Browsing Theses/Dissertations - Psychology and Neuroscience by Title
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Interview and test procedures that affect the confidence/accuracy relation in eyewitness memory for product identification.
(2010-06-23)The study of eyewitness memory thus far has focused on situations involving identification of a suspect that has allegedly committed a crime. The present research concerns eyewitness identification of products an individual ... -
Investigation of a brief measure of psychological distress : factor and confirmatory analyses in psychiatric and collegiate samples.
(, 2012-11-29)With increasing costs and utilization of health care services in primary care, and evidence for gross under-diagnosis of acute psychological distress, a brief screening measure that includes the most salient constructs of ... -
Knowledge updating in jurors : cognitive load affects juror decision making.
(, 2013-05-15)Mock jurors read a trial summary describing the armed robbery of a convenience store and rendered a verdict. Then, half of the jurors viewed an exculpatory videotape of the robbery; the remaining jurors completed an unrelated ... -
Levels of attachment security between foster and adoptive dyads using the MIMBRS observational method.
(, 2013-05-15)The quality of the attachment relationship between foster and adopted caregiver-child dyads influences the overall quality of placement in the home. Attachment status also contributes to a host of positive and negative ... -
Measuring context-specific interpersonal motivation within couple interactions.
(2015-07-30)Three studies were conducted in the development of a context-specific relationship based measure of interpersonal motivation. Study 1 used qualitative data analysis to identify naturally occurring types of interpersonal ... -
Measuring hot flashes : examination of an alternate criterion for ambulatory hot flash detection in post-menopausal women.
(, 2014-01-28)Hot flashes are a highly prevalent and severe symptom experienced in menopause and in cancer treatment. Objective measurement of hot flashes, essential for conducting research in this area, is achieved using skin conductance ... -
Men's reactions to variants of self-disclosure in male psychotherapists.
(, 2013-09-24)In spite of the mounting evidence of the generally enhancing effects of therapist self-disclosure and the growing awareness of the critical role of gender as a mediating variable in psychotherapy, there has been little ... -
Mental toughness in sport : perspectives of Master Strength and Conditioning Coaches.
(2016-03-22)In recent years, mental toughness (MT) has frequently been associated with success in sports. However, MT remains one of the most misunderstood terms in Applied Sport Psychology. Moreover, although evidence links the crucial ... -
Persuading college students to refrain from abusing energy drinks : a test of message framing, argument type, and cognitive load.
(, 2012-11-29)Within the past few years energy drink consumption has increased (Boyle & Castilleo, 2006) as well as mixing alcohol with energy drinks (Kapner, 2008). The current study examines the impact of persuasion (i.e., message ... -
PKCγ expression in adolescent and adult rats : evidence for a cerebellar mechanism underlying age-dependent motor impairments produced by acute ethanol.
(John Wiley & Sons., 2010-12)Adolescents are less sensitive to ethanol-induced motor impairments compared to adults; however, a definitive mechanism underlying this difference has not been identified. Compared to wild-type littermates, PKCγ knock-out ... -
Play therapy behaviors and themes in physically abused, sexually abused, and nonabused children.
(2010-02-02)The current study examined the effect of abuse history and gender on the frequency of 5 play themes constellations (control themes, negative affect, sexual play, hypervigilance, and aggression) exhibited in play therapy. ... -
Pseudo self-forgiveness : a response to self-integrity threat.
(, 2013-05-15)Self-forgiveness has been promoted as a self-compassionate response following ownership of one’s transgressions. However, a sense of self-forgiveness may also result from defensive processes that circumvent responsibility, ... -
The relationship between measures of executive cognitive function and P3 amplitude and latency in the auditory perseveration task.
(, 2012-11-29)This study examined the relationship between measures of executive cognitive function (ECF) and P3 amplitude and latency elicited by Dr. Lance Bauer’s Auditory Perseveration (AP) Task. Participants were 66 adults (12 men, ... -
The role of hyperpolarization-activated non-selective cation current in amygdala excitability and serotonin mediated effects.
(2007-12-04)The hyperpolarization-activated, cyclic nucleotide-dependent non-selective cationic (HCN) current (Ih) has an important functional role in the rat brain, participating in network oscillations, temporal summation of synaptic ... -
Stress and positive dyadic interaction : a daily diary study.
(, 2011-12-19)The present study investigated the relationship between stress, positive communication, and relationship satisfaction. Theoretically, increased exposure to stress has been linked to decreases in relationship satisfaction. ... -
Stress and self-compassion in parents of children with autism spectrum disorders.
(, 2013-09-24)This past decade, the prevalence of children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has increased from 0.6%-0.7% to 0.9%, meaning more families are experiencing the stress of having a child with an ASD. Researchers ... -
Taurine : a novel approach to reducing the reinforcing properties of ethanol in adolescents.
(2011-05-12)Adolescent ethanol use continues to be a societal problem with ethanol drinking beginning as early as 11 years old. Early initiation of drinking behavior is indicative of an increased risk for future substance abuse problems. ... -
Testing a mediation model of parental bonds, attachment anxiety, media internalization, and body dissatisfaction in a female adolescent and young adult sample.
(, 2012-11-29)Body image dissatisfaction emerges disturbingly early in females, as young as age 5 for some girls. During adolescence, body dissatisfaction predicts numerous adverse outcomes, including depression, suicide attempts, and ... -
The flexibility of distress tolerance through a brief Acceptance and Commitment Therapy intervention : a pilot study.
(2015-05-05)Distress tolerance (DT) is characterized as a person’s capacity and willingness to tolerate negative emotional states. It is theorized that DT may contribute to the development, maintenance, and therapeutic extinction of ... -
The neuropsychology of co-occurring posttraumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, and substance use disorders in OEF/OIF/OND veterans.
(2015-07-27)A significant minority of military personnel are returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan with physical and psychological injuries that affect their cognitive functioning. Among these conditions, posttraumatic stress ...