Psychology Dissertations and Theses: Recent submissions
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Effect of Dropout on the Efficiency of Ds - Optimal Designs for Linear Mixed Models
(University of Kansas, 2015-08-31)Optimal designs are a class of experimental designs that are efficient with respect to some statistical criterion. Two types of optimal designs are considered in the study. D-optimal designs are designs that minimize the ... -
An experimental study of backward association in animals and children
(University of Kansas, 1927) -
The American Indian and mental tests
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Evaluation of ego-dystonic homosexuality
(University of Kansas, 1984) -
Disparate versus configural response in the chick
(University of Kansas, 1928) -
The Role of Social Support in the Associations Between Neighborhood Violence and Internalizing Symptoms among Latino Youth
(University of Kansas, 2015-12-31)Latino youth are one of the fastest growing populations in the country and are at a disproportionately higher risk for being exposure to violence in their neighborhoods. Prior research has investigated the mental health ... -
Personality Traits and Subjective Memory Complaints: Does Executive Function Have an Explanatory Role?
(University of Kansas, 2015-12-31)Subjective memory complaints (SMC) are common among healthy older adults and are associated with negative affect, the Big Five Personality traits, and objective memory decline. Research from geriatric psychiatry, cognitive ... -
I THINK THAT’S WHAT I SLEPT: COMPARING THE DISCREPANCY BETWEEN SELF-REPORTED AND OBJECTIVELY MEASURED SLEEP AT HOME AND IN THE LABORATORY
(University of Kansas, 2015-12-31)Previous research has found that patients diagnosed with insomnia tend to over report how long it takes them to fall asleep and underreport their total sleep time as compared to objective measures of sleep, a phenomenon ... -
Ethnic Inconsistency in an Anticipated Interaction Partner
(University of Kansas, 2015-12-31)Racial and ethnic categorization has important behavioral consequences in diverse contexts. But how are these consequences shaped if a person’s ethnic group membership is unclear or ambiguous—that is, when a person is ... -
Successful Aging: The Relationship Between Expectations Regarding Aging, Health-Promoting Behaviors, and Subjective Health Status
(University of Kansas, 2015-12-31)As our population ages, there will be an increasing number of individuals affected by dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Individuals are being encouraged to use health-promoting resources and to participate in ... -
A study of the accuracy of the pecking response of chicks
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Identifying factors that predict help seeking among individuals with eating disorders: Results from a nationally representative study
(University of Kansas, 2015-12-31)Eating disorders (EDs) are characterized by the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric disorder, yet as many as 45% of individuals with EDs never receive help for their eating-related problems. There are numerous barriers ... -
The Impact of Family Factors and Household Food Insecurity on Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in Low-Income Children
(University of Kansas, 2015-12-31)Objective: The purpose of the study was to examine the relationships among household food insecurity, family functioning, parental stress, and fruit and vegetable consumption in low-income children. Methods: Parents of ... -
An historical and experimental study of the transfer of training
(University of Kansas, 1925) -
The effect of methyl alcohol fumes on brightness discrimination in the white rat
(University of Kansas, 1925) -
Racial differences in general intelligence with particular reference to the American Indian
(University of Kansas, 1920) -
THE THOUGHTS WITHIN: COGNITIVE STYLES AS MEDIATORS BETWEEN PERCEIVED PARENTING AND SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY
(University of Kansas, 2013-08-31)Given the high degree of comorbidity between depression and anxiety and their impact on quality of life, knowledge of shared and unique factors implicated in their development is critical. Although research has linked ... -
Assessing Foster Parent Factors That Predict Placement Disruption of Youth in Foster Care
(University of Kansas, 2015-08-31)Placement disruption is associated with a range of problematic outcomes for youth in foster care (e.g., externalizing and internalizing difficulties), and stable placements in a safe and supportive environment may buffer ... -
Effect of Mood Induction and Negative Urgency on Delay Discounting Performance in fMRI
(University of Kansas, 2015-08-31)Research of impulsivity has most commonly address reward-focused behaviors, often overlooking facets of impulsivity related to negative affect and punishment avoidance. Though often viewed as distinct characteristics, ...