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Full-Text Articles in Psychology
Individual Control Of Risk: Seat Belt Use, Subjective Norms And The Theory Of Reasoned Action, Juanita V. Field, Kenneth D. Boehm, Kevin M. Vincent, Jessica L. Sullivan
Individual Control Of Risk: Seat Belt Use, Subjective Norms And The Theory Of Reasoned Action, Juanita V. Field, Kenneth D. Boehm, Kevin M. Vincent, Jessica L. Sullivan
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
When faced with a risk for which an inexpensive solution is available, individuals often choose the risk rather than the solution. Protection from certain kinds of risks, e.g., using seat belts or condoms or insulating against radon, is largely under personal control, but individuals often choose not to comply with behaviors which would reduce the risk. The Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA) has been used to predict when individuals will comply. The authors attempted to validate aspects of the TRA by the use of scenarios. Factor analysis of their data supports the theory that intention is a major determinate of …
1. Children's Decision-Making Competency: Misunderstanding Piaget., Thomas D. Lyon
1. Children's Decision-Making Competency: Misunderstanding Piaget., Thomas D. Lyon
Thomas D. Lyon
Book Review, Lisa M. White
Book Review, Lisa M. White
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
Review of: STUART M. SPEISER, LAWYERS AND THE AMERICAN DREAM. (Evans 1993) [430 pp.] Endnotes with full citations, index, and lexicon (lay definitions of legal terms). LC 93-35272; ISBN 0-87131-724-9. [$16.95 paper. 216 E. 49th Street, New York NY 10017.]
1. Young Children's Understanding Of Forgetting Over Time., Thomas D. Lyon, John H. Flavell
1. Young Children's Understanding Of Forgetting Over Time., Thomas D. Lyon, John H. Flavell
Thomas D. Lyon
Waco Tragedy Product Of Groupthink, Aubrey Immelman
Waco Tragedy Product Of Groupthink, Aubrey Immelman
Psychology Faculty Publications
This opinion column employs the eight symptoms of groupthink specified by Irving Janis to evaluate whether the tragic end to the 1993 FBI siege of David Koresh’s Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas — which culminated in deaths of 76 civilians — could have been the product of groupthink.
Personnel Managers' Attitudes Towards Affirmative Action & Its Potential Correlates, Donna Dunville
Personnel Managers' Attitudes Towards Affirmative Action & Its Potential Correlates, Donna Dunville
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
Despite the controversy surrounding Affirmative Action (AA), relatively little research has appeared about attitudes towards these programs. In this research, an exploratory approach is implemented to assess the support of personnel managers for the theory of AA as well as the mechanisms designed to carry it out. Also, the relationship to Supreme Court decisions, relevant legislation, and numerous demographic, attitudinal, and organizational variables are examined for their impact on Affirmative Action attitudes. A questionnaire was utilized to assess support for AA and its correlates. The majority of personnel managers indicate support for both AA in theory and the mechanisms required …
The Paradox Of Ideology, Justin Schwartz
The Paradox Of Ideology, Justin Schwartz
Justin Schwartz
A standard problem with the objectivity of social scientific theory in particular is that it is either self-referential, in which case it seems to undermine itself as ideology, or self-excepting, which seem pragmatically self-refuting. Using the example of Marx and his theory of ideology, I show how self-referential theories that include themselves in their scope of explanation can be objective. Ideology may be roughly defined as belief distorted by class interest. I show how Marx thought that natural science was informed by class interest but not therefore necessarily ideology. Capitalists have an interest in understanding the natural world (to a …
Changes Implemented Pursuant To The Insanity Defense Reform Act: Effect On Trial By Jury Outcome, Kathleen Dring
Changes Implemented Pursuant To The Insanity Defense Reform Act: Effect On Trial By Jury Outcome, Kathleen Dring
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
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