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Psychology Scholarly Works: Recent submissions
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Inflammation as a potential mediator for the association between periodontal disease and Alzheimer’s disease
(Dove Medical Press, 2008-09-10)Periodontal disease (PDD) is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease, cerebrovascular disease, and mortality in many studies, while other studies have begun to suggest an association of PDD with Alzheimer’s ... -
Cognitive profiles in dementia
(Cognitive profiles in dementia, 2008-11-25)Objective: To re-examine proposed models of cognitive test performance that concluded separate factor structures were required for people with Alzheimer disease (AD) and older adults without dementia. Methods: Five ... -
Personality traits distinguishing dementia with Lewy bodies from Alzheimer disease
(American Academy of Neurology, 2007-05-29)Objective: To identify personality traits that distinguish dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) from Alzheimer disease (AD). Methods: We examined 290 participants enrolled in a longitudinal study (nondemented control = 34, ... -
Verbal and visuospatial deficits in dementia with Lewy bodies
(American Academy of Neurology, 2005-10-25)Objective: To investigate the cognitive decline in dementia with Lewy bodies (DLBs) and characterize the contribution of Lewy bodies (LBs) to cognitive impairment in the presence of concurrent Alzheimer disease (AD). ... -
Rethinking aggression: A typological examination of the functions of aggression
(Wayne State University Press, 2003-07-01)We compared five subgroups of aggressive youth (n = 1,723, Grades 5 through 10) on a number of adjustment correlates. The subgroups were determined by the self-reported functions (i.e., "why") of their aggressive behavior: ... -
Prosocial and coercive configurations of resource control in early adolescence: A case for the well-adapted Machiavellian
(Wayne State University Press, 2003-07-01)Self- and other-reported characteristics of children who varied in their use of coercive (aggressive) and prosocial (cooperative) strategies of resource control were studied in a sample of over 1,700 children. Based on ... -
Aggression and adaptation: The bright side to bad behavior
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Strategies of play and winning the game: A reply to Brian Vaughn
(Wayne State University Press, 1999-07-01)A functional approach to social dominance (i.e., resource control) advances important and unique developmental questions not suggested by structuralist approaches. The functional approach to social dominance emphasizes ... -
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, ... -
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 ... -
Headstrong intervention for pediatric migraine headache: a randomized clinical trial
(Spinger, 2014-02-28)Background The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a self-guided CD-ROM program (“Headstrong”) containing cognitive-behavioral self-management strategies versus an educational CD-ROM program for treating ... -
Tracking Reading: Dual Task Costs of Oral Reading for Young Versus Older Adults
(Springer US, 2014-02-01)A digital pursuit rotor was used to monitor oral reading costs by time-locking tracking performance to the auditory wave form produced as young and older adults were reading out short paragraphs. Multilevel modeling was ... -
The Effect of Belief in Free Will on Prejudice
(Public Library of Science, 2014-03-12)The current research examined the role of the belief in free will on prejudice across Han Chinese and white samples. Belief in free will refers to the extent to which people believe human beings truly have free will. In ... -
The Acute Side Effects of Bright Light Therapy: A Placebo-Controlled Investigation
(Public Library of Science, 2013-09-24)Despite the emergence of numerous clinical and non-clinical applications of bright light therapy (LT) in recent decades, the prevalence and severity of LT side effects have not yet been fully explicated. A few adverse LT ... -
What do foreign neighbors say about the mental lexicon?
(Cambrige University Press, 2012-01-15)A corpus analysis of phonological word-forms shows that English words have few phonological neighbors that are Spanish words. Concomitantly, Spanish words have few phonological neighbors that are English words. These ... -
Branding and a child’s brain: an fMRI study of neural responses to logos
(Oxford University Press, 2012-12-14)Branding and advertising have a powerful effect on both familiarity and preference for products, yet no neuroimaging studies have examined neural response to logos in children. Food advertising is particularly pervasive ...
