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Univariate Bootstrap Sampling Procedures Using Prior Information
(2010)
Analyses that test nonzero correlations and incorporate prior information can help accumulate knowledge and advance research at a faster pace than typical analyses that disregard previous studies and continue to test ...
ASSEMBLING THE BOX: THE ROLE OF CONSTRAINTS IN CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING
(2016-05-13)
Although traditional conceptions of creativity argue for the benefits of a free and unconstrained creative process, recent research suggests that implementing constraints may enhance creative problem solving. Previous ...
FACTORS INFLUENCING KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL DECAY IN ORGANIZATIONAL TRAINING: A META-ANALYSIS
(2010)
The current meta-analysis summarized existing organizationally-relevant training research on knowledge and skill decay. Results based on 111 independent effects retrieved from 35 manuscripts suggested an overall moderate ...
Consequences Identification in Forecasting and Ethical Decision-making
(2010)
This study examined how the number and types of consequences considered impacts forecasting and ethical decision-making. Undergraduate participants took on the role of the key actor in several ethical problems and were ...
Conceptualizations of Popularity in Emerging Adulthood
(2018)
Peer status in children and adolescents has been well-studied. Conversely, how this construct presents in emerging adulthood has received little attention. The current study investigated the conceptualization of popularity ...
LEADERSHIP IN TEAMS: INVESTIGATING HOW TEAM NETWORKS IMPACT THE USE OF INFLUENCE TACTICS
(2010)
Influence is at the core of the leadership process, and although significant research has been conducted evaluating the use and consequences of different influence tactics, it has rarely been studied in the context of the ...
CAN RECOLLECTION EXPLAIN MIRROR EFFECTS IN ITEM RECOGNITION? EVIDENCE FROM HUMANS AND A COMPUTATIONAL MODEL
(2010)
This thesis examines the role of recollection in the word frequency mirror effect. In two experiments, participants studied lists comprised of sets of associatively related words and sets of unrelated words from 4 levels ...
THE STORY OF MORAL CHARACTER: MORALITY, NARRATIVE, AND THE VALUE OF STRIVING
(2018-03-11)
The purpose of this investigation was to expand on the limited extant research exploring what people take into consideration when they judge the moral character of others. Specifically, I examined the preference for moral ...
Construct Transparency and the Psychometric Properties of a Multidimensional Situational Judgment Test
(2014-05)
Reported internal consistencies of SJTs are often low, and empirical examination of the structural properties of SJT scores are rarely examined. This paper addressed the need for an empirical investigation of factors that ...
Memory and Decision Processes on Lineup Identifications Following Mugshot Exposure
(2010)
The present study manipulated mugshot search task instructions to reveal when witnesses make commitment or familiarity based lineup errors. Additionally we examined the memory and decision making processes underlying these ...