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The "Unstinted Effort" Of Social Comparison : Biases In The Retrieval Of Behavior Among Depressives And Nondepressives, Michele Christine Fejfar
The "Unstinted Effort" Of Social Comparison : Biases In The Retrieval Of Behavior Among Depressives And Nondepressives, Michele Christine Fejfar
Master's Theses
The egocentric bias, peoples' tendency to view themselves as better than others, has been found to exist in many different domains (Messick, Bloom, Boldizar, & Samuelson, 1985). Fejfar, Proudfoot, Allison, and Beggan (1994) uncovered evidence supporting two components to the bias: the motivation to be egocentric and the construction of strategies to fulfill this motivation. In the present research, this model was used to determine the biases inherent in depressive (as opposed to nondepressive) cognitions by having subjects list good and bad behaviors performed by themselves and others. Subjects directly or indirectly compared themselves to others (to test the motivation …
The Hormones Of Pregnancy Alter Somal Size In The Medial Preoptic Area Of The Rat Brain, Lori A. Keyser
The Hormones Of Pregnancy Alter Somal Size In The Medial Preoptic Area Of The Rat Brain, Lori A. Keyser
Master's Theses
Formerly non-responsive females will display maternal behavior (MB) following pregnancy and parturition. The behavioral alterations are believed to occur in response to hormonal changes that accompany pregnancy. The medical pre optic area (MPOA) regulates hormone-induced MB. The current study examined neuronal changes which might account for the modified behavior. Twenty adult female Sprague-Dawley rats were assigned a hormone condition: ovariectomized (OVX), ovariectomized/hormone-treated (P+E2), intact diestrus (DI), or pregnant (PREG). Animals were killed, and their brains fixed in Golgi-Cox solution. Somata of the MPOA and related cortex were measured in each group using a Bioquant imaging system. Pregnant females …
Teachers' Role In The Development Of Children's Metamemory And Strategy Knowledge: A Cross-Cultural Comparison Of American And Singaporean Elementary School Teachers, Sony Hoe
Master's Theses
No abstract provided.
Future Task Difficulty Expectations And Strategic Failure In Depression: A Test Of Depressive Self-Presentation Theory, Evan Finer
Master's Theses
No abstract provided.
Religiosity, Sex Roles, And Attitudes Toward Women: Their Relation To The Roles Of Women In The Church, Kristen J. Petzinger
Religiosity, Sex Roles, And Attitudes Toward Women: Their Relation To The Roles Of Women In The Church, Kristen J. Petzinger
Master's Theses
No abstract provided.
Home-Leaving, Parent-Adolescent Conflict And Parenting Style In Late Adolescence, Denise Lynn Durbin
Home-Leaving, Parent-Adolescent Conflict And Parenting Style In Late Adolescence, Denise Lynn Durbin
Master's Theses
No abstract provided.
Effects Of Social Comparison And Perceived Severity Of Illness On Symptom Recognition And Monitoring, Susan Mccabe Sheffer
Effects Of Social Comparison And Perceived Severity Of Illness On Symptom Recognition And Monitoring, Susan Mccabe Sheffer
Master's Theses
No abstract provided.
The Connection Between Childhood Sexual Abuse And Eating Disorders In Women: A Review Of The Literature, Susan M. Lavaccare
The Connection Between Childhood Sexual Abuse And Eating Disorders In Women: A Review Of The Literature, Susan M. Lavaccare
Master's Theses
No abstract provided.
Social Support And Medical Student Retention: An Analysis Of Ethnic Differences, Michelle L. Christensen
Social Support And Medical Student Retention: An Analysis Of Ethnic Differences, Michelle L. Christensen
Master's Theses
No abstract provided.
Do The Effects Of Child Psychotherapy Vary Over Time?, James Kelly Cotten
Do The Effects Of Child Psychotherapy Vary Over Time?, James Kelly Cotten
Master's Theses
No abstract provided.
Merging Physical And Cognitive Control : An Analysis Of Perceived Fear And Risk Of Rape, Jennifer Howard Brockway
Merging Physical And Cognitive Control : An Analysis Of Perceived Fear And Risk Of Rape, Jennifer Howard Brockway
Master's Theses
No abstract provided.
The Relationship Between Academic Self-Concept, Locus Of-Control, Social Interdependence, And Academic Achievement Among African-American College Students, Valerie G. Kuykendall-Rogers
The Relationship Between Academic Self-Concept, Locus Of-Control, Social Interdependence, And Academic Achievement Among African-American College Students, Valerie G. Kuykendall-Rogers
Master's Theses
No abstract provided.
Neuroticism As A Mediator Between Perceived Attachment Patterns And Career Search And College Self-Efficacy, Susanne E. Richter
Neuroticism As A Mediator Between Perceived Attachment Patterns And Career Search And College Self-Efficacy, Susanne E. Richter
Master's Theses
No abstract provided.
Racial Identity And Interracial Dating Attitudes Of African-American College Students At A Predominately African-American University, Russell Chad Hancock
Racial Identity And Interracial Dating Attitudes Of African-American College Students At A Predominately African-American University, Russell Chad Hancock
Master's Theses
No abstract provided.
A Meta-Analysis Of Surveys Examining The Relationship Between Aids-Related Knowledge And Attitudes, Patrick W. Smillie
A Meta-Analysis Of Surveys Examining The Relationship Between Aids-Related Knowledge And Attitudes, Patrick W. Smillie
Master's Theses
No abstract provided.
Psychotherapy With Hiv-Infected Clients: Factors Influencing Notification Of Third Parties, Neal F. Kozlowski
Psychotherapy With Hiv-Infected Clients: Factors Influencing Notification Of Third Parties, Neal F. Kozlowski
Master's Theses
No abstract provided.
The Mediating Effect Of Self-Referencing In Consumer Responses: Effect Of Message Recipient's Sex And Gender Role And Sex Of Message Communicator(S) On Responses To And Evaluations Of A Radio Ad, Elke Liewald
Master's Theses
No abstract provided.
A Meta-Analytic Review Of Self-Esteem And Self-Concept Interventions: Implications For School-Based Interventions, Margaret Haney
A Meta-Analytic Review Of Self-Esteem And Self-Concept Interventions: Implications For School-Based Interventions, Margaret Haney
Master's Theses
No abstract provided.
The Influence Of Emotion On Temporal Perspectives, Skye Mims Ochsner
The Influence Of Emotion On Temporal Perspectives, Skye Mims Ochsner
Master's Theses
Recent research suggests that our understanding of the abstract domain of time is dependent on the more concrete domain of space. At once time is measurable and abstract, thus we often think of it both temporally as well as spatially. Boroditsky and Ramscar (2002) find that the spatial domain influences whether people see themselves as moving through time (ego-moving perspective) or as time moving towards them (timemoving perspective). Might there be other factors at work influencing these perspectives other than just representations of spatial experience? The current studies investigate the role that emotion plays in construal of time. Specifically, do …
Television And Its Relationship To A Person's Character, Keri Phillips
Television And Its Relationship To A Person's Character, Keri Phillips
Master's Theses
The following study looked at the relationship between the types of television shows a person watches, either violent, neutral, or nonviolent, and his/her score on the Character Counts Questionnaire (CCQ), which measures a person's character and ethical values. Subjects were asked to complete the CCQ and rate on a five point bipolar scale, whether they enjoyed or did not enjoy watching the selected television shows. While using the CCQ, several problems were found and changes were made to overcome them. The most prevalent problem was that the original scoring method was so rigid it did not give a reflective measure …