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The Effects Of Self-Regulation, Future Orientation, And Sensation Seeking On Delay Discounting During Adolescence, Morgan L. Pristupa
The Effects Of Self-Regulation, Future Orientation, And Sensation Seeking On Delay Discounting During Adolescence, Morgan L. Pristupa
UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations
The first hypothesis was self-regulation and future orientation would mediate the effects of age on delay discounting. The second hypothesis was future orientation would be a stronger mediator than self-regulation of the effects of age on delay discounting. The third hypothesis was sensation seeking would moderate these mediation effects. A total of 216 participants, ranging from 12 years old to 18 years old, completed the Future Orientation Scale (Steinberg, Graham, O’Brien, Woolard, Cauffman, & Banich, 2009), the Self-Regulation Questionnaire (Neal & Carey, 2005), the UPPS Impulsive Behavior Scale (Whiteside & Lynam, 2001), the Original Monetary Choice Questionnaire (Kirby, Petry, & …
Mere Thought And Self-Monitoring: Individual Differences In Hiring Decisions, Robert Gargrave
Mere Thought And Self-Monitoring: Individual Differences In Hiring Decisions, Robert Gargrave
UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations
We believe that mere thought and self-monitoring may play a role in the thought processes that underscore hiring. We hypothesized that more thought would lead to a greater degree of attitude polarization and that this relationship will be mediated by belief confidence and belief consistency. We hypothesized that normative information would moderate the effects of thought on polarization for high self-monitors. We predicted that belief confidence and belief consistency would mediate the effect of thought on polarization for low self-monitors. To research these hypotheses, 163 undergraduates were surveyed. Participants were asked to rate potential candidates for a salesperson job. They …