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The Structure Of Consciousness, Lowell Keith Friesen Sep 2013

The Structure Of Consciousness, Lowell Keith Friesen

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In this dissertation, I examine the nature and structure of consciousness. Conscious experience is often said to be phenomenally unified, and subjects of consciousness are often self-conscious. I ask whether these features necessarily accompany conscious experience. Is it necessarily the case, for instance, that all of a conscious subject's experiences at a time are phenomenally unified? And is it necessarily the case that subjects of consciousness are self-conscious whenever they are conscious? I argue that the answer to the former is affirmative and the latter negative.

In the first chapter, I set the stage by distinguishing phenomenal unity from other …


Parent Training For Families Of Hyperactive Preschool-Aged Children, Sharonne D. Herbert Sep 2013

Parent Training For Families Of Hyperactive Preschool-Aged Children, Sharonne D. Herbert

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Objective:The present study evaluated the effectiveness of a parenting program designed specifically for hyperactive preschoolers. Method: Participants were 31 preschool-aged children whose parents were randomly assigned to a treatment or waitlist group. Parents who were assigned to the treatment group took part in a 14-week parenting program that involved teaching parenting strategies to manage hyperactive and disruptive behavior as well as emotion socialization strategies to increase children's emotion regulation. Results: The present study's findings were mixed. There were significant changes on a number of measures of child functioning and parent behavior for families who took part in …


Visiting Or Here To Stay? How Framing Multiculturalism In Different Ways Changes Attitudes And Inclusion Of Ethnic Minorities In The United States, Melissa Ann Mcmanus Scircle Sep 2013

Visiting Or Here To Stay? How Framing Multiculturalism In Different Ways Changes Attitudes And Inclusion Of Ethnic Minorities In The United States, Melissa Ann Mcmanus Scircle

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Three experiments explored the way in which different framings of multiculturalism influence White American perceivers’ attitudes towards ethnic minorities and inclusion of them in the national group. Results showed that while participants always preferred Whites to ethnic minorities, the difference in liking was largest when multiculturalism was described as permanent and Whites were present (vs. absent) in that description. In contrast, differences in liking did not vary by the role of Whites when multiculturalism was described as temporary (Studies 1 and 2). Second, Whites were always seen as more American than ethnic minorities, but particularly when Whites were present (vs. …


Modeling The Influence Of Childhood Trauma On Rate Of Symptom Change Among Psychiatric Inpatients, Alessandro T. Piselli Sep 2013

Modeling The Influence Of Childhood Trauma On Rate Of Symptom Change Among Psychiatric Inpatients, Alessandro T. Piselli

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Clinical wisdom suggests that adults with histories of childhood trauma will have difficulty engaging in psychotherapy. I examined the relationship between early childhood trauma and treatment response in the form of rate of symptom decline among a group of 202 adults recruited into the longitudinal Austen Riggs Center Follow-Along Study. Participants were recruited at admission to the hospital and provided extensive demographic and clinical data at baseline, including retrospective recall of childhood traumatic experiences using the Traumatic Antecedents Interview (TAI) and narrative responses to the Relationship Anecdote Paradigm (RAP) used to generate ratings on the Social Cognition and Object Relations …


Toward A Psychological Understanding Of The Effects Of Changes In Group Status On Intergroup Relations, Katya Alex Migacheva May 2013

Toward A Psychological Understanding Of The Effects Of Changes In Group Status On Intergroup Relations, Katya Alex Migacheva

Doctoral Dissertations 1896 - February 2014

Societies undergoing drastic transformation are often inundated with intergroup strife, particularly, when the transformation is accompanied by drastic shifts in groups' status (e.g., Bettlehem & Janowitz, 1964). The present dissertation project aimed to begin understanding the effects of such changes in group status on intergroup outcomes, and to identify psychological processes that may underlie these effects. To achieve these goals, two studies examined perceived dimensions of status change ( magnitude, direction, and speed ) in relation to outgroup-specific outcomes (unity and threat ) and general diversity-related outcomes (attitudes toward equity, openness to diversity, and ethnocentrism ). Study 1 …


Why Quebec’S Foster-To-Adopt Parents Do Not Seem To Consider Contact After Adoption As A Positive, Genevieve Page Apr 2013

Why Quebec’S Foster-To-Adopt Parents Do Not Seem To Consider Contact After Adoption As A Positive, Genevieve Page

Rudd Adoption Research Program Annual Conferences

No abstract provided.


Growing Up In Open Adoption: Adoptive Families Look Back, Deborah Siegel Apr 2013

Growing Up In Open Adoption: Adoptive Families Look Back, Deborah Siegel

Rudd Adoption Research Program Annual Conferences

No abstract provided.


Open Adoption: Trends From The Field, Janice Goldwater Apr 2013

Open Adoption: Trends From The Field, Janice Goldwater

Rudd Adoption Research Program Annual Conferences

No abstract provided.


Openness In Domestic Infant Adoption: A Longitudinal Examination Of Adoptive Parents, Birth Parents And Adoptees From Research And Practice, Jenae M. Neiderhiser, Janice Goldwater Apr 2013

Openness In Domestic Infant Adoption: A Longitudinal Examination Of Adoptive Parents, Birth Parents And Adoptees From Research And Practice, Jenae M. Neiderhiser, Janice Goldwater

Rudd Adoption Research Program Annual Conferences

No abstract provided.


The Minnesota Texas Adoption Research Project: Navigating Contact From Childhood Into Young Adulthood, Hal D. Grotevant, Ruth G. Mcroy, Susen Ayers-Lopez, Gretchen Miller Wrobel, Ann Schwartz Apr 2013

The Minnesota Texas Adoption Research Project: Navigating Contact From Childhood Into Young Adulthood, Hal D. Grotevant, Ruth G. Mcroy, Susen Ayers-Lopez, Gretchen Miller Wrobel, Ann Schwartz

Rudd Adoption Research Program Annual Conferences

No abstract provided.


Practical Applications Of Birth Family Engagement In Public Agency Adoptions, Virginia Peel, Leo Farley Apr 2013

Practical Applications Of Birth Family Engagement In Public Agency Adoptions, Virginia Peel, Leo Farley

Rudd Adoption Research Program Annual Conferences

No abstract provided.


Plenary - Untangling The Web: The Internet’S Transformative Impact On Adoption, Adam Pertman Apr 2013

Plenary - Untangling The Web: The Internet’S Transformative Impact On Adoption, Adam Pertman

Rudd Adoption Research Program Annual Conferences

No abstract provided.


Panel - Evolving Relationships And Contact In Adoptions, Ruth G. Mcroy, Erin Bigelow, Kathleen Cooley, Marvin Drake, Elizabeth Drake, Phillis Shepard Apr 2013

Panel - Evolving Relationships And Contact In Adoptions, Ruth G. Mcroy, Erin Bigelow, Kathleen Cooley, Marvin Drake, Elizabeth Drake, Phillis Shepard

Rudd Adoption Research Program Annual Conferences

No abstract provided.


Nationally Representative Data On Openness In Adoption, Rachel H. Farr Apr 2013

Nationally Representative Data On Openness In Adoption, Rachel H. Farr

Rudd Adoption Research Program Annual Conferences

No abstract provided.


Post-Adoption Contact From The Birth Mother’S Perspective: What Can We Learn From The Involvement Of Important Figures In The Birth Mothers’ Lives?, Susan M. Henney Apr 2013

Post-Adoption Contact From The Birth Mother’S Perspective: What Can We Learn From The Involvement Of Important Figures In The Birth Mothers’ Lives?, Susan M. Henney

Rudd Adoption Research Program Annual Conferences

No abstract provided.


Nationally Representative Data On Openness In Adoption: Findings From The 2007 National Survey Of Adoptive Parents, Sharon Vandivere Apr 2013

Nationally Representative Data On Openness In Adoption: Findings From The 2007 National Survey Of Adoptive Parents, Sharon Vandivere

Rudd Adoption Research Program Annual Conferences

No abstract provided.


Where The Rubber Hits The Road: Clinical Practice Basics, Challenges Old And New, And A Tiny History Lesson That Can Inform The Future, Janie Cravens Apr 2013

Where The Rubber Hits The Road: Clinical Practice Basics, Challenges Old And New, And A Tiny History Lesson That Can Inform The Future, Janie Cravens

Rudd Adoption Research Program Annual Conferences

No abstract provided.


Openness In Adoptions From Foster Care:, Ruth G. Mcroy, Susan Ayers-Lopez Apr 2013

Openness In Adoptions From Foster Care:, Ruth G. Mcroy, Susan Ayers-Lopez

Rudd Adoption Research Program Annual Conferences

No abstract provided.


Does Biological Family Involvement Impact Or Destabilize Adoptive Placements From Foster Care, Dawn Post, Brian Zimmerman Apr 2013

Does Biological Family Involvement Impact Or Destabilize Adoptive Placements From Foster Care, Dawn Post, Brian Zimmerman

Rudd Adoption Research Program Annual Conferences

No abstract provided.


What Parents Are Doing When They Discuss Birth Parents And The Adoption Story With Their Children, Susanne Agerbak, Loey Bromberg, Melissa Philips, Amanda Young, Paul Cernasov, Ellen E. Pinderhughes Apr 2013

What Parents Are Doing When They Discuss Birth Parents And The Adoption Story With Their Children, Susanne Agerbak, Loey Bromberg, Melissa Philips, Amanda Young, Paul Cernasov, Ellen E. Pinderhughes

Rudd Adoption Research Program Annual Conferences

No abstract provided.


Birthmothers’ Experiences With Open Adoptions: Satisfaction And Disappointment And Long-Term Adjustment, Karen J. Tessier, Patricia G. Ramsey Apr 2013

Birthmothers’ Experiences With Open Adoptions: Satisfaction And Disappointment And Long-Term Adjustment, Karen J. Tessier, Patricia G. Ramsey

Rudd Adoption Research Program Annual Conferences

No abstract provided.


Birth Parents & Openness With Adoptive Families: An Examination Of Actual Contact & Satisfaction With Contact, Amy L. Whitesel, Jody M. Ganiban, Leslie D. Leve, Daniel S. Shaw, Misaki N. Natsuaki, David Deiss, Jenae M. Neiderhiser Apr 2013

Birth Parents & Openness With Adoptive Families: An Examination Of Actual Contact & Satisfaction With Contact, Amy L. Whitesel, Jody M. Ganiban, Leslie D. Leve, Daniel S. Shaw, Misaki N. Natsuaki, David Deiss, Jenae M. Neiderhiser

Rudd Adoption Research Program Annual Conferences

No abstract provided.


Daughters Of China: An Examination Of The Home, School, And Community Experiences Of Adolescent And Young Adult Chinese Adoptees, Marguerite S. Aldrich, Deborah Hardy, Marcia A.B. Delcourt, George F. Kain Apr 2013

Daughters Of China: An Examination Of The Home, School, And Community Experiences Of Adolescent And Young Adult Chinese Adoptees, Marguerite S. Aldrich, Deborah Hardy, Marcia A.B. Delcourt, George F. Kain

Rudd Adoption Research Program Annual Conferences

No abstract provided.


Internal Attributes And Sense Of Belonging: The Moderating Role Of Optimism In Korean Transracial Adoptees, Danielle E. Godon, Patricia G. Ramsey Apr 2013

Internal Attributes And Sense Of Belonging: The Moderating Role Of Optimism In Korean Transracial Adoptees, Danielle E. Godon, Patricia G. Ramsey

Rudd Adoption Research Program Annual Conferences

No abstract provided.


Do Adoptive Families Avoid Discussing Search And Reunion?, Diana L. Baltimore, Sedahlia Jasper Crase Apr 2013

Do Adoptive Families Avoid Discussing Search And Reunion?, Diana L. Baltimore, Sedahlia Jasper Crase

Rudd Adoption Research Program Annual Conferences

No abstract provided.


The Same, And Not The Same Men’S Narratives Of Adoptive Fatherhood After Primary Infertility, R. Mccallum, M.I. Medved, D. Hiebert-Murphy, K. Roger Apr 2013

The Same, And Not The Same Men’S Narratives Of Adoptive Fatherhood After Primary Infertility, R. Mccallum, M.I. Medved, D. Hiebert-Murphy, K. Roger

Rudd Adoption Research Program Annual Conferences

No abstract provided.


Contact And Knowledge In The Adoption Kinship Network: What Benefits Network Members Most, David M. Martin, Jenae M. Neiderhiser, Leslie D. Leve, Daniel S. Shaw, Jody M. Ganiban, David Reiss Apr 2013

Contact And Knowledge In The Adoption Kinship Network: What Benefits Network Members Most, David M. Martin, Jenae M. Neiderhiser, Leslie D. Leve, Daniel S. Shaw, Jody M. Ganiban, David Reiss

Rudd Adoption Research Program Annual Conferences

No abstract provided.


Planning For Open Adoption In Korea, Hyang Eun Kim Apr 2013

Planning For Open Adoption In Korea, Hyang Eun Kim

Rudd Adoption Research Program Annual Conferences

No abstract provided.


Adoption: A Kap Study Amongst Infertile Couples, Saumya Vinod Joshi, Lt. Rupesh Prasad, Lt. Col. Arvind Singh Kushwaha, Brig R.K. Sharma Apr 2013

Adoption: A Kap Study Amongst Infertile Couples, Saumya Vinod Joshi, Lt. Rupesh Prasad, Lt. Col. Arvind Singh Kushwaha, Brig R.K. Sharma

Rudd Adoption Research Program Annual Conferences

No abstract provided.


Associations Among Personality, Family Interactions,& Adolescent Externalizing In Adoptive & Non-Adoptive Families, Bibiana D. Koh, Martha A. Rueter Apr 2013

Associations Among Personality, Family Interactions,& Adolescent Externalizing In Adoptive & Non-Adoptive Families, Bibiana D. Koh, Martha A. Rueter

Rudd Adoption Research Program Annual Conferences

No abstract provided.