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What Now?: Students' Reactions To The Attacks Of September 11, 2001, Lara Banjanin, Marc Eaton
What Now?: Students' Reactions To The Attacks Of September 11, 2001, Lara Banjanin, Marc Eaton
WWU Honors College Senior Projects
September 11, 2001 started off as just another Tuesday. Men and women across America woke up and went about their business as they would on any work day. However, that all changed at 8:45a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). A jetliner carrying 92 people slammed into the north tower of the World Trade Center in New York City. Eighteen minutes later, a second jet carrying 65 people plowed into the south tower. A short time later, a third hijacked plane was guided into the Pentagon, and at 10:10a.m. a fourth jet crashed in a field outside Shanksville, Pennsylvania (http://www.cnn.com. Accessed 17 …
Hurricane Preparedness: Improving Television Hurricane Watch And Warning Graphics, David N. Sattler, Amanda L. Marshall
Hurricane Preparedness: Improving Television Hurricane Watch And Warning Graphics, David N. Sattler, Amanda L. Marshall
Psychology Faculty and Staff Publications
This paper examines the effectiveness of hurricane watch and warning graphics currently used by television stations during a hurricane threat and new, enhanced graphics developed by the first author. The participants were 378 persons (91men, 287 women) in Charleston, South Carolina - an area that has had recent and repeated experience with hurricane threats. The hypothesis that participants viewing the enhanced graphics would have a better understanding of the time-frame associated with hurricane watch and warning advisories and of the actions to take, and would perceive the situation more seriously compared to those viewing the currently used graphics was supported. …
Gender And Ethnic Differences In Adolescent Self-Esteem In Alcohol And Other Drug Use Research: A Rasch Measurement Model Analysis, Joseph E. Trimble, Phd, Eldon R. Mahoney
Gender And Ethnic Differences In Adolescent Self-Esteem In Alcohol And Other Drug Use Research: A Rasch Measurement Model Analysis, Joseph E. Trimble, Phd, Eldon R. Mahoney
Psychology Faculty and Staff Publications
A few years ago the senior author of this chapter was invited to attend several evening meetings of American Indian parents, community leaders, and alcohol and other drug (AOD) use specialists held at a community center on a nearby reservation. The meetings were initiated in response to an alarming increase in AOD-related problems occurring among many of the community's youth. Over the course of these meetings, parents and community leaders offered many suggestions for dealing with the problems; these suggestions often led to lengthy and sometimes heated debates. As one can imagine, there was considerable anger expressed at those who …