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Psychology: Recent submissions
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On winning some and losing some: A social relations approach to social dominance in toddlers
(Wayne State University Press, 1999-04-01)Predictors of social dominance and the effects of social dominance on the play behavior of young children (N = 16, ages 1.4 to 3.2) were studied. The children were observed in multiple interactions (N = 74) with multiple ... -
fMRI Studies of Stroop Tasks Reveal Unique Roles of Anterior and Posterior Brain Systems in Attentional Selection
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press (MIT Press), 2000-11-01)The brain's attentional system identifies and selects information that is task-relevant while ignoring information that is task-irrelevant. In two experiments using functional magnetic resonance imaging, we examined the ... -
Evolutionary attitudes and literacy survey (EALS): Development and validation of a short form
(SpringerOpen, 2012-07-28)The Evolutionary Attitudes and Literacy Survey (EALS) is a multidimensional scale consisting of 16 lower- and 6 higher-order constructs developed to measure the wide array of factors that influence both an individual’s ... -
What's the Matter with Kansas?: The Development and Confirmation of the Evolutionary Attitudes and Literacy Survey (EALS)
(SpringerOpen, 2010-12-03)The present survey was designed to assess predominant regional belief systems and the roles these beliefs play in science understanding and attitudes, and curricular effectiveness in colleges and universities. To this end, ... -
The Effect of Cognitive Anchoring on Exposure to Blood-Injection-Injury Stimuli
(University of Kansas, 2013-05-31)Blood-injection-injury (BII) phobia is associated with avoidance of needed medical treatment. Exposure therapy lessens distress related to viewing BII stimuli. However, service users with BII phobia are often reluctant to ... -
Cognitive Processing of Facial Size and Valence in Depression and Obesity
(University of Kansas, 2014-05-31)Prior research suggests that obesity is a risk factor for developing depression, but not all obese individuals develop depression; so what are the common factors underlying comorbid obesity and depression that may serve ... -
A Survey of Taxi Drivers’ Aberrant Driving Behavior in Beijing
(Taylor & Francis, 2013-09-27)Taxis are an important component in Beijing's urban integrated transport system. They provide passengers with convenient, comfortable, and efficient service. However, aberrant driving behaviors occur frequently among Beijing ... -
A Strategically Timed Verbal Task Improves Performance and Neurophysiological Alertness During Fatiguing Drives
(SAGE Publications, 2013-08-06)Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate if a verbal task can improve alertness and if performance changes are associated with changes in alertness as measured by EEG. Background: Previous research has ... -
Internalized Heterosexism and Same-Sex Attraction as Predictors of Sexual Orientation Identity
(University of Kansas, 2013-01-01)Lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) individuals in America continue to face discrimination and prejudice. As a consequence, many LGB individuals internalize negative thoughts and feelings about homosexuality, known as internalized ... -
Social Support, Sense of Community, and Psychological Distress Among College Students: Examining the Impact of University Housing Units
(University of Kansas, 2013-05-31)Attending college can be a rewarding but stressful time for students. Colleges and universities across the nation are becoming more and more concerned with the mental health of their students. Although past research has ... -
THE DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A MEASURE OF COLLEGE STUDENT ATHLETE INTEGRATION
(University of Kansas, 2013-08-31)Research has shown that a student's level of institutional integration is a better predictor of college persistence than academic performance (Pascarella & Terenzini, 1980). Tinto (1975) proposed that institutional integration ... -
A Meta-Analysis of Motivational Interviewing Interventions for Pediatric Health Behavior Change
(University of Kansas, 2013-08-31)Motivational interviewing (MI) is an empirically supported intervention that has shown effectiveness in moving people towards positive lifestyle choices. Although originally designed for adult substance users, MI has since ... -
Some Recent Theories of Attention in American Psychology
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Power of Alternative Fit Indices for Multiple Group Longitudinal Tests of Measurement Invariance
(University of Kansas, 2014-05-31)Measurement invariance testing with confirmatory factor analysis has a long history in social science research, and more recently has increased use and popularity. The current paper begins by reviewing the steps for ... -
Peer Victimization and Reactive and Proactive Aggression in Childhood: The Protective Roles of Physical Activity and Sleep
(University of Kansas, 2014-05-31)A growing body of literature indicates that the link between peer victimization and aggressive behavior may vary according to specific aggression subtypes; however, research has yet to identify factors that moderate these ... -
What Turns Speech Into Song? Investigations of the Speech-to-Song Illusion
(University of Kansas, 2014-05-31)In the Speech-to-Song Illusion a spoken phrase is presented repeatedly and begins to sound more like it was being sung. The present study used several different types of stimulus phrases to elicit the SpeechtoSong Illusion ... -
Spoken word recognition and serial recall of words from the giant component and words from lexical islands in the phonological network
(University of Kansas, 2014-05-31)Network science is a field that applies mathematical techniques to study complex systems, and the tools of network science have been used to analyze the phonological network of language (Vitevitch, 2008). The phonological ... -
A cross-sectional study of scanning and pupillary responses to various face and nonface stimuli in children with an autism spectrum disorder and typically developing children
(University of Kansas, 2014-05-31)The current study sought to test for the presence of a developmental trend for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) from the age of 2 years to 13 years of age in their attention to, and processing of, social images. ... -
Cognitive Processing of Person-Referent Words in Depression and Obesity
(University of Kansas, 2014-05-31)The purpose of this study was to investigate differences in the cognitive processing of person-referent words in depression and obesity and identify a cognitive marker of depression vulnerability in obesity. Three groups ... -
Gender Role, Coping Styles, and Expectations in Coping Outcomes: Implications for Depression
(University of Kansas, 2013-12-31)In order to investigate gender role differences in coping and expectancies within a diathesis-stress framework, 106 undergraduate students were assessed on their gender role orientation, coping styles, and negative mood ...