Browsing University of Central Oklahoma by Author "Mather, Robert"

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    • A functional role of Facebook : psychological and social needs. 

      Ferrell, Jason D. (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., ...

    • A replication, evaluation, and criticism of unconscious thought theory. 

      Atkinson, Keia James (2014)
      Modern social psychology has incorporated into the literature a number of theories and effects that were highly counter-intuitive at the time they were introduced, yet have formed a body of literature claiming to demonstrate ...

    • A test of Bayesian and story models on juror decision. 

      Nesmith, Blake L. (2019)
      Juror decision-making involves the individual's evaluation of evidence in court.There are two major types of models: mathematical and explanation. Both models make specific, contrasting assumptions of juror decision-making, ...

    • Aging, analogical transfer, and everyday problem solving. 

      Sekiguchi, Mariko (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 ...

    • AMBER Alerts and their effectiveness. 

      Creel, Marjon (2015)
      Do AMBER Alert messages encourage people to become more face-vigilant? Face-vigilance was measured through a recognition task that instructed participants to search for discrepant faces in friendly, threatening, and neutral ...

    • Bystander intervention programming at metropolitan universities. 

      Martinez, Adrienne M. (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 ...

    • Confession rates : does persuasion resistance time reduce them?. 

      Dugger, Karissa (2017)
      Confessions are given every day in criminal investigations across the country; countless are true confessions, but there are many false confessions as well. This study focused on participants' personality assessments and ...

    • Consumers' choices : life history theory and conspicuous consumption. 

      Russo, Sharayah Ann (2013)
      Life history theory is an evolutionary theory that attempts to explain a person's risk-taking behaviors and mating strategies unconsciously (Griskevicius, Tybur, Delton, & Robertson, 2011). There are two different types ...

    • Crossing the blue line : law enforcement personality, coping, and stress over time. 

      Engelhard, Margaret (2018)
      162 police officers completed measures of personality, coping style, job stress, and attachment. Officers also provided information about their work experience including years of experience, past and current assignments, ...

    • Death-primed memory suppression 

      Woods, Kristin Renee (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. 

      Cotner, Chad M. (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. ...

    • Difference in GPA by major and type of sport in Division II student athletes. 

      Smith, Chelsea L. (2013)
      It has been suggested that the demand of university athletics can hinder academic success. Furthermore major selection may be dependent on ease of eligibility and lead to academic clustering. The purpose of this study was ...

    • Distance in relationships as a moderator of relationship characteristics on relationship outcomes. 

      Bratcher, Tristan (2017)
      Distance in dating relationships has become more prevalent now than ever before as people begin relationships while geographically close, but at times are forced to move for myriad reasons (e.g., school, employment, personal ...

    • Effects of gender norms & heterosexism on adoptions & disgust. 

      Stratmoen, Evelyn (2015)
      Heterosexism affects both individual and societal prejudices, leading to discrimination based on one's sexual orientation. In the following studies, it was shown that level of heterosexism predicted homosexual discrimination ...

    • Effects of motivational music on a 1.5 mile running time trial. 

      Aweau, Jamie Clark (2014)
      Music has a positive effect on performance measures during exercise and sport at submaximal intensities. Purpose: To measure the effects of self-selected motivational music on a 1.5 mile maximal intensity running time ...

    • Female attraction to male muscle mass across the menstrual cycle. 

      Hurst, Ashalee C. (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. 

      Brand, Savannah N. (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 ...

    • Gaming relationship to social psychology and micro-expressions. 

      Durning, Kiersten (2016)
      With increasing popularity in society, gaming has become a common influence in most individuals' lives. Psychology as a field is generating a demand for research and a better understanding of how gaming has contributed to ...

    • Haptic control of eye movements. 

      Preddy, Douglas A. (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 ...

    • Implicit associations in novel television advertising. 

      Becker, Brittney (2012)
      Advertising is a billion-dollar business, largely invested in television commercials. Although advertising in technology-based contexts such as Internet sites and digital video recording systems is increasing, television ...