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Induced emotions on shoot decisions
(2017-04-24)The purpose of this experiment was to examine the effect of emotion on shoot decision bias. Student participants from The University of Texas at Arlington were randomly assigned to one of five emotion induction conditions ... -
The Influence Of A Strong Versus Weak Sense Of Self In Same-sex Dyadic Interactions
(Psychology, 2008-08-08)The goal of this study was to examine the influence of the participants' sense of self on the behaviors they displayed and the perceptions they reported in initial unstructured interactions. Participants were 82 male and ... -
The Influence Of Ageism On Personnel Decision Making
(Psychology, 2008-09-17)Ageism is a topic in today's world of great consequence, especially due to the multimillion dollar costs of age-related discrimination charges and the potential to ineffectively utilize organizational talent. Additionally, ... -
The Influence Of Contingent Self-esteem And Self-esteem Variability On Reactions To Ostracism
(Psychology, 2010-03-03)This study examined whether contingent self-esteem and self-esteem variability uniquely influenced reactions to social exclusion. Despite the extensive research done on ostracism and its effects on self-esteem, previous ... -
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 ... -
The Influence Of Knowledge Aquired At Study On Younger And Older Adults' Source Memory
(Psychology, 2009-09-16)The current experiments were intended to investigate the tendency of younger and older adults to use knowledge acquired during encoding to guide source memory judgments at test. Participants studied a list of words with ... -
Influence Of Peer Victimization And Social Support On Cortisol Production
(Psychology, 2009-09-16)The current dissertation sought to examine whether there was an association between peer victimization, neuroendocrine functioning, and physical health outcomes. Adolescents and their parent (N = 107) participated in a ... -
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 ...