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The Effect Of Display Rules On Illusion Of Transparency In Children, A. A. Benedetti, C. L. Dawson, S. L. Staranko, E. A. Swanson, J. J. Horton
The Effect Of Display Rules On Illusion Of Transparency In Children, A. A. Benedetti, C. L. Dawson, S. L. Staranko, E. A. Swanson, J. J. Horton
Modern Psychological Studies
The illusion of transparency, the tendency for people to overestimate how obvious their internal states appear to outside observers, was examined in 25 school-age children. While previous researchers studied undergraduate participants, we aimed to expand the developmental literature by investigating whether children exhibit the illusion of transparency in the same manner as undergraduates. We presented each child with three pleasant-tasting drinks and two unpleasant-tasting drinks. Two undergraduate observers and the children rated facial expressions after each sip. Our results supported our hypothesis with no illusion of transparency for the unpleasant drinks; however, an illusion was found for the pleasant drinks. …
Comfort Food: Obesity And Mood Influences On Food Uptake, Gabrielle Patterson, Wind Goodfriend
Comfort Food: Obesity And Mood Influences On Food Uptake, Gabrielle Patterson, Wind Goodfriend
Modern Psychological Studies
The purpose of this study was to understand the effects of mood (negative vs. neutral) conditions on food consumption and choice, between non-obese and obese people. Mood was manipulated using two film segments; pre-weighed bags of food were offered to participants to eat during the film, which included one fatty choice (popcorn) and one healthy choice (carrots). The amount and type of food consumed was measured directly after each session. Surprisingly, results revealed that people in a negative mood did not consume more or choose fatty foods more often, compared to those who were in a neutral mood. Implications for …
Would New Yorkers Help A Lost Child? 1976 V 2008?, Amanda Verdi
Would New Yorkers Help A Lost Child? 1976 V 2008?, Amanda Verdi
Modern Psychological Studies
To test the notion of urban "stimulus overload" (Milgram, 1970), this study replicates a 1977 "lost child" experiment, with a child (age 9 or 10) asking 146 New Yorkers for help. As expected: (a) The rate of New Yorkers who helped a lost child rose significantly, from 46% in 1977 to 61.6% in 2008. (b) When debriefed and told that the lost child was actually part of an experiment, only 11% of New Yorkers expressed a negative reaction, compared with 55% who reacted positively. In fact, the more helpful one's behavior, the more positive their later reaction to debriefing (r …
Dating Violence: College Students' Experiences And Intervention Suggestions, Ashley Mcneil Ezell, Karena T. Valkyrie, Casey Tobin
Dating Violence: College Students' Experiences And Intervention Suggestions, Ashley Mcneil Ezell, Karena T. Valkyrie, Casey Tobin
Modern Psychological Studies
The dating violence relationship experiences of students were investigated at a southeast regional university. A third of the 509 participants indicated they were victims of dating violence (n = 173), and almost 25% (n = 124) indicated they had victimized someone they had dated. Weapons included guns, knives, golf clubs, machetes, and tasers. Student participants offered three categories of interventions: Counseling, Improved Campus Security, and Educational Programs. Their experiences and suggestions are discussed.
Is Personality Related To The Music I Like? A Study Of Music Preferences And Sensation Seeking, Anna Coker Rhodes, Randy Carden
Is Personality Related To The Music I Like? A Study Of Music Preferences And Sensation Seeking, Anna Coker Rhodes, Randy Carden
Modern Psychological Studies
Past research supports the idea that music preferences are significantly predicted by sensation seeking. The current study explored whether disinhibition, thrill and adventure seeking, and openness to experience predict preference for music genre? The data were analyzed using a multivariate linear regression approach. Participants were 103 (27 men, 76 women) undergraduate students at a small, private university in the southeast. The participants listened to fourteen genres of music for twenty seconds each and Zuckerman's Sensation Seeking Scale was administered. The results supported previous research in that high sensation seekers preferred rock or heavy metal music and those lower on the …
Visual Versus Auditory Learning And Memory Recall Performance On Short-Term Versus Long-Term Tests, Katie Lindner, Greta Blosser, Kris Cunigan
Visual Versus Auditory Learning And Memory Recall Performance On Short-Term Versus Long-Term Tests, Katie Lindner, Greta Blosser, Kris Cunigan
Modern Psychological Studies
Our study explored the influence of visual versus auditory learning on recall of a memory test. There were four groups in our study, two of which heard an article, and two of which read an article. All groups were then given a posttest to assess their recall. Two of the four groups took an immediate posttest, and the other two took a delayed posttest 45 minutes after hearing or reading the article. Visual learning outperformed auditory learning in both the immediate post-test condition, as well as in the delayed post-test condition. Overall, our study found that visual learning produced better …