Browsing PhD Dissertations - DO NOT EDIT by Author "Ickes, William"
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An EEG Investigation of a Depressive Self-Schema Related to Levels of Processing in Individuals With High Depressive Symptomatology
Gandy, Kellen C. (2016-08-09)Individuals with high depressive symptomatology have better memory for negative events than positive events. The preferential processing of negative information supports the theory of a depressive self-schema in individuals ... -
An Investigation Of Compromise Across Political Parties
Willis, Jarryd T.The debt ceiling crisis of 2011, the government shutdown of 2013, and the extension of partisanship past the water's edge into Ukrainian-Russian and Israeli-Iranian politics are all recent examples of how polarized American ... -
Cultivating An Attitude Of Gratitude: Testing Moderators Of The Effects Of A Gratitude Diary Intervention On Well-being And Interpersonal Outcomes
Park, Anna E.In the past few years, evidence has amassed suggesting that gratitude interventions can have a number of personal and interpersonal benefits (for a review, see Wood, Froh, & Geraghty, 2010). For instance, gratitude ... -
Does Our Perception Of God Influence Our Perception Of Subjectively "sinful" Behaviors?
Cuperman, Ronen (Psychology, 2010-07-19)The current study investigated the influence of different perceptions of God (i.e., loving vs. punishing) on participants' attitudes towards subjectively "sinful" behaviors. Participants in the current study were 158 ... -
Effects of Emotion and Social Desirability on Intuitive, Gist-Based Decisions
Taylor, Wyn E.; 0000-0002-4591-2201 (2018-08-31)People often make what appear to be inconsistent, irrational choice preference shifts from sure-to-risky (or from risky-to-sure) options depending on how the choices are framed—this is a form of decision bias called the ... -
Evidence For A Simpatico Self-schema In Studies Comparing Hispanics and Whites
Holloway, Renee (Psychology, 2007-08-23)Considerable evidence exists that many Latin American cultures emphasize concept of simpatia or simpatico (Triandis, Martin, Lisansky, & Betancourt, 1984). The purpose of this research project was to test for evidence that ... -
Individual Differences in Influenceability and Anti-Influenceability
Robinson, Rebecca L.; 0000-0002-2579-6143 (2017-06-12)Using a dispositional strategy, two studies investigated individual differences in three types of influenceability and two types of anti-influenceability. Study 1 replicated the majority of consistent results found in ... -
NARCISSUS ONLINE: AN INVESTIGATION OF NARCISSISM AND SELF-CONCEPT CLARITY IN RELATION TO ONLINE DATING BEHAVIORS
Tajmirriyahi, Maryam; 0000-0001-6657-5323 (2020-12-10)Nemours studies over the years have provided extensive knowledge about the association between narcissism and romantic relationship initiation. With the increased interest in using online dating sites for finding sexual/romantic ... -
Openness To Experience, Strength Of Sense Of Self, And Cognitive Dissonance In A Counter-attitudinal Advocacy Paradigm
Cheng, Wen (Psychology, 2011-10-11)The study was designed to investigate whether personality variables, especially the strength of individuals' sense of self, moderated dissonance reduction behavior in a counter-attitudinal advocacy paradigm. The study ... -
Personality Influences On Marital Satisfaction: An Examination Of Actor, Partner, And Interaction Effects
Charania, Mahnaz Rehmatullah (Psychology, 2007-08-23)The current research was designed to examine the associations between married partners' personalities and their marital satisfaction. The major goal of this research was to examine the unique predictive validity of 13 ... -
Service that Sells: Examining Women's Tendency to Purchase Appearance-Enhancing Products from Gay Male Sales Associates
Russell, Eric M. (2017-08-02)Previous findings indicate that heterosexual female customers are more comfortable working with gay male—relative to straight male or female—sales associates in retail departments where apparel and beauty products are sold. ... -
Sex, Drugs, And Work: The Associations Of Personality Characteristics, Risky Sex, Substance Use, And Work Behavior In Young Adult Restaurant Workers
Petree, Robyn D. (Psychology, 2011-07-14)Personality characteristics among young adult (18 - 29 years old) restaurant workers were examined in relation to substance use, risky sexual behavior, and several work outcomes. High sensation seekers and emerging adults ... -
The Effects of Re-Framing and Respondent Personality on Psychometric Outcomes: A Replication and Extension Study
Babcock, Meghan Joann; 0000000191227654 (2018-08-15)The present study investigated the effects of four item characteristics – context, direction, factor, and trait aspect switching – on inter-item correlations and participant misresponse rates for adjacent item pairs within ... -
What About Blog? Problematic Internet Use And Personality In Bloggers
Rollings, Kathryn Hyde (Psychology, 2011-07-14)The purpose of the current study was to compare bloggers' personalities to the personalities of non-bloggers, and to determine whether it is possible to identify individuals who are more likely to use the Internet in a ...