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The Implications of Feedback Sequencing on Performance and Transfer
(2019-05-10)
The goal of this study was to investigate the role of sequencing different levels of feedback specificity on performance and solving of novel problems. Prior work has shown a more successful transfer of knowledge when ...
Elicitors and Effects of an Awe Experience
(2017)
While efforts have been made to define the nature and effects of experiencing awe (e.g., Keltner & Haidt, 2003; Shiota, Keltner, & Mossman, 2007), there is still much about the emotion which remains unexplored. One of the ...
Keeping Calm and Carrying On: Relating Proactive Personality, Affect Spin, and Affect Pulse to Learning and Adaptive Task Performance
(2018-07-20)
The purpose of this laboratory study involving 214 undergraduate students learning a complex videogame was to address the gaps in the empirical literature regarding the non-cognitive traits that comprise the construct of ...
Effects of Age, Gender, and Genotype on Auditory Processing in Phelan-McDermid Syndrome
(2019-05-10)
Phelan-McDermid Syndrome (PMS) is a rare genetic condition characterized by deletion or mutation of region 22q13.3, which includes the SHANK3 gene. This population is clinically defined as having mildly dysmorphic features, ...
Considering the exceptions: How should leaders think about experience?
(2018-12-14)
Prior research suggests that leaders produce their best and most impactful solutions to organizational problems when they use relatively simple mental models. A critical question which remains, however, is how do leaders ...
Bias and bias remediation in creative problem-solving: Managing biases through forecasting
(2017)
Although scholars have identified many variables that affect creative problem-solving, less attention has been given to variables that might lead to failure in creative problem-solving. One set of variables that might lead ...
A Litmus Test for the Pattern-Suppression Model
(2016)
The current set of experiments were designed to test the pattern-suppression model, which is a component of the suppression theory of forgetting. Experiment 1 tested the pattern-facilitation hypothesis, a hypothesis derived ...
What You Read and What You Believe: Genre Exposure and Beliefs about Relationships
(2017-05)
Research has shown that exposure to specific fiction genres is associated with theory of mind and attitudes toward gender roles and sexual behavior (e.g. Fong, Mullin, & Mar, 2013, 2015); however, relatively little research ...
Measuring Individual Differences and Changes in Moral Reasoning: An Economic Game Approach
(2018)
Motivated reasoning bias and its manifestation in confirmation bias make it unlikely that people will change their minds on matters for which their positions are expressions of their own or their group’s identity. Moral ...
Exploring the Relationship Between Peer Popularity and Self-Perceived Likeability In Adolescence
(2019-05-10)
The current study looked at the relationship between peer-rated popularity and self-perceptions of popularity in adolescence. Using hierarchical analysis, we looked at a longitudinal sample of middle schoolers aged 12 to ...