice has been shaped by theory from Philosophy of Mind, Cognitive Psychology, Film, and Art, leading me to a new visual vocabulary at the intersection of motion picture, the still image, and three-dimensional form.I create large mixed media collages by projecting video onto photographs and sculptural forms, breaking the boundaries of the conventional film frame and exceeding the dynamic range of typical visual experience. My work explores emotional connections and fissures within family, and hidden meanings of haunting memories and familiar places.I am searching for an elusive type of perceptual experience characterized by an instantaneous shift in perspective(-)an (")aha(") moment of epiphany when suddenly I have the overpowering feeling that I am both seeing and aware that I am seeing.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2018
- Identifier
- CFE0007003, ucf:52035
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0007003
- Title
- At Face Value: Investigating Perception Through Photographs.
- Creator
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Dipaolo, Dominic, Raimundi-Ortiz, Wanda, Adams, JoAnne, Price, Mark, University of Central Florida
- Abstract / Description
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(")At Face Value: Investigating Perception through Portraiture(") is a body of work that examines how people process their perception in imagery. The Deadpan Aesthetic, photographic truth and American identity are discussed, as well as the amount of influence a photographer has in his work. Since perception is defined as an understanding of setting via the senses, I hope to challenge viewers by employing strategies to destabilize the viewer's reception of my photographs.
- Date Issued
- 2015
- Identifier
- CFE0005788, ucf:50052
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0005788
- Title
- Real People Acting Out Interpersonal Issues With Paper Representations.
- Creator
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Dufner, Gary, Poindexter, Carla, Raimundi-Ortiz, Wanda, Price, Mark, University of Central Florida
- Abstract / Description
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In this thesis body of work, I have interacted and collaborated with five friends to create images exploring human relationships. The subject matter illustrates my friends and myself acting out interpersonal issues with paper representations of one another. It has been my aim to represent my imagery in a campy thematic way. I include a discussion of the images in my body of work from both my perspective and the perspective of my models. The figurative paper images (")stand in(") as...
Show moreIn this thesis body of work, I have interacted and collaborated with five friends to create images exploring human relationships. The subject matter illustrates my friends and myself acting out interpersonal issues with paper representations of one another. It has been my aim to represent my imagery in a campy thematic way. I include a discussion of the images in my body of work from both my perspective and the perspective of my models. The figurative paper images (")stand in(") as representatives of the genders of their subjects.I have explored multiple points of view, constructing, reconstructing and deconstructing complex compositions; experimenting with a variety of focal points; and I have increased my knowledge of lighting and color effects through digital manipulation.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2015
- Identifier
- CFE0005607, ucf:52868
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0005607