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Arson - In Spite, Fun And Profit, Bruce E. Ryden

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

Review Of Hunt's "Beyond Seduction", Mark R. Mcminn

Faculty Publications - Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) Program

No abstract provided.

Brief Mood Introspection Scale (Bmis): Open-Source Data, John D. Mayer, Yvonne N. Gaschke

UNH Personality Lab

Mood experience is comprised of at least two elements: the direct experience of the mood and a meta-level of experience that consists of thoughts and feelings about the mood. In Study 1, a two-dimensional structure for the direct experience of mood (Watson & Tellegen, 1985) was tested for its fit to the responses of 1,572 subjects who each completed one of the three different mood scales, including a brief scale developed to assist future research. The Watson and Tellegen structure was supported across all three scales. In Study 2, meta-mood experience was conceptualized as the product of a mood regulatory …

Review Of Fuller's "Americans And The Unconscious", Mark R. Mcminn

Faculty Publications - Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) Program

No abstract provided.

Rey Auditory-Verbal Learning Test: Development Of Norms For Healthy Young Adults, Arthur N. Wiens, Mark R. Mcminn, John R. Crossen

Faculty Publications - Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) Program

The Rey Auditory-Verbal Learning Test (AVLT) has been widely used in clinical neuropsychology because of the usefulness of its multiple measures of learning and memory and its ease of administration. Normative data has been reported for some patient populations but little normative data exists for healthy individuals. This study reports AVLT data for 222 job applicants, presently employed in a variety of occupations, who had previously passed basic-academic-skills tests and physical examinations and were motivated to perform well on AVLT testing. AVLT normative data are presented by WAIS-R FSIQ, Age, Education, and by Age and FSIQ combined. We also present …

The Brief Mood Introspection Scale (Bmis), John D. Mayer, Yvonne N. Gaschke

UNH Personality Lab

The BMIS scale is an open-source mood scale consisting of 16 mood-adjectives to which a person responds (e.g., Are you "happy"?). The scale can yield measures of overall pleasant-unpleasant mood, arousal-calm mood, and it also can be scored according to positive-tired and negative-calm mood.

Brief Mood Introspection Scale (Bmis): Scoring Instructions, John D. Mayer

UNH Personality Lab

The BMIS scale is an open-source mood scale consisting of 16 mood-adjectives to which a person responds (e.g., Are you "happy"?). The scale can yield measures of overall pleasant-unpleasant mood, arousal-calm mood, and it also can be scored according to positive-tired and negative-calm mood.

Sociometric Study Of Academic And Social Perceptions Of Learning Disabled Children In A Special Day Class, Craig Campbell

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Realistic Job Previews On Turnover, Susan Janet Hartshorn Black

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

An Examination Of Sex Differences In Attitude, Ability And Interest, Rose M. Howse

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Effect Of Sex Of Current Manager On Subordinates' Use Of Stereotypes When Evaluating A Hypothetical Manager, Paulette Gage

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Ua35/11 Student Honors Research Bulletin, Wku Honors Program

WKU Administration Documents

The WKU Student Honors Research Bulletin is dedicated to scholarly involvement and student research. These papers are representative of work done by students from throughout the university.

• Bachert, Sara. Rational Portrayal of the Irrationational in The Pit and the Pendulum
• Bell, Suzanne. Early Secret Involvement of the United States Military in Cambodia
• Brock, Beth. The Informal Caregiving System: The Frail Elderlys' Avenue of Choice
• Daniel, Janice. Child Sexual Abuse
• Johnson, Linda. International Telecommunications Trade with Japan
• Jones, LaMont. Ernie Pyle: Journalist Without Peer
• Kesserling, Marcia. Attitudes Toward the Need for Computer Literacy
• Lewis, Gloria. John Donne's Attitude Toward Love
• Majdi, …

Handwriting Size, Expansiveness And The Height Of "I" As A Projection Of Self-Concept, Barbara A. Reasor

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

Self-confidence and self-esteem have long been thought ta be key factors in the successful achievement of career goals. Same of the areas that society use as measures of success are achievement in school, maintaining a jab, and financial independence. Conversely, law self-esteem has been associated with failure ta achieve in school, the inability to maintain a jab, and dependence an others for support. In addition certain anti-social behaviors manifested in delinquency, substance abuse and destructive behaviors have been associated with law self-concept (Brill, Crumpton~ Grayson , 1971; Krug~ Henry ,1974; Hur lock ,1967) .

Acquisition And Application Of Expertise At Computer Text Editing By Younger And Older Adults, Alan Hartley, Joellen T. Hartley

Scripps Faculty Publications and Research

Groups of younger and older adults learned to use a computer text editor. Measures of both knowledge and performance were collected at regular intervals. Better recall of material learned was correlated with better performance; there were no age group differences in recalled knowledge or in performance. Models of more skilled individuals showed richer knowledge representations and more sophisticated performance rules than models of less skilled individuals. Age accounted for very little of the variation in skilled performance.

Balls, Strikes, And Norms: Rule Violations And Normative Rules Among Baseball Umpires, David W. Rainey, Janet D. Larsen

Psychology

This study investigated the use of normative rules by baseball umpires. Normative rules are informal standards of conduct that deviate from the official rules of sport. Sixteen umpires, 25 coaches, and 27 baseball players defined the official upper and lower boundaries of the strike zone, marked these official boundaries on a Strike Zone Form, and marked where they actually call, or believe umpires call, the boundaries. Umpires were significantly more knowledgeable about rules than players were. Umpires reported setting the upper boundary of the strike zone significantly lower (an average of 2.64 inches) than the official rule specifies. Coaches and …

Differences In The Sequencing Of Children's Power Strategies As A Function Of Gender And Birth Order, Alison Leslie Jaffe-Karp

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Implicit Models Of The Biological Bases Of Weight Loss, Kalin A. Anderson

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

New Dimensions Of Organizational Commitment: Effects Of Perceived On-The-Job Support And Exchange Ideology On Absenteeism, Clare Elizabeth Sharafinski

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Technical Notes On R-Based Reanalysis Of The Brief Mood Introspection Scale (Bmis) Of Mayer & Gaschke, 1998, Study 1, John D. Mayer

UNH Personality Lab

Notes regarding the creation of the Brief Mood Introspection Scale (BMIS) and data published in the original article Mayer, J. D., & Gaschke, Y. N. (1988). The experience and meta-experience of mood. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 55, 102-111.

Brief Mood Introspection Scale (Bmis): Open-Source Code, John D. Mayer

UNH Personality Lab

This is computer code for analyzing the Brief Mood Introspection Scale (BMIS) data files for the R Statistical Environment open source software.

Amanda’S Mirror, Judy Stark

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this research project was to explore the problem-solving and positive self-concept techniques used in drama and dance programs. After studying the specific techniques of role play, pantomimes, and body control, the book Amanda's Mirror was written. The specific problem was can a children's book be written using problem-solving and positive self-concept techniques used in drama and dance programs.

The Popularity Of Integration Models, 1980-1985, James D. Foster

Faculty Publications - Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) Program

Farnsworth’s five integration models were used to categorize integration articles published in the Journal of Psychology and Theology between 1980 and 1985. In addition, the graduate education of article authors was examined to determine if educational background influenced integration approach. Of the 177 articles reviewed, 52 reported research and 76 were considered integration articles. Results of the review indicate that one integration model accounts for nearly two-thirds of the integration work presented in JPT during this period and that differences in educational preparation do not produce preferences for particular integration approaches.

Child Language, The Emergence Of Vocal Requests For Absent Objects As A Function Of Preferred Operations And, Kay Lewis Tim

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Intellectually normal young children learn to request absent but needed objects which they are able to name. The primary focus of my study of child language in context was to assess the motivational effect of operation or stimulus preference on Lhe rate of toy request acquisition and the formation of stimulus classes (stimulus equivalences) . Of 13 21- to 37- month-old day-care children screened for generalized request responses (novel requests) , 1 girl and 4 boys participated in the training program because they were unable to request. Two of 4 children who completed training showed some support for the effect …

Enhancing Undergraduate Achievement In Educational Psychology With Instructional Objectives, Irvin Sam Schonfeld, Eric Rasmussen, Rosemary Nieto, Cheryl Sims

Publications and Research

Two quasi-experiments were conducted to assess the effects of exposure to instructional objectives on the achievement of undergraduates enrolled in an educational psychology course. Students enrolled in morning and afternoon course sections during the fall semester did not receive objects. Comparable students enrolled in morning and afternoon sections of the course during the subsequent spring semester did. Regression analyses that controlled for age and past achievement indicated that among afternoon classes, exposure to objectives improved performance on the midterm and final exams by at least 7 points. No significant effects were found for the morning classes. It was argued that …

The Use Of Cognitive Heuristics In College Choice, Kelly Smith

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Acoustical Function Of The Lower Jaw Of The Bottlenose Dolphin, Tursiops Truncatus (Montagu), During Echolocation, Randall Louis Brill

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Attributional Style, Depression, And Their Relationship To Gender And Gender Role Orientation, Karen M. Latza

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Validity Of Credentialing Tests: An Application Of Content, Criterion-Related, And Construct Valitation Strategies To A Medical Laboratory Practitioner Certification Examination, James Robert Fidler

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Comparative Psychology And The Recursive Structure Of Filter Explanations, Peter Lipton, Nicholas S. Thompson

Faculty Works

Examines 1 of 2 filter theories that may interact in comparative psychology: Darwin's theory of natural selection. Natural selection and learning theory (the other filter theory) claim that current features of an organism's behavior or structure are filtered out of a range of earlier features. While Darwinian explanations are rarely circular, they have a peculiar logical structure that makes them easy to confuse with circular explanations and are vulnerable to other explanatory hazards. Ambivalence concerning Darwin's theory and sources of confusion from which questions about the theory arise are addressed. Implications for evolutionists are discussed.

A Controlled Evaluation Of Devotional Meditation And Progressive Muscle Relaxation, Charles R. Carlson, Panayiota E. Bacaseta, Dexter A. Simanton

CRVAW Faculty Journal Articles

The present study was conducted to determine the effects of devotional meditation (DM), defined as a period of prayer and quiet reading and pondering of biblical material, on physiological and psychological variables related to stress. It was hypothesized that religious persons engaging in DM experience physiological and psychological changes similar to those reported for persons using progressive relaxation (PR) exercises. Thirty-six participants, equally divided by sex into 3 groups: DM, PR, and a Wait List Control, underwent extensive psychophysiological assessment prior to and following a systematic introductio to either DM or PR. The hypothesis that DM could generate positive physiological …