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Missouri Sentencing And Race: A Closer Look From 2007-2015, Grant Shostak, Ryan V. Guffey
Missouri Sentencing And Race: A Closer Look From 2007-2015, Grant Shostak, Ryan V. Guffey
Missouri Policy Journal
Contrary to the perception, it is judges, not juries, that typically determine the sentence for a convicted criminal defendant. While all citizens are to be treated equal under the law, recent cries to overhaul our criminal justice system came to a head following the wake of Officer Darren Wilson’s (Caucasian) shooting and killing of Michael Brown (African-American) in Ferguson, Missouri. This paper attempts to examine sentencing practices of Missouri courts from 2007-2015, covering a time period both before and after Brown’s death in 2014.
The St. Louis Rams: The Greatest Public Financing Show On Earth, Eric Click
The St. Louis Rams: The Greatest Public Financing Show On Earth, Eric Click
Missouri Policy Journal
This case study research explores how and why the National Football League (NFL) Rams both arrived in St. Louis (in 1995) and departed St. Louis (in 2016). In order to address these questions, through archival and secondary data, the research examines the unique interrelated history of St. Louis and the NFL, including both economics and public financing. As a result, the research is presented in five sections: introduction, NFL economics, St. Louis and the NFL, St. Louis and no NFL, and final remarks. Note: to more fully understand this article, please first read “One Development Project, Two Economic Tales: The …
Snap Usage By Congressional District - 2013, Aaron Azkoul
Snap Usage By Congressional District - 2013, Aaron Azkoul
Missouri Policy Journal
No abstract provided.
Social Security Usage In Missouri By County - 2014, Aaron Azkoul
Social Security Usage In Missouri By County - 2014, Aaron Azkoul
Missouri Policy Journal
No abstract provided.
Missouri Unemployment By County - 2015, Aaron Azkoul
Missouri Unemployment By County - 2015, Aaron Azkoul
Missouri Policy Journal
No abstract provided.
Editor's Note, Joseph A. Cernik
Cover, Barb Hutchinson
Correctional Reform In Red States: Missouri’S Role, Joseph M. Zlatic, Jeannie Thies
Correctional Reform In Red States: Missouri’S Role, Joseph M. Zlatic, Jeannie Thies
Missouri Policy Journal
Approximately ten years ago, a conservative-led movement to engage in various forms of correctional and sentencing reform emerged. This movement extends to broader acceptance within the criminal justice field to implement less traditional forms of sentencing, including alternative sentences that incorporate rehabilitative components. A decade later, this policy debate has gained significant traction throughout many conservative states that have traditionally relied upon mass incarceration as the chief means of crime control. Recent scholarly evidence suggests that the reform efforts within these conservative states have met with success in reducing prison populations and the development of rehabilitative strategies increasingly in line …
Prologue, Michiko Nohara-Leclair
Prologue, Michiko Nohara-Leclair
Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal
No abstract provided.
2016-2017, Full Issue
Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal
No abstract provided.
Effectiveness Of Emotions As Retrieval Cues, Mauri Linero
Effectiveness Of Emotions As Retrieval Cues, Mauri Linero
Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal
This article describes an experiment that was conducted in order to determine the effectiveness of emotions as retrieval cues. Whenever someone is in the same state of consciousness while encoding and retrieving an experience or information, the person is able to recall a greater amount of information; this phenomenon is called state dependent memory. For this study the state of consciousness used was emotional state. The participant was shown a video that induced either positive or negative emotions during the encoding process followed by a study material for participants to read. Once again the participant was induced with a positive …
Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (Asmr) In Relation To Flow, Relaxation, And Tingles, Alfa Ramirez
Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (Asmr) In Relation To Flow, Relaxation, And Tingles, Alfa Ramirez
Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal
Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) is a community mainly on Reddit where people have reported feeling tingle sensations like goosebumps after watching YouTube videos that contain triggers such as whispering, close personal attention, and crisp sounds. This study explored ASMR in relation to flow, tingles, and relaxation. The hypothesis is that flow, tingles, and relaxation will be positively correlated when listening to ASMR. Since ASMR is new and gaining more attention every day, this will add to the body of knowledge to the field. If it is found that there are positive correlations, there maybe a use for ASMR in …
Mental And Physical Practice: Comparing Their Effects On Hand-Eye Coordination Tasks, Ryan M. Dyck
Mental And Physical Practice: Comparing Their Effects On Hand-Eye Coordination Tasks, Ryan M. Dyck
Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal
The present study aims to determine whether mental or physical practice is more beneficial immediately prior to a hand-eye coordination task. In order to test this the present experiment uses a game similar to beer/water pong, a common party game among college students, and records the amount of cups made. The study uses a pre-test post-test design to account for individual differences on pong playing ability. In between the two tests, participants underwent either mental or physical practice. Two hypotheses are present for this study: first that all participant’s post-test scores will be higher than their pre-test scores, and second, …
The Effects Of Intrusive Proctoring, Mariah Palmer
The Effects Of Intrusive Proctoring, Mariah Palmer
Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal
The purpose of this study is to look for any way that proctoring styles may affect test results. This is essential as test taking contributes greatly in the academic careers of students. If test results are not reflecting the true knowledge of students, there is a discrepancy that must be addressed. This study will use timed problems under two proctoring conditions. The two levels being measured are intrusive proctor behaviors and non-intrusive proctor behaviors. The results of this study show that there were no significant differences between test scores of intrusive proctoring (M = 42.1111, SD = 4.05) versus non-intrusive …
The Impact Of Appearance On Students’ Opinions Of Others, Kelsey Smith
The Impact Of Appearance On Students’ Opinions Of Others, Kelsey Smith
Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal
This study was conducted in order to test if people are able to correctly identify a person’s sexual orientation based on seeing a photo alone. This study used 12 stimulus photos, 6 of men and 6 of women, to see if participants would be able to correctly assume the depicted individuals sexual orientation. I hypothesized that participants would not be able to properly identify an individual’s sexual orientation based off of a photo alone. I also hypothesized that conservativeness would be positively correlated with an increased confidence score. My final hypothesis was that stimuli photos that featured individuals with unconventional …
Effects Of Music On Stress And Mindfulness, Brittany Mckenzie
Effects Of Music On Stress And Mindfulness, Brittany Mckenzie
Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal
The possible differential effects that Zen and electronic dance music (EDM) have on stress and mindfulness were analyzed. The purpose of this study is to understand if certain factors of music are more influential on stress levels and mindfulness scores. Factors of music that were analyzed include different genres and the tempo or pace of these music genres. Fifty-six adult participants ages 17-79 completed an online survey. The online survey had participants complete a mental rotation task then rate their perceived state stress levels and mindfulness scores for baseline measures. Participants listened to either a 3 min. audio file of …
Asmr And Culture, Alfa Ramirez
Asmr And Culture, Alfa Ramirez
Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal
The purpose of this study if to see if there are demographic descriptions that can be attributed to ASMR. My expected results are there will be more Caucasian males in the Western and European regions between the ages of 13-25 in middle class and their preferred viewing habits will be to watch whispering ASMR videos alone. They will be recruited through social media outlets like Reddit and asked demographic question on an online Qualtrics survey.
Effect Of Learned Helplessness On Students, Alex Moll
Effect Of Learned Helplessness On Students, Alex Moll
Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal
This experiment was conducted in order to see if a relationship existed between learned helplessness and students. In other words, I sought to see if enforced learned helplessness would have a negative impact on student test performance. Learned helplessness can be defined as the belief that a task or an obstacle has an outcome that is outside an individual’s realm of control (Marshik, Kortenkamp, Cerbin et al., 2015). In order to test learned helplessness, anagrams were used. Anagrams may be defined as groups of letters that are scrambled, and then are attempted to be unscrambled in order to form words. …
The Impact Of Restricting A Jury’S Access To Visual Information About A Defendant, Krystia Grembocki
The Impact Of Restricting A Jury’S Access To Visual Information About A Defendant, Krystia Grembocki
Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal
A primary problem with the current criminal justice system in the United States is that it almost solely relies on a jury to determine whether a defendant is guilty or not guilty of committing a crime. While this system has been in place for many years, it is flawed because it ignores the fact that people tend to make judgments based on extralegal factors, or variables that are not related to a case, which may lead them to have implicit biases toward or against an alleged offender. Previous findings indicate that extralegal factors that impact juries include gender, race and …
Difference Between Detecting Emotional And Non-Emotional Lies, David De La Cruz
Difference Between Detecting Emotional And Non-Emotional Lies, David De La Cruz
Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal
There are various approaches currently used to detect deception. While many of those approaches encounter different flaws, there is a constant factor that could affect lie detection, intuition. Intuition allows any person to detect some lies, but it also disrupts others, including trained professionals, from accurately detecting deception. When individuals communicate between each other they are able to experience and understand what others are feeling through empathy. Without realizing, people are able to use their intuition, empathy, and emotions to unconsciously detect some deception. However, truth tellers and liars could experience the same emotions regardless of the veracity of their …
Arming Airline Pilots, Tyler Monroe
Arming Airline Pilots, Tyler Monroe
Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal
The issue whether to arm pilots has been a great debate for the last decade. With terrorism on the rise, the idea of arming pilots has also became an interesting subject. The purpose of this study was to examine the opinions of individuals about arming airline pilots. The article was about the past issues of gun control in America. Once the participants read the letter, then they will answer questions based off of what they read. Then the target question was asked, which was whether the participants believe the pilot shown should be armed. The variable that was manipulated was …
Effects Of Music On Puzzle And Math Problem Solving, Roberta Kerosevic
Effects Of Music On Puzzle And Math Problem Solving, Roberta Kerosevic
Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal
The purpose of this project is to see how different music genres affect performance on word searches and multiplication problems. The present study consists of four 10 min rounds; each round including a genre of instrumental music: classical, heavy metal, or pop, and silence. Students did four different word searches and four different 100-problem multiplication worksheets; one word search and one multiplication worksheet per round. Lastly, a survey about their daily music use and opinions of the experiment’s music, will take 5-10 min. The results of this study were analyzed using a one-way ANOVA to compare the students’ performances on …
The Difference Between Detecting Emotional And Non-Emotional Deception, David De La Cruz
The Difference Between Detecting Emotional And Non-Emotional Deception, David De La Cruz
Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal
From small white lies to great deceptive schemes, lies exist in every part of the society. Being surrounded by lies, people constantly judge the veracity of other individuals’ statements. From parents judging if their kids are being deceptive, to trained professionals trying to detect deception, people can unconsciously use their intuition to catch liars (Brinke, Stimson, & Carney, 2014; Reinhard, Greifeneder, & Scharmach , 2013). Even if trained professionals learn a variety of methods to consciously detect deception, unconscious intuition is always a factor that is present in lie detection because they are also humans. People can unconsciously discover deception …
The Relationship Between Punctuality, Optimism, And Time Perception, Madison Vander Wielen
The Relationship Between Punctuality, Optimism, And Time Perception, Madison Vander Wielen
Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal
This study looked at both the relationship between a persons’ punctuality and their perception of time passing and the correlation between a persons’ punctuality and their optimism level. Punctuality was measured in two different ways: when the participant arrived to the scheduled study slot and then again when they took a punctuality survey. I measured the participants’ perception of time by having them estimate when two minutes had passed while completing a Sudoku puzzle. The point of time when they thought 2 min had passed was compared to the actual amount of time that passed. The puzzle assured that the …
Manifesting Anti-Expansionist Anxiety At New York’S American Art-Union: A Sociopolitical Interpretation Of George Caleb Bingham’S 1845 Paintings, The Concealed Enemy And Fur Traders Descending The Missouri, Joan Stack
The Confluence (2009-2020)
George Caleb Bingham was one of the few artists with a political career as well, serving in the Missouri legislature. In this article, Joan Stack interrogates a body of Bingham’s work in the context of the social and political atmosphere of antebellum Missouri.
From The Editor, Jeffrey Smith
“Our Women And Children Cry For Food, And We Have No Food To Give Them”: The Environmental Dimensions Of Eastern Shoshone Dispossession, Adam R. Hodge
“Our Women And Children Cry For Food, And We Have No Food To Give Them”: The Environmental Dimensions Of Eastern Shoshone Dispossession, Adam R. Hodge
The Confluence (2009-2020)
No abstract provided.
Consequences Of Peaceful Actions: Political Decisions Of The Illinois Indians, 1778–1832, Gerald Rogers
Consequences Of Peaceful Actions: Political Decisions Of The Illinois Indians, 1778–1832, Gerald Rogers
The Confluence (2009-2020)
A series of political decisions led to the decimation of the Native American population in Illinois during its territorial and early statehood periods leading up to the final removal of tribes after Black Hawk’s War.
Spring/Summer 2016, Full Issue
A New Era In Their History: Isaac Mccoy’S Indian Canaan And The Baptist Triennial Convention, Daniel Williams
A New Era In Their History: Isaac Mccoy’S Indian Canaan And The Baptist Triennial Convention, Daniel Williams
The Confluence (2009-2020)
No abstract provided.