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Condom Use Among U.S. Young Adult Black Women: An Integrated Cognitive Approach, Grace Loudd Dec 2011

Condom Use Among U.S. Young Adult Black Women: An Integrated Cognitive Approach, Grace Loudd

Grace Loudd

This study examines how cognitive influences such as sexual self-schema, HIV-related stigma, perception of HIV risk and condom sexual self-efficacy influence condom use at last sex among young adult Black women. An integrated theoretical framework consisting of The Health Belief Model, Social Cognitive Theory and Intersectionality Theory were presented to explore how these cognitive influences impact condom use at last sex among young adult Black women. The present study was based on a secondary data analysis collected by the Baylor College of Medicine Teen Clinic located in Houston, TX. Young adult Black women with high condom sexual self-efficacy are 33.2% …


Does The Normal Curve Accurately Model The Distribution Of Intelligence?, Lindsey R. Godwin, Kyle V. Smith, Russell T. Warne Dec 2011

Does The Normal Curve Accurately Model The Distribution Of Intelligence?, Lindsey R. Godwin, Kyle V. Smith, Russell T. Warne

Russell T Warne

Like many human characteristics, intelligence is theorized to be normally distributed. However, a vocal minority of researchers and practitioners who study individuals with high intelligence have claimed that there are more people in the upper echelons of intelligence than would be expected if the normal curve accurately modeled the distribution of intelligence scores. To verify this claim we carefully searched articles form the journal Intelligence dated 1979 to 2012, completed an academic journal search and reviewed national data sets for samples that permit this claim to be tested. To be included samples must have been (a) representative of the population …