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Associations Between Personality Traits And Music Preference, Isabella Boccia Jan 2020

Associations Between Personality Traits And Music Preference, Isabella Boccia

Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal

The purpose of this study was to examine potential associations between an individual’s personality traits in reference to the Big Five, and their music preference and enjoyment. Method: This study consisted of 175 participants who each completed an online survey intended to measure both their personality traits and music they enjoyed. Participants would read various statements referencing each of the Big Five personality traits: Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism. They would then respond to how much they agreed or disagreed with the statements presented. Additionally, participants would listen to short 15-s audio clips of various songs with the music …

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2019-2020, Full Issue Jan 2020

2019-2020, Full Issue

Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal

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Academic Success And Its Relation To Academic Habits And Motivation, Sam Ebert Jan 2020

Academic Success And Its Relation To Academic Habits And Motivation, Sam Ebert

Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal

Many factors contribute to academic success. Previous research has produced inconclusive results when identifying which factors play the largest role in predicting academic success. This study focusses on the relationships between academic success, motivation, and academic habits. I hypothesized that college students who report being highly motivated will have greater academic success than those who report being less motivated. I also hypothesized that there would be a strong positive relationship between college students engaging in good academic habits and high academic success. My two other hypotheses included that motivation score would be positively correlated with academic habit scores and that …

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Relationships Between Dichotomous Thinking And Other Cognitive Distortions, Nam Nguyen Jan 2020

Relationships Between Dichotomous Thinking And Other Cognitive Distortions, Nam Nguyen

Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal

Both dichotomous thinking and other types of cognitive distortions have been found to be associated with various mental disorders and suicidality. There has been no known study that examines the relationship between dichotomous thinking and other cognitive distortions, nor known measure of cognitive distortions that integrates dichotomous thinking. Objective. This study aims to examine the relationships between dichotomous thinking and seven other cognitive distortions, namely jumping to conclusion, belief inflexibility, external attribution bias, overgeneralization, selective abstraction, catastrophizing, and personalization. Method. A survey was distributed online, integrating measures for dichotomous thinking from the Dichotomous Thinking Inventory (Oshio, 2009), jumping to conclusion, …

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The General Population’S Understanding Of Mental Illness, Iris Walker-Tjepkes Jan 2020

The General Population’S Understanding Of Mental Illness, Iris Walker-Tjepkes

Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal

The goal of this study was to show to what extent people understand different mental illnesses and what ideas they have about mental illnesses are right or wrong. The study also attempted to compare differences in responses for different names of the same disorders. The mental illnesses examined were major depressive disorder (MDD), dissociative identity disorder (DID), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and schizophrenia. Method: Participants (N = 80) took a Qualtrics survey that asked questions about different mental illnesses. Each disorder had open response questions regarding the criteria for that disorder. For each disorder, there was no prior information about …

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Attitudes Toward Mental Health, Attitudes Toward Mental Healthcare, And Access To Mental Healthcare: Variations Based On Key Demographic Factors, Mariya Gaither Jan 2020

Attitudes Toward Mental Health, Attitudes Toward Mental Healthcare, And Access To Mental Healthcare: Variations Based On Key Demographic Factors, Mariya Gaither

Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal

The objective of this study was to discern what factors may cause variations in a person’s attitudes toward mental health and mental healthcare, as well as their access to mental healthcare. The factors that were the focus of this study included: race/ethnicity, age, religiosity, gender identity, location, and socioeconomic status. Method: A total of 132 participants participated in the online study. Participants were asked to answer questions that assessed their attitudes about mental health and mental healthcare as well as the access to mental healthcare in their community. The survey also consisted of several demographic questions which asked participants about …

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Explicit And Implicit Attitudes Towards People With Disabilities, Abby Right Jan 2020

Explicit And Implicit Attitudes Towards People With Disabilities, Abby Right

Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal

Explicit and implicit attitudes play a role in disability discrimination. The purpose of this study was to look at the relationship between explicit and implicit attitudes towards people with disabilities. Method: Participants (N = 78) were asked to complete an online survey with 10 questions asking them to rate the extent to which they agree or disagree with questions measuring explicit attitudes. Participants then completed an Implicit Association Test (IAT) looking at disabilities. The IAT measured participants’ accuracy and speed when sorting pictures of either abled-body or disabled-body and words associated with “good” or “bad.” Participants’ scores on each measure …

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