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Effects Of Item Presentation And User Flexibility On Rater Perceptions
(Psychology, 2008-09-17)
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of item presentation and user flexibility on performance ratings and rater perceptions of the performance rating process. The participants were 252 undergraduate students ...
Performance Differences: A Comparison Between Computer-based And Paper-pencil Versions Of A Work Simulation Exercise
(Psychology, 2008-09-17)
Organizations use Assessment Center methods for selection and development of employees. Many organizations that offer assessment services have already made the transition from paper-pencil to computer-based assessments ...
Empathic Accuracy And Computer-mediated Communication: Testing The Effects Of The Target Partner's Attractiveness, Self-disclosure And Trust
(Psychology, 2009-09-16)
This study examined empathic accuracy in a Computer-Mediated Communication setting. The attractiveness of the perceived interaction partner was manipulated and used as an independent variable. Participants were 48 dyads ...
Human Preferences For Facial Symmetry In Dogs (Canis Familiaris)
(Psychology, 2009-09-16)
Previous studies on facial symmetry have documented a positive correlation between symmetry and perceived attractiveness in both human and non-human subjects. Evolutionary psychologists believe this may be evidence of a ...
The Influence Of Different Distributions Of Minority Representation On The Developmental Performance Ratings Of White Male Managers
(Psychology, 2010-03-03)
The purpose of this study was to examine whether varying distributions of direct report minority representation influenced the developmental performance ratings of White male managers. The archival data used for analysis ...
Conditioned Place Preference In The Male Wistar-Kyoto Rat
(Psychology, 2011-10-11)
The current set of experiments examined the role of trait anxiety, using the Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rat, on cocaine- and morphine-induced conditioned place preference. Both four and six pairings of 10mg/kg cocaine during ...
Finally, My Thesis On Academic Procrastination
(Psychology, 2012-04-11)
References to procrastination have been dated back to as long as 3,000 years ago. However, research on procrastination is ironically enormously behind the curve in active research on its antecedents and effects. Academic ...
Competition Between Dorsal Root Reflex And Sympathetic Activity On Neurogenic Inflammation
(Psychology, 2012-04-11)
Neurogenic inflammation is caused by the inflammatory substances released from the peripheral terminals of afferent fibers. Vasodilation is one of the cardinal signs of neurogenic inflammation. It is thought that neurogenic ...
Bullying, Victimization, Depression, And Substance Use: Sex As A Possible Complicating Factor
(Psychology, 2013-07-22)
As previous research emphasizes a complex model of substance use regarding bullying dynamics and influence with depression, further investigation is warranted. Adolescents aged 15 years were selected from the Health Behaviors ...
Peripheral Blood Perfusion Induced By Electrical Stimulation Of The Anterior Cingulate Cortex
(Psychology, 2007-08-23)
In the last decade, much research has implicated the anterior cingulate cortex
(ACC) in the modulation of both emotion and visceral functions in primates and rats.
Rat studies have shown that electrical stimulation of ...