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The Effectiveness Of Four Translation Strategies On Nurses' Adoption Of An Evidence -Based Bladder Protocol, Jamey S. Frasure
The Effectiveness Of Four Translation Strategies On Nurses' Adoption Of An Evidence -Based Bladder Protocol, Jamey S. Frasure
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Background. Mixed evidence exists regarding the effective use of the use of the four translation strategies of educational materials, educational meetings, reminders, and audit and feedback on the adoption and implementation of interventions by nurses. Many clinical practice guidelines for the care of the stroke patient advocate for bladder training, but evidence-based bladder protocols for the stroke patient are not available. The best available bladder protocol identified was a prompted voiding algorithm from the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario. Review of the literature reported 32--79% of hospitalized stroke patients suffer from urinary incontinence. Strong support for prompted voiding demonstrated the …
In Mid -Stream: A Qualitative Case Study Of A Young Deaf Woman - Becoming 'Leigh', Ann Darby Getty
In Mid -Stream: A Qualitative Case Study Of A Young Deaf Woman - Becoming 'Leigh', Ann Darby Getty
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The purpose of this longitudinal case study was to closely examine one deaf child's lived experience. The research was designed to examine linguistic development, academic experience, and personal and social conditions through the use of multiple interviews with a 'hearing' mother and her deaf daughter. Their perspectives have been shared as well as that of the narrator/inquirer.;The study begins when 'Leigh' was identified as having a profound, bilateral hearing loss at the age of 12 months, and continues to date with her current status as a twenty year old, college sophomore. The raw texts analyzed include: interview excerpts, results of …
Urban Planning, Transportation, And Land -Use Planning: The Effects On Attitudes And Political Behaviors, Abraham Goldberg
Urban Planning, Transportation, And Land -Use Planning: The Effects On Attitudes And Political Behaviors, Abraham Goldberg
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Public policy decisions made across levels of government have an effect on the way in which cities and city neighborhoods are built and maintained. Places vary in several ways including by the level of diversity or uniformity of the types of available amenities, transportation options, cleanliness, safety, affordability, and the availability of basic services. A growing body of literature, through empirical research, demonstrates that these variations affect several domains of people's lives. Personal health, the natural environment, and social capital have all been linked to characteristics of the built environment and attributes of the public realm. In line with this …
Everybody Playing Together: West Virginia Educators' Perspective On The Implementation Of The Universal Preschool Policy, Ashley Atkins Martucci
Everybody Playing Together: West Virginia Educators' Perspective On The Implementation Of The Universal Preschool Policy, Ashley Atkins Martucci
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This dissertation examines West Virginia's Universal Access to a Quality Early Education System (Policy 2525) mandate for mandatory universal preschool through a study of the roles of stakeholders in the implementation, understanding, and perspectives about the issues. Thirteen interviews were conducted to gain multiple perspectives of West Virginia educators'. The interviewees included: a state government representative, three early childhood state administrators, three early childhood county administrators, three early childhood local administrators, and three early childhood teachers. The policy provides a framework for the interviews conducted and the language utilized by the interviewees. This discourse and discrepancy analysis unveiled complex perspectives …
Lifestyle Behaviors And Illness Related Factors As Predictors Of Recurrent Headache In Us Adolescents, Suzy Mascaro Walter
Lifestyle Behaviors And Illness Related Factors As Predictors Of Recurrent Headache In Us Adolescents, Suzy Mascaro Walter
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Purpose. Successful management of recurrent headache among adolescents requires an understanding of the lifestyle behaviors (skipping meals, water intake, tobacco use, alcohol use, and physical activity) and illness related factors (depression, somatic complaints, insomnia and obesity) reported to be associated with this headache type. This study describes a multivariate model demonstrating how lifestyle behaviors and illness related factors work together to predict recurrent headache in an adolescent population.;Method. A descriptive, cross-sectional, secondary analysis using survey data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health) (1996) will be reported. Add Health is a large database providing a nationally representative …
Insomnia Symptoms, Nightmares And Suicidal Ideation In A University Sample, Michael R. Nadorff
Insomnia Symptoms, Nightmares And Suicidal Ideation In A University Sample, Michael R. Nadorff
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Previous research has demonstrated a link between insomnia symptoms, nightmares, and suicidal ideation. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether insomnia symptoms and nightmares were related to suicidal ideation independent of each other. Further, the study aimed to determine whether suicidal ideation and nightmares were related with suicidal ideation independent of the symptoms of anxiety, depression, and PTSD. The study consisted of 583 undergraduate students at West Virginia University. Results indicated that both nightmares (beta = .054 (SE = .008), p > .01) and insomnia symptoms (beta = .045 (SE = .009), p > .01) were related to suicidal ideation, …
Introduction Of Programmable Logic Controller In Industrial Engineering Curriculum, Atul Arvind Phadke
Introduction Of Programmable Logic Controller In Industrial Engineering Curriculum, Atul Arvind Phadke
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Recent trends in process control and industrial automation scenarios have resulted in the emergence of many pioneering techniques that have revolutionized the manufacturing industry. In order to maintain quality and precision, advances have been associated with the increasing use of microprocessors in process control applications. Most of the industrial process control systems utilize Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC). Also due to the increase in internet usage and recent innovations in PLC software, remote monitoring and PLC control of process through the internet is also a recent trend. This thesis presents course/lab material for integration in the Industrial Engineering curriculum. The course/lab …
Dispositional Mindfulness And Cardiovascular Reactivity To Sensory Rejection And Sensory Intake Tasks, Paula R. Prentice
Dispositional Mindfulness And Cardiovascular Reactivity To Sensory Rejection And Sensory Intake Tasks, Paula R. Prentice
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Mindfulness is a trained or dispositional state of "being" that has been linked to positive mental and physical health effects. Although preliminary findings on cortical activation have shown mindfulness to be associated with increased frontal activation and reduced limbic activity, very little is known regarding the influence of mindfulness on autonomic nervous system activity. The present study sought to determine how participants varying in self-reported levels of dispositional mindfulness reacted to tasks differing on attention to environmental stimuli. Cardiovascular reactivity [heart rate, heart rate variability (HRV), and systolic and diastolic blood pressure] to a sensory intake task (computerized reaction time …
An Analysis Of U.S. History Textbooks: The Treatment Of Primary Sources, Misty D. Rodeheaver
An Analysis Of U.S. History Textbooks: The Treatment Of Primary Sources, Misty D. Rodeheaver
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This dissertation examines the treatment of primary sources in three of the most widely adopted secondary U.S. History textbooks. Specifically examined were the types of primary sources, location of corresponding questions, classification of corresponding questions according by the Depth of Knowledge and the Library of Congress steps in examining primary sources, and presence of answers in the narrative. An instrument was created to assure transparency in assessing the textbooks. The results were examined through the interpretative frame works of historians and the various perspectives within the social studies. All texts incorporated many primary sources but varied greatly in their presentations …
Age Differences In Younger And Older Adults' Experience Of Interpersonal Problems, Leo Schlosnagle
Age Differences In Younger And Older Adults' Experience Of Interpersonal Problems, Leo Schlosnagle
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Differences between younger (N=78) and older (N=78) adults' frequency of experience of interpersonal problems were examined. Previous research has shown age-related declines in contact frequency and negative interactions (Akiyama, et al., 2003; Carstensen, 1992). Aging has also been associated with concurrent increases in emotional closeness and relationship satisfaction with social partners (Birditt, et al., 2005; Lang & Carstensen, 2002), and social self-efficacy and problem-solving effectiveness (Artistico, Cervone, and Pezzuti, 2003; Blanchard-Fields, Mienaltowski, & Seay, 2007; Lachman, 1986). In the current study, older adults reported experiencing interpersonal problems significantly less often than younger adults. Older adults also reported less contact frequency …
An Individualized Multimodal Mental Skills Intervention For College Athletes Undergoing Injury Rehabilitation, Jamie L. Shapiro
An Individualized Multimodal Mental Skills Intervention For College Athletes Undergoing Injury Rehabilitation, Jamie L. Shapiro
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Since the response to injury is both physical and psychological (e.g., Brewer & Cornelius, 2003; Wiese-Bjornstal, Smith, Shaffer, & Morrey, 1998), numerous researchers have advocated using psychological interventions in conjunction with physical therapy to optimize an athlete's recovery from injury. No empirical study has examined how to craft a mental skills intervention for injured athletes from initial post-injury assessment. The purpose of the present study was to explore injured athletes' experiences with a multimodal mental skills intervention to gain insight into how to create a mental skills plan for rehabilitation from initial post-injury assessment. Single subject and qualitative methodology were …
Encouraging Testicular Self-Examination Behaviors In College Males: Examining The Role Of Fear Appeals In Protection Motivation Theory, Cara L. Slider
Encouraging Testicular Self-Examination Behaviors In College Males: Examining The Role Of Fear Appeals In Protection Motivation Theory, Cara L. Slider
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Testicular cancer is the most common cancer occurring in males between the ages of 15 & 35. Although testicular cancer holds a survival rate of 99% when detected and treated early, prior research shows most males do not perform regular testicular self-examinations. This research examined the role of fear appeals in the revised protection motivation theory (PMT) model to predict the performance of testicular self-examination behaviors in college males. An experiment was conducted among a convenience sample of 156 (N = 156) males enrolled in a state university. All males answered a set of questions measuring their threat appraisal concerning …
The Effect Of Attentional Bias On Suggestibility, Elizabeth E. Stacom
The Effect Of Attentional Bias On Suggestibility, Elizabeth E. Stacom
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Research implies that individuals with high anxiety levels may be more accurate in response to misleading questions when compared to individuals with low anxiety levels (Ridley & Clifford, 2004; Ridley, Clifford, & Keogh, 2002). This effect may be because individuals with high anxiety levels demonstrate an attentional memory bias toward threatening stimuli. The present study investigated whether a high versus low attentional bias affects suggestibility. Seventy participants completed a visual probe task to measure attentional bias. Next, participants were presented with 11 threatening pictures. Each picture was followed by a distractor task. Participants were then asked two misleading and two …
The Role Of Emotional Intelligence On Coach-Athlete Relationships And Motivational Climate, Eric E. Steege
The Role Of Emotional Intelligence On Coach-Athlete Relationships And Motivational Climate, Eric E. Steege
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Research has revealed that Emotional Intelligence is linked to improved conflict resolution, enhanced social attachments and mental health, and the ability to create a collective set of goals that motivate others (Pau & Croucher, 2003). The recent surge of research assessing the role EI may play in leadership effectiveness, motivation, and social attachments within non-sport domains overlaps with similar research within sport that assesses the influence of emotion on coaching effectiveness (Frijda & Mesquita, 1994; Mageau & Vallerand, 2003). Thus, the purpose of this investigation was to examine if higher EI coached athletes (N=34) varied compared to lower EI coached …
A Study Of The Relationship Between The Leadership Images Of West Virginia Superintendents And Directed Modes Of Thinking, Dianna M. Vargo
A Study Of The Relationship Between The Leadership Images Of West Virginia Superintendents And Directed Modes Of Thinking, Dianna M. Vargo
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This study examines the relationship between leadership images of West Virginia public school superintendents and their directed modes of thinking. The Leadership Images: A Leadership Self-Inventory Instrument was used to collect data from the superintendents regarding their leadership images. The Keirsey's FourTypes Sorter was used to collect data from the superintendents regarding their directed modes of thinking. Also, the superintendents were asked to respond to five qualitative questions related to the work they do as superintendents. The surveys were used along with a demographic questionnaire that collected information regarding gender, size of the student population, student free and reduced status, …
Understanding Emotional Pain: A Preliminary Investigation, Ben Weinstein
Understanding Emotional Pain: A Preliminary Investigation, Ben Weinstein
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The purpose of this study was to examine the construct of emotional pain, as well as its relation to other affective and sensory states. There were 250 undergraduates who signed into an online data collection mechanism and were randomly assigned to five groups in which they wrote a vignette about a personal experience. Participants who indicated they previously had experienced the situation wrote a personal account about an emotionally painful, physically painful, traumatic, depressing, or joyful situation. Additionally, participants completed questionnaires to describe emotional state, pain descriptions, anxiety sensitivity and possible symptoms of depression and posttraumatic stress disorder associated with …
Body Image And Celebrity Tabloids, Sarah Young
Body Image And Celebrity Tabloids, Sarah Young
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This research aims to find a relationship between celebrity--obsessed tabloids, and the effect on body image of women ages 18-24 living in West Virginia, versus outside the state of West Virginia, based on a numeric scale.
National Identity, Political Engagement, And Electoral Political Participation: A Case Study Of Taiwan., Ting Chang
National Identity, Political Engagement, And Electoral Political Participation: A Case Study Of Taiwan., Ting Chang
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This dissertation discusses the construction and enhancement of national identity and its relevance and implications or political participation and uses Taiwan as a case study. Among other things, the uniqueness, diversity, complexity, importance, urgency, and criticality of national identity in Taiwan motivates the author to examine national identity's formation, enhancement, and implications for political participation by using the Taiwan case in particular. In terms of the formation of Taiwan's national identity, this dissertation broadens the traditional way of measuring national identity in Taiwan. Not only are self-identity and attitudes toward China incorporated, but also party identification, ethnicity, and language are …
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy: The Effects Of Parental Attention Components On Children's Verbalizations And Attending-To-Task Behaviors., Ashley B. Tempel
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy: The Effects Of Parental Attention Components On Children's Verbalizations And Attending-To-Task Behaviors., Ashley B. Tempel
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Various evidence-based behavioral parent training programs are theoretically designed to target parenting skills that enhance parent-child interactions. Many similarities exist across the empirically-supported interventions, however programs also include unique components (e.g., use of reflections in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy). Empirical examination of individual components is necessary to inform components that promote or deter intervention effectiveness and efficiency. An empirically established association among language delays, behavior difficulties, and poor longitudinal outcomes further supports a need for identification of facilitative components. Currently, examinations of individual components have largely targeted the effects of praise and time-out. Despite clinical assertions that additional components serve important …
Key Elements Of The Esl/Efl Teacher Preparation Program At The University Of Ha'il, Saudi Arabia: Efl Practitioners And Faculty Perceptions., Asmaa Shaei Alshuaifan
Key Elements Of The Esl/Efl Teacher Preparation Program At The University Of Ha'il, Saudi Arabia: Efl Practitioners And Faculty Perceptions., Asmaa Shaei Alshuaifan
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This investigation was designed to determine the perceptions of ESL/EFL faculty members and ESL/EFL practitioners teaching in Girls’ Public Schools in the city of Ha’il, Saudi Arabia, towards key components of the ESL/EFL teacher preparation program, major goals and curriculum of EFL teaching in public schools. This research tested if the difference of teaching level (university vs. grade school) causes a difference in the perceptions of EFL/ESL faculty or EFL/ESL practitioners. The data was gathered from two main sources which are university level, University of Ha’il, and grade school level (i.e., elementary, intermediate, secondary). A survey was used for this …
End -Of -Life Care Training In Medical School: An Examination Of Medical Students' Knowledge, Attitudes, Preparedness To Provide Care, And The Hidden Curriculum., Emily H. Bower
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End-of-life (EOL) care discussions between physicians and patients promote positive patient health outcomes (Stewart, 1995). However, medical students receive limited training in EOL care (Sullivan, Lakoma, & Block, 2003). To be able to improve curricula, it is important to understand the current training experience and its effects on student attitudes and behavior. The purpose of the current study was twofold: (1) to examine predictors of self-rated preparation to provide EOL care, and (2) to examine predictors of attitudes about EOL care in a medical student population. Additionally, the moderating effect of “hidden†or informal curriculum on the relation between learning …
Concerns, Social Support, And Health -Related Quality Of Life Of Mothers., Susan B. Coyle
Concerns, Social Support, And Health -Related Quality Of Life Of Mothers., Susan B. Coyle
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Mothers are primary caregivers and gatekeepers for family health yet little is known about the nature and level of maternal concern, social support, and health-related quality of life for mothers across the maternal continuum. This research was designed to examine the relationship between maternal concerns and health-related quality of life, describe the impact of social support on this relationship, identify the relationship between sociodemographic factors and concern, social support and HRQOL, and identify differences in these variables among categories of mothers. Participants were 238 mothers from Maryland, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania who completed a mail survey. The sample was composed …
A Study Of Teacher Perceptions Of The Relationship Between Leadership Styles Of Principals In High And Low Performing West Virginia Elementary Schools, Gus E. Penix
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This study sought to identify differences in the leadership styles of principals in high and low performing West Virginia elementary schools based on teacher perceptions from the Bolman and Deal Leadership Orientation (Other) instrument. The reading/language arts and mathematics index was used to classify high and low performing schools. Twenty-seven principals (13 in high performing schools; 14 in low performing schools) and 196 teachers (88 in high performing schools; 108 in low performing schools) responded to the surveys. Descriptive statistics, ANOVA, and t-tests were used to analyze data.;The major findings regarding principals' frame utilization were: (1) principals in high performing …
Examining The Role Of Entrepreneurship In Economic Development In Appalachia, Maribel N. Mojica
Examining The Role Of Entrepreneurship In Economic Development In Appalachia, Maribel N. Mojica
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Increasing uncertainty in the world economy has created challenges for regions to pursue development strategies to achieve economic growth. Globalization, increased marketing integration, and the advent of new technologies led to approaches from traditional industrial recruiting to less traditional approaches. Among these latter approaches is the increased importance of entrepreneurship for creating economic growth through establishment of new firms or growth from established firms. Exploring the characteristics of entrepreneurship and its contributions to the local economy can help develop a map for designing specific development policies for Appalachia.;The main objective of the study is to determine the relationship between regional …
Life Stories Of Selected Adults With Learning Disabilities: How They Come To Understand And Choose To Reveal Their Disabilities, Christine M. Sampson
Life Stories Of Selected Adults With Learning Disabilities: How They Come To Understand And Choose To Reveal Their Disabilities, Christine M. Sampson
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Adults with learning disabilities continue to be impacted by their disabilities throughout their lives. Once they exit formal education, the disclosure of the disability becomes a personal choice. Previous research proposes that although the effects of disabilities are present in the workplace, individuals with learning disabilities are hesitant to disclose their disabilities or request accommodations. Ten adults with learning disabilities were interviewed for this qualitative study to determine how individuals with learning disabilities come to understand and disclose their disabilities. The results suggest that the understanding of what a learning disability means is based upon several factors including the words …
Health Promotion During Midlife: The Influence Of Internal Health Locus Of Control And Future Time Perspective, Sarah T. Stahl
Health Promotion During Midlife: The Influence Of Internal Health Locus Of Control And Future Time Perspective, Sarah T. Stahl
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Health promoting behaviors are typically categorized as behaviors that move individuals towards optimal health while concurrently decreasing one's susceptibility to disease and illness (Becker & Arnold, 2004; Breslow, 1999). When compared to other developmental age periods, less is known about health promotion in midlife (Merrill & Verbrugge, 1999). Thus, the present study examined the relations among demographic variables, future time perspective, internal health locus of control, and middle-aged adults' engagement in health promotion. Data from 109 middle-aged adults between the ages of 40 and 66 were collected via an online survey. Results indicated that the data fit the model poorly …
Methods For Iris Classification And Macro Feature Detection, Manisha Sam Sunder
Methods For Iris Classification And Macro Feature Detection, Manisha Sam Sunder
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This work deals with two distinct aspects of iris-based biometric systems: iris classification and macro-feature detection. Iris classification will benefit identification systems where the query image has to be compared against all identities in the database. By preclassifying the query image based on its texture, this comparison is executed only against those irises that are from the same class as the query image. In the proposed classification method, the normalized iris is tessellated into overlapping rectangular blocks and textural features are extracted from each block. A clustering scheme is used to generate multiple classes of irises based on the extracted …
Consolidation Of Parental Monitoring Variables And Scales: Preliminary Evidence For Construct Validity, Ryan J. Anderson
Consolidation Of Parental Monitoring Variables And Scales: Preliminary Evidence For Construct Validity, Ryan J. Anderson
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The aim of the present study was to improve definitions of parental monitoring constructs by reducing the domain of content from which researchers have sampled in previous investigations. For example, between the years of 1991 and 2007 researchers developed at least 49 different parental monitoring scales comprised of a total of 310 questions or items. Visual inspection of these scales as well as thorough review of the parental monitoring literature suggested that researchers primarily were interested in assessing five domains of content (the sum of which is described as parental monitoring). These five domains of content are (1) adolescent perceptions …
Male Sexual Violence Victimization: Definitions, Epidemiological Profile, And Psychological Impact, Ekta Choudhary
Male Sexual Violence Victimization: Definitions, Epidemiological Profile, And Psychological Impact, Ekta Choudhary
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Sexual violence or sexual assault refers to any forcible or non-forcible sexual activity where consent is not obtained or freely given. In comparison to female victims, there is a relative paucity of literature examining the characteristics and adverse health outcomes associated with male sexual assault as well as long-term consequences. Past studies have relied primarily on population-based survey data to estimate the prevalence of sexual assault and associated health outcomes. The main objective of this study was to enhance our understanding of male sexual assault through results obtained from three related projects. In the first study, data from the 2001-2005 …
Conditioned Reinforcing Value Of The Sample Stimulus And Resistance To Change Of Delayed Matching -To -Sample Performance In Pigeons, Yusuke Hayashi
Conditioned Reinforcing Value Of The Sample Stimulus And Resistance To Change Of Delayed Matching -To -Sample Performance In Pigeons, Yusuke Hayashi
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Pigeons were trained on a two-component multiple schedule with a chain schedule in each component. According to a variable-interval schedule in the initial link, pecks on a center key produced a terminal link with a delayed matching-to-sample trial. A trial began with the onset of a red or green (Experiment 1) or green or blue (Experiment 2) light as a sample stimulus on the center key. The sample stimulus was followed by a retention interval during which all keys were dark, and then by comparison stimuli on the side keys. A response to the comparison stimulus that matched the sample …