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Full-Text Articles in Social Psychology
The Influence Of A Positive Or Negative Mindset On Affect And Heart Rate Variability, Alexa Ronayne
The Influence Of A Positive Or Negative Mindset On Affect And Heart Rate Variability, Alexa Ronayne
All College Thesis Program, 2016-2019
The purpose of this study was to see whether the induction of a positive or negative mindset could influence measures of health and happiness, specifically heart rate variability and affect. 43 participants completed two short writing exercises intended to place them in either a positive or a negative mindset. During the entirety of the study, I measured their heart rate and calculated the variability between beats. Participants reported their affect before and after the manipulation. The results showed a clear relationship between mindset condition and heart rate variability and a possible link between mindset and affect. The positive mindset condition …
Are Forgiving People Less Likely To Experience Cognitive Dissonance?, Jordan A. Barthel
Are Forgiving People Less Likely To Experience Cognitive Dissonance?, Jordan A. Barthel
All College Thesis Program, 2016-2019
People differ in the degree to which they are able and willing to forgive themselves after they have committed a transgression against another person (Thompson et al., 2005). The purpose of the current study was to see if individuals with lower levels of dispositional forgiveness would experience more attitude change toward a boring task than those who have higher levels of dispositional forgiveness, as a result of cognitive dissonance being induced. Participants completed a boring task that involved moving beads back and forth on an abacus, and then were either asked or told to mislead the next participant by telling …
The Level Of Relational Self-Construal Moderates The Relationship Between Disclosure And Well-Being, Stephanie Besst
The Level Of Relational Self-Construal Moderates The Relationship Between Disclosure And Well-Being, Stephanie Besst
All College Thesis Program, 2016-2019
The present study was a quasi-experiment studying whether relational self-construal moderates the relationship between dyadic self-disclosure and well-being. Pairs of high or low relationals were randomly assigned to one of two disclosure conditions: closeness-generating or small-talk generating. After the conversation, participants completed well-being measures. It was hypothesized high relationals would experience higher well-being (higher happiness, state self-esteem, positive affect, and life satisfaction, and lower negative affect and loneliness) in a closeness-generating condition than in a small-talk condition. It was predicted low relationals would experience lower well-being (lower happiness, state self-esteem, positive affect, and life satisfaction, and higher negative affect and …
The More You Know: Reviewing Concepts Using Student-Created Public Service Announcements, Pamela L. Bacon
The More You Know: Reviewing Concepts Using Student-Created Public Service Announcements, Pamela L. Bacon
Psychology Faculty Publications
In past course evaluations, my social psychology students consistently reported that they started offering their roommates unsolicited social psychological interpretations of their behaviors and beliefs. I began to wonder if my students’ desire to educate others could be harnessed to help them review course material. I reasoned that elaborating on the material covered in the class would help them learn (Loyens, Rikers, & Schmidt, 2007) and finding a creative outlet for their desire to teach others might preserve some roommate relationships.
In an attempt to encourage students to build on past material, I turned to one of the most well-known …
Understanding Power In The College Classroom, Aubrey Immelman
Understanding Power In The College Classroom, Aubrey Immelman
Psychology Faculty Publications
This article presents a theoretical framework for conceptualizing power relations in educational settings and argues that research on the metamorphic effects of social power provides an empirical basis for the constructive use of power in the college classroom. It recommends that teachers should concentrate on strengthening their informational, expert, and referent power bases; limit their use of legitimate and reward power; and avoid the exercise of coercive power at practically any cost.
O.J. Simpson Verdict Raises Questions About Jury System, Aubrey Immelman
O.J. Simpson Verdict Raises Questions About Jury System, Aubrey Immelman
Psychology Faculty Publications
This opinion column examines whether conformity pressures, confirmation bias, and belief perseverance could have influenced jury deliberations and the verdict in The State of California v. O. J. Simpson.
Attitude-Behavior Correspondence? Why Susan Smith Was Spared, Aubrey Immelman
Attitude-Behavior Correspondence? Why Susan Smith Was Spared, Aubrey Immelman
Psychology Faculty Publications
This opinion column employs the Susan Smith homicide case to explore attitude-behavior correspondence. The article describes Richard LaPiere's (1934) landmark study "Attitudes vs. actions" published in the journal Social Forces and Leonard Bickman's (1972) study "Environmental attitudes and actions" published in the Journal of Social Psychology.
Recovered Memory Of Childhood Sexual Abuse, Aubrey Immelman
Recovered Memory Of Childhood Sexual Abuse, Aubrey Immelman
Psychology Faculty Publications
This article examines the psychological basis for repression and recovery of traumatic memories, presents the results of research on potential sources of error in delayed or recovered memories, and offers possible reasons (primarily related to clinical practice and collective behavior) for false accusations of sexual abuse.
Racism More Than Private Belief, Aubrey Immelman
Racism More Than Private Belief, Aubrey Immelman
Psychology Faculty Publications
This letter to the editor of the St. John’s University student newspaper, The Record, points out that racism is multifaceted, constituting more than simply a personal belief. Racist attitudes comprise a cognitive component (stereotypes), an affective component (prejudice), and a behavioral component (discrimination).
Waco Tragedy Product Of Groupthink, Aubrey Immelman
Waco Tragedy Product Of Groupthink, Aubrey Immelman
Psychology Faculty Publications
This opinion column employs the eight symptoms of groupthink specified by Irving Janis to evaluate whether the tragic end to the 1993 FBI siege of David Koresh’s Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas — which culminated in deaths of 76 civilians — could have been the product of groupthink.