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Student Victimization And Its Relation To School Violence, Heidi Gregoire
Student Victimization And Its Relation To School Violence, Heidi Gregoire
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The frequent depiction of school violence in the media today has led some to believe that violence in our schools is an increasing problem. Those who are most prone to be influenced by the media’s perception of school violence may include those most affected by school violence such as parents, educators, and students. This influence may increase parents’ concerns about sending their children to school, and create a fear of going to school on a daily basis in educators and students. Despite such fears, research suggests that school violence is, in fact, decreasing, at least with regard to school shootings. …
Individual Differences And The Effects Of Time Of Day And Interference On Memory, Keelon L. Hinton
Individual Differences And The Effects Of Time Of Day And Interference On Memory, Keelon L. Hinton
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Using the Wickens, Born, Allen (1963) release from proactive interference paradigm, subjects were tested at both a morning and afternoon period in hopes of observing the effects time of day, age, and interference have on working memory. 42 college students and 21 participants over the age of 65 first completed the Horne-Ostberg (1976) questionnaire for morningness-eveningness. While most younger adults were evening and neutral types, the vast majority of older individuals showed a stronger preference for earlier hours of the day. Recall results indicated that recall performance of older participants decreased from morning to afternoon, while recall performance of younger …
Race Vs. Threat: How Teens Perceive Violence As A Function Of Race, Corey R. Layne
Race Vs. Threat: How Teens Perceive Violence As A Function Of Race, Corey R. Layne
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The relationship between race students’ perceptions of threat was examined using an examiner-made questionnaire with WV 6th, 9th, and 12th grade students. Eleven ambiguous scenarios and eight demographic questions were rated to measure the level of threat perceived by subjects. The results indicated that both Minority and Caucasian students found both black and white students the threatening.