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The Illusion Of Agency In Human–Computer Interaction, Michael Madary

College of the Pacific Faculty Articles

This article makes the case that our digital devices create illusions of agency. There are times when users feel as if they are in control when in fact they are merely responding to stimuli on the screen in predictable ways. After the introduction, the second section of the article offers examples of illusions of agency that do not involve human–computer interaction in order to show that such illusions are possible and not terribly uncommon. The third and fourth sections of the article cover relevant work from empirical psychology, including the cues that are known to generate the sense of agency. …

Exploring The Need For Social Emotional Learning Programs: A New Model For Mental Health And Wellness, Karen Sarafian

Benerd College Student Articles

In their early years, children often experience a number of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) including verbal, physical, and sexual abuse; violence; neglect; poverty; and parental divorce, incarceration, and addiction (Bjrkenstam et al., 2017; Dube et al., 2001; Fuller-Thomson et al., 2014; Sarafian, 2018a). These ACEs place children at greater risk of developing academic and behavioral problems, as well as a number of mental health challenges in adolescence and adulthood (Chapman et al., 2007; Sarafian, 2018a). Committed to providing mental health education and services to those impacted by ACEs, a number of organizations are addressing ACE-related challenges within the context of …

Use Of Repeated Within-Subject Measures To Assess Infants’ Preference For Similar Others, Amir Cruz-Khalili, Katrina Bettencourt, Carolynn Kohn, Matthew P. Normand, Henry D. Schlinger Jr.

College of the Pacific Faculty Articles

Research employing single-choice paradigms in which an infant is asked to make a single choice between two puppets suggest that infants show a preference for prosocial others and those who are similar to themselves. However, the extent to which infants’ preference for similar others is stable is unknown, as are other factors within the paradigm that may influence infants’ choices. The purpose of this study (two experiments, N = 44 infants, aged 8–15 months) was to replicate and extend previous work by including (1) within-subject repeated measures and (2) an experimental manipulation of a plausible demand characteristic. Results for the …

Maximizing The Impact Of Cognitive Interventions Via Learning And Socio-Motivational Factors, Carla M. Strickland-Hughes, Rachel Wu

College of the Pacific Faculty Presentations

Targeting learning and socio-motivational factors can enhance the practical impact of interventions. Katz will review studies that examine the role of motivational processes in cognitive interventions and discuss how this work might inform improvements to both cognitive training and experiments designed to investigate their efficacy. Strickland-Hughes will explore the interplay of self-regulatory factors, such as self-evaluative beliefs, and stereotypes in memory strategy training for middle-aged and older adults. Wu will discuss results from a 15-week intervention with older adults engaging in frequent, varied learning of new difficult skills and the potential to strengthen cognitive skills and promote functional independence.

Self-Regulation In Memory Strategy Training For Middle-Aged And Older Adults, Carla M. Strickland-Hughes, Robin Lea West

College of the Pacific Faculty Presentations

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Are You Threatening Me? Responses To Age-Based Stereotype Threat, Sebastian Getman, Carla M. Strickland-Hughes

College of the Pacific Faculty Presentations

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Socializing More Linked With Better Aging Attitudes, Kezhia Barba, Lluvia Garnica, Carla M. Strickland-Hughes

College of the Pacific Faculty Presentations

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Personal Control Beliefs And Memory In Aging: Mediation By Health And Lifestyle, Mercedes Ball, Carla M. Strickland-Hughes

College of the Pacific Faculty Presentations

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Intergenerational Intervention To Combat Age-Based Stereotype Threat And Promote Self-Regulation, Carla M. Strickland-Hughes, Mercedes Ball

College of the Pacific Faculty Presentations

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Aging, Self-Regulation, And Cognitive Success, Carla M. Strickland-Hughes

College of the Pacific Faculty Presentations

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Time Out For Sibling Aggression: An Analysis Of Effective Durations In A Natural Setting, Samantha M. Corralejo, Scott A. Jensen, Ashley Dawn Greathouse

College of the Pacific Faculty Articles

Time-out is a ubiquitous strategy to reduce problem behaviors. The current study sought to find the shortest effective duration(s) of time-out for sibling aggression in a community sample of girls ages 3–7. All participants reached a minimum reduction in sibling aggression of 60% after experiencing a 1-minute time-out. The majority (75%) of participants also demonstrated clear reversals of behavior when returned to the baseline condition. The current findings suggest that a 1-minute time-out may be sufficient for low-level sibling aggression in children as old as seven. Limitations include the presence of a graduate assistant during sibling play and unclear generalizability.

Brief Strategy Training Enhances Targeted Memory And Beliefs And Promotes Near Transfer, Carla M. Strickland-Hughes, Robin Lea West

College of the Pacific Faculty Presentations

A traditional and common approach to cognitive interventions for adults is memory strategy training, but limited work of this type has examined whether self-regulatory factors (e.g., self-evaluative beliefs) might benefit from these programs or moderate other training-related gains. Further, while interventions focused on intensive practice or core capacity training have demonstrated near transfer (performance improvement following training on untrained tasks related to the target task), evidence of near transfer from strategy training programs is quite rare. The present research, Everyday Memory Clinic–Revised (EMC-R), addressed self-regulation and transfer issues in memory strategy training. EMC-R examined whether (1) a short-term strategy training …

Brief Memory Strategy Training That Enhances Beliefs Promotes Near Transfer, Carla M. Strickland-Hughes, Robin Lea West

College of the Pacific Faculty Presentations

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Maximizing The Impact Of Cognitive Interventions, Carla M. Strickland-Hughes

College of the Pacific Faculty Presentations

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Structured Feedback Training For Timeout: Efficacy And Efficiency In Comparison To A Didactic Model, Scott A. Jensen, Sean Blumberg, Megan Doerr

College of the Pacific Faculty Articles

Although time-out has been demonstrated to be effective across multiple settings, little research exists on effective methods for training others to implement time-out. The present set of studies is an exploratory analysis of a structured feedback method for training time-out using repeated role-plays. The three studies examined (a) a between-subjects comparison to more a traditional didactic/video modeling method of time-out training, (b) a within-subjects comparison to traditional didactic/video modeling training for another skill, and (c) the impact of structured feedback training on in-home time-out implementation. Though findings are only preliminary and more research is needed, the structured feedback method appears …

Personal Beliefs And Reactions To Age And Memory Threat In Everyday Materials, Carla M. Strickland-Hughes, Robin Lea West

College of the Pacific Faculty Presentations

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A Meta-Analytic Review Of Play Therapy With Emphasis On Outcomes Measures, Scott A. Jensen, Judith N. Biesen, Elizabeth R. Graham

College of the Pacific Faculty Articles

A meta-analysis of 100 studies of outcomes of play therapy interventions was conducted to determine overall effect of intervention. Different from the Bratton, Ray, Rhine, and Jones (2005), but more consistent with the Lin and Bratton (2015), findings, there was a significant moderate effect for play therapy interventions across all outcomes (d = .44). When 4 studies with aberrantly large effects were removed, this effect was d = .36. These moderate effects are consistent with other meta-analyses that find lower effect sizes for nonbehavioral interventions. Overall study quality was poor with no studies meeting the criteria of randomized control trials. …

Management Issues: Large Effect Sizes Do Not Mean Most People Get Better - Clinical Significance And The Importance Of Individual Results, Scott A. Jensen, Samantha M. Corralejo

College of the Pacific Faculty Articles

Background: This paper seeks to compare group statistical analysis with effect size, group measures of clinical significance (Reliable Change Index and normative comparison), and individual analysis of clinical significance.

Method: Measures of variables important to parenting and child behavior improvement (Parenting Scale, Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory, and Parenting Stress Index [PSI]) were administered pre and post for a 9‐ to 10‐week group Behavioral Parent Training Intervention. Analysis compares traditional group statistical significance testing with group measure of clinical significance and individual analysis of clinical significance.

Results: All three measures demonstrated statistically significant differences from pre to post, with large effect …

Role-Play Assessments As A Measure Of Parenting Skill, Scott A. Jensen, Carolynn Steiner

College of the Pacific Faculty Articles

Various forms of assessments of parenting skill are used across studies including parent self-report, observations of parent and child interactions, and role-play assessments of parenting skill. Role-play assessments, though used in several studies, have not been sufficiently evaluated so as to understand their reliability and validity as measures of parenting skill. The current study compared repeated role-play assessments and parent– child interactions across 5 weeks for 4 parents. Consistency across role-play assessments was adequate (80%), but the variability of parent behavior with their own child across sessions (59% similarity) led to poor similarity with role-play assessments (63%). Findings suggest promise …

Future Perspective And Healthy Lifestyle Choices In Adulthood, Carla M. Strickland-Hughes, Aylin Tasdemir-Ozdes, Susan Bluck, Natalie C. Ebner

College of the Pacific Faculty Presentations

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Engagement In Behavioral Parent Training: Review Of The Literature And Implications For Practice, Anil Chacko, Scott A. Jensen, Lynda S. Lowry, Melinda Cornwell, Alyssa Chimklis, Elizabeth Chan, Daniel Lee, Brenda Pulgarin

College of the Pacific Faculty Articles

Engagement in behavioral parent training (BPT), including enrollment, attrition, attendance, within-session engagement, and homework completion, has long been a critical issue in the literature. Several estimates of various aspects of engagement have been suggested in the literature, but a systematic review of the available literature has never been accomplished. This review examines engagement data across 262 studies of BPT. Recruitment attrition, program attrition, attendance, and within-session engagement are examined across studies, with particular emphasis on the impact that SES, study purpose (efficacy vs. effectiveness), treatment format (individual vs. group), and age of child may have on those rates. Results of …

Knowledge Beats Stereotypes: Predictors Of Aging Attitudes And Enhancement Of Beliefs Through Education, Carla M. Strickland-Hughes, Robin Lea West

College of the Pacific Faculty Presentations

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Evaluation Of A Flipped Classroom In Mechanics Of Materials, Luke S. Lee, Rachelle K. Hackett, Hector Estrada

Benerd College Faculty Presentations

Recent interest towards the implementation of flipped (or inverted) classroom models parallelsthe wide availability of technology and the shift from lecture-based teaching methods towardsstudent-centered teaching methods in undergraduate engineering education. The flippedclassroom involves two components, computer-based video instruction outside of the classroomand interactive learning activities inside the classroom. The intent is to create an active andengaging classroom experience that can be tailored to meet the needs of students possessing awide range of learning styles. This can potentially reduce attrition, improve knowledge retention,and enhance skill development in engineering.The goals of this study are to compare and contrast the effectiveness of a …

Own-Age Bias In Face-Name Associations: Evidence From Memory And Visual Attention In Younger And Older Adults, K. E. Dillon, Carla M. Strickland-Hughes, Robin Lea West, Natalie C. Ebner

College of the Pacific Faculty Presentations

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Aging And Stereotyping Effects On Face-Name Memory, Carla M. Strickland-Hughes, Robin Lea West, Natalie C. Ebner

College of the Pacific Faculty Presentations

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Aging And Self-Stereotyping Effects On Face-Name Memory, Carla M. Strickland-Hughes, Robin Lea West, Natalie C. Ebner

College of the Pacific Faculty Presentations

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Antecedents And Consequences Of Social And Emotional Evaluations., Carla M. Strickland-Hughes, Natalie C. Ebner

College of the Pacific Faculty Presentations

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Effects Of Attractiveness And Distinctiveness On Attention And Memory For Faces, Carla M. Strickland-Hughes, J. Leudicke, M. K. Johnson, Natalie C. Ebner

College of the Pacific Faculty Presentations

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Facial Attractiveness And Recognition Of Faces: Effects Of Age And Gender, Carla M. Strickland-Hughes, M. K. Johnson, Natalie C. Ebner

College of the Pacific Faculty Presentations

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Goals And Memory Aging: Anchored Self-Set Goals For List, Name, And Story Recall, Robin Lea West, Carla M. Strickland-Hughes, Carla M. Strickland-Hughes

College of the Pacific Faculty Presentations

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