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INFLUENTIAL FACTORS FOR DIETARY INTAKE: EXPANDING THE PROTOTYPE WILLINGNESS MODEL IN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
(2021-05-05)Only 10-13% of individuals consume enough fruit and vegetables. Not only do fruit and vegetables help stave off chronic disease, but they also help maintain weight, and contain nutrients that reduce inflammation, infection, ... -
Ingroup And Outgroup Members As Determinants Of Performance On A Brainstorming Task
(Psychology, 2009-09-16)Many studies have investigated the effects of diversity on performance. Past research demonstrates that the relationship between group diversity and task performance is mixed and inconsistent (Mannix & Neale, 2005; van ... -
Insensitivity To Pain In Schizophrenia: An Examination Of Sensory And Affective Pain Processing In An Animal Model
(Psychology, 2009-09-16)Patients with schizophrenia have been shown to display decreased sensitivity to pain, which can severely compound the impact of injuries and illnesses. Currently, the reasons for pain insensitivity in this population are ... -
Investigating Intra-Island Translocation as a Conservation Strategy for the Turks and Caicos Iguana: The Impact of Homing and Stress
(2016-12-15)The Turks and Caicos iguana, Cyclura carinata, is listed as critically endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature due to introduced mammals and habitat alteration from human development. Inter-island ... -
Investigating the Effects of Varying Levels of Autonomy in an eLancing Environment
(2019-08-01)Whereas there is a plethora of research on the work outcomes of standard employees (i.e., individuals who work full-time at one organization and complete work specified by the employer at their established place of business ... -
Investigating The Optical Signals In The Brain And Spinal Cord During Nociception
(Psychology, 2010-07-19)Neuroimaging technologies have been widely used to study brain functioning based on a tight correlation between neurons and neighboring vasculature during neural activation, called neurovascular coupling. However, many ... -
The Investigation Of Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex (DLPFC) Activity In Item And Associative Memory Using Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
Though the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) has been shown to be important for working and item memory, recent neuroimaging research has suggested that the DLPFC is more important in relational processing for associative ... -
Latent Semantic Similarity in Initial Computer-Mediated Interactions
(2016-05-10)The initial interactions of same-sex strangers were investigated to examine the development of latent semantic similarity (LSS; that is, how interaction partners come to use words in the same way) in computer-mediated ... -
The Local Field Potential In The Medial Prefrontal Cortex In Respose To Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
(Psychology, 2014-09-17)Nociceptive stimuli can activate peripheral nociceptors to produce nociceptive signals which can be projected to the spinal cord and further up to the thalamus and many other cortical and subcortical areas through ascending ... -
Local Field Potential Signatures In The Anterior Cingulate And Primary Somatosensory Cortices During Pain Processing
Pain is the primary motive to seek physician care and animal research is informative for investigating the brain activity that underlies pain. Extensively studied brain areas involved in pain processing include the anterior ... -
Lost in Your Halo: The Influence of Group Attractiveness and Diversity on Perceived Group Performance Ratings
(2023-05-11)Research on attractiveness suggests that more attractive individuals are assumed to have superiority on several traits, such as happiness and extraversion. This is termed the halo effect. Additionally, within the diversity ... -
Making a Bad Situation Worse: Co-rumination and Peer Victimization in Two Adolescent Samples
(2017-05-03)Co-rumination, the constant focus upon and rehashing of negative issues within a dyad, is a maladaptive coping mechanism associated with both positive and negative outcomes, including increased friendship quality and ... -
Masticatory Performance In Those With Temporomandibular Joint And Muscle Disorder
(Psychology, 2013-07-22)Tempormandibular Joint and Muscle Disorder (TMJMD) occurs when dysfunction arises in the joints and muscles associated with the functionality of the jaw. Apart from many other complications, one of the problems that TMJMD ... -
Maternal Negative Affectivity And Child Internalizing Problems: Child Behavioral Inhibition As A Mediator
(Psychology, 2015)Early emerging internalizing problems such as depression, anxiety, and social withdrawal put children at great risk for developing mood disorders and substance abuse problems. The current study investigated both child ... -
Me or My Friends? Examining SNS Friend Activity's Impact on Applicant Perceptions
(2020-08-24)Cybervetting continues to be adopted by an increasing number of organizations each year, with approximately 43% of employers using social networking websites (SNSs) to screen job applicants (SHRM, 2016). Yet little attention ... -
Measurement Invariance Of The SF-12 Across Ethnic Groups Among Women In Postpartum
(Psychology, 2011-07-14)Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine differential item functioning (DIF) as a plausible cause of subgroup variation in the short-form health survey (SF-12). Methods: Cross sectional secondary data analysis ... -
Measuring Corporate Social Responsibility Through Organizational Values: A Scale Validation Study
There is increasing interest in corporate social responsibility among researchers and practitioners. The corporate social responsibility construct has been around for several decades, but recent public corporate scandals ... -
Mind Broadening: Cognitive States and Traits Associated with Intrapersonal Creativity and Diverse Cultural Experiences
(2022-08-12)An experience with a different culture (cross-cultural experience; CCE) can provide opportunities to think about new and unfamiliar concepts and to solve problems using cross-cultural knowledge and inspired thinking. This ... -
Mindfulness and Mind-Wandering: The Impact of Brief Interventions on Child Affect, Arousal, and Cognition
(2016-05-10)The ability to self-regulate is critical for healthy development and life success. Recent evidence from the field of contemplative science suggests that mindfulness may enhance self-regulation among children and adolescents. ... -
Minimum Clinical Important Differences Of Health Outcomes In A Chronic Pain Population: Are They Predictive Of Poor Outcomes?
(Psychology, 2008-04-22)Psychometric validation of health outcomes measures ensures that the methods utilized to evaluate treatment effects, and aid in individual patient diagnosis are reliable, valid, and meaningful. A relatively new concept ...