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Psychology Scholarly Works: Recent submissions
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Language processing skills linked to FMR1 variation: A study of gaze-language coordination during rapid automatized naming among women with the FMR1 premutation
(Public Library of Science, 2019-07-26)The FMR1 premutation (PM) is relatively common in the general population. Evidence suggests that PM carriers may exhibit subtle differences in specific cognitive and language abilities. This study examined potential ... -
Observer perceptions of the justifiability of the actions of nations in conflict: The relative importance of conveying national vulnerability versus strength
(Public Library of Science, 2019-07-29)Because the underdog in a conflict typically gains the support of observers, nations will often adopt a narrative that persuades both their domestic following and international allies that they are the true victim in the ... -
A theoretical review of interpersonal emotion regulation in eating disorders: Enhancing knowledge by bridging interpersonal and affective dysfunction
(Wiley, 2020-06-01)Individuals with eating disorders (EDs) frequently report interpersonal and affective dysfunction. A useful lens for uniting these ideas is through the framework of interpersonal emotion regulation (IER), which consists ... -
Wise or mad crowds? The cognitive mechanisms underlying information cascades
(American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2020-07-15)Whether getting vaccinated, buying stocks, or crossing streets, people rarely make decisions alone. Rather, multiple people decide sequentially, setting the stage for information cascades whereby early-deciding individuals ... -
Difficulties in Emotion Regulation, Alexithymia, and Social Phobia Are Associated With Disordered Eating in Male and Female Undergraduate Athletes
(Frontiers Media, 2020-07-22)Investigations of disordered eating in the athlete population tend to focus on females and the influence of sport level. This leaves unanswered whether, and how, team interdependence (i.e., whether the competition is engaged ... -
Cultural Models of Well-Being Implicit in Four Ghanaian Languages
(MDPI, 2020-07-28)This contribution to the collection of articles on “African Cultural Models” considers the topic of well-being. Reflecting modern individualist selfways of North American and European worlds, normative conceptions of ... -
A prospective study of alcohol use patterns and short-term weight change in college freshmen
(Wiley, 2019-03-19)Background: The transition to college is a developmentally sensitive time in which freshmen are at high-risk for engaging in heavy drinking and experiencing changes in weight and body composition. The study tested prospective ... -
The indirect effects of trait anxiety on drug use via emotion dysregulation in a low-income sample
(Taylor and Francis, 2020-03-18)Background: Research has demonstrated consistent associations between anxiety and illicit drug use. However, few studies to date have examined the shared risk factors that may contribute to this common comorbidity. ... -
TOMM40 ‘523 associations with baseline and longitudinal cognition in APOEε3 homozygotes
(IOS Press, 2019-08-20)TOMM40 ‘523 is associated with Alzheimer’s disease (AD), but APOE linkage disequilibrium confounds this association. In 170 APOE ε3 homozygotes, we evaluated relationships between short and very long TOMM40 alleles and ... -
Developing Empirical Decision Points to Improve the Timing of Adaptive Digital Health Physical Activity Interventions in Youth: Survival Analysis
(JMIR Publications, 2020-06-10)Background: Current digital health interventions primarily use interventionist-defined rules to guide the timing of intervention delivery. As new temporally dense data sets become available, it is possible to make decisions ... -
Health-Related Quality of Life of Older Adults in Costa Rica as Measured by the Short-Form-36 Health Survey
(Sage Publications, 2018-07-20)Objective: To test the validity of a common measure of health-related quality of life (Short-Form-36 [SF-36]) in cognitively healthy older adults living in rural and urban Costa Rica. Method: Confirmatory factor analysis ... -
Language and affective contact
(Child Care Publication, 1943)This abstract is an attempt to analyze several familiar types of speech disorders in children. One may assume that isolated disorders of the various constituents of the language will bring into relief their respective ... -
Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in: the older physician in the COVID-19 pandemic
(Cambridge University Press, 2020-04-15)A call for action to come back and join the fight against COVID-19 has been issued to retired doctors around the world (CBS News, 2020). Many have responded to this call and have returned, or will return to the workforce. ... -
The experience of the self in Canadian youth living with anxiety: A qualitative study
(Public Library of Science, 2020-01-31)Background Anxiety can create serious disruption in the life and mind of youth who are affected. Youth living with anxiety suffer a wealth of physical and psychological challenges, yet little is known about how anxiety ... -
When money talks: Judging risk and coercion in high-paying clinical trials
(Public Library of Science, 2020-01-31)Millions of volunteers take part in clinical trials every year. This is unsurprising, given that clinical trials are often much more lucrative than other types of unskilled work. When clinical trials offer very high pay, ... -
Sex-Dimorphic Interactions of MAOA Genotype and Child Maltreatment Predispose College Students to Polysubstance Use
(Frontiers Media, 2020-01-17)Polysubstance use (PSU) is highly prevalent among college students. Recent evidence indicates that PSU is based on gene x environment (G×E) interactions, yet the specific biosocial factors underlying this problem remain ... -
Prosocial perceptions of taxation predict support for taxes
(Public Library of Science, 2019-11-26)Many people report disliking taxes despite the fact that tax funds are used to provide essential services for the taxpayer and fellow citizens. In light of past research demonstrating that people are more likely to engage ... -
Markov versus quantum dynamic models of belief change during evidence monitoring
(Nature Research, 2019-12-02)Two different dynamic models for belief change during evidence monitoring were evaluated: Markov and quantum. They were empirically tested with an experiment in which participants monitored evidence for an initial period ... -
Familiality of behavioral flexibility and response inhibition deficits in autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
(BMC, 2019-12-12)Background Diminished cognitive control, including reduced behavioral flexibility and behavioral response inhibition, has been repeatedly documented in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). We evaluated behavioral flexibility ...