Browsing UCO - Graduate Works and Theses by Degrees "M.A., Psychology"
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A functional role of Facebook : psychological and social needs.
(2011)Two studies were conducted to investigate motivations to use Facebook. In Study 1, data from 87 participants were used to determine which psychological (e.g., competence, autonomy, and relatedness) and social (e.g., ... -
Aging, analogical transfer, and everyday problem solving.
(2013)The current study investigated the relationship between technology (IT) use, aging, and everyday problem solving by examining the presence of analogical transfer from general life experience to the given problem solving ... -
Arguing against yourself : exploring the relationship between conflicting episodic memories.
(2015)The current study is an attempt to evaluate how participants' memory is altered by information either congruent or incongruent to their original testimony. False memory research consistently shows that exposure to post-event ... -
Beliefs in and experiences with sasquatch and corresponding coping strategies.
(2008)Specific coping strategies were investigated and between-group comparisons were made based on the level of confidence each group had in the existence of sasquatch. The level of confidence was determined by the participants' ... -
Bystander intervention programming at metropolitan universities.
(2015)The current study reviews the responsibilities and benefits of institutions in receipt of federal funding to provide bystander education as a primary prevention program to students per current federal regulations and ... -
Can authority influence misinformation?: the relationship between misinformation and eyewitness accuracy
(2022)Mistaken identification by eyewitnesses was involved in 72% of the cases where people were later exonerated by DNA testing (Smalarz & Wells, 2015). There has been a large movement in support of eyewitness being unreliable. ... -
Death-primed memory suppression
(2008)Participants (17 males, 37 females) performed a computer-based, five-phase, study recall-suppress-test-recognize task. Participants significantly suppressed more nonword target items compared to death-related prime-target ... -
Defensive reactions to masculinity threat.
(2012)Compensatory behavior are defined as behaviors that are intended to make up for a perceived lack of competency in a particular area. The present studies investigated how men compensate for perceived masculinity threats. ... -
Don't worry about it! : the anxiety reducing effects of pre-performance routines on basketball free throws.
(2013)Pre-performance routines have been found to enhance performance in many sports. These routines may have effects both cognitively and physiologically on those who perform them. Difference in physiological arousal, as measured ... -
Dynamic concept categorization : a systematic approach to improving classroom performance.
(2012)A study technique requiring participants to form unique combination of categories was implemented to explore its impact on test scores. Findings suggest that study aids in general seem to be more beneficial for college ... -
Effects of exercise on decision-making under stress
(2021)Prolonged exposure to stress can be very damaging to an individual both physically and mentally. Stress can have a negative impact on thoughts, behaviors, and feelings. Stress can also inhibit a person’s ability to make ... -
Effects of extrinsic rewards and social comparison on inhibitory control in adults with ADHD symptoms.
(2015)The current study was an attempt to understand the links between reward processes, upward social comparisons, and behavioral inhibition in adults with ADHD and ADHD symptoms. Studies have shown that motivation can improve ... -
Evaluating a smartphone mindfulness intervention's effectiveness at reducing anxiety and worry.
(2018)There are effective treatments for anxiety and worry symptoms, but there are also many barriers to receiving traditional treatments. A smartphone mindfulness intervention may circumvent many barriers to treatment. This ... -
Exploring sources of sex education in African American females : a qualitative study.
(2018)According to the Centers for Disease Control (2009), there is a growing concern for the rate of mortality and prevalence of STIs and unwanted pregnancies among African American women, yet traditional interventions have ... -
Expressions of threat : micro expressions in response to facial expressions facial threat.
(2017)The ability to determine what is a potential threat in our environment is even more important in the current world with terrorist attacks, mass shooters, unprovoked violence, serial offenders, and overall civil unrest. ... -
Eyewitness testimony in relation to biases associated with age
(2021)Studies have shown there are several factors which influence eyewitness memory, such as cognitive biases and age. This study involved young adults (18-35 years) and older adults (60 and over) to look at their eyewitness ... -
Female attraction to male muscle mass across the menstrual cycle.
(2011)The current project investigated female attraction to male muscle mass across the menstrual cycle. On four separate occasions in a five week period, female participants rated the attractiveness of images of male bodies. ... -
First impressions : the effect of perceived micro-expressions on the attitudes of others.
(2012)Research concerning facial expressions indicates that humans are capable of detecting and interpreting subtle and fleeting expressions, even without conscious effort. In this proposed study, the researchers examined whether ... -
Gaymers unite! : attachment and online social support for lesbian, gay, and bisexual gamers.
(2018)Research on the links between attachment insecurity, nondisclosure of sexual orientation, and negative identity of lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) individuals suggests that attachment insecurity may be associated with ... -
Haptic control of eye movements.
(2011)Eye-hand coordination is crucial to many important tasks. A NLDS framework assumes that eyes and hands are interacting facets of one complex oculo-motor system in which physiological and task constraints interact to shape ...