Daniel Dostál

• Ph.D. in Psychology; Bachelor of Applied Statistics
• Research assistant at Palacký University Olomouc

This study aimed to explore self-reported domain-specific creativity in relation to the level of empathy, systemizing, and the Big Five personality dimensions. The research sample consisted of 1112 college students to whom the Kaufman Domains of Creativity Scale (K-DOCS), the Creative Achievement Questionnaire (CAQ), Baron-Cohen's empathy and syste...

Libet’s experiment is an influential classical study, which does not stop provoking heated debates. However, a full-scale replication has not been carried out to this day. Libet-style studies have usually focused on isolated ideas and concepts and never on the whole experiment in all its complexity. This paper presents detailed methodological descr...

The HEXACO Personality Inventory-Revised (HEXACO-PI-R) has evolved into one of the most heavily applied measurement tools for the assessment of basic personality traits. Correspondingly, the inventory has been translated to several languages for use in cross-cultural research. However, formal tests examining whether the different language versions...

We tested links between social status and emotion recognition accuracy (ERA) with participants from a diverse array of cultures and a new model and method of ERA, the Assessment of Contextualized Emotion (ACE), which incorporates social context and is linked to different types of social interaction across cultures. Participants from the Czech Repub...

Executive functions involve planning, organization, fluency, inhibition, mental flexibility, and capacity for abstraction. They enable orientation and purposeful behaviour of individuals in the environment and in society. Executive functions are responsible for the individual’s ability to plan his/her activities and live a focused life; they enable...

Emotion Recognition Accuracy (ERA) is vital for social functioning and social relationships, yet empirical support for a positive link with well-being has been sparse. In three studies, we show that the Assessment of Contextualized Emotions (ACE) which distinguishes between accurately perceiving intended emotions and bias due to perceiving addition...

Emotion Recognition Accuracy (ERA) is vital for social functioning and social relationships, yet empirical support for a positive link with well-being has been sparse. In three studies, we show that the Assessment of Contextualized Emotions (ACE) which distinguishes between accurately perceiving intended emotions and bias due to perceiving addition...

Despite significant advances in deception detection in forensic psychology using polygraphy, there is a lack of empirical evidence for the potential of deception detection in ordinary situations of simple conversation where contact and invasive measurement methods are not appropriate. To address this issue, we used two strategies: 1) a non-invasive...

Background and aims The aim of the present study was to estimate the complex association between Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD), substance use, and other risky behaviours in Czech adolescents whilst providing prevalence estimates of IGD and psychometric information regarding the Czech Internet Gaming Disorder Scale–Short-Form (IGDS9-SF). Methods A...

This study examines how risky online behaviors among Czech adolescents relate to social support, depression, and anxiety. The behaviors investigated include sending videos to strangers, receiving explicit content, sharing nude photos, encountering monetary offers for meetings, and exposure to blackmail. A nationwide sample of 1095 adolescents aged...

Background Studies from different countries report a stagnation or regression of moral competence in medical students between the first and the last year of their studies, and the value of various educational interventions remains uncertain. Methods We used Moral Competence Test (MCT) to measure C-scores of moral competence to determine the change...

Basic demographic and anamnestic data were collected and processed from the respondents. Two standardized diagnostic tools were used in the test battery: 1) Dolejš, M., Dostál, D., Obereignerů, R., Orel, M., Kňažek, G. (2021). Self-Concept Questionnaire. Palacký University in Olomouc (SCQ) and 2) Dolejš, M., Skopal, O., Suchá, J., Charvát, M. (2018...

Most studies on balance training in individuals with Parkinson´s disease (PD) reported ambiguous effects. Therefore the study aimed to investigate the effect of an attentional focus and severity of PD on dynamic balance. In the study, 31 patients with idiopathic PD in stage I-III, aged 69.6 ± 6.6 years, performed the five times sit-to-stand (FTSS)...

Although researchers have recognised the benefits of using non-invasive technologies to detect deception, there is a lack of studies investigating the difference between prepared and spontaneous production in deception detection. To address this gap, we combined infrared thermal imaging (fITI) and eye-tracking to track physiological (i.e., facial t...

The Tower of Hanoi Test: A Guidebook for Administration and Evaluation Executive functions involve planning, organization, fluency, inhibition, mental flexibility, and capacity for abstraction. They enable orientation and purposeful behaviour of individuals in the environment and in society. Executive functions are responsible for the individual’...

Those values passed from one generation to another are among the building blocks of every society. The formation of the value system starts when a toddler begins to realize his/her own ‘self’ and keeps developing throughout the individual’s life. At the beginning of one’s life, values are significantly influenced by the primary family. Gradually, t...

The present study investigated individual differences in attachment orientation at work as they relate to workers’ facial expressions to work-related emotions. In a laboratory study, sixty employees completed the Experiences in Work Relationships-Individual scale (EWR-I), which assesses attachment-related regulation strategies at work. Participants...

This study investigated the effects of quiet eye training (QET) on the neuropsychological functioning and fine motor performance of children with attention deficits. The participant cohort consisted of 106 children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) between the ages of 8 and 12 years. The children were assigned to either the QET g...

Background: While smartphones enhance communication and productivity, they may negatively affect mental health and cognitive performance. They can be distractive where the risk can have substantial consequences (e.g., in traffic, while working). Even when not in use, smartphones can be distracting and reduce cognitive capacity. This mere presence o...

Based on linkage between attention control, gaze and visuomotor control, previous studies suggested that quiet eye training (QET) could improve attention control. The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of QET-based visuomotor intervention on different aspects of attention in children with ADHD. Fifty seven children with ADHD aged 9–12...

The current study investigates the associations between personality and humor structure appreciation. A total of 509 participants completed the Big Five Inventory–2 and the Humor Structure Appreciation Scale. The results showed that, as expected, open-mindedness was associated with a preference for nonsense (NON) over incongruity-resolution (INC-RE...

Self-Concept Questionnaire (“Dotazník sebepojetí” – DOS): A Manual for Practical Application Self-concept is a complex collection of beliefs one holds about oneself. It consists of several parts such as self-knowledge, self-assessment, self-acceptance, self-esteem, and self-fulfilment. the development of a person’s self-concept is influenced by inn...

Self-Concept Questionnaire (“Dotazník sebepojetí” – DOS): A Manual for Practical Application Self-concept is a complex collection of beliefs one holds about oneself. It consists of several parts such as self-knowledge, self-assessment, self-acceptance, self-esteem, and self-fulfilment. the development of a person’s self-concept is influenced by inn...

Interest in the diagnostics of integrity by work and organizational psychology researchers and practitioners alike has been steadily increasing. In two studies we report results on the development of the Occupational Integrity Scale (OIS), a novel, openly available scale. The first study tested the psychometric properties of the OIS in a sample of...

Problem. The paper offers findings about selected educational aspects of children’s academic performance, examined here in terms of sociodemographic variables, BMI percentile values, cognitive test scores, weight bias internalization scale and self­ ­concept scale with an aim to detect whether and to what extent these factors contribute to children...

As predictive motor control is an important index of neuromotor development and maturation, we developed two touchscreen tablet-based tests of this function. Our aim was to investigate the reliability and validity of both a rapid manual interception test and a pursuit tracking test, using a sample of 124 children (62 boys and 62 girls) from two age...

INTRODUCTION: The Czech Republic records one of the highest prevalence levels of obesity in comparison to other European and world countries. The present study aims to fill a gap in the use of tools in research of food addiction (FA), which is believed to be one factor in the high prevalence of obesity. METHODS: A pen-and-paper study was conducted...

Benlik Kavramı Anketi (English name of the scale: Self-Concept Questionnaire (SCQ) and Czech name of the scale: Dotazník sebepojetí (DOS)) Benlik Kavramı Anketi (Ölçeğin İngilizce adı: Self Consept Questionnaire (SCQ) ve ölçeğin Çekçe adı: Dotazník sebepojetí (DOS)) Benlik kavramı kişinin kendisi hakkında sahip olduğu karmaşık inançlar topluluğudur...

Benlik Kavramı Anketi (English name of the scale: Self-Concept Questionnaire (SCQ) and Czech name of the scale: Dotazník sebepojetí (DOS)) Benlik Kavramı Anketi (Ölçeğin İngilizce adı: Self Consept Questionnaire (SCQ) ve ölçeğin Çekçe adı: Dotazník sebepojetí (DOS)) Benlik kavramı kişinin kendisi hakkında sahip olduğu karmaşık inançlar topluluğudur...

Objectives. The aim of the study was to assess the psychometric properties of a Czech adaptation of the Humor Structure Appreciation Scale (HSAS) which measures appreciation of two structural dimensions of humor: incongruity-resolution (INC-RES), and nonsense (NON). Differences in humor structure appreciation were investigated between a Czech and a...

This article examines the presence of the empirical tendency known as the Menzerath–Altmann Law (MAL) on protein secondary structures. MAL is related to optimization principles observed in natural languages and in genetic information on chromosomes or protein domains. The presence of MAL is examined on a non-redundant dataset of 4728 proteins by ve...

In this article, we employ simple descriptive methods in order to explore the peculiar behavior of the symbols in the Voynich Manuscript. Such an analysis reveals a group of symbols which are further analyzed for the possibility of being compounds (or ligatures), using a specifically developed method. The results suggest the possibility that the al...

The role of psychopathology in creative achievement has long been a debated topic in both popular culture and academic discourse. Yet the field is settling on various robust trends that show there is no one answer. Conclusions vary by level and kind of creativity and level and kind of psychopathology. The current study sought to replicate previous...

Self-concept is a complex collection of beliefs one holds about oneself. It consists of several parts such as self-knowledge, self-assessment, self-acceptance, self-esteem, and self-fulfilment. the development of a person’s self-concept is influenced by innate as well as acquired factors and their mutual interaction. An external factor with a signi...

MindMap Diagnostics Methods (MMDM) je originálně vyvinutý software ve formě online aplikace, určený k vývoji, nastavení, administraci a vyhodnocení psychodiagnostických metod, zejména testových. Přináší pro kvalifikované studenty, akademiky i psychology v praxi virtuální prostor pro kreativní práci za dodržení vložených principů psychologického tes...

Our study estimates the prevalence of Internet addiction in Czech adolescents as well as differences by gender and school type. A total of 3,950 adolescents (n = 1,940 boys, n = 2,010 girls) from 11 to 19 years of age (M = 15.73, SD = 1.99) participated in the research. They completed the Internet Addiction Test, which consists of subscales for Sal...

In this article, we employ simple descriptive methods in order to explore the peculiar behavior of the symbols in the Voynich Manuscript. Such an analysis reveals a group of symbols which are further analyzed for the possibility of being compounds (or ligatures), using a specifically developed method. The results suggest the possibility that the al...

This article provides data from a contemporary replication of Libet׳s experiment. For the methodology, results and discussion of the replication, see the article "Libet׳s Experiment: A Complex Replication" (Dominik et al., 2018). Three types of data are presented in this article: (1) introspective reports (M, W and S), (2) EMG onset times relative...

Objectives. The aim of the study was to verify the frustration potential of the Rosenzweig picture frustration test, PFT (C-W), in the context of changes in the secretion of the hormones testosterone and cortisol. Sample and setting. The study cohort consisted of young adults (N = 69) aged on average 21.8 years who were subjected to psychodiag-nost...

Objectives. The purpose of this study was to verify the factor structure of the Czech translation ofin Self-CuriosityCzech grammarAttitude-Interestschools, studentsScaleand(SCAI)to explore reliability of the scale. Curiosity about self was initially conceptualized as the desire that people have to explore and understand themselves and their psychol...

The aim of the study was to assess the possible influence of the overall context of a modifed version of Chamber REST (Darkness Therapy - „DT“) on the psychopathological induction. The research sample consisted of 37 clients of the Beskydy Rehabilitation Centre in Čeladná who willingly underwent a week of restricted environmental stimulation - DT (a...

The aim of the study was to assess the influence of the overall context of a modified version of chamber restricted environmental stimulation (chamber REST; in a variation also known as "Darkness Therapy"-"DT") on the meaning in life, mindfulness and self-esteem. The research sample consisted of 37 clients of the Beskydy Rehabilitation Centre in Če...

Inventař MOP je zajimavým pokusem vytvořit rychlý, atraktivni a snadno administrovatelný nastroj k posouzeni osobnostnich vlastnosti zaměstnanců ci uchazeců a zaměstnani. Tohoto cile se bohužel nepodařilo plně dosahnout. Nedostatky testu prameni zejmena z jeho nejisteho navazani na psychologicke teorie, což vede k spatnemu vymezeni skal a jejich uk...

Objectives. The study was aimed: (a) to analyse the effect of two independent variables (professional orientation grounded in the RIASEC model, and sex) on the NEO-FFI scores and the self-report questionnaires of domain-specific creativity (K-DOCS and CAQ); (b) to verify six hypotheses based on previous research; (c) to find out the internal consis...

Objectives. The study was aimed: (a) to verify the factor structure of Czech translations of the Baron-Cohen's inventories AQ, SQ, and EQ; (b) to explore the differences in autistic features, level of empathy and systemizing between the exact sciences and humanities students, and between men and women; (c) to find possible correlation among the sco...

Aim: To confirm connections among circadian preference, sleep quality, and depression, revealed in many foreign studies, in the sample of Czech university students. To find out possible correlations between circadian preference and temperament personality dimensions. To compare the scores of men and women in measured variables, to test the reliabil...

The study was aimed at exploring the differences in quality of sleep, circadian preference, depression, and Cloninger's temperament dimensions in students from the medical and philosophical faculties. Both groups were also compared in the following behaviours connected with healthy life style: sports activities, cigarette smoking, coffee consumptio...

The study was aimed at exploring the differences in quality of sleep, circadian preference, depression, and Cloninger's temperament dimensions in students from the medical and philosophical faculties. Both groups were also compared in the following behaviours connected with healthy life style: sports activities, cigarette smoking, coffee consumptio...

Social intelligence and personality styles in representatives of the exact and human sciences D. Dostal, A. Plhakova Objectives. The study was aimed to explore the differences in social intelligence and personality styles in representatives of the exact and human sciences teaching at Palacky University in Olomouc and between male and female researc...