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Atmosphere Effects Revisited: The Effect Of Atmosphere On Judgments Of Validity Using Thematic Syllogisms., Roberta Elizabeth Love
Atmosphere Effects Revisited: The Effect Of Atmosphere On Judgments Of Validity Using Thematic Syllogisms., Roberta Elizabeth Love
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
Syllogisms having conclusions consistent with atmosphere are shown to be accepted at significantly higher rates than those having conclusions inconsistent with atmosphere. Furthermore, there is strong evidence that the dual influences of quality and quantity, independently affect acceptance rates. The first experiment also indicates a main effect of gender on acceptance rates to certain invalid syllogisms (those with conclusions inconsistent with quality, or quantity, or both). The second experiment replicates the atmosphere effect found in the first experiment and extends it to valid syllogisms and indeterminate invalids consistent with both quality and quantity. It also proposes an alternative to the …
The Effect Of Severity Of Closed Head Injury On Memory Functioning., Linda Marie Brown
The Effect Of Severity Of Closed Head Injury On Memory Functioning., Linda Marie Brown
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This study was undertaken to examine the relationship between neuroanatomy of memory, the structural mechanics of closed head injury and the resulting effects on memory functioning. The experimental groups were composed of 30 closed head injured individuals equally divided by severity of injury based on posttraumatic amnesia (PTA). The first group included 15 mild head injured patients whose PTA was defined as less than 60 minutes. Group two was composed of 15 severely head injured patients whose PTA was greater than 24 hours. The comparison group consisted of 15 non-head injured volunteers matched to the experimental group by age, gender, …
Cerebral Dominance, Language, And Emotion: A Divided Visual Field Study Of Lateral Asymmetries In The Processing Of Verbal Stimuli., Margaret Helene Launius
Cerebral Dominance, Language, And Emotion: A Divided Visual Field Study Of Lateral Asymmetries In The Processing Of Verbal Stimuli., Margaret Helene Launius
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
Thirty male and thirty female undergraduate students participated in a divided visual field study designed to examine the effects of emotional content on cerebral lateral asymmetries in the processing of verbal stimuli. The study utilized a randomized block design with a three-factor factorial arrangement of treatments. Each of the three within-subjects factors has two levels, resulting in a Task (lexical, affect-salient) x Word Type (happy, sad) x Visual Field (left, right) design. A bilateral presentation/manual response paradigm was utilized. In the lexical task, emotional words were paired with nonsense words and subjects were asked to respond to the "real English …
Semantic Encoding In Alzheimer's Disease And Multi-Infarct Dementia., Bryan Alan Bernard
Semantic Encoding In Alzheimer's Disease And Multi-Infarct Dementia., Bryan Alan Bernard
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Episodic and semantic memory tasks were administered to patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and patients with multi-infarct dementia (MID). The MID group had multi-focal lesions predominantly in the subcortical regions. Episodic memory is recall of events in a particular temporal-spatial context, whereas semantic memory is "knowledge" memory regarding words and their associations. The AD and MID groups were comparable in terms of level of dementia. A control group of healthy elderly subjects was comparable to the dementia groups in regard to age and years of education. The experimental measure of semantic encoding involved presentation of six 14-word lists composed of …
The Impact Of Sompa Elp Scores On Special Education Evaluation And Placement., Alan Lesley Taylor
The Impact Of Sompa Elp Scores On Special Education Evaluation And Placement., Alan Lesley Taylor
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
The impact of the use of SOMPA Estimated Learning Potential (ELP) scores as a substitute for traditional IQ scores was examined as it affected students evaluated for special education in a large metropolitan school system. SOMPA is the System of Multicultural Pluralistic Assessment, an evaluation package developed by Jane Mercer (1979) to address concerns about bias in assessment of minority students and particularly to remove "unfair" labels of mental retardation. ELP scores represent IQ scores adjusted for the effects of sociocultural background and compared only to ethnic peer norms, with the general effect being to raise estimates of intellectual potential …
Child Behavior In Venezuela And The U.S.: A Cross-Cultural Comparison., John Michael Fitch
Child Behavior In Venezuela And The U.S.: A Cross-Cultural Comparison., John Michael Fitch
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
The purposes of this study were (a) to carry out a factor analysis of the Spanish translation of the Children's Behavioral Classification Project questionnaire on data obtained from Venezuela, and (b) to compare the result with that of parallel data obtained in the United States with the original English version of the same questionnaire. The Children's Behavioral Classification Project questionnaire is an instrument designed to be administered to parents of children 6-13 years old for the purpose of contributing information about the child's outward behavior useful in understanding the psychological, physical, or conduct problems which the child might display. The …
An Empirical Analysis Of Brain Damage And Minimal Brain Dysfunction In School Age Children., Gregory Blaine Sisk
An Empirical Analysis Of Brain Damage And Minimal Brain Dysfunction In School Age Children., Gregory Blaine Sisk
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
Minimal brain dysfunction (MBD) in children is described in terms of diagnosis, symptomatology, etiology, prevalence, and prognosis. The MBD area is reviewed with reference to brain damage (BD), non-BD, and empirical models of classfication. A rationale is developed for empirically derived categories of MBD using (a) a comprehensive assessment battery, (b) the administration of this battery to BD, MBD, and normal children, (c) a factor analysis of the children's scores on the test variables, and (d) a cluster analysis of all the children based on the similarity of their factor score profiles. In addition, a canonical correlation between early life-history …
A Validity Study Of The Construct "Most Highly Valued Representational System" In Human Auditory And Visual Perceptions., David E. Lange
A Validity Study Of The Construct "Most Highly Valued Representational System" In Human Auditory And Visual Perceptions., David E. Lange
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
Bandler and Grinder (1975) proposed the construct "most highly valued representational systems" to describe auditory, visual, and kinesthetic perceptual orientations among individuals. They set forth a predicate method for determining an individual's primary representational system. Contrary to Bandler and Grinder's construct, experimental evidence consistently supports the principle of visual dominance among humans. In order to test the effectiveness of Bandler and Grinder's constructs, 221 volunteers were screened by an alternate predicate method. 22 subjects were selected as "highly auditory" and 19 subjects were selected as "highly visual." These 41 subjects were asked to give their first impressions to 75 simultaneous, …
A Psycholinguistic Analysis Of Schizophrenic Language., Patricia Faith Wilcox
A Psycholinguistic Analysis Of Schizophrenic Language., Patricia Faith Wilcox
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
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The Perception And Expression Of Metaphor As A Function Of Intellectual Level And Cognitive Style., Joel Washington Chapman
The Perception And Expression Of Metaphor As A Function Of Intellectual Level And Cognitive Style., Joel Washington Chapman
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
No abstract provided.
An Investigation Of The Relationship Between Cerebral Dominance And Intelligence., Allan Berman
An Investigation Of The Relationship Between Cerebral Dominance And Intelligence., Allan Berman
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
No abstract provided.
A Developmental Study Of Freudian And Cultural Symbolism., Kenneth Samuel Solway
A Developmental Study Of Freudian And Cultural Symbolism., Kenneth Samuel Solway
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
No abstract provided.
A Clinical Investigation Of Cognitive Processes In Schizophrenic Patients., Donald E. Schrag
A Clinical Investigation Of Cognitive Processes In Schizophrenic Patients., Donald E. Schrag
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
No abstract provided.
An Investigation Into The Universality Of Sexual Symbolism., Roger Alan Richardson
An Investigation Into The Universality Of Sexual Symbolism., Roger Alan Richardson
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
No abstract provided.
An Objective Time-Dimensional Perception Measure Grouping Past, Present And Future Time Concepts; An Empirical Existentialist Index Of Personality Differences., Raymond Arthur Ulmer
An Objective Time-Dimensional Perception Measure Grouping Past, Present And Future Time Concepts; An Empirical Existentialist Index Of Personality Differences., Raymond Arthur Ulmer
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
No abstract provided.
Drive Level And Semantic Generalization In Neurotics And Schizophrenics., Walter Esmond Turovh
Drive Level And Semantic Generalization In Neurotics And Schizophrenics., Walter Esmond Turovh
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
No abstract provided.