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Role of health locus of control on defensive processing of a threatening HIV health message
(2011-12)
Scope and Method of Study: Research has continually shown that when individuals receive threatening health messages that contain personally relevant information, they show a greater tendency to be critical than if the ...
Effort testing in children on neuropsychological and symptom validity measures
(2011-12)
Scope and Method of Study: Recent efforts have contributed to significant advances in the detection of malingered performances in adults during cognitive testing. However, children's ability to purposefully underperform ...
Religious training and competence in APA-accredited graduate clinical psychology programs
(2013-12)
The 20th century ushered in a new era for psychology that shifted away from philosophical realism in favor of logical positivism and empiricism. Consequently, the field abandoned its deep shared historical roots with ...
Transitivity and inter-definition consistency of neo neuroticism-domain ratings
(2012-12)
It has been suggested that psychometrics is a pathological science on the basis that its normal processes prevent the attainment of its stated goal and conflicting interests prevent its constituents from acknowledging that ...
Social acceptance of age discrimination
(2010-07)
Scope and Method of Study: Ageism is the systematic stereotyping and discrimination against individuals based on their age. This form of discrimination is widespread and is infused in all aspects of older adults' lives; ...
Effects of transportation into a video game world on aggressive cognitions and behaviors
(2013-05)
Transportation is the state of being highly immersed within a media world. Two studies examined how transportation into a video game world (via character choice) increases aggressive cognitions and behaviors. Study 1 ...
Perceptions of bullying: A comparison of pre-service and in-service teachers
(2014-07)
Bullying continues to exist in schools and students want teachers to take an active role in prevention and intervention. Prior research has explored why teachers do not intervene in bullying, but a gap exists in the research ...
Developmental span of social strategies, temperament, and stress-related health
(2015-05)
Social hierarchies involve social dynamics that may create physical and emotional challenges (Hawley, 2003). One component related to social hierarchies is social positioning and the control of important resources. The ...
Mate poaching: Who is most likely to poach and why?
(2010-05)
Scope and Method of Study: The purpose of these two studies was to determine who is more likely to mate poach and why. Study 1 was designed to identify what types of women are more likely to engage in mate poaching. It was ...
Interactive effects of maternal affect and nutrition on parenting
(2012-07)
Scope and Method of Study: